Headline

Staff / Principal Frontend Engineer | Angular & React | SaaS & Fintech Platforms | Scalable UI Architecture & API Systems

About

I’m a Staff-level frontend engineer with 15+ years of experience building and scaling SaaS and fintech platforms, with deep expertise in Angular-based architecture and API-driven systems. I specialize in designing performant, secure, and maintainable UI platforms that support complex financial workflows and operate reliably at scale. At BlackLine, I lead frontend architecture and execution for an Intercompany Accounting platform, driving design standards, improving delivery predictability, and aligning multiple teams across Product, QA, and Security. My work focuses on building scalable systems, optimizing performance, and ensuring long-term maintainability in enterprise environments. I have strong experience integrating complex REST APIs, managing asynchronous data flows, and collaborating with backend teams to define efficient, scalable API contracts. From a security standpoint, I implement best practices including token-based authentication, role-based access control, and protection against common frontend vulnerabilities. Beyond implementation, I play a key role in raising engineering standards—mentoring developers, guiding architectural decisions, and influencing cross-team technical direction. I actively leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality, while maintaining a strong focus on clean architecture and sustainable delivery. I’m currently focused on Staff/Principal frontend roles where I can contribute to architecture, drive engineering excellence, and create broader organizational impact.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

github copilot

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at BlackLine, Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, As a Lead Engineer at BlackLine, I lead frontend architecture and development for an Intercompany Accounting platform supporting complex financial workflows across multiple teams. I design scalable UI systems using Angular as the primary framework along with React for component-driven use cases, with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, and secure data handling. My work involves defining API integration strategies, collaborating closely with backend teams to optimize data flow, and improving overall system responsiveness and reliability in enterprise SaaS environments. Beyond implementation, I drive engineering excellence by aligning development practices across Product, QA, and Security to improve delivery predictability and quality. I mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish frontend standards to elevate team performance. I actively leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude to accelerate development, reduce turnaround time, and maintain high code quality. Additionally, I implement security best practices including token-based authentication, role-based access control, and protection against common vulnerabilities.

Senior Frontend Engineer at FourQ Systems, Feb 2022 - Apr 2022 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, As a Lead Engineer at FourQ (following its acquisition by BlackLine), I lead frontend architecture and development for an Intercompany Accounting platform supporting complex financial workflows across multiple teams. I design scalable Angular-based UI systems with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, and secure data handling. My work involves defining API integration strategies, collaborating closely with backend teams to optimize data flow, and improving overall system responsiveness and reliability in enterprise SaaS environments. Beyond implementation, I drive engineering excellence by aligning development practices across Product, QA, and Security to improve delivery predictability and quality. I mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish frontend standards to elevate team performance. I also implement security best practices including token-based authentication, role-based access control, and protection against common vulnerabilities, ensuring systems are built for long-term scalability and compliance.

Technical Lead at Encora Inc., May 2021 - Jan 2022 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, At Encora, I led frontend architecture and execution for Movoto, a large-scale customer-facing real estate platform with high traffic and complex user interaction flows. I was responsible for designing scalable Vue.js component systems and frontend patterns that improved development efficiency, reduced duplication, and enabled faster feature delivery across teams. I worked closely with backend engineers to define stable API contracts and improve frontend-backend integration reliability, helping reduce UI defects and improve overall system stability. In addition to technical leadership, I partnered with product stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable implementation plans, while mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices across the team.

Principal Consultant at Oracle, Sep 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, As a Principal Consultant at Oracle Consulting, I contributed to the development of enterprise-grade cloud applications with a strong focus on scalability, security, and workflow automation. I led implementation efforts for complex procurement and approval systems involving multi-level workflows, role-based access control, and compliance-driven business requirements. My responsibilities included collaborating with business stakeholders and engineering teams to align technical execution with operational goals, while simplifying complex approval processes to improve efficiency and usability. I played a key role in translating business problems into scalable technical solutions and ensuring delivery quality in enterprise environments.

Senior Software Engineer at CGI, May 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At CGI, I led frontend development initiatives for large-scale housing and property management platforms, focusing on building scalable, responsive, and high-performance web applications. I worked extensively on modernizing frontend architecture using React and Ionic, helping improve application maintainability, user experience, and overall development efficiency across teams. My role involved optimizing application performance through techniques such as lazy loading, asynchronous data handling, and bundle optimization, resulting in faster load times and improved responsiveness. I also collaborated closely with backend teams to strengthen API integrations and ensure stable end-to-end system behavior, while mentoring developers and promoting frontend engineering best practices across the organization.

Senior Frontend Engineer at Dell R&D, Aug 2015 - May 2017 · 1 y 9 mo, Bangalore

Frontend Developer at 47Billion, Nov 2014 - Aug 2015 · 9 mo, Bangalore

PHP Developer at eAnswer Network, Jul 2012 - Oct 2014 · 2 y 3 mo, Bangalore

Junior Software Developer at Mantra Technovative, Jul 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 y, Bangalore

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University

Acharya Patha Shala Boys' High School