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Pooja Hooda

Software Engineer | Ex - SDE-2 @JPMorgan Chase

Bengaluru

3+ years of work experience

Rare.lab
Mar 20264 mosJun 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Built core infrastructure spanning data, design systems, and runtime delivery. Architected the data layer using Supabase with a PostgreSQL backend, choosing a relational model to structure user data into well-defined tables and rows. Contributed to the design system, including the full extra experience layer, and built out the mobile design system from the ground up. Engineered a lightweight runtime (under 30 KB) that executes an eight-stage DAG pipeline using topological sort to resolve execution order. Deployed the runtime on Cloudflare alongside the Rare engine file, enabling content to be fetched and served directly to end users from the edge for fast, low-latency delivery.
JPMorganChase
Sep 20241 yr 9 mosMay 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Developed DP Studio, a one-stop web application for CIB Engineers and Product Owners to onboard, configure, deploy, and monitor shared services, improving internal workflows and reducing operational friction. Drove the optimisation from JPMM Admin to DP Studio, delivering a unified interface for JP Morgan Markets and enhancing collaboration across product managers, platform engineers, and risk teams. Contributed end-to-end from design to development to testing, owning the client-side experience from the project's inception. Designed and built the onboarding flow with Framer Motion for smooth, intuitive interactions, along with guided onboarding tooltips, to deliver a polished user experience. Built core features including channels, menu versions, and audit versions, and introduced a change-request ID layer to track every change as channels were promoted from development to testing to production, giving managers and developers full visibility and traceability across the deployment lifecycle. Established end-to-end testing for the React application using Cypress, ensuring reliability and confidence across releases.
RARE
Feb 20246 mosJul 2024

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Developed websites utilizing React, Nextjs, JavaScript, Typescript, GSAP, Three.js, and Locomotive Scroll, contributing to all phases of the product development lifecycle.
Career Break
Jul 20237 mosJan 2024

New Delhi, Delhi, India

365 days of Code | React & Nextjs with typescript | MERN Stack | Portfolio website My goal is to work on developing 50 projects and also learn 2D animations. Updates: Developed and deployed over 10 dynamic websites using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Each site is designed with a user-centric approach, integrating GSAP animations to create visually appealing and interactive experiences. To further refine the user experience, I implemented Framer Motion and Locomotive Scroll, enhancing the websites with smooth, aesthetically pleasing animations and scrolling effects.
ToppersNotes
Feb 20221 yr 2 mosMar 2023

Rajasthan, India

Owned product design end-to-end for an EdTech platform serving 10,000+ active learners preparing for government exams. What I owned: - Designed the full ToppersNotes mobile app from scratch — information architecture, interaction patterns, and a scalable visual system. - Audited and redesigned the App Shop purchase flow using user research and usability testing. Result: 10% lift in in-app revenue within the first release cycle. - Built a Library Dashboard with intelligent content taxonomy, cutting resource discovery time 25% and growing daily user interactions 18%. - Led a 6-month cross-functional initiative across design, engineering, and growth — delivered 15% feature adoption uplift and measurable NPS gains. This role is where I learned to make decisions that move metrics, not just pixels — a lens I've carried into every engineering role since. Tools: Figma · User Research · Prototyping · Usability Testing
GitHub
@poojahooda22
Personal portfoliopoojahooda.com

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Education

Liverpool John Moores University

Master of Science - MS, Full stack development

Liverpool John Moores University

20231 yr2024
Indian School of Business

Professional Certificate in Product Management

Indian School of Business

20261 yr2027

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Headline

Software Engineer | Ex - SDE-2 @JPMorgan Chase

About

Frontend-heavy software engineer: React, TypeScript, Next.js, WebGL. I came from product design, so the interfaces I ship don't need a designer to fix them. Two years as an engineer; before that, shipping product as a designer. At JPMorgan Chase, I built DP Studio, a React/TypeScript platform that replaced four legacy internal systems and cut engineer onboarding from eight weeks to under one. I owned the client side from inception. Stack: React · Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind · Storybook · Design Systems · WebGL · Three.js · GLSL · Node · GraphQL · Postgres · Docker · CI/CD · AWS · Cloudflare https://www.poojahooda.com/ https://app.poojahooda.com/ https://perplexity-frontend-five.vercel.app/ https://rare-ui-design-system.vercel.app/?path=/story/experience-layer-footers-liquidfootersimulation--with-pills&globals=theme:Light https://creative-website-ten.vercel.app/

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Wispr Flow

Work experience

Co-Founder & Lead Software Engineer at Rare.lab, Mar 2026 - Jun 2026 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built core infrastructure spanning data, design systems, and runtime delivery. Architected the data layer using Supabase with a PostgreSQL backend, choosing a relational model to structure user data into well-defined tables and rows. Contributed to the design system, including the full extra experience layer, and built out the mobile design system from the ground up. Engineered a lightweight runtime (under 30 KB) that executes an eight-stage DAG pipeline using topological sort to resolve execution order. Deployed the runtime on Cloudflare alongside the Rare engine file, enabling content to be fetched and served directly to end users from the edge for fast, low-latency delivery.

Associate Software Engineer (SDE-2) at JPMorganChase, Sep 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Developed DP Studio, a one-stop web application for CIB Engineers and Product Owners to onboard, configure, deploy, and monitor shared services, improving internal workflows and reducing operational friction. Drove the optimisation from JPMM Admin to DP Studio, delivering a unified interface for JP Morgan Markets and enhancing collaboration across product managers, platform engineers, and risk teams. Contributed end-to-end from design to development to testing, owning the client-side experience from the project's inception. Designed and built the onboarding flow with Framer Motion for smooth, intuitive interactions, along with guided onboarding tooltips, to deliver a polished user experience. Built core features including channels, menu versions, and audit versions, and introduced a change-request ID layer to track every change as channels were promoted from development to testing to production, giving managers and developers full visibility and traceability across the deployment lifecycle. Established end-to-end testing for the React application using Cypress, ensuring reliability and confidence across releases.

Lead Developer at RARE, Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 · 6 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, Developed websites utilizing React, Nextjs, JavaScript, Typescript, GSAP, Three.js, and Locomotive Scroll, contributing to all phases of the product development lifecycle.

Professional development at Career Break, Jul 2023 - Jan 2024 · 7 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 365 days of Code | React & Nextjs with typescript | MERN Stack | Portfolio website My goal is to work on developing 50 projects and also learn 2D animations. Updates: Developed and deployed over 10 dynamic websites using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Each site is designed with a user-centric approach, integrating GSAP animations to create visually appealing and interactive experiences. To further refine the user experience, I implemented Framer Motion and Locomotive Scroll, enhancing the websites with smooth, aesthetically pleasing animations and scrolling effects.

Product Designer at ToppersNotes, Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Rajasthan, India, Owned product design end-to-end for an EdTech platform serving 10,000+ active learners preparing for government exams. What I owned: - Designed the full ToppersNotes mobile app from scratch — information architecture, interaction patterns, and a scalable visual system. - Audited and redesigned the App Shop purchase flow using user research and usability testing. Result: 10% lift in in-app revenue within the first release cycle. - Built a Library Dashboard with intelligent content taxonomy, cutting resource discovery time 25% and growing daily user interactions 18%. - Led a 6-month cross-functional initiative across design, engineering, and growth — delivered 15% feature adoption uplift and measurable NPS gains. This role is where I learned to make decisions that move metrics, not just pixels — a lens I've carried into every engineering role since. Tools: Figma · User Research · Prototyping · Usability Testing

Education

Master of Science - MS, Full stack development, Liverpool John Moores University

Professional Certificate in Product Management, Indian School of Business

Public links

github: https://github.com/poojahooda22

poojahooda.com: https://www.poojahooda.com/