I’m Ashish Kumar, a software engineer who enjoys building production-grade backend services and shipping reliable REST APIs.

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I’m Ashish Kumar, a software engineer who enjoys building production-grade backend services and shipping reliable REST APIs. I’ve worked with Node.js/Express and Spring Boot to design clean, modular APIs, implement JWT authentication with Spring Security, and manage versioned database migrations for smooth schema evolution in real deployments.

I also like solving performance and reliability challenges end-to-end—from MongoDB query optimization and automated API testing with Postman, to integrating AI capabilities (like resume scoring, mock interviews, and content generation) using Google Gemini. Beyond coding, I’m comfortable with Docker and CI/CD workflows, and I enjoy turning requirements into secure, scalable systems across the full backend stack.

  • Joined October 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Education
  • Gaming

Projects · 4

• Developed a full-stack airport retail media platform integrating real-time flight operations, passenger-flow intelligence, and dynamic digital advertising across five role-based interfaces.
• Architected an event-driven backend with AODB, IATA AIDX, and ACRIS data adapters to normalize airport information and enable real-time updates using WebSockets.
• Implemented an explainable AI-assisted advertisement decision engine with audience matching, campaign targeting, deterministic validation, and evidence-based decision logging.
• Built interactive dashboards for airport administrators, retailers, media managers, and airlines, featuring live analytics, campaign management, operational monitoring, and inventory scheduling.
• Designed a digital signage simulator with dynamic advertisement delivery, QR-based promotional redemption, and synchronized campaign analytics.
• Developed a centralized flight simulation engine supporting delays, gate changes, and accelerated time-based scenarios.

  • Back-End Developer
  • DevOps Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • +2

• Built a telecom support app with Next.js and FastAPI; used Google ADK to route account, billing, and connection questions through authorized service tools.
• Added account access checks and customer approval before case creation; stored action receipts in SQLite to prevent duplicate cases after retries or a new sign-in.
• Connected HTTP services and a legacy XML adapter, with response validation, timeouts, and request traces for failures and handoffs.
• Verified eight customer scenarios, 166 backend tests, and 13 frontend tests; packaged the web app, API, and sample services with Docker Compose.

  • Back-End Developer
  • DevOps Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • +2

• Built a full-stack attendance system connecting MTCNN/FaceNet inference pipelines to the backend via REST, achieving 92% face-recognition accuracy with sub-500 ms response times under live load.
• Designed a three-tier RBAC system (Admin, Faculty, Student) with fine-grained permission logic, cutting manual attendance recording time for a 60-student cohort by approximately 80%.
• Secured the application with stateless JWT authentication and bcrypt password hashing; wrote automated Postman test suites with zero unauthorized-access incidents during testing.

  • Back-End Developer
  • DevOps Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • +2

• Built 10+ REST endpoints following Clean Architecture with modular layers (controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, and mappers), reducing coupling and improving testability.
• Built stateless JWT authentication using Clerk-issued tokens, a custom JwtAuthFilter, and JWKS key rotation in the Spring Security 6 filter chain, securing all protected routes.
• Wrote unit tests with JUnit 5 and Mockito against the service layer, isolating business logic from persistence and external API dependencies.
• Integrated Google Gemini API for four AI features: ATS resume scoring, cover letter generation, mock interviews, and industry trend summaries; managed schema evolution across six tables with Flyway on cloud-hosted Neon PostgreSQL.

  • Back-End Developer
  • DevOps Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • +2

Work experience

Software Engineer · FreelanceApr 2026 – Jul 2026 · 4 mos

• Designed and developed scalable RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express.js, and Java Spring Boot for web applications and client projects. • Built secure authentication and authorization systems using JWT, Spring Security, and role-based access control (RBAC). • Integrated and managed databases including MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, optimizing queries for improved performance. • Developed backend modules for AI-powered and business applications, ensuring clean architecture and maintainable code. • Implemented file upload, validation, and third-party API integrations to enhance application functionality. • Utilized Git, Postman, and Docker for version control, API testing, and deployment workflows. • Collaborated with clients to gather requirements, deliver custom solutions, and provide ongoing maintenance and support. • Improved application reliability through proper error handling, logging, and performance optimization. • Deployed applications on cloud platforms and managed production configurations for seamless releases.

Software Engineer Intern · OctaNet Services Pvt. Ltd.Jul 2024 – Nov 2024 · 5 mos

• Shipped production REST API endpoints using Node.js/Express with express-validator input validation and structured error handling. • Implemented stateless JWT authentication with bcrypt password hashing and created Postman test suites covering invalid tokens, expired sessions, and concurrent login edge cases. • Optimized MongoDB schemas by adding compound indexes to reduce average query response time by about 35% on high-traffic endpoints.

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science · Sri Bala ji College of Engineering & Technology2021 – 2025

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