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title: "Raunak Thakkar - Software Engineer in Pune Division | Tal"
description: "Meet Raunak Thakkar, Frontend Heavy | web enthusiast | Software Engineering based in Pune Division. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravity, and claude code."
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# Raunak Thakkar on Tal

## Headline

Frontend Heavy \| web enthusiast \| Software Engineering

## About

I enjoy building software that is simple for users and maintainable for engineers\. Over the last 6\+ years, I've worked primarily in frontend engineering, building products with React, Next\.js, and TypeScript across domains such as finance, observability, and enterprise SaaS\. My work has ranged from building design systems and complex UI workflows to improving application performance and developer experience\. More recently, I've been exploring backend development with Node\.js and Rust to better understand how systems are designed end to end\. I also actively use AI tools as part of my development workflow to automate repetitive tasks, improve testing, and accelerate implementation where they add value\. I enjoy working in collaborative teams, taking ownership of problems, and building software that's reliable, scalable, and thoughtfully engineered\.

## Location

Pune Division

## AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

claude

cursor

hugging face

railway

Vercel AI SDK

## Work experience

Software Engineer at AppZen, Jul 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Project: Autonomous Accounts Payable \| Accounts Payable Inbox \(browser extension\)\. ●​ Delivered end\-to\-end features for an AI\-driven finance automation platform, from PRD analysis to production ●​ Built and extended reusable UI components and design system modules to support evolving product needs ●​ Developed a browser extension using Plasmo\-react ●​ Collaborated with Backend, Integrations, and QE teams to design APIs and ensure smooth releases ●​ Designed Node\.js \(BFF\) routes to integrate with external gRPC services ●​ Improved API observability and optimized backend performance at the Node\.js layer ●​ Developed automated end\-to\-end test flows using Playwright to ensure reliability

UI Engineer at Enterprise Minds, Inc, Mar 2021 \- May 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, Project: Codelens Monitoring Platform Led frontend development with a team of 4 engineers using Next\.js and Chakra UI\. Created reusable components and integrated TDD with Jest and RTL \(75% coverage\)\. Added RBAC, Git hooks, CI via GitHub Actions, and built internal tooling\. Project: Codelens SDK \(JS & Flutter\) ● Developed error\-tracking SDKs for both JS and Flutter platforms\. ● Improved performance by 8% via optimized session\-recording\. ● Built polling mechanisms, session storage, and native integrations for iOS/Android Project: Qualitia Desktop App ● Built cross\-platform desktop app using ElectronJS\. ● Developed core UI components, integration tests, and debugging tools\. ● Handled cross\-process communication with React/Node modules\. Project: CAAP \(Career as a Platform\) ● Architected a highly scalable component library using AntD and SASS, establishing frontend best practices and scalable UI architecture\. ● Optimized rendering performance for complex views via React memoization, significantly improving the user experience for heavy data interactions\. ● Collaborated closely with AI/ML backend teams to structure data payloads and establish robust data logging workflows\. Project: Blink at ThoughtSpot ● Architected and developed complex data visualization tools for business intelligence dashboards, handling large datasets with optimized re\-render behavior\. ● Implemented highly interactive UI components supporting advanced filtering, selection systems, and structured data workflows\. ● Managed complex UI state and created custom GraphQL hooks for real\-time data integration\. ● Maintained strict UI architecture standards, writing E2E tests and migrating legacy Angular modules to modular SCSS and React\.

Junior Software Developer at APSS Media, Jun 2019 \- Mar 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos, Pune Area, India

## Education

BCA \- Bachelor of Computer Application, Computer Programming, Sinhgad Institute Of Management

Bachelor of Computer Applications, Sinhgad CollegeOf engineering

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