Hi, I’m Akanksha Reddy Pisati, a full-stack software engineer based in Houston. I enjoy building scalable APIs, crafting responsive front-end experiences, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn ambitious ideas into reliable software. I’m driven by performance, clean architecture, and delivering value to users through thoughtful engineering. With 2+ years of industry experience across financial services, real estate SaaS, and biomedical research, I thrive in Agile environments, optimize data workflows, and continuously learn new technologies. When I’m not coding, I like exploring new tools, sharing knowledge with teammates, and contributing to open problems in software engineering and data processing.

Akanksha Reddy Pisati

Hi, I’m Akanksha Reddy Pisati, a full-stack software engineer based in Houston. I enjoy building scalable APIs, crafting responsive front-end experiences, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn ambitious ideas into reliable software. I’m driven by performance, clean architecture, and delivering value to users through thoughtful engineering. With 2+ years of industry experience across financial services, real estate SaaS, and biomedical research, I thrive in Agile environments, optimize data workflows, and continuously learn new technologies. When I’m not coding, I like exploring new tools, sharing knowledge with teammates, and contributing to open problems in software engineering and data processing.

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Hi, I’m Akanksha Reddy Pisati, a full-stack software engineer based in Houston. I enjoy building scalable APIs, crafting responsive front-end experiences, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn ambitious ideas into reliable software. I’m driven by performance, clean architecture, and delivering value to users through thoughtful engineering.

With 2+ years of industry experience across financial services, real estate SaaS, and biomedical research, I thrive in Agile environments, optimize data workflows, and continuously learn new technologies. When I’m not coding, I like exploring new tools, sharing knowledge with teammates, and contributing to open problems in software engineering and data processing.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Reidy Inc
February 1, 2026 - Present
Architected and delivered 50+ RESTful backend APIs using C#, ASP.NET Core, and .NET 6+, reducing average API response time by ~35% across core application workflows. Built and maintained React/Next.js frontend components consuming backend APIs, improving page load performance by ~25% and reducing UI defects by 40%. Refactored 75+ SQL Server schemas with indexing and execution-plan analysis, achieving 30–40% latency reductions. Implemented JWT and OAuth 2.0 authentication with Azure AD integration, achieving 100% compliance with internal access-control standards across 3 modules. Automated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, reducing manual release effort by ~60% and production deployment failures by ~40%. Resolved 20+ production bottlenecks through profiling and refactoring, enabling ~20% faster request processing under peak load. Designed and maintained a microservices architecture across 5 services, enabling zero-downtime deployments. Integrated third-party APIs to streamline data w
Research Technician I at University of Houston
June 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
Designed and deployed 4 data and image processing pipelines in Python, Java, R, and SQL, reducing manual data preparation time by ~50% across 3 active studies. Developed 2 multi-stakeholder .NET web applications serving 30+ concurrent users across research, clinical, and administrative departments. Built and integrated 6 custom algorithms into existing infrastructure, accelerating analytical throughput by ~35%. Optimized SQL Server queries and schemas for biomedical datasets, improving data retrieval speed by ~40% and reducing storage redundancy by ~20%. Implemented logging/monitoring with Application Insights, reducing MTTR by ~30%. Documented system architecture and APIs to aid onboarding for new team members.
Research Assistant at University of Houston
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Built and maintained 3 research-facing .NET/ASP.NET Core web applications supporting 5+ concurrent academic projects and 20+ active users. Automated 8 data collection workflows, reducing manual data entry by ~45% and achieving 99% uptime. Collaborated with 4 faculty members and 10+ staff to gather requirements and deliver software solutions with on-time delivery for all milestones. Refactored 3 legacy codebases (10,000+ lines) to reduce bug resolution time by ~30% and improve onboarding by 25%. Optimized query structures across 4 research databases, improving data access by ~35% across 6 studies. Implemented role-based access control across 2 web apps for 4 user groups.
Software Engineer Intern at RealPage
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Developed backend logic and 15+ stored procedures using C#, ASP.NET and SQL Server to support high-volume property management transactions across 500,000+ records. Optimized 20+ complex SQL queries via indexing and execution plan analysis, achieving ~25% faster query times. Resolved N+1 query and ORM performance issues across 8 modules, improving response times under load by ~20%. Collaborated with an 8-person engineering/QA team in an Agile environment, contributing to the on-time delivery of 4 backend feature releases.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at University of Houston
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at CVR College of Engineering
August 1, 2019 - May 1, 2023

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction