Akilan Elango is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in leading engineering teams and software development. Currently, Akilan serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Kong Inc. since June 2025. Previously, Akilan held the position of Senior Staff Software Engineer at SolarWinds for a brief tenure in April to May 2025 and was the Head of Engineering and Technical Lead at Squadcast from November 2022 to March 2025. Akilan's earlier experience includes a role as Member Of Technical Staff 3 at VMware from August 2021 to October 2022 and as Founding Engineer - Backend Lead at Squadcast from September 2018 to July 2021. Akilan holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, completed in 2018.
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