Meet Akash Bobba, engineer of the Indian vacation with key role in Elon Musks Doge

The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, headed the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), a team of six young engineers, some of them, some of which were barely outside of college, reported WIRED on Monday. The team between the ages of 19 and 24 includes Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger and Ethan Shaotran. Some are fresh from college, while a reported is still a student. Among them is the Indian origin of Akash Bobba.

These engineers now keep important positions within agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the General Services Administration (GSA) with access to sensitive state data. The lack of experience in state affairs in combination with their roles that monitor important data has triggered concerns among critics.

Who is Akash Bobba?

Akash Bobba visited the University of California in Berkeley, where he was part of the Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MET) program, which, according to his now deleted LinkedIn account, was developed for future executives in the tech industry.

Before he came to Doge, the 22-year-old worker worked at Meta, Palantir and the Hedge Fund Bridgewater Associates in AI, data analysis and financial modeling.

His genius in the coding gained viral attention after a Berkeley classmate shared an anecdote about its problem solving. “During a project in Berkeley, I accidentally deleted our entire code base 2 days before the deadline,” the classmate wrote in an X -Post. “I’m in panic. Akash only stared on the screen, shrugged the armpits and wrote everything from scratch – better than before. We submitted ourselves early and first arrived in the class,” he wrote and added In addition. . “

Let me tell you something about Akash. During a project in Berkeley, I accidentally deleted our entire code base 2 days before the end. I panicked. Akash only stared on the screen, twitched the armpits and wrote everything in a night from scratch. We submitted …

– Charis Zhang (@GMChariszhang) February 3, 2025

Mr. Bobba is now listed as a “expert” at the OPM and reports directly to Amanda Scales, the new chief of staff of Dogy and a former Talentakquisition manager at XAI and Uber.

Akash Bobba allegedly has an active GSA email and A-Suite-level release, which according to WIRED has assigned access to all physical rooms and IT systems to the GSA. Sources have expressed concerns that these settings may have avoided regular security approval protocols.

Under the leadership of Elon Musk’s leadership, Doke is intended to rationalize government operations through technology and automation.