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Ankush Kurmi

Associate Software Engineer · Full Stack Developer

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

@ankushkurmi21981114

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About

Software engineer with experience building and migrating scalable web systems, including email/SMS pipelines, bulk messaging, and full-stack applications. Strong background in modern JavaScript stacks, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and technical documentation.

Experience

  • Associate Software Engineer
    Submittable Holdings Inc. · Indore, India
    Jan 2025 – Present

    Architected and led migration of the entire communication pipeline (email & SMS) from AWS SQS to BullMQ, designing queue topology, retry strategies, and dead-letter handling for improved observability and throughput. Developed a high-throughput bulk email system handling 10,000+ emails/hour, incorporating robust error handling to ensure deliverability. Worked across the stack with Kubernetes, Docker, GraphQL, and MongoDB in a microservices environment; managed deployments via GitHub Actions CI/CD. Authored comprehensive technical documentation for key API endpoints; collaborated in Agile ceremonies to ensure code modularity and scalable design.

  • Full Stack Developer Intern
    Flamme Inc. · Noida, India
    Nov 2024 – Jan 2025

    Migrated a legacy web application to a modern stack (React, Redux, Tailwind CSS), improving performance by 40% and enhancing code maintainability. Developed and executed manual test cases for new UI components to ensure responsiveness and 100% adherence to design specifications. Worked within a fast-paced startup environment with weekly sprints and continuous deployment, gaining experience with CI/CD principles.

Education

Skills

1 to 2 years 1 to 2 years A year or two of steady use.
3 to 6 months 3 to 6 months A few months of practice with it.

Tools / apps / platforms

1 to 2 years 1 to 2 years A year or two of steady use.
Docker MongoDB Kubernetes GitHub Actions
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
Git Linux Redis Jenkins CI PostgreSQL Amazon Web Services AWS

Projects

  • SpeakCoach: AI Pronunciation & Speaking Coach
    Node.js, TypeScript, React, Azure AI Speech, PostgreSQL, Claude API, Mem0

    Built an AI-powered English pronunciation coach for Hindi speakers using Azure AI Speech SDK for real-time phoneme-level pronunciation assessment. Engineered a longitudinal weakness profiling system that builds a personalized error fingerprint per user over time. Integrated Claude API to auto-generate targeted exercises based on tracked weaknesses.

  • Chat Collapser
    JavaScript, Chrome Extensions API

    Built and published a Chrome extension that collapses older messages in long AI chat sessions to reduce scroll fatigue. Reached 100+ installs and 50+ daily active users organically.

  • SentinelShare: Legal Document Automation System
    React, Node.js, AWS, PostgreSQL, Twilio, Mailgun, WebSockets

    Developed an end-to-end document automation platform handling 25,000+ legal documents/month. Wrote and optimized complex SQL queries, engineered a real-time notification system, and implemented WebSocket communication for instant frontend updates.

🏆 Achievements & awards

  • LeetCode and Codeforces DSA Performance

    Solved 700+ DSA problems across LeetCode and Codeforces; achieved Global LeetCode Rank: Top 26%.

  • UGEE Admission Rank

    Cleared UGEE for admission to IIITH and secured a rank in the top percentile of applicants.

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