Hariharan Kailas

TIME.COM Replatform

• Contentstack, Next JS, Tailwind, Storybook, JEST, Fastly, GTM
• Migrated TIME from WordPress to Contentstack CMS executing a complete frontend ecosystem integration.
• Handled ads integration for the entire project.
• HIghlight: During the project bid, the client specifically requested that I lead the Replatform team to oversee the Ads integration went smoothly, which I managed alongside leading the TIME BAU team.

TIME.COM BAU

• Next JS, Tailwind, Wordpress Guttenberg, Storybook, JEST, Fastly, GTM, Cursor AI
• Client-facing role leading weekly releases to support the fast-paced editorial operations of Time.com.
• Solely responsible for the end-to-end development and maintenance of the website, including the frontend, WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, ad integrations, and legacy codebase built with Gatsby and Handlebars while integrating Cursor AI to speed up delivery.
• Oversaw and executed all production releases
• HIghlight: Maintained multiple repositories across diverse technologies, contributed to the WordPress backend, and supported DevOps with Fastly edge configurations.

TIME.COM Redesign

• Next JS, Tailwind, Wordpress Guttenberg, Storybook, JEST, Fastly, GTM
• Focused on maintaining high code quality through continuous refactoring and enforcing best practices across the codebase. Led performance optimization efforts and took full ownership of production releases, ensuring smooth, stable deployments.
• HIghlight: Was Pulled into this project to make sure the code quality is maintained, and all PR reviews had to be approved by me.

Covered California Government HeaHttps://www.coveredca.com>

• Claude AI, Cursor AI, Typescript, Next JS, Tailwind, Turbo Repo
• Re design and development of California government's outreach program for the state's health insurance marketplace.
• Highlight: Architected and implemented claude and cursor skills, rules and best practice initialization for the team to use speeding up delivery and reducing common bugs.

Www.startribune.come News

• Typescript, Next JS, Tailwind, React testing library
• Re design and development of the existing website in a modern package, involved from the scratch from set up to on going delivery.
• HIghlight: Implemented the tailwind and design system and also Implemented ads on the frontend.
• The client is still closely in touch with the company due to the positive impact it has had on business

• Typescript, Next JS, Tailwind
• Played the role of team lead on the project and worked on redesigning and developing the website from scratch to modernize their approach and make a better impression to potential investors
• Highlight: Lead the team with no Engineering manager, and delivered the project in less than 2 months, and was appreciated by the global leadership

  AT&T - Mexico

  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Javascript
  • Migrated the AT&T online shopping experience from Magento to Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC), ensuring a smooth transition of frontend functionality, improved performance, and platform scalability. Contributed to building reusable components.
  • Highlight: We pioneered the technology into the website and apart from development was also involved in training the clients team on SFCC skillset.
    

    Polestar Electric Cars

    Www.polestar.com.com
    • React, GraphQL, DatoCMS, Jest, TypeScript, Styled Components, Storybook
    • Worked on the redesign and development of the Polestar North America Spaces flow, contributing to a more seamless and engaging user experience.
    • Highlight: Engineered a CI/CD optimization by introducing a YAML-based setup that split a single bottlenecked pipeline into three streamlined pipelines for development, staging, and production—significantly accelerating deployment workflows and improving team velocity.

    Clover.com

    • React, Jest, TypeScript, Styled Component
    • Lead the team to create and deliver the merchant dashboard adding a one stop dashboard for merchants to monitor the customer flow
    • Highlight: Created contexts to take care of the state management of the entire dashboard flow, taking care of API calls and pagination.

    POC

    3D Interface with PWA

    • Pizza Model & Salad Bowl
    • A 3D pizza model with physics-enabled toppings that fall and settle naturally onto the base.
      A salad bowl where selected toppings fall in and interact with each other realistically.

State of Michigan – Lightning JS

• Built a portal enabling underprivileged citizens to apply for government benefits (healthcare, child support, education, etc.).
• Highlight: First project; gained exposure to best coding practices and experimented with technologies via internal POCs.

Exelon Energy – Angular 5

• Migrated legacy portal to modern UI for starting, stopping, and moving Exelon energy services.
• Highlight: Followed strict agile 2-week sprints; created shared components for all Exelon sister projects.

Mandated Child Abuse Reporter – Lightning JS

• Developed a portal for officials (doctors, teachers, etc.) to report and track child abuse cases.
• Highlight: Built the global navigation system and a reusable custom validation engine adopted across Michigan projects.

NextGen Salesforce Page Creator Tool – React, Redux

• Internal Deloitte tool to create Salesforce pages via a drag-and-drop UI.
• Highlight: Implemented metadata-driven UI generation using React/Redux.

Kreator – Salesforce Page Creator (Next Phase) – React, Redux

• UI revamp of NextGen; optimized Redux architecture.
• Highlight: Refactored to a single Redux store, reducing redundant code and improving maintainability.

Supervisory Control Protocol (Michigan Dept. of Health) – Lightning JS

• Phase 2 of the Mandated Reporter system to help supervisors track case progress and investigations.
• Highlight: Won based on the successful launch of Phase 1, integrated real-time progress tracking and communication.