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Comprehensive CV showcasing experience in AI/ML development, full-stack engineering, open-source contributions, and academic achievements.

Basics

Name Aakash Priyadarshi
Label AI Full-Stack Developer | Software Engineer | AI Agent Architect
Email aakashm301@gmail.com
Phone +44 7407045050 | +91 6203965557
Url https://aakash-priyadarshi.github.io/
Summary Software Engineer with hands-on experience building production-grade AI agents, full-stack applications, and LLM-powered systems. Proficient in designing scalable architectures that blend real-time performance, custom tooling, and human-like interaction.

Work

  • 2025.02 - Present
    Full-Stack AI Engineer
    Mercor
    Engineering internal developer tools for GPT evaluation workflows, ensuring secure and scalable production environments.
    • Built internal GPT evaluation pipelines using FastAPI + React, deployed via Docker on AWS Lambda and EC2
    • Authored Python scripts to automate data collection and semantic scoring for large-scale LLM testing
    • Designed full-stack architecture supporting containerization, observability, and cross-team collaboration
  • 2024.09 - 2025.02
    Remote Student Mentor Volunteer
    Coursera
    Mentored students globally in computer science and programming fundamentals.
    • Provided guidance on programming concepts and career development
    • Assisted international students with coursework and projects
  • 2024.09 - 2025.02
    Teaching Assistant
    University of Liverpool
    Guided undergraduate students in Software Engineering and Cybersecurity modules.
    • Assisted in Software Engineering and Cybersecurity coursework
    • Provided one-on-one student mentoring and code reviews
  • 2024.09 - 2025.02
    Computer Science Professor
    Wirral Met College
    Teaching Python programming and web development, fostering innovation among students.
    • Delivered comprehensive Python and web development courses
    • Mentored students in software engineering best practices
  • 2020.07 - 2023.09
    Senior Software Developer & Technical Lead
    Bihari Construction & Infra Pvt. Ltd.
    Led development of internal web applications for team tracking, project operations, and finance.
    • Built web apps using React, Node.js for team tracking and operations
    • Automated business operations using REST APIs, WebSockets, and SQL pipelines
    • Owned sprint planning and code delivery with cross-functional teams
    • Improved response times and reduced routine tasks for CS/Ops teams

Education

  • 2023.09 - 2024.09

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    MSc
    University of Liverpool
    Computer Science
    • Programming Fundamentals (86.68 - Top 8)
    • Machine Learning
    • Software Engineering
    • Cybersecurity
  • 2016.07 - 2020.06

    Greater Noida, India

    B.Tech
    Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology
    Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
    • Circuit Design
    • Embedded Systems
    • Control Systems
    • Signal Processing

Awards

Certificates

Publications

  • 2024.09.01
    Building a Predictive Model for Stock Market Prices
    University of Liverpool - MSc Dissertation
    MSc dissertation integrating advanced machine learning techniques for stock price prediction. Achieved top grades for innovative approach and technical implementation.
  • 2024.01.01
    Astropy FITS Logical Variable-Length Array Fix
    Astropy Open Source Project
    Fixed 14-year-old FITS standard compliance bug in binary table I/O module. Implemented dtype=object architecture for three-state logical data (True/False/None), added 24 unit tests achieving 82% test coverage. Merged into v8.0.0 release.

Skills

AI & LLM Development
LangChain
RAG Pipelines
OpenAI APIs
Pinecone
Prompt Engineering
Hugging Face Transformers
Frontend Development
React.js
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Shadcn
Backend Development
Python (FastAPI, Flask)
Node.js
REST APIs
WebSockets
Express.js
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (Lambda, EC2)
GCP
Docker
GitHub Actions
Cloud Run
CI/CD
Databases
PostgreSQL
Firebase
Redis
Vector Stores

Languages

English
Professional working proficiency
Hindi
Native speaker

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
LLM Applications
AI Agents
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
RAG Systems
Robotics & Automation
Exoskeleton Design
Brain-Machine Interfaces
Industrial Automation
Embedded Systems

Projects

  • 2024.01 - 2024.01
    Astropy FITS Logical VLA Fix
    Fixed 14-year-old FITS standard compliance bug in Astropy's binary table I/O module. Implemented dtype=object architecture for three-state logical data, added 24 unit tests achieving 82% coverage.
    • First person to identify bug since 2011 PyFITS implementation
    • 500+ lines of code across 4 files
    • Merged into v8.0.0 milestone
  • 2024.01 - 2024.09
    AI Trading Bot
    Cloud-based web application for stock price forecasting using React.js, Python (Flask), and AWS with RESTful APIs for real-time data processing.
    • 3x performance improvement
    • Real-time ML predictions
    • AWS deployment
  • 2023.01 - 2024.01
    GPT Developer SDK
    Full developer SDK using Node.js, OpenAI GPT-4, and Pinecone with semantic search, embedded logging, and Docker deployment.
    • Semantic search with Pinecone
    • Real-time chat with Socket.IO
    • 40% reduction in data retrieval time