Hi there, I'm Akshay

Software engineer crafting digital experiences (web/mobile). Built platform (0->1) for $100M+ trx. & 300k+ users. MS CS Indiana University Bloomington

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Why me?

⚡ First employee hired to build products, grew to lead engineering, and scaled company from Seed round to Series B ($31M in funding) with QED Investors.

⚡ Product owner for Impactp2p & Edinfinity, led successful launches with CXO’s, scaled tech team to 30+.

⚡ Led development of complex systems from conceptualization to successful launches, drive product vision, mentor team members, serving over 300k users, led to > $10 Million in monthly business growth, processed $100+ Million transactions.

⚡ Contributed to projects that received recognition from Google Launchpad Accelerator India 2019 out of 10 startups from India and Smart India Hackathon 2017.

⚡ R&D: NLP integration for sales planning of 2yr ML project (Jupyter, Word2Vec / TF-IDF / GLOVE/ FastText) which increased text-matching accuracy for targeted grant decisions.

⚡ Boosted project efficiency by 30% (saved stakeholders ~150 hrs/qtr) through Agile, communication, and workflow improvements (dashboards, reporting, task optimization)

About me

Before starting my graduate studies, I spent around five fruitful years as a Software Developer at Financepeer (a Google Launchpad Incubated company). I started as the first team member and played a key role in the company's growth from 4 to 300 employees. I was part of the team that secured a spot in Google Launchpad Accelerator India in 2019, and algorithms developed by me helped to onboard > $10M monthly business and process $100+ Million transactions.

Apart from software development, I enjoy diverse hobbies like cooking various cuisines, cherishing moments with friends, watching movies, and exploring new travel destinations.

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What I do

An enthusiastic full-stack developer who enjoys building various products in domains like finance, edutech, banking, leveraging both cutting-edge technologies and machine learning solutions.

  • ReactJS

  • Python

  • JavaScript

  • HTML5

  • CSS3

  • npm

  • Django

  • React Native

  • Material UI

  • Bootstrap

  • Databases

  • PostgreSQL

  • REST API

  • Nginx

  • AWS

  • Docker

  • Git

  • Github

  • Bitbucket

  • Gitlab

  • Product Management

Seamlessly integrating various third-party services, including YES Bank, Experian, PayTM payment gateway, and more, to enhance the functionality and user experience of applications.

Education

Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Science in Computer Science

August 2022 - May 2024

GPA: 3.97 / 4.0

Applied Algorithms, Machine Learning, Elements of Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Database Concepts, Computer Vision, Computer Networks, Software Engineering

    Mumbai University
    Mumbai University
    Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology

    July 2014 - June 2018

    GPA: 3.6 / 4.0

    Web and Mobile development, Database Systems, Cloud Computing, System & Web Security, Operating Systems, Distributed Systems

      Experiences

      Brico
      Brico
      Software Engineer
      Sept 2024 – Present

      Brico automates financial licensing for FinTechs and Financial Institutions. Manage MTLs, Lending, Collection, and servicing licenses with ease.

      • Designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality web applications with a focus on user experience
      • Conducting code reviews, implementing testing protocols, and ensuring high-quality software delivery.
      • Contributing to the overall system architecture and influence development processes to drive engineering excellence.
      Future Wonder
      Future Wonder
      Software & Machine Learning Engineer Intern
      May 2023 – Dec 2023

      Future Wonder excels in Application Design, Software Engineering, Testing, Infrastructure Consulting, and Vendor Management.

      • Improved ReactJS page simplicity and efficiency through migration to Tailwind CSS, setting the stage for smoother future development.
      • Transferred the complete infrastructure from Bitbucket to GitLab, resulting reduction in cost by 20%, set up Netlify deployment for both staging and production environments. Also, revised and executed AWS EC2 scripts for options settlement in the Chicago Market across QA and production settings.
      • Assisting, contributing to 2-year-old machine learning project sales planning, assessing with Jupyter, exploring NLP models such as TF-IDF, GLOVE, Word2Vec for technical success and integrating into the existing systems
      LEO1(Financepeer)
      LEO1(Financepeer)
      Lead Software Engineer
      Nov 2017 – Jul 2022

      LEO1 is a peer-to-peer lending platform that offers loans to students to pay school fees and education services.

      • Pioneered as the first employee, product owner for ImpactP2P and EdInfinity, driving the product's vision with CXO's mentorshipas tech team scaled to 30+ members
      • Led the development of MVT database architecture, web/system design and enriched financial models for p2p, lead generation and education content platforms which served more than 300k users
      • Enhanced platform accessibility by implementing customized onboarding for wealth partners with specific investment preferences. Identified and resolved data-related issues using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective measures, leading to a monthly onboarding total exceeding $10M.
      • Designing, analyzing and strategizing product, customer flow with the product team and validating the feasibility of new functionalities with estimating required development effort

      Professional Work

      PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN CRAFTING THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

      ImpactP2P
      ImpactP2P

      ImpactP2P is a p2p lending and borrowing platform designed to address the financial needs of self-employed, salaried individuals through a highly secure and digital medium.

      • Constructed a comprehensive loan system from scratch using ReactJS, Python-Django MVT architecture, encompassing modules like KYC integration, multiple bank integration, credit score integration, and in-house credit score algorithms which served more than 300k users
      • Developed in-house financial algorithms in the investor and wealth partner user journey such as auto-investment, portfolio management & liquidity modules, which processed transactions more than 10M monthly
      • Engineered vital modules for an accrual loan system including amortized EMI payments, penalty scheduling, revenue management, overseeing consolidated overall transactions $100M+
      #p2plending
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      LEO1 Learn (Edinfinity)
      LEO1 Learn (Edinfinity)

      LEO1 Learn is an educational content consumption platform where self-hosted content and business partner-hosted content are consumed using rewards management.

      • Collaboratively built EdInfinity (educational video platform) from scratch w/ ReactJS & Python for partner videos and self-hosted videos UI/UX like Netflix using Tailwind CSS, CDN.
      • Engineered on-demand multi-resolution HLS streaming solution (Python, ReactJS) for EdInfinity smooth video playback using AWS Elemental MediaConvert, CloudFront, S3, cache resulting in a > 60% reduction in resource load.
      • Optimized web applications using server and client level caching which reduced load on resources by more than 60%.
      #digitallearning
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      Personal & Academic Projects

      SOME COOL STUFF THAT I HAVE DONE !

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      Driving Hands

      In this we explored using hand gestures to control autonomous vehicles. It achieved high accuracy (98%) using a mobile-friendly machine learning model (MobileNetV2). Also demonstrated real-time control of a car simulator using hand gestures.

      #AutonomousDriving
      #ComputerVision
      #MobileNetV3
      EduSphere
      EduSphere a Learning Management System

      Edusphere is a learning management system (LMS) that provides a comprehensive platform for educational institutions to manage and deliver online learning content.

      #lms
      #Edtech
      #SoftwareEngineering
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      Home Credit Default Risk
      Home Credit Default Risk, Machine Learning Course Project

      As a graduate student team, we analyzed Home Credit Group's dataset to identify loan default risks and improve customer experience. Using advanced ML techniques, we developed a predictive pipeline.

      #MachineLearning
      #CreditRisk
      #MLPipelines
      Pixy
      Pixy - see it share it

      Pixy is a website built with Next.js, Javascript and Vercel that utilizes the Pixabay API to provide a unique visual discovery experience.

      #photos
      #API
      #responsive
      #nextjs
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      AnFlix
      ANFlix

      A movies listing webpage from TMDB APIs with all general categories of movies and TV shows with play trailers of selected movie names using node package module.

      #movies
      #trailers
      #restapis
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      CovidScreens
      Covid Screens Dashboard

      Designed and implemented a covid screen tracker using covid19india apis with summary, graphical data. Created a simple dashboard using React library with help of Ant Design.

      #covid
      #data
      #india
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      Wallpse
      Wallpse an Android Application

      An app uses a public API for dog images to display on user screen on scrolling (infinite scroll) and used JavaScript library for basic device details.

      #android
      #ui
      #apis
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      UGC
      UGC Dashboard

      A web application as part of the first Government organized Hackathon 2017 that enables UGC employees to maintain data in digital format instead of physical files.

      #SIH2017
      #ugc
      #indiaDigitalization
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      Akshay Narkhede @ 2025

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