Akhil Saxena

Akhil Saxena

Full Stack Developer | React, Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB | Passionate about Building Scalable Web Applications

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About

Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience building production-ready web applications using React, Next.js, and Node.js, with expertise in real-time features, security, Docker, CI/CD, and cloud deployment.

Education

Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science

Sep 2024 - Jul 2026

Swami Rama Himalayan University

Bachelor of computer application, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

May 2022 - Jun 2024

Swami Rama Himalayan University

Polytechnic Diploma (CSE)

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TCG

High School Diploma

2016 - 2017

Swami Rama Himalayan University

Bachelor of Computer Science

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Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University

Master's Degree

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Swami Rama Himalayan University

Bachelor of Computer Applications

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Swami Rama Himalayan University

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Computer Applications

July 2021 – May 2024

Swami Rama Himalayan University

Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering

May 2019 – July 2021

Skills

Organization SkillsCommunicationManagementSoft SkillsProblem SolvingComputer Application TrainingPrisma Photo EditorSQL InjectionSoftware Development SecurityCybersecurityChrome DevToolsDesign Project ManagementHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, EJS, Passport.jsReact, Express.js, MongoDB, JWTNext.js, Prisma, WebSockets, JWT, TurborepoTailwind CSSPostgreSQLPrisma ORMIntegrated Development EnvironmentsDeveloper ToolsWeb CollaborationComputer Science EducationTech Career SkillsRenderingEncryptionRepresentational State Transfer (REST)Mongoose Web ServerNetlifyPassport.jsGitHubNext.jsMaterial-UIWebpackReact.jsREST APIsGitbcryptBootstrap (Framework)Node.jsReactFeaturesUser AuthenticationCanvasesWeb LanguagesFront-End DevelopmentComputer LiteracySession ManagementWeb DesignBack-End Web DevelopmentSecure AuthenticationFull-Stack DevelopmentEnglishJavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptPythonHTML5CSS3SQLReduxBootstrapViteResponsive DesignSSRExpress.jsRESTful APIsGraphQLWebSocketsMicroservicesAPI IntegrationJWTOAuth2.0SQL Injection PreventionCORSZod ValidationMySQLMongoDBMongooseDatabase DesignNumPyPandasJupyter LabJupyter NotebookData AnalysisData VisualizationDockerCI/CDAWS EC2GCPGoogle Cloud SDKVercelGitHub ActionsVS CodePyCharmIntelliJ IDEANPMYarnPostman

Projects

Excalidraw Clone

Built a real-time collaborative whiteboard application. Enabled multiple users to draw & annotate with live sync. Implemented JWT authentication, undo/redo features, and autosave.

Whiteboard App

Developed interactive drawing tools (pen, shapes, eraser). Optimized UI with TailwindCSS & responsive design. Wrote scalable, type-safe code with TypeScript.

Second Brain

Designed a knowledge management app with CRUD & tagging. Built secure authentication and scalable backend APIs. Ensured fast builds & maintainable code with TypeScript + ESLint.

Airbnb Clone – Wonderlust

Developed a full-stack Airbnb-like platform for property listings and bookings. Designed a RESTful backend using Express.js, with secure database management via MongoDB (Mongoose ORM). Implemented user authentication & authorization using Passport.js (Local strategy), enabling secure signup/login with encrypted credentials. Integrated session management (express-session + connect-mongo) and flash messaging for smooth user experience. Built dynamic EJS templates for responsive UI, handling conditional rendering and error feedback. Applied CRUD operations for listings, reviews, and user profiles, ensuring full functionality

Excelidraw Clone – Real-Time Collaborative Whiteboard

Full-stack collaborative whiteboard supporting 10+ concurrent users with real-time synchronization at 100ms latency using WebSockets. Implemented JWT authentication with Zod validation, bcrypt encryption, an Express.js and Prisma ORM backend, Docker containerization, CI/CD automation, and a Turborepo monorepo architecture. Reduced deployment time by 60% and build times by 45%.

Second Brain – Intelligent Note Management System

Full-stack note-taking application managing 500+ notes with full-text search and tag-based organization. Built a secure RESTful API with authentication, CRUD operations, and error handling, plus a MongoDB and Mongoose data layer with indexed queries. Created a responsive React and Tailwind CSS interface; TypeScript reduced runtime errors by 40%.

Interactive Whiteboard – High-Performance Drawing Application

Frontend drawing application using Next.js and the HTML5 Canvas API, handling 1000+ drawing elements at 60fps. Implemented freehand drawing, shape tools, color selection, and undo/redo. Improved load time by 40% through code splitting, tree shaking, and lazy loading; deployed on Vercel.

Wanderlust – Property Rental Platform (Airbnb Clone)

Full-stack property rental platform with a RESTful API handling 100+ concurrent requests with 99% uptime. Implemented authentication, property listings, image uploads, CRUD operations, reviews, location search, and a responsive EJS and Bootstrap interface; deployed on Render.