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Viraj Kini

Bengaluru

Summary

  • Highly skilled and motivated UI/Frontend Engineer with a proven track record in developing web applications utilizing HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React Js, and Redux. Currently exploring the Mobile world with React native.
  • Have basic hands on skills in node js and writing SQL db queries.
  • Skilled in efficiently managing, planning, and organizing time, with a strong ability to estimate work effort accurately, ensuring timely and successful project deliveries.
  • Collaborative team player experienced in working within cross-functional Agile teams, including UX designers, Front-end Developers, Product Owners, and operations, to drive collective project success.
  • Recognized for mentoring and providing valuable technical guidance to fellow team members and junior colleagues, fostering a supportive and growth-oriented work environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

UI engineer II

Flipkart
04.2019 - Current
  • Part of the core shopping experience UI team at Flipkart, catering to an extensive user base of approximately 150 million active users.
  • Revamp the Flipkart Search Product page UI with innovative and refined widget designs, effectively transforming user interactions Skills and experiences across different product categories
  • Implemented Filters on the Flipkart Search page, contributing to a noteworthy +2bps improvement, enabling users to easily navigate and filter products.
  • Optimized page load times and reduced bounce rates by revamping existing UI architecture for Search page.
  • Built a powerful desktop application from scratch using Electron.js for search query analysis, enabling the manual evaluation of approximately 30,000 queries per week
  • Exemplify leadership skills, handling on-call responsibilities, and actively participating in the hiring process while providing mentorship to junior team members.

UI Developer

Headway.ai
02.2018 - 03.2019
  • Built the complete web and mobile application from scratch to MVP.
  • Implemented real-time notification using Socket, end to end flow of interview scheduler, search & filtering , authentication , forms and other UI components.
  • Coordinate with the UX designer and founders, understand the flows and implement it.

Software Engineer

Mphasis -Wyde
06.2014 - 01.2018
  • Enhance, maintain and support insurance application for the client named CUNA Mutual group based in US.
  • Analyse the work request and set up a phone meeting with the business client for requirements gathering.
  • Get the time estimates approval for completing the work- request from the reviewer.
  • Code, prepare the Code Change and Unit test plan documents.
  • Prepare the release notes once the user acceptance testing isapproved

Education

BE - Engineering

Canara Engineering College ( CGPA : 7.2 )
Mangalore, Karnataka

Skills

  • Front-End Programming: React Js, Javascript CSS3, HTML, node js, jest, redux, typescript, webpack
  • Responsive Design
  • Performance Optimization
  • Web and Application Servers
  • Architectural Design & Design Patterns
  • Agile Workflow
  • Mentoring & Grooming junior devs

Accomplishments

  • Received Instant Karma award, Kool & the Gang Award (twice) and was part of Annual Award - Innovation team at Flipkart.
  • Received Monthly Individual Summit Award for the month of September 2016.

Additional Information

https://www.linkedin.com/in/viraj-kini/,

Hobbies: Playing guitar, Playing table tennis, Travelling

Timeline

UI engineer II

Flipkart
04.2019 - Current

UI Developer

Headway.ai
02.2018 - 03.2019

Software Engineer

Mphasis -Wyde
06.2014 - 01.2018

BE - Engineering

Canara Engineering College ( CGPA : 7.2 )
Viraj Kini