Akhiljith Kumar — Portfolio

About Me — Akhiljith Kumar

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Akhiljith Kumar

Software Engineer · Full-Stack Developer (MERN)

🏠 Dublin, Ireland Available for hire MSc · 1st Class Honours

Email

akhiljithk112@gmail.com

Summary

Full-Stack MERN Developer with 2+ years of professional experience building scalable SaaS platforms and AI-powered applications. Proven track record delivering secure, multi-tenant systems — from a healthcare platform serving care homes across the UK to a distributed AI job-application tool.

Core Technologies

JavaScript ES6+React.jsNode.jsExpress.jsMongoDBNext.jsAWS EC2/S3PythonRedisOpenAI APIllama.cppJWT AuthMySQLSupabase

2+ Years ExperienceDublin, Ireland

Projects — File Explorer

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WhereIsMyJob — AI Job Application Assistant

Chrome Extension

Double-click to open → bit.ly/4pmhHZo

Manifest V3 Chrome extension to save job details & AI email generator tailored to CVs. Deployed Qwen2.5 LLM via llama.cpp on AWS EC2 for DOM data extraction. Distributed background processing with BullMQ + Redis. Secured with JWT and Google OAuth.

JavaScriptNode.jsMongoDBRedisAWS EC2llama.cppBullMQ

CTGames — Computational Thinking Puzzle Games

Academic

Double-click to open → ctgames-dev.cs.nuim.ie:8080

Contributed 3 new games to Maynooth University's CTGames framework teaching CS concepts (pattern recognition, constraint satisfaction, permutation reasoning) to primary school children. Dynamic level generation, reusable scoreboard module, SVG graphics and GSAP animations.

PythonBrythonSVGGSAPJavaScript

Story Collaboration Web App

React

Double-click to open → zlx20010815.uk

Real-time collaborative story-writing app in React.js. Multiple users contribute and edit shared narratives simultaneously with rich text editor, DOM injection, full API integration and responsive UI.

React.jsREST APIReal-time

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Work Experience

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Junior Software Engineer

Softnotions Technologies Pvt Ltd · Trivandrum, India

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024

softnotions.com [dbl-click to open]

Contributed to Caredom (breis.co.uk), a healthcare SaaS app on MERN stack serving care homes across the UK.
Architected a multi-tenant system in Node.js & MongoDB with Super Admin panel managing multiple client domains.
Achieved ~90% reduction in permission-check duplication via centralized RBAC system.
Implemented data workflows using AWS S3 for file storage, cron jobs, and SendGrid for email notifications.
Wrote comprehensive inline documentation improving maintainability and onboarding speed.

Software Developer

GADS LLP (Startup) · Trivandrum, India

Mar 2021 – Feb 2023

gadssolutions.in [dbl-click to open]

Architected a centralised Super-Admin Dashboard in Node.js/Express for 14 district-level operators.
Developed dynamic UI control logic via RESTful API for toggling interface elements and permissions in MongoDB.
Engineered backend services integrating SendGrid for email and Firebase FCM for push notifications.
Implemented secure JWT-based authentication and server-side rendering using Handlebars.js.
Translated Figma prototypes into production-ready features using CSS, Bootstrap, and MUI.

2 positions2021 – 2024

Skills — System Properties

Skill Proficiency

Tools and Platforms

Git / GitHubJiraPostmanFigmaBullMQRedisFirebase FCMSendGridAWS EC2AWS S3Google CloudSupabase

14 skills tracked

Contact — Address Book

Email [email protected]

Location Dublin, Ireland

Online Profiles

3 contact methods

Education and Achievements

Education

MSc

MSc Software Engineering — First Class Honours (1:1)

Maynooth University · Maynooth, Ireland

Mathematics & Theory of Computing · Practical Cryptography · Advanced OOP · Software Testing · Interaction Design

BEng

BEng Information Technology — 7.4 / 10

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University · Trivandrum, India

Data Structures · DBMS · OS · Web Development · AI/ML · Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Achievements

1st

1st Place — 48-Hour Game Development Hackathon

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) · Built a game using Unity Engine and C# under a 48-hour time constraint.

1:1

First Class Honours (1:1) — MSc Software Engineering

Maynooth University, Ireland

2 degrees1st Class Honours