Akshaya Raja

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Work Experience

AI Engineer at Yukawa Exponential GmbH
January 1, 2023 - Present
Led, designed, developed, and productionized a Large Language Model (LLM) powered Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot for onboarding, troubleshooting and enterprise support, enabling intelligent information retrieval and natural conversational interactions at scale. Led end-to-end development of AI features across backend, data and cloud teams, ensuring high-quality releases and operational readiness. Built and containerized backend microservices using FastAPI, Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring low latency and high scalability. Collaborated directly with product owners, enterprise clients and technical leads to gather requirements and deliver Conversational AI and NLP solutions aligned with business goals.
Data Scientist at B+L Marktdaten GmbH
October 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022
Applied data-driven approaches to derive actionable business insights, built predictive models, and supported data-driven decision making across marketing datasets.
Data Scientist at Zoho Corporation
June 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Contributed to data science initiatives, data pipelines and analytics across products and services.
Full Stack Software Engineer at Universität Koblenz-Landau
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Developed high-performance full-stack modules (Java/C++) for academic platforms, optimizing client-side and server-side processing; implemented ML/NLP oriented features and collaborated with cloud teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Education

MSc in Web and Data Science at University of Koblenz-Landau
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
B.Tech in Information Technology at Hindustan Institute of Technology
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

Merit Award for Excellence in Studies
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Merit Scholarship
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services