๐Ÿ“ Bengaluru, India

Abhilash Honnavalli Puttaiah

Security Product Engineer

CDN ยท Bot Management ยท Edge 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 5 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 Jan 2016 โ€“ May 2022
  • Accelerated CDN configuration deployment by ~30% for 10+ Fortune 500 customers by building repeatable Akamai-as-Code templates, reducing average deployment time and minimising configuration drift.
  • Shaped feature prioritisation across 3 platform-scaling initiatives, delivering structured beta feedback that accelerated product readiness.
  • Maintained a zero failed go-live record across 20+ enterprise deployments, owning end-to-end technical integration for each account.
  • Directly contributed to APAC regional quota attainment through 15+ enterprise pre-sales technical evaluations.
Tech Mahindra 3 yrs 9 mo
Design & Development Engineer โ†’ Software Engineer May 2012 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.
  • Drove Agile/SCRUM delivery across the full software lifecycle โ€” functional and non-functional test strategy through production handoff.
BT (British Telecom) 4 mo

4-month contract 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.