Akanksha Kaul

Principal Technical Architect / Team Lead at Zuora

Akanksha Kaul has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and responsibilities. Akanksha started their career as a Graduate Student Intern at the University of Delaware - Office of Alumni Research, where they contributed to digitalizing alumni information and identifying potential donors for fundraising.

After that, Akanksha joined the University of Delaware - College of Earth, Ocean and Environment lab as a System Administrator - Research Assistant. In this role, they set up the research lab's IT infrastructure, including servers and databases. Akanksha also developed scripts to convert numerical data into KML files for marine researchers.

From there, Akanksha transitioned into the software industry, working as a Software Engineer I at MICROS Systems Inc. In this position, they focused on enhancing existing software architecture and delivering engagement services to meet business needs.

Next, Akanksha joined Oracle, specifically Oracle Hospitality, as a Software Engineer II (Professional services). Here, they worked closely with customers and third-party providers to deliver custom solutions to the hospitality industry. Akanksha'sresponsibilities included software designing, development, and debugging.

Currently, Akanksha is working at Zuora, where they have held various roles. Akanksha started as a Senior Technical Consultant and later served as a Lead Technical Consultant and Technical Architect. In their current role as a Sr Technical Architect / Team Lead, they identify areas of complexity when gathering requirements and proposes technical solutions.

Overall, Akanksha Kaul has gained extensive experience in software development, IT infrastructure, and technical consulting throughout their career.

Akanksha Kaul completed their Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai from 2005 to 2009. Akanksha then pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Delaware from 2009 to 2011.

In terms of additional certifications, Akanksha obtained the following:

- Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Certification from Salesforce in November 2020.

- Zuora-Certified Consultant from Zuora in June 2020.

- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I from Salesforce in January 2020.

- Zuora-Certified Business Analyst from Zuora in August 2019.

- Akanksha also completed two courses, "Data Structures" and "Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design," on Lynda.com, but the specific months and years of completion are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Principal Technical Architect / Team Lead

    November 1, 2023 - present

  • Sr Technical Architect / Team Lead

    February, 2022

  • Team Lead Technical Architect

    May, 2021

  • Technical Architect

    November, 2020

  • Lead Technical Consultant

    May, 2019

  • Senior Technical Consultant

    October, 2017