About Me
Hi, I’m Lokesh Kumar, a Computer Science major specializing in backend and systems engineering. Strong expertise in Go and Node.js is complemented by practical experience in Python. Experience spans distributed systems, developer infrastructure, and backend platform tooling. Particularly passionate about cloud computing, high-performance backend design, and building tools that simplify complex systems for developers to build on and operate.
Education
My academic background and achievements
Highlights:
- CGPA: 9.399/10
- Activities and societies: Core Committee Member of SNUC Coding Club's Competitive Programming Vertical.
- Achieved Academic Excellence for outstanding academic performance in my 1st and 2nd academic years.
- Received a Merit Scholarship in the 3rd academic year.
Highlights:
- Grade: 92.6/100
- Formally recognised for scoring 100/100 in Computer Science in the Class 12 Board Exams 2022.
Highlights:
- Grade: 98/100
- Scored 100/100 in Mathematics, Computer Applications, and Social Studies in the Class 10 Board Examinations 2020.
Work Experience
My professional journey building real-world applications
Key Responsibilities:
- Member of the Core Team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Member of the Competitive Programming Vertical.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designed and deployed a multilingual, multi-modal legal AI assistant using domain-tuned LLMs and a RAG pipeline.
- Contributed to an AI-powered ERP platform for legal teams, by building key components for case tracking, document management, and integrating an AI assistant to streamline research and routine operations.
- Managed the organization's complete backend server and deployment lifecycle, including maintaining Terraform scripts for cloud infrastructure provisioning, building robust CI/CD pipelines, and handling extensive configuration management.
Projects
Technical Skills
Languages
Frameworks
Developer Tools
Libraries
Articles
Technical blogs and articles I’ve authored on platforms like Medium
A study on service discovery platforms, which form a foundational pillar of modern distributed systems powered by microservices.
Read MoreAn introductory article to building microservices focusing on Event-Driven Architecture, with Spring Boot and Apache Kafka.
Read MoreAn in-depth exploration of WebRTC DataChannels and how they enable secure, low-latency peer-to-peer communication for real-time applications.
Read MoreA piece unpacking audio transcoding, its significance, and the role of the FFmpeg project in multi-media applications.
Read MoreCertificates
Successfully completed certification program.
Successfully completed certification program.
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