Akshay
From Japan (UTC+9)
Akshay – AWS, React, Typescript
Akshay is a Full-Stack Engineer with 11 years of experience building cloud-native applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React, and AWS. He has solid hands-on experience with asynchronous architectures, event-driven systems, automated testing, and modern frontend development. A strong communicator with a product-oriented mindset, he explains technical concepts clearly, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and balances engineering decisions with business needs. He demonstrates ownership, structured problem-solving, and client-facing communication skills, making him well suited for collaborative product teams.
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Senior Software Engineer
Food delivery platform focused on customer loyalty, rewards, and subscription benefits.


- Worked on a global food delivery platform and internal tools serving millions of users across 29+ countries;
- Implemented high-impact, localized features for Japan and other APAC markets using NodeJS, NextJS, React.js, Kotlin (Android and Backend), driving international expansion and improving engagement KPIs by up to 15% in target regions;
- Part of developing Wolt's loyalty system from the ground up, supporting tier-based rewards, scalable point redemption logic, and campaign targeting, impacting millions of users across 20+ countries;
- Led W+ subscription growth initiatives, exceeded 1M + active subscribers, achieved growth 20% faster than predicted, and optimized retention through incentives and regional pricing experiments;
- Delivered strategic growth levers such as service fee discounts, long-distance order incentives, and Revolut wallet integration, increasing order volume and user retention;
- Automated and optimized QA pipelines using Reflect, Maestro, Chromatic, and Playwright, reducing regression testing time by 40%, and enabling faster release cycles.
Senior Software Engineer
Retail e-commerce platform supporting online shopping, product discovery, store information, and promotions across web and Android applications. Owned development of the Next.js web application and BFF layer, improving data aggregation and the customer experience across web and mobile.

- Contributed to a large-scale React (Next.js) web application and backend services as part of the core engineering team;
- Designed robust APIs with Java/Kotlin Spring Boot, improving backend throughput and reducing latency;
- Developed performant BFF APIs with Node.js, improving client-side responsiveness and modular service design;
- Launched A/B testing infrastructure using Launch Darkly across platforms;
- Established continuous delivery pipelines and led release automation, reducing deployment time by 40%;
- Implemented the home screen and checkout experience while improving performance and reducing bundle size.
Middle Software Engineer
Omnichannel customer support platform for a global digital services ecosystem. Delivered chatbot experiences across web, mobile, and messaging channels.

- Built a modular React SDK powering chatbot interfaces across a large-scale digital services ecosystem;
- Developed a centralized admin panel with React, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB to manage chatbot configurations, permissions, and analytics;
- Optimized WebSocket message delivery pipelines, reducing real-time response latency;
- Crafted reusable components and internal libraries with React Hooks, improving maintainability and team velocity;
- Contributed to chat SDK development for Android and web clients;
- Developed NLP and machine learning models for image recognition;
- Developed APIs for the bot platform and client SDK interaction, including middleware integrations for analytics, authentication, and payments.
Software Development Intern
3D CAD and product engineering software for design and modeling. Developed UI features, including Toolbox and Replicate, to streamline common design workflows.

- Developed UI components for Fusion 360 using C++ and Qt;
- Delivered core features including ToolBox and Replicate adopted by thousands of users;
- Contributed to the Fusion 360 team during a 6-month internship.