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Senior Frontend Engineer | React · TypeScript · Next.js · Design Systems | AI-Native UX & Developer Tooling | 7+ YoE

About

I build frontends that feel alive — fast, accessible, and designed to scale. With 7+ years shipping production interfaces, I specialize in crafting design systems, performance-obsessed React applications, and AI-native developer tooling. My work sits at the intersection of design engineering and frontend architecture. 🔹 Design Systems — Built enterprise-grade component libraries (React + TypeScript + Radix) with WCAG AA compliance, serving 50+ engineers 🔹 AI + Frontend — Developing AI agents, skills, and intelligent design systems at Allica Bank 🔹 Performance — Achieved 70% performance gains, sub-second TTIs, and optimized bundles across consumer-facing products 🔹 Open Source — Creator of audio_x, a zero-dependency audio player library for the web Previously shipped products at Rakuten (Music v2), LearnQ.ai, and HashCube (games with 10M+ installs). 💬 Let's connect — I'm always open to conversations about design systems, AI in frontend, and the future of developer experience.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

gemini

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems at Allica Bank, Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos, India, Leading the design and development of Allica Bank's enterprise-grade design system, serving 60+ engineers across multiple product teams. - Architecting a comprehensive React component library using TypeScript, Radix UI, Base UI, ARK UI, and Shadcn - achieving WCAG AA accessibility compliance across all components - Building AI agents, skills, and MCP servers that enhance developer productivity and accelerate feature delivery across the organisation - Developing Flutter components to extend the design system to mobile platforms, ensuring cross-platform consistency - Established design tokens, theming infrastructure, and documentation standards that reduced UI inconsistencies by 80% - Championed frontend performance best practices, achieving sub-second Time to Interactive (TTI) across key user flows

Senior Software Engineer at Rakuten India, Apr 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Drove end-to-end frontend development for Rakuten Music v2, a consumer-facing music streaming platform serving millions of users across Japan. • Rebuilt the entire web application from scratch using Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS — delivering a 45% improvement in page load times • Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) and incremental static regeneration (ISR) for SEO-critical pages, boosting organic traffic by 25% • Collaborated closely with design and product teams to ship pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces across desktop and mobile • Mentored junior developers and established code review standards that reduced production bugs by 30%

Frontend Engineer at LearnQ.ai, Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Led the frontend development of LearnQ.ai from concept to MVP, an AI-powered SAT/ACT preparation platform, managing a team of 4 developers. * Built the entire frontend architecture using React, Redux, and TypeScript - delivering a production-ready platform in under 6 months * Achieved 70% improvement in application performance through code splitting, lazy loading, and bundle optimization * Developed cross-platform mobile apps using React Native, expanding platform reach to iOS and Android * Integrated real-time analytics and AI-driven learning recommendations, improving student engagement by 35%

Game Developer (JavaScript) at HashCube, Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Greater Bengaluru Area, Developed and optimized high-performance mobile games using JavaScript and Cocos2d-x, contributing to titles with millions of downloads. - Built and maintained core game mechanics, UI systems, and social integrations for multiple puzzle games - Optimized game performance and memory usage, ensuring 60 FPS gameplay on low-end devices - Integrated third-party SDKs for analytics, advertising, and in-app purchases, driving a 20% increase in ARPU - Collaborated with game designers and artists to implement engaging animations and gameplay features

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Dr B.C ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

High School, Computer Science, Pitts Modern School , Gomia

Public links

github: https://github.com/afkcodes

afk.codes: https://afk.codes/