Architecting Scalable Platforms & Distributed Systems.
I'm Anik Kaushesh, a Computer Engineering student at Thapar Institute, LeetCode Guardian (top 0.8% globally), and Joint Secretary (POR) at Creative Computing Society. I engineer low-latency C++20 simulation engines, architect microservices platforms serving 2,000+ residents, and scale event platforms for 20,000+ participants.
Capabilities & Impact
Engineering Highlights
Building low-latency C++20 simulation engines (3.76M events/sec), microservices for 2,000+ residents, and scaling event platforms for 20,000+ participants.
Campus Residents Served
Architected an in-house microservices platform replacing paid third-party institutional software, cutting overhead by 40% with Go/Django backends and Next.js frontend.
Top 0.84% Globally (Rank 6,955)
Solved 850+ problems across graph theory, dynamic programming, and data structures. Built full-stack LeetCode Tracker serving 100+ active coders.
Power Feeders Analyzed
Engineered PHP/MySQL pipeline detecting false feeder closure events while computing optimal capacitor placement to minimize transmission losses.
Creative Computing Society (CCS)
PORJoint Secretary (Position of Responsibility) & Platform Architect
Mentored a 6,000+ member coding community and orchestrated 2 MLH hackathons across 28 states (3,000+ registrations, 4.5★ highest in India). Built Saturnalia.in event infrastructure.
Engineering Showcase
Featured Systems & Case Studies
Production microservices, low-latency C++20 simulation engines, predictive ML pipelines, and high-concurrency event platforms.
QuantForge — Trading Simulation Engine
High-performance deterministic limit order book and event-driven backtesting engine in C++20 with microsecond-level matching and Sharpe/drawdown portfolio accounting.
- Built a C++20 limit order book and matching engine with price-time priority, limit/market orders, GTC/IOC/FOK time-in-force, partial fills, and atomic FOK liquidity checks.
- Verified deterministic execution with 44 GoogleTest unit and integration tests covering edge-case matching states, cancellations, and order lifetime guarantees.
- Engineered a deterministic event-driven backtester with portfolio accounting and Sharpe/drawdown analytics, replaying 300,000 events at 3.76M events/sec (266 ns/event) in Release mode.
HOSMAS — Hostel Management System
In-house microservices platform replacing a paid third-party institutional service for university hostels, reducing operational overhead by 40% for 2,000+ residents.
- Built a high-throughput system for 2,000+ residents across 5 modules, replacing a paid third-party service and slashing operational overhead by 40%.
- Architected Go and Django microservices with isolated PostgreSQL databases, consumed by Next.js TypeScript clients and orchestrated via Celery and Redis.
- Established CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Docker deployment on AWS behind Nginx reverse proxy and Cloudflare edge security.
Customer Transaction Prediction Engine
Data-driven predictive pipeline surfacing transaction behavior insights on an imbalanced dataset (~10:1 ratio), leveraging semi-supervised pseudo-labeling to boost AUROC from 0.89 to 0.95.
- Built a data-driven pipeline on a severely imbalanced dataset (~10:1 class ratio) using semi-supervised pseudo-labeling to leverage unlabeled records, improving model AUROC from 0.89 to 0.95.
- Benchmarked LightGBM, neural networks, and ensemble models via 10-fold cross-validation with RankGauss normalization and shuffle augmentation.
- Extracted high-fidelity feature importances to identify key driver metrics governing transactional velocity.
Banking Client Analytics Dashboard
Interactive Power BI and Python analytics dashboard tracking client lending, deposit velocity, and engagement across multi-tiered customer relationships.
- Constructed interactive Power BI dashboard tracking loan, deposit, and engagement metrics cross-filtered by relationship, nationality, and income tier.
- Implemented calculated fields (Engagement Timeframe, Income Band, Total Loan, Total Deposit) converting raw transaction logs into decision-ready metrics.
- Conducted Python EDA with Pandas and Seaborn, discovering high-value customer clusters with elevated multi-account deposit balances.
Saturnalia Fest Event Management Platform
Full-featured event management platform serving student registrations, scheduling, and notifications for North India's premier annual institutional fest.
- Architected Saturnalia.in event infrastructure supporting 20,000+ students across multiple institutions with high-concurrency registration workflows.
- Engineered automated SMTP email notification pipeline dispatching updates to 8,000+ recipients with 98% verified delivery rate.
- Optimized query performance and database indexing to maintain sub-second latency during heavy concurrent registration spikes.
Additional Tools & Engineering Portals
Specialized Systems & Open Source
LeetCode Progress Tracker & CI/CD
Containerized problem-solving tracker with topic-wise filtering, progress analytics, and automated Docker/Jenkins CI/CD pipeline serving 100+ active users.
- Built a comprehensive tracking system serving 100+ active users with topic-wise problem categorization, difficulty filtering, and progress visualization using Chart.js.
- Designed RESTful API architecture with Express.js and MongoDB, implementing efficient data models and indexing strategies for optimal query performance.
Robotics Lab Research Portal
Responsive research showcase website for Thapar Institute's Robotics Lab, featuring project portfolios, faculty profiles, and research publications.
- Designed and developed a component-based architecture with 12+ reusable React components, showcasing 8+ research projects and facilitating faculty-student collaboration.
- Implemented SEO best practices and performance optimizations, achieving a 40% increase in organic traffic and 35% reduction in page load time.
BlogSphere Content Platform
Feature-rich blogging platform with Appwrite backend, authentication, rich text editing, and real-time synchronization.
- Developed a full-featured blogging platform supporting 100+ users with secure authentication, CRUD operations, and rich text editing capabilities, resulting in 25% increase in user engagement.
- Leveraged Appwrite Backend-as-a-Service for authentication, database management, and file storage, implementing role-based access control for content moderation.
Technical Arsenal
Skills & Core Competencies
Full-stack microservices, cloud infrastructure, algorithmic problem solving, and competitive programming.
Programming Languages
Systems, backend, and web languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Frontend, backend microservices, and state
Tools, Cloud & Databases
Databases, containerization, CI/CD, and hosting
Core Competencies
Architecture & execution
Experience
Work Experience
Software engineering internships across power distribution telemetry and logistics ERP.
PSPCL
Software Development Intern
- Engineered PHP and MySQL telemetry pipelines monitoring 12,477 distribution feeders across Punjab, detecting false closure events and reducing report backlog by 15%.
- Analyzed half-hourly consumption data across distribution substations to calculate optimal capacitor bank placement, reducing power grid transmission losses.
Precision Pyramid
Software Development Intern
- Built a real-time analytics dashboard with React.js and Node.js for enterprise ERP systems, reducing warehouse KPI report generation latency by 40%.
- Architected secure RESTful APIs with JWT authentication and role-based access control (RBAC), cutting administrative workload by 35%.
Leadership
Position of Responsibility (POR)
Student governance, technical mentorship, and national hackathon direction at Thapar Institute.
Creative Computing Society
Joint Secretary (POR)
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology • Premier technical society driving campus development, systems workshops, and nationwide hackathons.
- Mentored a 6,000+ member coding community on data structures, algorithms, and systems engineering; organized 15+ technical workshops and managed production platforms including HOSMAS and Saturnalia.in.
- Directed 2 back-to-back MLH-partnered national hackathons across all 28 states with 3,000+ registrations, achieving a 4.5/5 ★ rating (highest in India).
Academics
Education & Scholarship
Computer Engineering undergraduate foundation, core systems coursework, and academic merit scholarship at Thapar Institute.
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering • Patiala, Punjab
Honors
Competitive Honors & Ranks
Global competitive programming ranks, algorithmic ratings, and university merit scholarships.
LeetCode Guardian
LeetCode Guardian ranked 6,955 out of 874,587 coders worldwide with 850+ problems solved across advanced data structures, graph theory, and dynamic programming.
TIET Academic Merit Scholarship
Awarded prestigious merit-based scholarship by Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology for stellar academic performance (CGPA 8.38/10) in Computer Engineering.
CodeChef 3★ & Codeforces Specialist
Achieved 3-Star on CodeChef (1616 peak rating) and Specialist on Codeforces (1408 peak rating) through regular competitive algorithm contests.