Soief Ali

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led modernization of payment systems impacting millions.
Improved login success rate by 15% through UX enhancements.
Delivered Customer 360 platform for millions of users.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Frontend Engineer specializing in Fintech and SaaS solutions with a focus on user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

ReactNode.jsJavascriptAngularjsWeb Development

Other Skills

Apache KafkaCICDCSS FrameworksCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Clean CodingCustomer ExperienceECMAScriptExpress.jsExpressJSForgeRock Identity PlatformFraud DetectionGit RepositoryGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaHTML

About

I am a Staff/Lead Front-End Engineer with 11+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure, and user-centric platforms. At Lowe’s, I’ve led engineering teams of up to 10 developers, driving modernization across authentication, payments, and customer platforms adopted by millions of global users. I have consistently contributed at a Staff Software Engineer level while serving as a Lead Front-End Engineer, and my expertise positions me strongly for Principal Engineer Frontend and technology leadership roles. My focus areas include React, TypeScript, and cloud-native frontend architectures, where I’ve delivered solutions that operate at enterprise scale. 🔹 Impact Highlights Improved enterprise login/authentication success rate by 15% through performance tuning & UX enhancements. Improved page performance by 20%, enabling a faster and smoother customer experience. Delivered the Customer 360 platform for millions of DIY & PRO customers. Led enterprise migrations, including ID.me authentication and Google Cloud modernization. 🔹 Expertise ReactJS | TypeScript | Node.js | GraphQL | GCP | OAuth2 / PKCE / Passkey | Biometric Authentication | Microservices | Cloud-Native Architecture I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, designing secure and scalable systems, and bridging UX with business value. I thrive in agile, collaborative environments where innovation impacts millions of users globally. 🌍 Outside of work, I’m an avid traveler and adventure enthusiast — whether trekking mountains, riding motorcycles, or exploring new cultures, I enjoy challenges that push boundaries both personally and professionally.

Experience

12 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

9 yrs

Current Experience

Lowe's companies, inc.

3 roles

Lead Software Engineer

Promoted

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Lead Software Engineer – Payments (Wallet & Gift Cards) – Lowe’s India | Aug 2025 – Present
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As Lead Engineer, I drive the modernization of Lowe’s Wallet & Gift Card ecosystem, working at the intersection of payments, security, and customer experience. I lead a 10-member engineering team as a Lead Software Engineer (functioning at a Staff/Principal Engineer level) to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that impact millions of transactions annually.
Spearheaded vendor integrations to expand payment options and reduce transaction latency.
Improved wallet page performance by 20%, enabling a faster and smoother customer experience.
Enhanced gift card redemption flows, boosting adoption by 5% and increasing customer satisfaction.
Partnered with product, security, and finance teams to ensure compliance, scalability, and fraud prevention across payment systems.
Lead Software Engineer – Login Experience (Authentication & Authorization) | Lowe’s India | Sep 2024 – Jul 2025
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As Lead Front-End Engineer, led a 7-member front-end engineering team focused on optimizing Lowe’s customer login and authentication experience for a global user base.
Increased login success rate by 15% through performance tuning and UX improvements.
Integrated advanced security protocols, including OAuth2, PKCE, and Passkey to strengthen account safety.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver a secure, seamless, and highly available login system.

PaymentsSecurityCustomer ExperiencePerformance TuningVendor IntegrationsReact+1

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Got new roles and responsibilities to enhance customer experience through a performance-driven, robust platform. I got the opportunity to work on Microservices and ReactJS along with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
I got exposure to the below skillsets.
Front End Technologies:
Responsive Web Design, JavaScript eXtension (JSX), ES6, JSON, ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, TypeScript, ExpressJS, HapiJS engine, Handlebars, JEST unit testing, Object-Orientated and Functional JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Tailwind, MERN Fullstack, MongoDB, OAuth2, PKCE, Passkey, Pie Encryption
DevOps & SRE:
CICD, Docker, Webpack, Postman, Google Cloud, Git Repository, Jenkins, JIRA, Spinnaker, ISTIO Gateway, Grafana, Stack Driver, Kibana, Maserati, Full Story, Go Alert, Vanguard, JEEP, Kafka, ForgeRock, Avalara, ID.Me, NuData.

MicroservicesReactJSGoogle Cloud PlatformPerformance OptimizationReactNode.js

Software Engineer

Apr 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Just started journey at Lowe's India for Bangalore office. Working in NodeJS, ExpressJS, HapiJS, Handlebars templates, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS Frameworks, Grunt, Gulp, Docker, Maven, Brew, Git version controlling. I worked on Angular JS 1.2 and have basic knowledge on ReactJS.

NodeJSExpressJSJavaScriptCSS FrameworksNode.js

Cognizant

Associate

Jan 2014 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

>> Have 3.2 years of total work experience in Front End UI/UX development at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Worked in different areas like AngularJS App building, Oracle Siebel Web Development, Siebel desktop and iPad App, Salesforce and Visualforce web app development .
>> Initially completed 6 months corporate training on J2EE and Web Development.
>>Worked on the User Interface development part of Oracle Siebel Desktop Application as well as Mobile Application. Worked on various ergonomic web application and delivered top class solutions.
>> Worked on building Salesforce App and Visualforce pages. Implemented Salesforce Lightning Design System.
>> During work period at Cognizant, got opportunity to work upon various technologies like AngularJS, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, Object Oriented and Functional JavaScript, Oracle Siebel Open UI, Salesforce and Visualforce UI Development.
>> Implemented Single Page Application (SPA) using AngularJS. In AngularJS, used mostly directives, controllers, services, external and custom modules etc.
>> Responsive web design: Used Bootstrap and CSS media queries for mobile(including iPad) driven solutions.
>> Always worked in a team to extract most out of it in agile methodology. Build web solutions as per the wireframes and experimented so many POCs with a problem solving attitude.

AngularJSSalesforceWeb Development