AKSHAY WAGHMARE

Work

Google Summer of Code '25

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Contributor

Summary

Selected for Google Summer of Code 2025 to work with Zendalona on improving accessibility in the Ubuntu 22.04 Installer Image for the Accessible Coconut distribution. Enhanced the user experience for visually impaired users by optimizing the Orca screen reader and resolving key semantic errors in the Flutter-based installer interface. Developed and submitted patches to upstream projects including GNOME, Wayland, and Flutter, improving assistive technology integration and Ul accessibility across platforms.

screenera.ai

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Software Engineer Intern

Summary

Led the end-to-end development of an online screening platform at a bootstrapped startup, focusing on scalability and performance. Designed a microservices architecture using Spring Boot, with RabbitMQ and Redis for messaging and caching. Implemented centralized auth with Keycloak, enabling secure, role-based access across services. Managed APIs via Kong API Gateway and built responsive Uls with React.js.

Webneco Infotech

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Software Engineer Intern

Summary

Designed and maintained high-performance RESTful APIs using Node.js, Flask, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. Deployed and managed scalable backend services on AWS EC2, utilizing Auto Scaling and Load Balancing to ensure 99.98% uptime and seamless handling of traffic spikes. Implemented a distributed task processing system with Redis and Celery, reducing background job execution time by 35%.

Education

IIIT Allahabad

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B.Tech ECE

Sarosh Junior College

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Senior Secondary HSC Board Grade: 86.5%

Awards

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025 Contributor

Google

Selected among 1,272 contributors from 25,000+ global proposals.

Goldman Sachs India Hackathon (GSIH) Finalist

Goldman Sachs

Ranked 7th All-India out of 18,000+ participants.

Amazon Machine Learning Challenge

Amazon

Secured All India Rank (AIR) 15 among 70,000+ participants.

Generative Al Hackathon by Google

Google

Achieved Top 10 position nationally.

LeetCode

LeetCode

Achieved a maximum contest rating of 1,679.

Meesho Dice Innovation Challenge

Meesho

Reached the Semifinalist stage.

Skills

Languages

Java, Javascript/Typescript, C/C++, PHP, SQL, Go, Python.

Framework and Libraries

NextJs, Spring, ExpressJs, ReactJs, Redis, WebRTC, Socket.IO, React-Query, Flask, Django.

Others

GCP, MongoDB, Git, Github, Docker, PostgreSQL, Figma, MySQL, Kubernetes, NGinx, Selenium.

Interests

Responsibilities

Overall Coordinator - GeekHaven Technical Society, IIITA, Mentor - She Hacks’24 - Google Developer Student Club.

Projects

Sentra Observability Solution

Summary

Created an observability platform integrating OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Grafana, and Prometheus for improved debugging. | Developed an Al-based diagnostic system for root cause analysis and automated incident handling with human-in-the-loop approval. | Built a modular engine to unify logs, metrics, and traces, enabling proactive alerting and SLO monitoring. | Enabled continuous improvement through feedback loops and a growing knowledge base.

Glidder - Deploy with Ease

Summary

Built a deployment pipeline with Shell Scripting, Docker, and AWS S3, optimizing file handling. | Integrated Redis Pub/Sub for real-time logs and Kafka for high-throughput messaging. | Enabled Git push webhooks and custom domain mapping for seamless automation and user control.