Akash Govind
Security Engineer | Application & API Security | AI Security & Python
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About
Security Engineer with a strong backend foundation and hands-on experience in application/API security, security tooling, and threat modeling.
Builds
Python-based security automation and brings additional experience with Go, JavaScript, and TypeScript across backend and web systems. Applies security testing, access-control analysis, and architecture review to identify weaknesses and provide practical remediation guidance, with additional exposure to AI Security and security monitoring fundamentals.
Experience
Independent Development: Web3 to Backend Systems at Self-Directed (2025-05 – 2026-03)
- Built and contributed to Solana/Web3 projects through structured coursework and OSS contributions (May to Dec 2025), then shifted focus to backend systems engineering, learning Go intensively and building production-style systems including a fault-tolerant async job queue processing 1K+ jobs/min (Jan to Mar 2026).
Full Stack Developer Intern at VisAI Labs Private Limited (2024-08 – 2024-09)
- Rebuilt and refactored responsive UI components across devices, removing rendering inconsistencies and enabling faster feature iteration for incoming teams.
Education
Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Program – BIA Chennai (2026-04 – 2026-08)
B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering – SVCET (Anna University), Thiruvallur (2021 – 2025)
