Akash Kumar Singh

Senior Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack)
Bengaluru, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Senior Full-Stack Software Development Engineer with 3+ years of experience specializing in scalable system architecture, performance optimization, and robust security implementations for high-traffic applications. Proven leader adept at driving significant cost reductions, enhancing user engagement by up to 20%, and improving app stability from 97.6% to 99.5% across diverse platforms, including cross-platform Bluetooth and AWS ecosystems. Seeking to leverage expertise in full-stack development, technical leadership, and innovative problem-solving to contribute to cutting-edge technology initiatives.

Work

Gameskraft
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Senior Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Architected and implemented cross-platform solutions, security enhancements, and performance optimizations, while leading and mentoring a team of developers.

Highlights

Engineered cross-platform Bluetooth modules for device discovery and anti-collusion, reducing gameplay collusion by 30% and enhancing user trust across three brands.

Enhanced security and compliance by migrating Lambda code to Bitbucket, enforcing resource-based DynamoDB policies, integrating AWS Vault for API credential management, and replacing SSH with AWS SSM for monitored production access.

Optimized application lobby performance by refactoring components and implementing a new game API, reducing JS thread lock by 50% and accelerating startup, login, and screen transitions on slower devices.

Mentored and led a team of 5 junior developers through bootcamp training, conducted interviews, and facilitated onboarding, fostering adherence to industry-standard coding practices.

Gameskraft
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Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Developed and optimized full-stack solutions, significantly reducing AWS costs, improving application performance, and enhancing user engagement for gaming platforms.

Highlights

Reduced AWS CDN costs by 45% (from $190 to $105 daily) through JSON packing in web socket responses and optimizing high-response size endpoints.

Optimized application memory usage by reducing JS bundle size by 756KB via image optimization and stale Redux data cleanup, addressing 70% of Graphics memory usage with POC research.

Drove a 20% increase in player engagement and ARPU by developing and seamlessly integrating the XtraWin mini-game feature, leveraging Phoenix SDK and cross-functional collaboration.

Enhanced app stability, increasing crash-free rate from 97.6% to 99.5% by resolving critical NDK crashes, reducing APK size by 3.9 MB via image optimization, and implementing robust monitoring systems.

Spearheaded 2+ compliance initiatives and delivered 35+ full-stack product features, collaborating cross-functionally to improve acquisition, engagement, and monetization.

Successfully upgraded the Rummytime App's React Native version from 0.68.12 to 0.71.15, ensuring compatibility and stability across all updated third-party libraries.

Gameskraft
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Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Architected and implemented a Node.js logging pipeline to optimize data ingestion and achieve substantial cost savings on AWS infrastructure.

Highlights

Architected and implemented a Node.js logging pipeline, reducing daily data ingestion from 4.9 TB to 1.1 TB and achieving substantial cost savings on AWS S3 and ELK infrastructure.

Qen Labs Incorporation
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Full Stack Engineer (Intern)

Remote, Remote, India

Summary

Engineered and deployed a full-stack geospatial crowdsourcing system on AWS, integrating a custom React component.

Highlights

Engineered and deployed a full-stack Geospatial Crowdsourcing System on AWS, integrating a custom npm package as a React component for both frontend (S3) and backend (EC2) infrastructure.

Education

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science and Engineering

Grade: GPA: 7.83

Awards

Rated Expert on Codeforces

Awarded By

Codeforces

Recognized for exceptional competitive programming skills on Codeforces, achieving a peak rating of 1659.

Rated 5 star on Codechef

Awarded By

Codechef

Achieved a 5-star rating on Codechef with a peak rating of 2074, demonstrating advanced problem-solving abilities.

Secured Global Rank 569 in Google Kickstart Round H

Awarded By

Google

Achieved a global rank of 569 in Google Kickstart Round H, showcasing strong algorithmic and coding proficiency.

Secured Global Rank of 105 in Codechef Starters 24 Division 2

Awarded By

Codechef

Ranked 105 globally in Codechef Starters 24 Division 2, reflecting high performance in competitive programming challenges.

Secured Global Rank 248 in Codeforces Round 753 Division 3

Awarded By

Codeforces

Attained a global rank of 248 in Codeforces Round 753 Division 3, demonstrating top-tier competitive programming expertise.

Skills

Technologies/Frameworks

React, React Native, Redux, Node.js, CSS, HTML.

Programming Languages

JavaScript, Typescript, Java.

Tools

AI platforms, Git, Firebase, Play Console, Android Studio, Xcode.

Platforms

Linux, Windows, AWS.