Hello, I'm

Rakesh Bhaker

Team Lead & Full-Stack Developer

Results-oriented Senior Backend Engineer with 4+ years of experience architecting scalable web applications. Specialist in the PHP/Laravel ecosystem, high-concurrency cloud systems, and integrating modern AI architectures.

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Executive Summary

I am a strategic Team Lead & Full-Stack Architect with a deep passion for high-concurrency system design and building robust abstractions. My core expertise lies within the PHP/Laravel ecosystem, relational database optimization, and modern cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS).

Beyond traditional web architecture, I have a proven track record of innovating with AI technologies. I actively leverage AI coding assistants for rapid delivery and integrate LLM APIs (Ollama, OpenAI) using RAG architectures and Vector databases to build intelligent, forward-thinking features.

Whether it's scaling an LMS to support thousands of concurrent students or optimizing backend processes to reduce server latency by over 20%, I am dedicated to writing clean, testable code and delivering exceptional digital products.

Quick Facts

Professional Experience

Team Lead - Software Development

Edunet Group

07/2024 - Present
  • Leadership & Architecture: Direct cross-functional teams, overseeing sprint planning, code reviews, and designing scalable server-side logic for a core LMS serving thousands of concurrent users globally.
  • AI Implementation (RAG): Spearheaded the R&D and integration of local AI models (Ollama) and Vector databases into the platform to automate user support and reporting.
  • Infrastructure Optimization: Improved performance and reliability by implementing auto-scaling groups and load balancers (Azure VMSS/Nginx), reducing server latency by over 20% during peak traffic.
  • Cost Management: Strategically optimized Azure Blob storage and VM resources, directly reducing monthly cloud expenditures.

Software Developer

Edunet Group

04/2023 - 06/2024
  • Reusable Abstractions: Developed modular Laravel packages for SCORM tracking and assessment engines, enabling code reuse across multiple client projects.
  • API Development: Built secure, high-performance RESTful APIs for an Employee Management System (EMS), handling complex 360-degree appraisal logic and leave workflows.
  • Optimization: Refactored legacy codebases to improve maintainability, strictly adhering to OOP and MVC design patterns, and optimizing critical SQL queries to reduce dashboard load times by 40%.
  • Integrations: Integrated external services like WhatsApp Business API and built custom SMTP mail pipelines to handle automated transactional emails at scale.

Junior Software Developer

Edunet Group

04/2022 - 03/2023
  • System Scaling: Successfully integrated SCORM packages with Laravel, utilizing Redis queues to handle real-time tracking for thousands of concurrent learners.
  • Data pipelines: Developed custom reporting APIs using PHP and optimized SQL to generate complex user activity reports and bulk data onboarding utilities.
  • Frontend Integration: Developed responsive web UIs using modern JavaScript and integrated them seamlessly with backend Laravel APIs.

Laravel Developer

Braincave Software Pvt. Ltd.

10/2021 - 02/2022
  • E-commerce Architecture: Built end-to-end e-commerce applications from scratch using PHP and Laravel, taking full ownership of database design and complex inventory logic.
  • Logistics & Integrations: Developed core services and integrated third-party REST APIs (Google Route APIs, payment gateways) for real-time shipment tracking.
  • Honored as Employee of the Month for rapid feature deployment and collaborative problem-solving in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Software Engineering Intern

IBM (On the Job Training)

2021 - 2022

Collaborated in an agile team to build a full-stack Digital Library application using PHP and MySQL. Gained foundational expertise in database normalization, client-server architecture, and request-approval workflows for digital assets.

Technical Skills

Backend Architecture

PHP 8+ Laravel Node.js (Express) Python REST APIs Microservices GraphQL

Frontend Development

React.js JavaScript (ES6+) Tailwind CSS Bootstrap HTML5/CSS3 jQuery

AI Integration & Data

LLMs (Ollama) RAG Architecture Vector DBs (Qdrant, Chroma) OpenAI / Claude APIs AI Coding (Copilot, Cursor)

Database & Caching

MySQL (Optimization) PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis (Caching & Queues) Schema Design

Cloud & DevOps

Azure (VMSS, Blob, MS Graph) AWS (EC2, S3) Docker Nginx CI/CD Git / GitHub

Tools & Principles

Object-Oriented Programming Design Patterns (MVC) SCORM 1.2/2004 Postman / Unit Testing Agile Collaboration

Education

Advance Diploma in IT, Networking and Cloud Computing

National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Bangalore

2019 - 2022

Computer Software Application (CSA)

National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Chennai

2018 - 2019

12th (PCM)

Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan

2016 - 2017

Certifications

Python for Data Science & Machine Learning

IBM / SkillsBuild

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Introduction to IoT

Customer Engagement: Problem Solving

and Process Controls