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Staff Full Stack Engineer // Node.js · GraphQL · Distributed Systems · AWS
akshath@portfolio:~$ cat bio.txt
Backend-focused Staff Engineer with 12+ years designing and scaling distributed systems
and cloud-native applications. Expert in Node.js, GraphQL, and event-driven microservices
on AWS. Led architectural transformations at global media scale — from monoliths to
resilient microservices — with a strong record in observability, production reliability,
and growing engineering teams.
akshath@portfolio:~$ ./stats.sh
12+ years exp.
5 companies
AWS certified
CondeNast current
akshath@portfolio:~$
$ ls -la ./skills/
total 22 skills across 4 categories
Node.js 12y 96%
TypeScript 9y 94%
GraphQL 8y 93%
REST APIs 12y 95%
Fastify/Express 8y 90%
Next.js 5y 82%
AWS 9y 92%
Terraform 6y 87%
Docker 8y 90%
Kubernetes 5y 82%
Lambda@Edge 5y 84%
CloudFront 6y 86%
PostgreSQL 10y 94%
Redis 8y 91%
MongoDB 9y 88%
Kafka 5y 82%
SQS / SNS 7y 89%
RabbitMQ 5y 78%
Datadog 5y 90%
React 8y 85%
Angular 6y 78%
Logging/Tracing 7y 88%
$ git log --oneline --all experience.md
5 commits · 25 key contributions
Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQLAWSKafkaSQSSNSPostgreSQLRedisTerraformDatadogLambda@EdgeCloudFront
- ▶ Architected and scaled Node.js/TypeScript microservices powering high-traffic global media platforms
- ▶ Designed GraphQL APIs enabling efficient aggregation across distributed services and frontend applications
- ▶ Led adoption of event-driven architecture using AWS SQS, SNS, and Kafka for asynchronous processing
- ▶ Engineered PostgreSQL (RDS) schemas with optimised indexing and query performance tuning
- ▶ Built CloudFront caching strategies with Lambda@Edge for optimised global content delivery
- ▶ Established Datadog observability (metrics, logs, tracing) — significantly improved incident response
- ▶ Led migration of monolithic systems to microservices, improving deployment velocity and system resilience
- ▶ Mentored engineers, led design reviews, and drove backend architecture decisions across teams
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLRESTAWS LambdaSQSPostgreSQLMongoDB
- ▶ Developed full-stack applications using React (TypeScript) and Node.js microservices
- ▶ Designed and implemented GraphQL and REST APIs for scalable cross-service integration
- ▶ Built serverless workflows using AWS Lambda integrated with SQS for asynchronous processing
- ▶ Delivered cloud-native applications on AWS CI/CD pipelines
- ▶ Modelled and optimised data storage using PostgreSQL and MongoDB
Node.jsPostgreSQLRESTAWSCI/CD
- ▶ Delivered full-stack solutions with TDD discipline and cloud deployment via AWS CI/CD
- ▶ Developed PostgreSQL data models improving performance and data integrity
- ▶ Built REST APIs supporting cross-platform applications
- ▶ Improved system performance through backend and database optimisations
Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRabbitMQWebSocketsDockerAWS
- ▶ Led backend architecture for a member engagement & communications platform
- ▶ Designed event-driven systems using RabbitMQ and real-time features using WebSockets
- ▶ Built and deployed microservices on Docker and AWS
- ▶ Led the engineering team — code reviews, architecture decisions, and hiring
ASP.NETWCFMS SQL ServerNode.jsAngularMongoDBREST
- ▶ Developed enterprise applications using ASP.NET, WCF, and MS SQL Server
- ▶ Designed backend services using WCF and optimised database performance
- ▶ Migrated legacy systems to MEAN stack (Node.js, Angular, MongoDB)
- ▶ Built REST APIs and contributed across the full software development lifecycle
$ find ~/repos -name "*.md" | head -20
4 projects · 1 active ·
850 total stars
Verso is Condé Nast's modern, multi-tenant React publishing platform powering premium digital experiences across iconic brands like Wired, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue with responsive design, rich content management, and brand-specific customizations
Informatica MDM Customer 360 provides an innovative way of centrally onboarding, strategically managing and securely sharing customer information to deliver great customer experiences and improve marketing, sales and service effectiveness.
Telepresenz is an augmented reality telepresence solution that connects remote users to mentors, experts, or supervisors in their field, enabling remote learning on a scale that has never before been imagined. The Telepresenz platform enables real-time, two-way communication between a base station expert and remote users who could be in any location, anywhere in the world.
VoterCircle is a contact management and organization software platform for the needs of member-based organizations.
$ ssh akshath@bengaluru.dev
akshath@portfolio:~$ ./contact.sh --interactive
Initializing secure channel...
Connection established ✓
I'm currently open to:
▶ Staff / Principal Engineer roles
▶ Backend / Platform architecture consulting
▶ Node.js · GraphQL · AWS engagements
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akshath@portfolio :~$
AWS Certified
★ Solutions Architect
Associate · 2024
current role
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Software Engineer III · Oct 2020 – Present
Software Engineer III · Oct 2020 – Present