Hi, I’m Akhilesh Thykkat (Akhilesh M T). I’m a backend engineer
in Bengaluru. from Palakkad. works remotely.
Akhilesh Thykkat (Akhilesh M T) — I make the backend work when the product gets real.
I build the APIs, queues, and background jobs that keep products moving — especially when files are heavy, systems are asynchronous, or an AI agent is in the loop.
Where I’ve worked
A couple of teams I’ve learned from.
Ontario, Canada · Remote Backend Engineer
- Built an event-driven WhatsApp automation workflow engine for scalable customer interaction flows.
- Shipped backend services on Django + PostgreSQL + AWS (EC2/RDS), improving API reliability and query efficiency.
- Designed a secure external messaging gateway so third-party tools (Power Automate) can trigger WhatsApp Business API sends.
- Built background workers for OTP generation, stale bot cleanup, and event-driven notifications with Celery + Redis.
Bengaluru, India Backend Engineer
- Built backend pipelines for medical imaging systems handling 100+ daily uploads of 700MB+ DICOM files.
- Integrated Redis-based caching and notification workflows, cutting server load by 30%.
- Automated ingestion with Celery + Watchdog, cutting manual operations by 50%.
- Built real-time update infrastructure with Socket.IO and integrated OHIF/OpenSeaDragon viewers.
The tools I reach for
The stack changes. The job stays the same.
Languages Python · Go · JavaScript
Backend Django · FastAPI · Express
Data & Queues Postgres · Redis · Celery · RabbitMQ
Infra AWS · Docker · Nginx · systemd
Real-Time Socket.IO · Webhooks · Event-driven
AI Harness MCP servers · Agent tooling · Claude Code
Things I’ve written
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Notes from building and learning.
Get in touch
Have a tricky backend problem?
I’m open to backend and AI work. Send me a note and tell me what you’re building.
hi@akhileshthykkat.in