About me

Senior Full-Stack Engineer | Technical Lead

  • 7+ years
  • FinTech, E-commerce, Consumer Technology
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The short version

I'm a Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Technical Lead based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, with 7+ years of experience building high-scale platforms across FinTech, E-commerce, Consumer Technology. I currently work as a Senior Web Developer at KraftPixel Digital Solutions, where I lead a team of 4 developers across 2 product teams and drive architecture, performance, and delivery for enterprise platforms.

I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by building reliable software, designing scalable solutions, and leading teams to deliver high-quality products. Over the years, my responsibilities have evolved beyond development to include technical leadership, sprint planning, mentoring, production support, and contributing to architecture decisions.

I've worked on business-critical platforms including Angel One, HDFC Sky, Kapiva, Atomberg, and other enterprise applications where performance, reliability, and maintainability were essential.

Core expertise

  • Full-Stack Development (Next.js, React, Node.js, PHP, WordPress)
  • Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring
  • System Design & Scalable Architecture
  • REST API Development & Third-Party Integrations
  • Performance Optimization & Core Web Vitals
  • Docker, Redis & AWS Infrastructure
  • Production Support, Incident Management & RCA
  • Workflow Automation (Node-RED, Google Apps Script)

Experience

Senior Web DeveloperCurrent

KraftPixel Digital Solutions

June 2022 to Present

  • Lead a team of 4 developers through sprint planning, technical mentoring, and code reviews, shipping 40+ features on schedule across 2 product teams.
  • Architected and delivered enterprise FinTech platforms (HDFC Sky, Angel One) serving 1M+ users with 99.9% uptime.
  • Optimized Core Web Vitals across 12 product pages, reduced LCP from 4.2s to 1.8s through Redis caching, CSS optimization, and lazy loading.
  • Led migration of Angel One blog from WordPress to headless Next.js architecture, built CMS APIs, Redis + MySQL optimized endpoints, and automated live blogs.
  • Managed production incident response with RCA-driven improvements, reducing P1 incidents by 60%.
  • Drove migration from legacy stacks to modern tech (Next.js, Docker, Kubernetes) while ensuring zero-downtime transitions.

Web Developer

KraftPixel Digital Solutions

January 2019 to May 2022

  • Built 15+ custom WordPress themes and plugins for enterprise clients, handling 200K+ monthly visitors across platforms.
  • Developed custom BigCommerce checkout experience with Vue.js and Vuex, reduced cart abandonment by 22% through optimized UX.
  • Integrated payment gateways (Razorpay, UPI, COD), logistics APIs, and CRM systems across 5 e-commerce platforms.
  • Improved Core Web Vitals across client platforms, achieved 90+ PageSpeed scores through Critical CSS, image optimization, and caching.
  • Automated engineering workflows with Google Apps Script and Node-RED, reducing manual reporting time by 15 hours/week.

Web Developer Intern

KraftPixel Digital Solutions

July 2018 to January 2019

  • Built backend integrations using Node.js and PHP for WooCommerce and WordPress platforms.
  • Developed internal tooling for automated deployment workflows and QA processes.

Skills

Frontend
Next.jsReactVue.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptHTML5CSS3SCSS
Backend
Node.jsPHPREST APIsMySQL
Infrastructure
DockerRedisAWSLinuxCloudflareKubernetes
Engineering
Technical LeadershipSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationAgile MethodologiesSolution ArchitectureCode ReviewCI/CDIncident Management
Platforms
WordPressWooCommerceBigCommerceElasticsearch
Tools
GitWebpackGulpNode-REDGoogle Apps ScriptJira

Education and awards

Education

  • M.Sc. IT (Information Technology)

    University of Mumbai

    2016 to 2018

  • B.Sc. IT (Information Technology)

    University of Mumbai

    2013 to 2016

Awards

  • Technical Magician Award

    2024

    Awarded for delivering innovative technical solutions and driving successful project execution.

  • Technical Ninja Award

    2020

    Recognized for exceptional technical knowledge growth and technical dexterity.

Languages

  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Hindi Professional working proficiency
  • Marathi Native or bilingual proficiency

Based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Available for remote work.

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