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akash-1033/README.md

Hi 👋, I'm Akash Kumar

Backend Software Engineer • Distributed Systems • Building Scalable Applications

I enjoy designing scalable backend systems, building production-ready APIs, and solving challenging algorithmic problems.

👨‍💻 About Me

  • 🚀 Building scalable backend applications with Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL and Redis
  • ⚙️ Interested in Distributed Systems, System Design, API Design, and Backend Infrastructure
  • 📚 Currently exploring AI/RAG, DevOps, Cloud Architecture, and Kubernetes
  • 🧩 Competitive programmer on LeetCode and Codeforces
  • 🎯 Goal: Build production-grade software that is scalable, observable, and reliable

📄 Resume

🚀 Featured Projects

🔥 Threshold — Distributed API Gateway

Production-grade distributed API Gateway built from scratch.

Highlights

  • Distributed Token Bucket Rate Limiter
  • Redis Lua Scripts
  • Express.js Gateway Cluster
  • Nginx Load Balancer
  • Prometheus Metrics
  • Grafana Dashboards
  • k6 Load Testing
  • Dockerized Deployment
  • Structured Logging with Pino

Tech Stack

TypeScript • Express.js • Redis • Lua • Docker • Nginx • Prometheus • Grafana • k6

💬 Chattr — Real-Time Messaging Platform

Feature-rich messaging platform focused on backend architecture.

Highlights

  • Real-time messaging
  • GraphQL API
  • PostgreSQL + Prisma
  • JWT Authentication
  • AWS S3 Media Uploads
  • CloudFront CDN
  • EC2 Deployment

Tech Stack

Node.js • GraphQL • PostgreSQL • Prisma • Socket.IO • AWS

🏆 Competitive Programming

  • 🟨 LeetCode Knight (1850+)
  • 🔵 Codeforces Pupil
  • 💯 1100+ Algorithmic Problems Solved

📊 GitHub Stats

🎯 Currently Learning

  • Distributed Systems
  • System Design
  • AI / Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Cloud Infrastructure

📫 Let's Connect

"Build systems that scale, not just features that work."

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  1. threshold threshold Public

    A load-balanced API Gateway cluster built with Node.js, Express, and Nginx, featuring atomic Redis Lua-based Token Bucket rate limiting, Prometheus/Grafana observability, and k6 load testing.

    TypeScript

  2. Chattr Chattr Public

    Chattr is a full-stack, real-time messaging platform built with Node.js, React, GraphQL, Prisma, and Socket.IO. It supports one-to-one conversations, instant delivery via WebSockets, and optimistic…

    JavaScript

  3. Grimoire-Devs/CheckPoint Grimoire-Devs/CheckPoint Public

    CheckPoint is a Letterboxd-style platform for gamers. It allows users to discover, log, review, rate, and create lists of games they’ve played. It also supports OAuth-based authentication, personal…

    JavaScript

  4. route-graph route-graph Public

    High-performance routing engine for Bangalore's road network using an in-memory graph and an optimized A* pathfinding implementation.

    JavaScript

  5. SpotMe SpotMe Public

    A real-time location tracking web application using WebSockets.

    JavaScript

  6. empathy-engine empathy-engine Public

    A local Python service that converts text into emotionally expressive speech. It detects the emotional tone of input text, maps that tone to voice parameters, and generates a WAV audio file with mo…

    Python