Akhil Francis

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

15+ years of experience in frontend architecture.
Expert in Angular, React, and Micro-Frontend Architecture.
Proven ability to lead global engineering teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Frontend Architect with extensive experience in enterprise-scale web applications.

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Skills

Core Skills

Micro-frontend ArchitectureAi-assisted DevelopmentAngularReactAngularjsSapui5

Other Skills

AI-assisted workflowsAJAXAgile MethodologiesAngular 19Backbone.jsBootstrapCSSCSS 3Cross-browser CompatibilityDHTMLDesign PatternsGITGitHub CopilotHTML 5HTML5

About

Enterprise Frontend Architect & UI Leader with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-performance web applications for Fortune 500 clients. Expert in Angular (8–19), React, Next.js, and Micro-Frontend Architecture, with strong backend exposure in Node.js and GoLang, plus enterprise frameworks like SAPUI5 and WinJS. Proven ability to lead global engineering teams, define UI/UX standards, and drive measurable outcomes. Skilled in AI-assisted development (Copilot, ChatGPT, Windsurf, Cursor) to accelerate delivery, generate reusable components, and optimize code quality. Key strengths: • Enterprise-scale frontend architecture & micro-frontend adoption • AI-assisted workflows for productivity & testing • Data visualization: D3.js, Chart.js, ApexCharts, vis.js • Performance optimization: Webpack, lazy loading, code splitting • Accessibility & UX compliance (WCAG)

Experience

18 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Promoted

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

Architected and scaled Crosswork Network Automation platform, improving reducing load times by ~40%.
Led a 16-member UI team, mentoring engineers, defining coding standards, and ensuring 100% on-time delivery.
Designed reusable components used across 5+ enterprise applications, reducing redundant development by 35%.
Implemented Micro-Frontend Architecture for modular, parallel development across teams.
Pioneered AI-assisted workflows (Copilot, ChatGPT, Windsurf, Cursor) to accelerate delivery by ~30%.
Collaborated with UX, PM, and Directors to define enterprise UI/UX standards ensuring accessibility and modern design compliance.

Micro-Frontend ArchitectureAI-assisted workflowsUI/UX standardsReusable componentsPerformance optimizationAI-assisted development

Software Engineer IV (Lead UI)

Apr 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Architected and led UI development for Crosswork Network Automation – a large-scale enterprise platform for network visibility and automation.
Upgraded product to Angular 19, enabling faster performance and long-term scalability.
Implemented Micro-Frontend Architecture, reducing deployment time by 50% and enabling modular feature delivery.
React POC: Created a proof of concept to demonstrate invoking an Angular application inside a React application for executive presentation.
Led a 10–16 member UI team, mentoring engineers, setting coding standards, and ensuring on-time deliverables.
Designed and developed reusable components used across multiple Cisco applications, reducing development duplication.
Optimized application performance, cutting load times by ~40% via Webpack optimizations and lazy loading.
Pioneered AI-assisted workflows: leveraged Copilot & ChatGPT to generate unit tests, reusable components, and accelerate feature delivery.
Collaborated with UX, PM, and Directors to define UI/UX standards, ensuring accessibility and modern design compliance.
Migrating existing legacy code to new frond end technologies with latest modern user experience.

Angular 19Micro-Frontend ArchitectureAI-assisted workflowsReusable componentsPerformance optimizationAngular

Juniper networks

Software Engineer 3 (UI developer)

Feb 2016 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Built reusable React components and migrated AngularJS legacy features, improving developer efficiency by ~25%.
Developed complex network visualization dashboards with vis.js for real-time node connectivity insights.
Optimized JTAC Workbench web performance by 35%, reducing case resolution times.

ReactAngularJSvis.jsPerformance optimization

Emc

Sr Developer(UI developer)

Jun 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · BANGALORE

Delivered end-to-end SAPUI5 mobile applications for quote approvals, enabling faster on-the-go business decisions.
Built responsive layouts and complex UI controls for critical business workflows.

SAPUI5Responsive layouts