Akshat Vig is a Distinguished Engineer at MongoDB, where he works on some of the most difficult distributed systems problems that come with building & operating a global cloud database at scale. Previously, he spent 15 years at Amazon Web Services, where he was part of DynamoDB from its inception and launched multiple AWS database services. He has co-authored several database papers and filed nearly 100 patents. Outside of work, he’s usually running, cycling, skiing, or walking—doing his best to keep up with his family’s pace.