Akhil Harikumar

Tech Stack

Experience

Daimler Truck

Chennai, India

Owned the end-to-end design and delivery of an internal truck analytics dashboard, from backend architecture to production deployment
Built backend API endpoints using FastAPI with Redis rate limiting
Implemented OIDC-based authentication (SSO) and RBAC using Entra ID
Designed and built a responsive, user-friendly UI/UX frontend with Next.js
Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions workflows, integrating DevOps and DevSecOps
Containerized the application with Docker and deployed it to Azure cloud

FastAPI
Next.js
React
Node.js
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
Redis
PostgreSQL
Tailwind CSS

Groovin' You Entertainment LTD

Boston, MA, USA

Built Artist Portal for musicians to handle gigs, access schedules, event resources in real time
Architected Airtable APIs for the backend ensuring 100% legacy data retention
Leveraged Redis for user session management and API rate limiting
Enforced cookie-based JWT authentication with Firebase Admin SDK
Implemented Google Vision AI for image moderation
Automated workflows on Make and Zapier to streamline operations
Improved LCP by migrating static assets to Google Cloud Storage with CDN
Designed a dynamic client website and CMS platform, allowing content updates directly from the database
Engineered a secure Admin Portal in a monorepo with Turborepo

FastAPI
Next.js
React
Node.js
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Redis
PostgreSQL
Airtable
Firebase
Google Cloud
Vercel
Turborepo
Motion
Tailwind CSS
Make
Zapier

Arun Pharma and Surgicals

Chennai, India

Contributed to building a mobile-responsive contactless ordering application using Next.js
Developed UI components using Tailwind CSS for order placement, order history and status tracking
Maintained FastAPI and Node.js/Express APIs for order processing and frontend data handling with real-time order update notifications
Improved API response times by optimizing MongoDB queries and eliminating redundant database calls
Implemented Zapier webhooks to automate internal communication, reducing manual follow-ups for the operations team

Next.js
React
FastAPI
Node.js
Express.js
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
MongoDB
Redis
RabbitMQ
Tailwind CSS
Zapier

Education

University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX, USA

Courses: Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Web Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Networks

Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Django
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS

Anna University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Courses: Data Structures, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Internet Programming, Mobile Computing, Software Project Management, Information Retrieval Techniques

React
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Django
Tailwind CSS

Projects

4

RecoverseAug 2025

Discover, curate and share movie & TV show recommendations powered by AI

General Features:

Search movies & TV shows with rich details (cast, crew, release year, posters, trailers, watch availability)
Login & register to create personalized Recolists (recommendation lists)
Share Recolists via links - viewable by friends or public, no login required
Add multiple titles to lists with easy management and real-time updates

Verse AI Features:

Auto-summarize and sort Recolist by popularity or relevance using Recoverse AI
Natural language search - find movies/shows by asking in plain English ("I want to watch a movie where the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world")

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