Full-Stack EngineerRaleigh, NC8+ Years Shipping

Akash Patel shapes full-stack products that balance sharp UX with resilient systems thinking.

Product leaders partner with me to turn complex ideas into inclusive experiences backed by observable, scalable systems. I move seamlessly between discovery, design systems, API strategy, and cloud-native delivery.

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React / Node.js / GoType-Safe APIsCloud DevOps & Observability

Current Focus

Pairing product strategy with resilient delivery pipelines.

Recent engagements include platform modernization, greenfield SaaS, and data-privacy initiatives. I connect the dots between discovery, delivery, and long-term maintainability.

Platform ModernizationSecure Data ProductsDesign System Foundations

DELIVERY SWEET SPOT

Discovery → LaunchCompliance-Ready ArchitecturesKubernetes-Backed Delivery

Bring me the messy problem space; I will craft clear roadmaps, approachable interfaces, and guardrails that scale with your team.

25+

End-to-End Launches

Products guided from discovery to secure production.

9/10

Client Satisfaction

Repeat founders and teams who keep coming back.

4x

Delivery Acceleration

Average improvement to release cadence and feedback loops.

End-to-End Product Delivery

Translate early product ideas into shipped experiences—aligning stakeholder goals, UX polish, and production-grade reliability.

  • Discovery → Launch
  • Design Systems
  • Observability
Scalable Platform Architecture

Compose modern service layers that balance performance, compliance, and data privacy across cloud-native environments.

  • Event-Driven
  • API Gateways
  • Security First
Team Enablement

Elevate engineering teams with clear documentation, guardrails, and automation that make continuous delivery effortless.

  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • DevEx
  • Mentorship

Featured projects engineered for scale and trust.

Each build balances experience design, data architecture, and ongoing operations.

PulseGuard Analytics

Unified security signals, compliance reporting, and executive dashboards into a single SaaS platform serving enterprise customers.

Reduced incident triage time by 42% while surfacing real-time anomalies powered by streaming data pipelines.

Next.jsNode.jsKafkaPostgreSQLTailwind CSS

Atlas Launchpad

Built a venture studio template that spins up production-ready stacks with automated infrastructure, auth, and billing.

Cut new product kickoff timelines from weeks to days by codifying best practices into reusable infrastructure modules.

ReacttRPCPrismaAWSTerraform

Northwind Field Ops

Delivered a field-friendly progressive web app that syncs securely offline-first and powers operational analytics for distributed teams.

Achieved 99.95% uptime and unlocked executive visibility into global operations with geospatial visualizations.

Next.jsGraphQLHasuraKubernetesMapbox

Trusted across enterprise platforms and founder-led teams alike.

Combine deep discovery, secure systems, and humane collaboration—then ship on a cadence stakeholders can rely on.

2018 – 2020

Software Developer · Guardium Platform

IBM / Littleton, MA

  • Shipped Guardium features used by global security teams, blending ML-driven discovery with intuitive admin workflows.
  • Implemented Go microservices and Kafka streaming jobs that safeguarded sensitive data across high-throughput environments.
  • Delivered a modular React design system that dramatically improved velocity for adjacent product squads.
  • Orchestrated containerized deployments on AWS Kubernetes, establishing repeatable release practices.
  • Instituted policy-driven enforcement mirroring Falco rules to harden enterprise infrastructure.
2020 – Present

Principal Full-Stack Engineer

Independent Partnerships / Raleigh, NC

  • Partner with founders and product leaders to launch secure, data-rich platforms with pragmatic roadmaps.
  • Guide teams through architecture decisions covering API strategy, cloud infrastructure, and delivery automation.
  • Mentor engineers on modern React patterns, type-safe backend development, and operational excellence practices.

CORE STACK

Tools I reach for when shipping secure full-stack platforms.

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer Motion

Backend & Data

Node.jsGoGraphQLKafkaTensorFlowPostgreSQL

Platform

AWSKubernetesDockerCI/CDInfrastructure as Code

Community Builder

Organized in-person experiences for 50+ attendees across Dare to Shift, Twenties Club Raleigh, and Creative Intellectuals.

AI & ML Moderator

Moderated high-signal Reddit and Discord communities focused on applied machine learning and AI experimentation.

NEXT INITIATIVE

Looking for a partner to build your next full-stack product?

I bring enterprise-grade guardrails, community empathy, and polish that stands out in client demos.

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