Mukund Mahakalkar
Computer Science undergraduate at IIIT Bhopal (GPA: 8.62) with hands-on experience building full-stack web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and REST APIs. Developed and deployed backend systems with AWS S3, SQS, Docker, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL in production environments.
Solved 700+ problems on LeetCode (Knight, Rating 1862) with strong proficiency in Data Structures, Algorithms, Graphs, and Dynamic Programming.
Experience
Full Stack Web Development Intern
QuickIntell
Remote
Built a medical coding platform using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Prisma ORM; integrated OpenAI APIs to automate ICD/CPT code suggestions, cutting manual coding time by 35%.
Designed and deployed asynchronous background processing pipelines using AWS SQS and secure document storage via AWS S3, reducing processing failures by 30%.
Built a reusable component library with Tailwind CSS and ShadCN UI, reducing frontend development time by 40%; maintained code quality through unit testing with Jest.
Education
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Bhopal
Bachelor of Technology
GPA: 8.62
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems (DBMS), Operating Systems.
Skills
PROJECTS
ShopEasy
MERN Stack, Redux Toolkit, PayPal API
Developed a B2C e-commerce platform with role-based access control (RBAC) and Redux Toolkit (createAsyncThunk) for frontend state management, achieving a lag-free checkout flow.
Integrated the PayPal REST SDK to handle secure payment transactions, maintaining 99.9% payment success rate across test and production environments.
Improved database query throughput by∼25% using advanced MongoDB aggregation pipelines and compound indexing on high-frequency fields.
MicroMedia
Microservices, RabbitMQ, Redis, Docker
Built a distributed social networking backend with Microservices architecture, containerized using Docker and structured for CI/CD deployment pipelines.
Configured RabbitMQ as an async message broker between services, ensuring zero message loss during high-traffic spikes via durable queues and consumer acknowledgements.
Applied Redis caching for frequently queried endpoints (feeds, profiles), reducing average API response latency by∼40%.
NextJsAuth
Next.js 14, TypeScript, JWT, Nodemailer
Implemented a production-ready authentication system using Next.js App Router with bcrypt password hashing and stateless JWT tokens, eliminating server-side session overhead.
Automated email verification and password reset via Nodemailer, increasing account activation rates by 60% compared to the previous manual workflow.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Knight at LeetCode (Rating 1862)
Solved 700+ algorithmic problems; ranked in the top∼5% of global users with demonstrated strength in Graphs and Dynamic Programming.
CodeChef 3-Star (Rating 1633)
Secured Global Rank 406 in Starters 204 contest among 20,000+ participants.
Adobe Hackathon Qualifier
Ranked in the top 10% nationally, advancing to Round 2 from a pool of 250,000+ participants.
CodeForces Pupil (Max Rating 1201)
Active competitive programmer with consistent participation in Division 2 and 3 contests.
NTSE Scholar 2021
Recognized as a top 0.2% scholar nationally by NCERT for academic excellence.