Akshay J.

CEO

Sunnyvale, California, United States5 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led technical strategy as CTO at Refold.
Pioneered software integrations and development.
Founded Developer Student Clubs for tech education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused technical leader with strong back-end development expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

Back-end Web DevelopmentFull Stack Web Development

Other Skills

MongoDBRedisREST APIsMERN stackApache JMeterNode.jsProject ManagementWeb DevelopmentGame DevelopmentLinuxC (Programming Language)JavaScriptPublic Speaking

About

As the CTO at Refold, I lead our technical strategy and innovation efforts, drawing from my years of experience writing software from a very young age, pioneering integrations and software development. My background includes a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati. I am deeply passionate about computer science, constantly exploring new technologies and methodologies to drive innovation within our organization. My fascination with technology extends beyond the workplace, as I enjoy engaging with fellow builders and investing in tech businesses. I am committed to driving excellence in all aspects of our technical operations, ensuring that Refold remains at the forefront of technological advancement.

Experience

Refold (formerly cobalt)

2 roles

Founding Member

Promoted

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Software Engineer

May 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Breakout

2 roles

Software Engineer

Nov 2021 – May 2022 · 6 mos

Backend Intern

Apr 2021 – Oct 2021 · 6 mos

Built REST APIs for the various micro-services of the organization.
Improved the performance of existing APIs by doing MongoDB query optimization and caching the results using Redis.
Wrote scripts which were executed in parallel across multiple servers and
ensured consistency of data by applying locks on redis keys.

MongoDBRedisREST APIsBack-End Web Development

Mobbypark

Back End Developer

Jan 2021 – Mar 2021 · 2 mos

Built REST APIs for the enterprise, which were deployed into production and
used by Android Application developers in the company’s application
Tested and Documented all the API’s in the company’s application backend.

REST APIsBack-End Web Development

Demux academy

Full Stack Web Developer and Teaching Assistant

Dec 2020 – Apr 2021 · 4 mos

Conducted sessions on Web Development with the MERN stack.
Did load testing for remote code execution engines such as judge0 deployed
on AWS EC2 Instances, using Apache JMeter.
Assisted the team with their web application development.

MERN stackApache JMeterFull Stack Web Development

Developer student clubs

Developer Student Club Lead

Aug 2020 – Jul 2021 · 11 mos · Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati

Founded the Developer student clubs in our Institute.
Organized sessions on Google Cloud, Android/Web development and Artificial Intelligence from eminent members of the academia and industry