Aakash Bhardwaj
Senior Software Engineer at Roku
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolAakash Bhardwaj is a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience building full-stack, enterprise-grade applications and leading cross-functional teams across Microsoft, PayPal, and Roku. He architects scalable, secure systems using Node.js, TypeScript, React, Python, and C#, and drives best practices in testing, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployments on Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes. Aakash has a proven track record shipping production services used by millions and mentoring engineers, backed by a Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert certification and an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. He’s an active open-source contributor to high-profile Microsoft repos—improving CLI tooling, Microsoft Graph UI components, and SharePoint Framework samples—demonstrating both front-end polish and back-end command implementation. Notably, he’s a two-time Microsoft Global Hackathon winner, signaling a knack for rapid innovation and team leadership under pressure.
7 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Engineering at Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute Of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigh School Computer Science, High School Computer Science at St. Marks Sr. Sec. Public School, Janak Puri, New Delhi
English, Hindi
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
sharepoint-framework10
typescript10
web-components10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
cli10
testing9
microsoft9
sinon9
front-end-development9
office-ui-fabric9
azure6
microsoft-azure6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
pnp/cli-microsoft365
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
Manage Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Framework projects on any platform
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 19 commits, 23 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Aakash's commits focused on implementing and extending commands within the CLI for managing Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Framework projects. They worked on the `tenant id get` command to retrieve the ID of the current tenant and the `teams user app add` command to add apps for a specified user. The commits show the user's ability to write command specs with different options using Typescript and testing with the help of Sinon and assert.
microsoft-plannermicrosoft-power-appsoffice365onedriveazure-ad-b2c
pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
SharePoint Framework web part, Teams tab, personal app, app page samples
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 6 PRs, 9 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Aakash primarily contributed to the development of the `react-page-navigator` web part within a SharePoint Framework environment. Their work involved refactoring code, updating the links sort order to improve navigation, and addressing issues related to handling and displaying header tags within the web part's user interface. Additionally, the user implemented features to integrate with external services to check user group membership using MS Graph API. This demonstrates their proficiency in React development and integration with Office 365 services.
reactsharepointsharepoint-workbenchsharepoint-frameworkknockoutjs
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