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Shovan Dhara

Shovan Dhara

Frontend Engineer
Dharampur

Summary

With over 12 years of experience in front end development, specializing in architecting scalable, performant systems using React, TypeScript, and micro frontends. Focus on design system integration, reusable components, and CI/CD optimization for web delivery. Lead initiatives in monorepos, performance profiling, and cross-team architectural standards. Passionate about aligning technical strategy with user needs through close collaboration with design and product teams. Firm believer that modern front end development requires security, observability, and maintainability beyond just visuals. Emphasize strict typing, scalable patterns, and clean code to support rapid iteration and long-term product health.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Tech Lead

Josys
12.2022 - Current
  • Product Enhancement Leadership: Led a talented team in transforming user experiences and improving product performance at Josys by driving forward-thinking UI/UX enhancements.
  • UI Development Mastery: Leveraged React.js proficiency to craft innovative UI libraries and Design Systems, accelerating component development and ensuring consistent, scalable interfaces across our products.
  • Code Optimization & Innovation: Spearheaded code optimizations, Micro Frontend integration, and i18n strategies, instrumental in successful global product launches and bolstering our technical foundation.
  • Efficiency & Automation: Implemented automation in the release process, streamlining operations for faster iterations and impeccable product deliveries, contributing directly to increased operational efficiency.
  • Measurable Impact: These efforts directly correlated with tangible outcomes, significantly elevating product sales and reinforcing our position in the market, fostering company growth.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill improvement.

Software Engineer

Cisco
05.2022 - 11.2022
  • Working as a senior member of the technical team of Cisco SDWAN vManage Application.
  • Working extensively using React with Redux.
  • Mentoring and onboarding newcomers for vManage app.
  • Suggesting process improvement, best practices across teams.

Senior Software Engineer

Infoblox
04.2020 - 05.2022
  • Worked as module owner for On-prem in BloxOne product and was responsible for tasks like feature addition, unit testing, improvement etc.
  • Responsible for taking critical decision for UI related implementations and UX reviews.
  • Helped Infoblox to build a strong UI team in Bengaluru for B1DDI platform by interviewing engineers both from India and US.
  • Mentoring junior developer, code review while strictly following best practices.
  • Added gzip compression support AWS CloudFront distribution resulting in much smaller bundle size being served over the network drastically improving loading performance.
  • Experienced in developing UI in React JS environment.


Software Engineer II (2020 - 2021)

  • Architected a micro frontend loading platform to decouple a monolithic UI, significantly enhancing performance and testability.
  • Defined the CI/CD pipeline for MFEs using Jenkins, Spinnaker, Helm, Kubernetes, and AWS, streamlining deployment and rollback strategies.
  • Contributed to Single-SPA, and built custom Angular schematics to bootstrap micro frontends from scratch with a single CLI command.
  • Drafted High-Level Designs (HLDs) for major architectural initiatives, including micro-component design for reusable export across MFEs.
  • Conducted deep-dive POCs around complex build setups and framework interoperability.
  • Strengthened CDN delivery pipelines using AWS CloudFront, S3, and implemented security controls like Subresource Integrity (SRI) and Content Security Policy (CSP).
  • Developed and maintained shared component libraries, with internal versioning support for consumption across teams.
  • Drove cross-functional architecture alignment and participated in full product lifecycle in Agile environments.

Associate at Digital Engagement Practice

Cognizant Technology Solution
08.2014 - 01.2020
  • Built enterprise-grade Single Page Applications (SPAs) using Angular Material, React, and Redux, with focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Designed and developed map-driven interfaces integrating Google Maps APIs for complex location-based functionality.
  • Developed RESTful APIs using Python (Flask) and managed data persistence with MongoDB, enabling seamless integration between frontend and backend.
  • Delivered responsive, cross-device web interfaces using modern CSS frameworks, often ahead of project timelines.
  • Winner of multiple internal Hackathon Challenges at Business Unit and Tech Vertical levels, showcasing innovation under pressure.
  • As a Programmer Analyst (2014–2016), engineered HTML5-based applications with QR Code/Barcode Reader API integrations.
  • Implemented project scaffolding and build automation with Webpack, Grunt, and NPM, ensuring efficient development workflows.
  • Experienced in modular JavaScript development using RequireJS (AMD) and KnockoutJS for building loosely coupled, reusable components.
  • Played a key role in front-end architecture design, laying the foundation for robust and scalable web applications from scratch.

UI Developer

ICRA Techno Analytics Ltd
06.2013 - 08.2014

Education

Bachelor Degree - Computer Science

West Bengal State University

Skills

React

Accomplishments

  • Received multiple awards in Peer Recognition program in Josys
  • Spot award from Infoblox Athena Team.
  • Received Travel and Hospitality Icon Award from Cognizant Technology Solution.
  • Experience participating various Hackathon Challenges (BU Level, Technology Vertical Level) and achieved many awards.

Interests

Travelling

Photography

Badminton

Movie

Timeline

Tech Lead

Josys
12.2022 - Current

Software Engineer

Cisco
05.2022 - 11.2022

Senior Software Engineer

Infoblox
04.2020 - 05.2022

Associate at Digital Engagement Practice

Cognizant Technology Solution
08.2014 - 01.2020

UI Developer

ICRA Techno Analytics Ltd
06.2013 - 08.2014

Bachelor Degree - Computer Science

West Bengal State University
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