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Akshay Kumar

@ixshayy

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Senior developer building AI-powered SaaS with MERN, clean APIs, and fast UX.

India

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What I'm looking for

I want to build AI-powered products where I can own end-to-end delivery—clean APIs, high performance, and polished UX—using modern MERN architecture and scalable systems.

Hi, I’m Akshay Kumar - a Full Stack Developer with a knack for building scalable, efficient, and user-centric web applications. With around 3.5+ years of hands-on experience in the MERN stack, I specialize in crafting robust backend systems and dynamic frontends. Whether it's optimizing performance, writing clean APIs, or refining user interfaces, I bring precision and purpose to every line of code. I’m driven by a passion for clean architecture, seamless user experience, and turning ideas into impactful digital products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Developer

Bricks and Pixels

Mar 2023 - May 2026 (3 years 2 months)

Led development of an AI-powered SaaS MVP from scratch and guided a 3-person team from architecture to launch, integrating LLMs for core platform features and early PMF validation. Improved frontend performance (4s to <1.5s), scaled REST APIs to 700+ DAU at 99.9% uptime, and reduced media load latency 40–50% using AWS S3/CloudFront.

React TypeScript Redux REST APIs WebSockets MongoDB S3 Cloudfront

Full Stack Developer Trainee

Fynd Academy

Sep 2022 - Nov 2022 (2 months)

Built and maintained Node.js REST APIs for product management workflows, ensuring reliability across edge cases. Wrote Jest unit tests to validate API behavior and improve test coverage.

Node REST APIs API Development Jest Unit Testing Edge Cases Git Github Postman

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

2018 - 2022

Grade: 8.1 CGPA

Completed B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering at Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology (Raebareli), graduating with an 8.1 CGPA (Aug 2018–Sep 2022).