Akash Jain has extensive work experience in the technology industry, particularly in roles related to engineering management and software development. Akash is currently employed as a Senior Engineering Manager at Webflow, where they oversee projects related to subscriptions, billing, and pricing. Prior to this, they worked at Asana as a Senior Engineering Manager, focusing on pricing, payments, and monetization strategy.
Before joining Asana, Akash held a Senior Engineering Manager position at DroneDeploy, where they led the Energy & Emerging group and managed multiple engineering teams. Their responsibilities included building solutions for agriculture, asset inspections, analysis/reporting, and B2B integrations. Akash also developed a drone imagery and AI/ML solution for crop health analysis and an enterprise-grade visual intelligence system for site management and analytics.
Earlier in their career, Akash worked at CBRE as a Software Engineering Manager, leading distributed product engineering teams. Akash contributed to technical architecture, collaborated with product managers on roadmaps, and led the DevOps/CI/CD transformation. Prior to that, they served as an Engineering Team Lead at Visa and held various positions at LOGIC Solutions Group, Oil & Gas Industry, GIS IN THE ROCKIES, Habitat Management Inc., and CDM Smith, where they gained experience in technical architecture, application development, and GIS implementation.
Overall, Akash Jain's work experience demonstrates their expertise in engineering management, software development, and GIS technologies.
Akash Jain holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Systems from Illinois State University. Prior to this, they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology from Medi-Caps Institute of Technology & Management, Indore. In addition to their formal education, Akash has also obtained certifications such as "Leadership Essentials for Managers" from Harvard ManageMentor in February 2019 and "Certified ScrumMaster CSM" from Scrum Alliance in September 2017.
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