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Building fast and scalable React apps

I help teams optimize their React & Next.js applications for performance, scalability, and maintainability.

My Experience and Approach

  • 👋I'm a principal software engineer with over a decade of experience, from 3-person startups to Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft
  • 🚀I specialize in React and Next.js: building modern, scalable, and high-performance applications
  • 💡Whether it's refining an existing codebase or architecting a new solution, I follow a pragmatic and results-driven approach
  • ✍️I'm a strong written communicator, ideal for async and remote-first teams
  • 📄My resume is available here.

Delivering Impact from startups to Fortune 500

I've worked for companies of all sizes—from agile 3-person startups to established Fortune 500 enterprises—adapting to their unique challenges and delivering impactful results.

✅ Building SEO-Optimized Websites

Used Next.js and server-side rendering to improve search engine visibility for web applications.

Optimized performance, metadata, and structured data to ensure better rankings and faster load times.

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🕵️‍♂️ Migrating to (Strict) Typescript

Led the migration of large-scale Javascript codebases to Typescript, enhancing type safety, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Introduced best practices to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruptions.

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🚀 React Performance Optimization

Identified and resolved bottlenecks in React applications, improving load times, reducing bundle sizes, and enhancing overall responsiveness.

Implemented strategies like lazy loading, code splitting, and efficient state management.

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📈 Scaling Frontend Architectures

Designed and implemented scalable frontend architectures for growing applications, ensuring long-term maintainability and team productivity.

Established best practices for component structure, state management, and reusability.

Best practices

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