Mustkeem K

Senior Frontend Engineer · React.js, Next.js & TypeScript · Node.js, Nest.js & MySQL · AWS

Remote from Noida, India (UTC+5:30) · Working with distributed teams across India, New Zealand, USA and Europe since 2020

Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience developing scalable, high-performance web applications. Care deeply about performance, reliability, scalability and developer experience. Work closely with product/design to turn ambiguous problems into shipped outcomes. Proven track record in leading teams, optimizing system performance, and driving architectural decisions.

Open to: Lead or Senior Frontend Engineer (React heavy, Node.js, product teams, high ownership).

Technical Skills

Core Frontend
React.jsNext.js (App Router, SSR, SSG, ISR)TypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)HTML5CSS3React NativeAngularVue.js
Architecture & State
Frontend ArchitectureDesign SystemComponent LibraryReduxRedux ToolkitZustandContext APIReact Query (TanStack Query)Apollo ClientGraphQLREST APIsWebSocket & Real-Time Streaming
Performance, Accessibility & SEO
Core Web VitalsCode SplittingLazy LoadingBundle AnalysisPerformance OptimizationCaching & CDNServer-Side RenderingSEOGenerative Engine Optimization (GEO)JSON-LDWCAG & ARIAAnalytics / A-B TestingResponsive & Cross-Browser Support
Styling & UI
Tailwind CSSBootstrapShadcn UICSS-in-JSStyled ComponentsMaterial-UISASSLESSCSS ModulesStorybookFigma Design-to-CodeData Visualization (D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts)
Testing & Quality
JestReact Testing LibraryVitestCypressPlaywrightUnit TestingIntegration TestingE2E TestingCode ReviewTechnical DocumentationADRs & Tech Specs
Backend & Data
Node.jsNest.jsExpress.jsApollo GraphQLREST API DesignMicroservicesEvent-Driven Services (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS)MySQL/SQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis
Cloud, DevOps & Security
AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, SQS, IAM)DockerKubernetesCI/CD with GitHub ActionsTerraformNGINXDataDogSentryOAuth 2.0JWTSSOAuthorizationAuthenticationRBAC
AI-Assisted Development
Spec-Driven Development (spec-kit)Agentic AI WorkflowsClaude CodeCursorGitHub CopilotAI-Assisted Code Review
Ways of Working
GitGitHubJiraConfluenceAgileScrumKanbanAsynchronous & Cross-Timezone CollaborationMentoringStakeholder Communication

Experience

VeVe / ECOMI

Aug 2021 – Present

Remote · New Zealand

Senior Frontend Engineer
  • Developing performant and scalable components for web applications built in React.js, Next.js and TypeScript.
  • Build a reusable in-house UI component library to improve consistency and speed of delivery across the products.
  • Developed an NPM package for auth requirements in TypeScript, enabling SSO auth across four apps.
  • Improved performance and reliability of web applications via profiling, improving Core Web Vitals, bug fixes, and pragmatic refactors.
  • Fostered a culture of observability and TDD, reducing critical incidents and improving code reliability.
  • Integrated fiat and crypto tokens payments for recharge flow.
  • Built production microservices using Nest.js, GraphQL, Node.js, and TypeScript.
  • Shipped mobile app features in React Native, rendering web app pages within React Native WebViews.
  • Partner with product/design to scope work, iterate quickly, and deliver user-facing development.
  • Mentored junior engineers on React.js best practices and delivered 1,000+ code reviews to raise code quality, performance, and architectural standards.
  • Writing the architecture docs, ADRs and tech specs & System Design for new features, settling component design, API contracts and rendering patterns.
  • Maintained strong engineering hygiene: code reviews, testing, documentation, and incremental delivery.

Cognizant Technology Solutions · Verizon

Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Remote · Hyderabad, India

Lead Frontend Engineer
  • Built frontend of pricing and quote generation platform in React.js, TypeScript and Redux & Vite handling data and event-heavy UI/UX workflows.
  • Delivered features within a micro-frontend architecture; improved maintainability by standardizing shared UI patterns.
  • Built and integrated frontend modules with backend APIs; ensured clean contracts and stable releases.
  • Improved developer productivity through tooling, CI checks, and code quality practices.
  • Led a team of 4 senior engineers, improving delivery speed and code quality.
  • Owned frontend delivery and cross-team collaboration with backend, design & product.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to ship features safely in an enterprise environment.
  • Led GraphQL API standardization, introducing auto-generated GraphQL types for better type safety on frontend.
  • Learned React Native and delivered an MVP within two weeks, improving cross-team collaboration.

Paytm (One97 Communications)

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020

Noida, India

Senior Frontend Engineer
  • Built user-facing product features with React.js + TypeScript/JavaScript, Babel focusing on usability and performance.
  • Partnered with backend/PM/design to ship iterative improvements and reduce regression risk.
  • Strengthened quality with testing and code review discipline; improved maintainability through refactors.
  • Led the migration from legacy jQuery to Next.js, modernizing frontend interface.

Sparx IT Solutions

Dec 2016 – May 2019

Noida, India

Frontend Engineer - Full Stack Engineer
  • Built automobile-marketplace application's frontend in React.js, Redux, webpack and TypeScript, covering brand and model catalogues, expert reviews, specifications, pricing and car comparison interfaces.
  • Engineered a canvas-based apparel design tool with real-time preview, moving image processing into Web Workers to keep the editor responsive on large files.
  • Shipped web and mobile products in React.js, React Native, Angular (NgRx, RxJS) and Vue.js, covering authentication, notifications, feeds, WebRTC calling and headless CMS integrations.
  • Coded Progressive Web App (PWA) in React.js.
  • Learned and coded REST APIs using Express.js and TypeScript within 2 months by collaborating with team and released to Production.
  • Shipped product features end-to-end across web surfaces; optimized key user flows and page performance.
  • Built internal utilities/components that reduced duplicate work and improved consistency.
  • Drove reliability improvements through debugging and systematic fixes.
  • Increased code quality and maintainability by enforcing linting rules and code review guides.

Shipcent · B2B Freight & Logistics Marketplace

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

India · Part-time

Founder & Full Stack Engineer
  • Founded and developed a B2B freight marketplace connecting businesses with truck vendors, built in React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js and MySQL on AWS.
  • Built price quotation suggestions, payments, vendor management, invoicing module, tracking and replacing workflows that had run on manual coordination.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University · Lucknow, India

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Stack Overflow contributor with 8,000+ reputation, answering on JavaScript, React.js, Node.js and full-stack development. Recognized as top 1% talent worldwide by Upstack.

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