Akshat Garg
Staff Software Engineer at Uber
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Summary
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Top SchoolAkshat Garg is a Staff Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building full-stack web systems and UI component libraries, currently at Uber in Hyderabad. He brings strong C/C++ and Python foundations combined with practical expertise in React, Flask, and front-end engineering, shipping polished components for Baseweb and improving UX across complex products. A longtime open-source maintainer and GSoC participant with FOSSASIA, he has contributed impactful back-end features to SUSI.AI and refined Chrome extensions and skill CMS interfaces to enhance usability. He’s proven at accelerating product delivery in startups—evidenced by a PWA that achieved a 100/100 Lighthouse score and dramatic load-time reductions—while mentoring students and interns along the way. Notably, he blends low-level systems thinking with hands-on UI craftsmanship, making him comfortable across the stack and in collaborative, fast-moving teams.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology Information Technology at National Institute of Technology DurgapurHigh School Class XII CBSE, High School Class XII CBSE at Delhi Public School, Siliguri
English, Hindi, Bengali
Github Skills (39)
ux-design10
api-rest10
apim10
json10
javascript10
apidoc10
api-design10
restful-api10
browser-extension10
css10
material-ui10
ui-design10
chrome-extension10
chrome-app10
java10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
fossasia/susi_skill_cms
May 2018 - Oct 2018
A web application framework to edit susi skills http://skills.susi.ai
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:109 commits, 191 PRs, 74 pushes in 4 months
Contributions summary:Akshat primarily focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the `susi_skill_cms` web application. They addressed several issues by removing unnecessary console logs and modifying code related to language selection within the BrowseSkill component. Further contributions include the implementation of features like user ratings, display of ratings, feedback, and examples utilizing the addition of badges on the skill cards. These changes enhanced the user experience and the overall presentation of skill information.
application-frameworkframeworkweb-applicationweb-application-framework
fossasia/accounts.susi.ai
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Accounts Service for SUSI.AI http://accounts.susi.ai
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 38 PRs, 22 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Akshat primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and improving the user experience of the accounts service. Their contributions included fixing bugs related to website titles and SEO data, setting cookies for subdomains to improve authentication, adding an avatar to the static app bar, and implementing a switch to select avatar type between server-based and Gravatar. They also addressed issues in the settings page and modified menu items.
service-accountsaccounts
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