Smruti Ranjan Sahoo - Co-Founder, Aekudev Technologies

Smruti Ranjan Sahoo

Co-Founder, Aekudev Technologies

A not-so-conventional offbeat career path from a computer science graduate to lead Python developer to startup technology enabler. Smruti Ranjan Sahoo is a software engineer turned entrepreneur based out of Bengaluru, India.
He is the Lead Python Developer at Data Prowess where he oversees the development of Azure cloud products, using his deep learning in Python and also cloud technologies, making innovative solutions.

In addition to his full-time job, Smruti is a Co-founder at AekuDev Technologies and is working on this side hustle, where he applies his technical acumen to empower growing startups in building scalable and robust MVPs. At AekuDev, he's working towards enabling emerging businesses with the technological foundation they so desperately require in such a competitive startup ecosystem.
With a skill set diverse enough, Smruti's technical expertise spans wide ranges of technologies that include Python, Django, React, Golang, JavaScript, Elasticsearch, MySQL, REST API, Redis, Celery, and Linux. His expertise in cloud technologies, especially Azure, positions him at the forefront of modern software development.

Smruti brings both cutting-edge technology and practical business applications through unique combinations of roles in his profile, showing versatility alongside the drive for innovation in the tech industry. His work at AekuDev Technologies is shaping the future for small startups, giving them the robust, scalable solutions they need to grow and thrive.

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