~/portfolio — bash — 120×36
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akshath@portfolio:~$ whoami
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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.
5companies
AWScertified
CondeNastcurrent
 
[github] [linkedin] [email] [resume.pdf]
$ ls -la ./skills/
total 23 skills across 4 categories
//concepts & methodologies
$ git log --oneline experience.md
5 commits · 18 key contributions
$ find ~/repos -name "*.md"
6 projects · 5 active · 1,231 total stars
$ ssh alex@chen.dev
contact@alex-chen — ssh
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
 
Type 'help' for commands ↓
akshath@portfolio:~$ class="contact-input" placeholder="help" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"/>
//channels
//certifications
AWS Certified
★ Solutions Architect
Associate · 2024
experience highlight
CondeNast Technology Labs
Oct 2020 – Present · 4+ yrs