Summary
Akash Mishra is a Research Assistant and software engineer based in New York with a decade of hands-on experience building product-grade web services and search-driven systems. He holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering from NYU and a BTech in Computer Science, and has driven backend work across Node.js, Go, Python and PHP with MongoDB, MySQL, Elasticsearch/Solr and AWS. His industry experience spans startups and consumer platforms—leading features like bulk ordering and library management systems and improving search relevance at Bookchor and LBB. Now in research at NYU, he bridges applied systems engineering with machine learning interests, bringing both production rigor and academic depth. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, results-oriented problem solving and for translating research ideas into deployable services. He maintains a personal site showcasing projects and technical write-ups, reflecting a habit of documenting practical engineering trade-offs.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at New York University
BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science at ABES Engineering College
Hindi, English