Senior Software Engineer @ Confluent · Distributed Storage Systems

Akram
Ansari

I build high-throughput, low-latency distributed storage systems. Currently optimizing the core storage and replication in Enterprise Kafka in the Confluent cloud. From Rust-based MicroVMs to C++ database internals, I specialize in solving complex problems at the intersection of storage, network and distributed software.

Distributed systems and backend platform engineering
Throughput/latency optimization in production workloads
Strong systems fundamentals in C++, Java, Python, and Rust
6+Years Exp
24Hackathons
6Papers
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Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Confluent · Remote, Canada
Dec 2024 — Present

Building enterprise Kafka capabilities in Confluent Cloud with a focus on high-throughput, low-latency distributed storage paths and production reliability.

KafkaDistributed SystemsJavaStorage

Software Engineer

Huawei · Toronto, Canada
Apr 2024 — Dec 2024

Designed high-throughput (~600 Mbps/node) CDC for cloud-native GaussDB in C++. Extended PostgreSQL internals for columnar storage optimized for analytical query execution.

C++Distributed DatabasePostgreSQLCDC
(Masters education + part time experience)

Software Engineer

Schlumberger · Pune, India
Jun 2019 — Aug 2021

Led the development of ProSource, a kubernetes based Oil & Gas data processing system using C++, Java (Spring), Angular, PostgreSQL. Developed 99.8% available data ingestion services in Python (Flask) and Java on GCP and Azure.

PythonJavaKubernetesGCPAzure

Skills

Languages

C++JavaPythonRust

Database Internals

Distributed StorageKafkaDatabase InternalsLSM TreesColumnar StorageCDC

Systems & Networking

MultithreadingLinux KernelTCP/IPQUIC / HTTP/3Memory Management

Education & Publications

Master of Science — Computer Science

University of Calgary, Canada
2021 — 2023

Bachelor of Technology — Information Technology

Vellore Institute of Technology, India
2015 — 2019

Research Publications

Google Scholar Profile

Blog Posts

Python - Full Course for beginners

December 28, 2022

I teach Python to university students. This article is meant to teach the basics to programming using python to an absolute beginner with no programming experience. After following this article you will be able to understand and write your own intermediate level python code.

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ARM Assembly - Zero to Hero in 22 Days

December 27, 2022

I have been teaching ARM assembly to university students. This article is adapted from the tutorial material for a Computer Science Course - CPSC355 that I taught in 2022 and is meant to teach the basics of assembly, c and the inner working of a computer application. The article will focus on understanding how a computer program is written and how that program is understood and executed by the processor. We will write assemble for the 64-bit ARMv8 architecture CPU. We will also understand what the binary code of a program written in C looks like. We will run the program in a Linux OS.

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Projects

Thorstream

Distributed Streaming Broker in Rust
RustDistributed SystemsKafkaReplicationObservability

Built a Rust event streaming broker with append-only segmented logs, Kafka protocol endpoint, custom protocol server, quorum replication, deterministic leader election, and compatibility APIs (Kafka Connect/Schema Registry).

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Media Parsers GUI

Web-based Media Analyzer
TypeScriptReactBitstream ParsingAV1HEVC

Built a browser-only multimedia parser GUI for AV1/HEVC/MP4/IVF with container auto-detection, syntax tree inspection, integrated hex view, and track extraction/downloading.

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CodeBoard

Online Judge & Contest Platform
Node.jsExpressMongoDBSocket.IOCode Execution

Built a full-stack coding contest platform with challenge authoring, testcase administration, queued code execution for C++/Java/Python/Node, and realtime scoring feedback over Socket.IO.

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DAgro

Blockchain-Powered Agriculture Marketplace
SolidityEthereumWeb3.jsTruffleDApp

Implemented a smart-contract-powered agriculture marketplace DApp with on-chain membership, share ownership, deposits/withdrawals, and task lifecycle flows using Solidity + Web3 + Truffle.

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J3D Engine

Software 3D Rendering Engine in Java
Java3D RenderingLinear AlgebraEngine Design

Built a Java software 3D renderer with reusable shape primitives, projection and clipping math, depth-aware plane ordering, and interactive camera controls driven by keyboard events.

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OpenArt

Content Provenance on Blockchain + IPFS
IPFSEthereumWeb3.jsSmart ContractsDApp

Built a decentralized media-sharing prototype where files are uploaded to IPFS and ownership/payment state is tracked through Ethereum smart contracts for provenance and anti-plagiarism workflows.

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Hackathons

Hack Harvard

2017

WeHack 2.0

2018

WeHack 1.0

2015

DevSpace

2017

CodePlay

2016

Appathon

2016