Archana Mallali Shadaksharappa
Reading,United Kingdom
Summary
I am an experienced full-stack developer with over five years of experience, specializing in dynamic, user-centric web applications. My expertise spans front-end and back-end technologies, including React, C#. Currently, I am leading a team of four junior engineers focused on addressing web accessibility issues while simultaneously developing new UI features and resolving security concerns. Passionate about learning new technologies, I always strive to create exceptional user experiences.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Engineer II
Microsoft Corporation
Bengaluru, India
09.2022 - 11.2024
- Leading a team of 4 junior developers to resolve 300+ accessibility issues on a micro-frontend SPA with 6+ sub-applications across 4+ repositories built using React and TypeScript .
- Developed main flow for Monetize for Creators, taking it from ideation to MVP release within six months.
- Owns various flows in the SPA - signup/login flows, user management, error pages and risk checks.
- Developed Ads Kudos tool using Microsoft Power platform, used by 250+ employees to acknowledge each others' contributions and improve visibility across Microsoft Advertising organization.
- Actively collaborate with UX designers, product managers, to enhance and implement Figma designs.
- Delivered many tech talks on Web Accessibility , educating developers and managers on importance of accessible UI development and how to resolve common A11y issues.
- Contributed to Microsoft Global Hackathon project by integrating the signup flow for a WordPress plugin developed to boost the customer base.
- Onboarded 8+ new engineers and mentored 3 junior developers in the team.
- Guided an intern project to suggest optimal inline and sidebar ad placements using image processing and AI models, to reduce publisher effort and boost revenue.
Software Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
Bengaluru
07.2019 - 08.2022
- Led the effort to make the single page application accessible according to WCAG 2.0 using HTML5 and ARIA by fixing 100+ accessibility bugs, across UI pages and React custom components
- Developed 5+ reusable React components and layouts like Grid, GridFilter, Hierarchical picker, Color Picker and error page layout using React hooks and functional components.
- Designed and developed REST APIs to streamline customer management by consolidating API calls, eliminating duplicates, and simplifying admin tasks for thousands of customers
- Implemented dynamic views using U-SQL for streamlining data transfers for the downstream team
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering, Minors in ML & Computer Systems
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur 07.2015 - 06.2019
Skills
- ReactJS
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- HTML5 & CSS3
- Jest & Playwright
- FluentUI
- Web Accessibility and responsive UI
- React Hooks
- C# (NET framework)
- SQL Server
- REST APIs
- Azure Data Factory
- AI/ML - NLP and Data mining
Timeline
Software Engineer II
Microsoft Corporation
09.2022 - 11.2024
Software Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
07.2019 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering, Minors in ML & Computer Systems
Indian Institute of Technology
07.2015 - 06.2019
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