Ahamed Kalifa
Dubai
Summary
8+ years front-end developer focused on React.js and TypeScript, building scalable, high-performance web apps and design systems. Skilled in Tailwind CSS, Material UI, GraphQL, REST APIs, and Elasticsearch, with a strong focus on UI/UX, accessibility, component-driven architecture, and responsive layouts.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Front-end Developer
Dripshop
03.2021 - Current
- Maintained and evolved a reusable component library (layouts, buttons, inputs, selects, modals, accordions, alerts, search, toasts), standardizing UX.
- Architected card-driven discovery and tabbed views powered by a single REST API to render dynamic data efficiently, enhancing scalability.
- Designed a flexible Product Card to support instant packs, auctions, giveaways, wholesale, and sales, driving conversion.
- Built comprehensive profile modules (hostanduser) with subscriptions, followers/following, orders, reviews, ratings, and stats to improve engagement.
- Enhanced navigation with Elasticsearch-powered notifications, message counts, cart updates, and profile menus for clearer interactions.
- Implemented global search across products, streams, sellers, instant packs, box breaks, and users via Elasticsearch, reducing search latency.
- Delivered real-time messaging (1:1 chat, offer threads, delete/block/read/report actions) with subscription notifications to keep conversations responsive.
- Shipped landing pages, Lottie animations, product workflows, and live streaming UI with accessible, responsive patterns across devices.
- Optimized performance of large React modules to improve rendering efficiency and reusability.
- Technologies Used: React.Js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, REST APIs, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, Lottie, Jotai management, Framer animation.
UI Developer
Webcrafter
11.2018 - 02.2021
- Delivered responsive authentication flows, dashboards, and content modules across client products using React.Js and modern UI libraries.
- Established reusable components and consistent styling with Material UI and Styled Components, accelerating development.
- Implemented form validations and user-friendly interactions to lower input errors.
- Built event and media UIs (list/detail, join via Zoom, video player, sessions) to improve engagement.
- Ensured responsive design and cross-browser support; scaled UI patterns.
- Structured HTML5/CSS3 and Bootstrap for maintainable styling and predictable layouts.
- Used Git/GitHub for version control and collaborative workflows.
- Technologies Used: React.Js, Material UI, Styled Components.
UI Developer
Biz15
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Designed and shipped e-commerce UIs (landing, listing, product detail) with clear visual hierarchy and responsive layouts.
- Built interactive banners and carousels using JavaScript/jQuery to highlight promotions and offers.
- Optimized CSS architecture for scalability and performance, reducing style duplication.
- Ensured cross-browser compatibility, decreasing production UI issues.
- Structured grid and category sections to improve discoverability and drive conversions.
- Standardized UI patterns across pages to scale consistency across.
- Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, JQuery.
- Developed user interfaces utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to enhance web application functionality.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Applications Development
MIIT College
Chennai, Tamil Nadu05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications Development
ANNAI College
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu05.2015
Skills
- Agile scrum
- Code debugging
- Troubleshooting
- Time estimates
- UI updates
- RESTful apis
- Web performance optimization
- Technical solutions development
- Deadline adherence
- CSS
- User acceptance testing
- Web application development
- Performance optimization
- JavaScript proficiency
- API integration
- Object-oriented programming
- Responsive design
- CSS proficiency
- HTML
- Critical thinking
- Git proficiency
- jQuery
- Bug resolution
- Team collaboration
- Front end web development
- Web design
- Javascript
- System maintenance
- System design
Languages
Tamil
English
Project
Ducknowl, Recruitment platform UIs covering authentication, recruiter dashboard, job management, assessments, and video interview workflows., Built recruiter workflows (dashboards, job tabs, status handling) to streamline hiring, improving throughput., Implemented assessments and video interview UIs with dynamic answer sheets and setup screens, reducing candidate drop-offs. Ditto, Online video platform with responsive landing, authentication, profile editing, events, and join flows integrated with Zoom., Designed responsive landing and auth UIs using Material UI and Styled Components., Developed reusable components to standardise UI. Virtual Gym, Virtual gym platform including address management, event details, video sessions, media player, and join session flows., Built event detail and session flows with clear navigation to live/recorded classes, increasing session starts., Implemented video player UIs for live and recorded workouts, boosting watch completion. YesDee, Shopping mall-style e-commerce UI with landing pages, product listing and detail views, and promotional banners., Delivered product listing and detail UIs with structured grids, improving discoverability and add-to-cart rate., Optimised CSS and responsive design, cutting page load and reducing UI defects across devices.
Personal Information
Timeline
Front-end Developer
Dripshop
03.2021 - Current
UI Developer
Webcrafter
11.2018 - 02.2021
UI Developer
Biz15
05.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications Development
ANNAI College
Master of Science - Computer Applications Development
MIIT College