Adhithyan Vijayakumar

Software Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India7 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over 7 years of software engineering experience.
Expert in full-stack development and API design.
Proven track record in optimizing user experiences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Developer with expertise in EdTech and Media industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Full Stack DevelopmentApi DesignBackend Development

Other Skills

A/B TestingAPI DevelopmentAWSAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AndroidAndroid DevelopmentAngularJSBootstrapCC++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)CassandraData Structures

About

With over 7 years of experience in software engineering, I currently contribute as a Software Development Engineer II at Udemy, where I specialize in building scalable and robust systems. My role focuses on full-stack development, API design, and leveraging technologies like Django REST Framework and GraphQL to enhance product functionality and user experiences. Previously, I played a pivotal role at Vimeo, spearheading end-to-end development of user-facing features and driving data-informed decisions through A/B testing. Passionate about delivering impactful solutions, I aim to bridge technical innovation with seamless user experiences while fostering team collaboration and efficiency.

Experience

7 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Udemy

Software Development Engineer II

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

Boosted course checkout conversions by 5–10% through A/B-tested React + Next.js components built for the Japanese market, in close collaboration with product and design teams.
Accelerated feature delivery by implementing Django REST APIs, GraphQL queries, and gRPC endpoints powering high-traffic checkout variants
Made key architecture trade-off decisions between Kotlin + Spring Boot microservices and Django monolith for developing new APIs, balancing scalability, development speed, and maintainability based on product needs.
Implemented user tracking and analytics pipelines to create conversion funnels, enabling data-driven insights into user behavior and feature performance.

Django REST FrameworkGraphQLgRPCReact.jsNext.jsFull Stack Development+1

Vimeo

Software Engineer II

Aug 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Engineered frontend components with Next.js, leveraging Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and dynamic routing to deliver faster load times and improved SEO for Vimeo’s growth-hacking initiative “Vimeo Experts.”
Built full-stack integration between Vimeo Experts and SAP Litmos, automating user certification and expert badge assignment through webhook-based workflows — eliminating 100% of manual intervention by Customer Success Managers.
Developed REST APIs to handle course completion events, badge status updates, and enrollment processes, ensuring seamless backend–frontend coordination.
Refactored modules in Vimeo’s custom MVC PHP framework, improving maintainability and enabling faster feature rollout across teams.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, design, and customer success) to align growth objectives with technical delivery, reducing iteration cycle time by ~25%.

Next.jsREST APIsPHPMVC FrameworkServer-Side RenderingFull Stack Development+1

Happyfox

Back End Engineer

Nov 2018 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Integrated HappyFox Help Desk with multiple third-party platforms including FreshBooks, ClassLink, Jira, GitHub, and SugarCRM, enhancing product extensibility.
Played a key role in the migration of the codebase from Python 2 to Python 3, improving maintainability and future-proofing the product.
Designed and implemented the SSO lockout recovery feature, improving account security and user experience.
Proactively initiated and helped establish a security team, contributing to stronger security practices across the product.
Evolved from Backend Engineer to Full Stack Developer, taking ownership of both backend APIs and frontend UI components.
Architected and implemented several end-to-end features, building APIs and integrating them with responsive frontend components.
Regularly developed new product features and resolved critical bugs and security vulnerabilities, ensuring a stable and secure platform.

PythonSSOAPI DevelopmentSecurity PracticesBackend Development

Fourkites, inc.

Software Development Engineer

Apr 2018 – Oct 2018 · 6 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Initiated the Fourkites Chatbot project and took ownership.Did market research and developed POC. - Developed core functionalities of chatbot.
Integrated different fourkites modules with chatbot.
Allotted tasks to my team mates.
Managed a team of two members for chatbot development.
My major work in Fourkites involved making the core platform stable by identifying architectural issues, areas for refactoring, reducing bug counts and making sure that only less bugs are created in the issue tracker.
Worked on following technologies: Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Redis, Angular JS, Python Flask, DynamoDB and AWS.

Ruby on RailsPostgresRedisPython FlaskAWSBackend Development