Akshay's CV
Akshay Kumar
Senior Backend Engineer | Python And Golang
Profile summary
Accomplished Senior Backend Engineer with 7 years of progressive experience in backend development and scalable architecture. Track record of designing distributed systems, automating complex workflows, and optimizing cloud infrastructure across Python, Golang, and Java. Dedicated to building robust software platforms and driving operational efficiency through technical execution.
Career highlights
Automation and Scale: Built an end to end ESIC card generation automation bot using Python, Selenium, GraphQL, AWS SQS and S3, reducing manual portal work by over 90%.
Infrastructure Optimization: Optimized AWS and GCP based Aasaanjobs server infrastructure by decommissioning underutilized VMs and cleaning redundant database records.
System Integration: Integrated Exotel into the onboarding workflow using Python and Django, reducing Operations turnaround time by 50%.
Backend Architecture: Established foundational architecture to extend microservices and develop new services for Authorization, Staffing Campaigns, Bank Account Verification and Elasticsearch report generation.
Key skills
Professional experience
Directs backend engineering functions for staffing platforms and HRMS products, guiding team technical standards and system design. Manages core backend services while collaborating closely with product, operations, and support teams to ensure production reliability.
- Built an end-to-end ESIC card generation automation bot using Python, Selenium, GraphQL, AWS SQS, and S3, automating processes across 26 states and reducing manual portal work by over 90%.
- Integrated Exotel into the onboarding workflow using Python and Django, reducing operations turnaround time by 50%.
- Designed and developed a configurable employee data platform using Python, FastAPI, GraphQL, RabbitMQ, and WebSockets with dynamic template generation and asynchronous processing.
- Designed and deployed an MCP server using Python and FastAPI to expose AI-callable HR tools across multiple domains, enabling Claude-powered employee assistance.
- Built an AI-powered code security platform using Python, FastAPI, AST parsing, and Claude to detect vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages with automated code reviews.
Directs backend architecture and cloud infrastructure operations, managing engineering tasks for production systems.
- Designed and deployed scalable backend architecture using Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS for a production cashback platform.
- Built an event-driven commission attribution engine using Celery and Redis with webhook integrations for automated affiliate conversion tracking.
- Deployed production infrastructure on AWS with Cloudflare, Firebase Cloud Messaging, and AWS SES for secure application delivery.
Education
Computer Science and Information Security
- GPA: 7.42/10
Computer Science and Engineering
- GPA: 6.43/10