Akash Soni

Technical Consulting & AI Ops | Magebeans

Fractional CTO & Strategic Governance for IT Agencies

I bridge the gap between requirement engineering and high-performance execution. I focus on reducing technical debt and operationalizing AI to shorten development cycles for boutique agencies and mid-market IT firms.

Core Expertise & Proof Points

1. AI Operations (AIOps) & LLM Integration

Moving teams from simple prompting to deep workflow integration.

CodeScan Pro: Automated AI auditing (Python/LLM) for PHPCS, PHPStan, and PHPMD. Successfully reduced manual review cycles by 40%.

Agentic Workflows: Training teams on Claude Code CLI and local Ollama (DeepSeek/Qwen) for secure, GDPR-aligned development.

2. Intelligent Digitization (OCR + LLM)

Transforming legacy unstructured data into high-fidelity digital assets.

Ekatra Project: Developed an LLM-Enriched OCR pipeline for rare literature. Achieved 95%+ accuracy in text extraction and automated DDC categorization.

3. eCommerce Architecture & Performance

Senior oversight for high-traffic Magento 2 and WordPress ecosystems.

Optimization: Core Web Vitals tuning and server hardening via Sansec/Imunify360.

Benchmark: Optimized 50+ enterprise stores, maintaining consistent 90+ PageSpeed scores.

4. Technical Governance & Mediation

The bridge between stakeholders and development teams.

Engineering: Translating business goals into precise Technical Specification Documents (TSD).

Execution: Milestone-based delivery with proactive risk mitigation and clear communication.

Technical Stack & Methodologies

Core: PHP (Magento 2, WP), Python, JavaScript, React(+Native), Angular,MySQL.

AI Ops: Claude, DeepSeek-R1, Qwen (local), RAG pipelines.

Delivery: Hybrid Agile with a focus on KPI-driven results.

eCommerce Consultant & Technical Operations Lead | Magebeans

I directed technical operations and delivery for large-scale eCommerce ecosystems, managing the end-to-end SDLC for high-traffic web applications. My role focused on bridging high-level business strategy with robust engineering execution.

Core Responsibilities & Strategic Impact:

Technical Architecture & Governance: Led requirement analysis and technology selection for enterprise-grade projects. Designed integration architectures and system designs that prioritized scalability and long-term stability.

Delivery Management: Accountable for the successful delivery of complex projects across diverse industries. Focused on high retention rates through transparent communication and milestone-driven management.

Team Leadership & Productivity: Managed a cross-functional technical department of 30+ developers through three Team Leads. Responsible for performance benchmarking, skill-gap analysis, and productivity optimization.

Strategic Growth: Actively contributed to organizational roadmaps, talent acquisition (technical interviewing), and team upskilling to align with evolving market demands.

Blended Achievements (eCommerce + Modernization):

Performance Benchmarking: Audited and optimized legacy eCommerce stacks, achieving significant improvements in Core Web Vitals and server response times.

Operational Efficiency: Introduced structured code-review processes and automated testing workflows, reducing post-launch bug reports by 25%.

AI Integration Pilot: Spearheaded the early integration of AI-assisted development tools within the team to accelerate routine coding tasks and documentation.

Revenue & Retention: Delivered projects that became key revenue drivers, maintaining a high level of client loyalty through technical excellence and proactive risk management.

Strategic Technical Delivery & Operations Management

Directed the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for enterprise eCommerce and web application products. Served as the primary technical architect and project lead, ensuring that complex business requirements were translated into scalable, high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities & Strategic Impact:

Architectural Governance: Orchestrated high-level system design and integration architecture. Provided expert guidance on technology stack selection (PHP/Magento/Open Source) to ensure long-term maintainability and performance.

Operational Leadership: Managed a cross-functional technical department of 30+ developers through 3 direct Team Leads. Optimized team productivity via rigorous project monitoring and skill-gap analysis.

SDLC Management: Held end-to-end accountability for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Implemented risk-mitigation strategies that ensured on-time delivery across diverse industry verticals.

Strategic Talent Development: Spearheaded technical recruitment and internal upskilling programs. Aligned team capabilities with organizational roadmaps and international client standards.

Client Success & Retention: Acted as the senior technical liaison for global clients, fostering long-term loyalty through transparent reporting, technical mediation, and consistent delivery of high-ROI projects.