Rakshit Kumar

Experience

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  IssueHunt

  Dec 2018 - Dec 2018

  Global top 10 ranker in IssueHunt Fest '18

  Won rewards by solving an issue for “Ant Design” as a participant of IssueHunt Fest 2018 with a top 10 global rank among contributors.

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  Oppia Foundation

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Project Member

  1. Audio translation projects, which allowed lesson creators to create voiceovers for the lessons in a simple and easy manner.2. Redesigned the audio player on the audio translations page.3. Fixed frontend and backend bugs as a part of the bug fixing team.4. Wrote E2E, unit and backend tests for the existing code as a part of the testing team.Tech stack used: Javascript, jQuery, AngularJS, HTML, Python, Pylint, Bash, Karma, Protractor, Jasmine and Selenium.

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  Dairy Farm Group

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

  World Finalist - Hack.Asia Hackathon

  1. Led a team of three members.2. Addressed the problem of Inventory Stock Levels Management by analyzing sales data of Dairy Farm.3. Analytics showed that nearly 80% of the losses incurred were due to perishable products. This proved that the existing min-max algorithm did not work well with the prediction of perishable items.4. Proposed optimization in the existing min-max algorithm and developed a prototype that automatically compared different training models, lists the algorithms that have highest improvement model.5. The results showed that the potential for improvement is enormous. Show less

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  Milkie Way, Inc.

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  Software Engineer

  1. Created the official website of Milkie Way, Inc.2. Designed and implemented important functionalities for the product Announce like sign in, follow an area, email notifications for users, created filters for the announcements and created the my announcements page.3. Intensively tested the official website and the product Announce, identified, and fixed major frontend and backend bugs.4. Mentored new employees.Tech stack used: HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Python, Flask, Firebase Realtime Database, Node.js and Google Cloud Platform. Show less

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  Google Developer Student Club, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  Lead

  I believe that technology can do extraordinary things for the world. I have taken on the responsibility to help students grow as developers and empower these students to impact their communities with technology. Through this experience I will not only be leaving a legacy of impact but also growing as an individual and contributing in a meaningful way to the greater developer ecosystem.

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  Lutra Labs Inc.

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Software Engineer
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  MyKaarma

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Software Developer

  Created a JAVA-based template engine library, which supports complex features including inheritance and data manipulation pipelines.Also created the front-end editor component(Angular) for the same which has features like syntax highlighting, code auto-completion and code snippets.

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  Kelp

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Software Developer

  Helping build the world's most stable and extraordinary cryptocurrency - KELP.Working majorly on the Frontend, Backend and DevOps features of the products.Tech Stack - React Native, AWS, Strapi, Node.js, Solidity, Truffle and Python.

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  MyKaarma

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Software Developer
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  Zenskar

  Sept 2022 - Feb 2023

  Founding Engineer
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  Kelp Finance

  Feb 2023 - Sept 2024

  Kelp is here, and it’s set to revolutionize decentralized finance. With an intuitive self-custody wallet, an autonomous personal investment engine, yield generation and a healthy liquid reserve. Helping build the world's most stable and extraordinary cryptocurrency - KELP.Working majorly on the Frontend, Backend and DevOps features of the products.Tech Stack - React Native, AWS, Strapi, Node.js and Python.

  • Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

    Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Senior Software Developer

    Feb 2023 - Oct 2023