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Chetan Raj

Frontend Architect / Senior Engineering Manager at Zinnia

Bengaluru

15+ years of work experience

Zinnia
May 20242 yrs 4 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Twilio
Oct 20221 yr 8 mosMay 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

At Twilio, I got to lead some exciting front-end projects for the Operations team including building a Case Management System with Twilio Flex that made managing accounts smoother and faster. I focused on automating repetitive workflows, designing scalable UIs, and contributing to Twilio’s Paste Design System to keep things clean and consistent. Along the way, I created front-end best practices, mentored JavaScript developers, and was part of architecture discussions that shaped how teams built and shipped products across the org.
Twilio
Jan 20213 yrs 5 mosMay 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Active.Ai
May 20209 mosJan 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

At Active.ai, I led front-end development for key AI-driven products like Web-SDK, Trinity and the Admin CMS. My work focused on building scalable and reusable components, defining front-end architecture and ensuring consistent design patterns across products. Since our clients included India Leading Banks, maintaining code quality was non-negotiable. I enforced stringent PR reviews, implemented best coding practices and set high standards for performance and security. I collaborated closely with the product, backend, and design teams. Often involves with designers to fine-tune UX details and ensure pixel-perfect implementation. I also mentored developers and helped establish technical guidelines that enabled new projects to move faster while staying maintainable.
Active.Ai
Dec 20181 yr 6 mosMay 2020

Bengaluru Area, India

Jan 20117 yrs 11 mosNov 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

At Snapwiz, I started as an Associate Engineer and grew into a Lead Software Engineer, working across multiple EdTech platforms like Glider.ai, Edulastic and Wiley Learning Spaces. I led a 15-member team, built scalable front-end architectures, and implemented best practices for performance and maintainability. My role combined hands-on coding, mentoring, and product collaboration across the full development lifecycle.
Jan 20117 yrs 11 mosNov 2018

GitHub
@chetanraj
Medium
@chtn

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Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Telecommunication

A.P.S College of Engineering

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High School

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Headline

Frontend Architect / Senior Engineering Manager at Zinnia

About

Web Artist | Node.js | Express.js | React | Vue | Backbone | OOJS | Scaffolding Front End Apps

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Engineering Manager at Zinnia, May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Staff Software Engineer at Twilio, Oct 2022 - May 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At Twilio, I got to lead some exciting front-end projects for the Operations team including building a Case Management System with Twilio Flex that made managing accounts smoother and faster. I focused on automating repetitive workflows, designing scalable UIs, and contributing to Twilio’s Paste Design System to keep things clean and consistent. Along the way, I created front-end best practices, mentored JavaScript developers, and was part of architecture discussions that shaped how teams built and shipped products across the org.

Software Engineer at Twilio, Jan 2021 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Product Developer at Active.Ai, May 2020 - Jan 2021 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At Active.ai, I led front-end development for key AI-driven products like Web-SDK, Trinity and the Admin CMS. My work focused on building scalable and reusable components, defining front-end architecture and ensuring consistent design patterns across products. Since our clients included India Leading Banks, maintaining code quality was non-negotiable. I enforced stringent PR reviews, implemented best coding practices and set high standards for performance and security. I collaborated closely with the product, backend, and design teams. Often involves with designers to fine-tune UX details and ensure pixel-perfect implementation. I also mentored developers and helped establish technical guidelines that enabled new projects to move faster while staying maintainable.

Senior Web Developer at Active.Ai, Dec 2018 - May 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Lead Software Engineer at SNAPWIZ EDUTEC (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, Jan 2011 - Nov 2018 · 7 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At Snapwiz, I started as an Associate Engineer and grew into a Lead Software Engineer, working across multiple EdTech platforms like Glider.ai, Edulastic and Wiley Learning Spaces. I led a 15-member team, built scalable front-end architectures, and implemented best practices for performance and maintainability. My role combined hands-on coding, mentoring, and product collaboration across the full development lifecycle.

Lead Software Engineer at SNAPWIZ EDUTEC (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, Jan 2011 - Nov 2018 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Telecommunication, A.P.S College of Engineering

High School, B.H.S.S

Public links

github: https://github.com/chetanraj

medium: https://medium.com/@chtn