๐Ÿ“ Bengaluru, India

Abhilash Honnavalli Puttaiah

Security & Edge Solutions Engineer

CDN ยท Bot Management ยท Enterprise Security ยท Fraud Prevention

Helping enterprises deploy scalable, secure internet infrastructure at the edge. 14 years in the industry โ€” 10.5 at Akamai โ€” building bot detection, CDN security, and fraud prevention systems used by Fortune 500 banks, retailers, and media companies.

10.5 Yrs at Akamai
200M+ Requests protected daily
ยฃ3M Infrastructure savings delivered
21 Enterprise migrations ยท 0 SLA breaches
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Built Scraper Score Bot detection engine protecting Fortune 500 clients from evasive scrapers across 200M+ daily requests
โšก 35% Latency Reduction Redesigned edge security metadata layer for real-time bot routing at Akamai's global scale
๐Ÿ’ท ยฃ3M Saved at BT Migrated 500+ enterprise clients from legacy API gateway to cloud platform โ€” zero downtime in 4 months
๐Ÿ† 21 Migrations, 0 Breaches Led 100% on-time enterprise migration to production beta with zero SLA violations

Experience

Akamai Technologies 10 yrs 6 mo
Senior Software Engineer II Jun 2022 โ€“ Present
  • Built the Scraper Score detection system for Akamai Content Protector โ€” classifying evasive bots via request-level signals before data exfiltration, protecting clients generating billions in annual revenue.
  • Architected the edge security metadata layer powering real-time bot detection across 200M+ daily requests, reducing detection-to-route latency by ~35%.
  • Designed a DNS load balancer for Bot Manager's backend fleet achieving 99.99% uptime, eliminating single-point-of-failure risk for Fortune 500 fraud-prevention infrastructure.
  • Drove 100% on-time migration of 21 enterprise customers to production beta with zero SLA breaches, reducing post-migration support volume by ~40%.
Senior Solutions Architect Jul 2020 โ€“ May 2022
  • Implemented Akamai-as-Code frameworks for 10+ enterprise customers, embedding CDN configuration into CI/CD pipelines and cutting deployment turnaround by ~30%.
  • SME across 3 internal product-scaling initiatives, delivering structured beta feedback that shaped feature prioritisation and accelerated product readiness.
Solutions Architect II Feb 2018 โ€“ Jun 2020
  • Owned end-to-end technical integration for 20+ enterprise accounts โ€” zero failed go-lives across all managed deployments.
  • Led pre-sales architecture engagements for 15+ APAC enterprise accounts, contributing directly to regional quota attainment.
Solutions Architect Jan 2016 โ€“ Jan 2018
  • Managed onboarding and post-go-live support for 20+ enterprise accounts, building the cross-functional delivery skills that led to the SA II promotion in 2018.
Tech Mahindra 3 yrs 9 mo
Design & Development Engineer Feb 2014 โ€“ Jan 2016
  • Delivered end-to-end API gateway implementations across 3 industry verticals, owning full-cycle policy development, SSL/TLS security setup, and production support with zero post-deployment incidents.
Software Engineer May 2012 โ€“ Jan 2014
  • Designed functional and non-functional test strategies for enterprise applications; applied Agile/SCRUM across the full software delivery lifecycle.
BT (British Telecom) 4 mo

Onsite Deputation ยท via Tech Mahindra ยท Belfast, UK

Consultant May โ€“ Aug 2015
  • Delivered ยฃ3M in infrastructure cost savings by migrating 500+ enterprise clients from legacy Sentry API gateway to Vordel cloud platform โ€” zero downtime in 4 months through meticulous cutover planning and continuous C-suite stakeholder engagement.