Manik Sharma — Senior Software Engineer

Hi, I'm Manik Sharma, a passionate technologist with over 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable web applications. My journey in tech began with curiosity and quickly evolved into a purpose: to build user-centric products that solve real-world problems. 🛠️ What I Do I specialize in Full Stack and Frontend Engineering with a strong command over: Frontend: React.js, Next.js, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Styled Components Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Python, Django, MongoDB, RESTful APIs, Firebase Tooling & DevOps: Webpack, Babel, Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Vercel, Netlify Testing & Quality: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress Performance & Accessibility: Lighthouse, SEO, Core Web Vitals, ARIA standards 🧠 Highlights from My Journey 🧩 Built and launched the RAZOR Chrome Extension single-handedly — enhanced web usability and gathered hundreds of users in its beta launch. ⚙️ Revamped a monolithic legacy system into a modular React-Redux architecture, reducing load times by 40% and increasing dev velocity by 30%. 🌐 Delivered complex SPA dashboards and enterprise tools for global brands across HRTech and SaaS domains. 🧭 Spearheaded the frontend of an internal ERP platform, now used across multiple Fortune 500 clients. 👨‍🏫 Passionate mentor — helped 10+ junior developers grow into strong contributors by guiding them on code quality, design systems, and debugging strategies. 🔐 Developed secure authentication flows using JWT, implemented role-based access control, and integrated with third-party APIs. 📈 Optimized web performance and accessibility to achieve Lighthouse scores of 95+ consistently. 💡 Why I Love What I Do I believe in building with empathy — understanding both the user and the engineer. I enjoy diving deep into new frameworks, exploring design systems, and solving architectural challenges. Whether it's simplifying complex UI workflows or improving time-to-interactive, I get a thrill from turning friction into flow. 🤝 Let’s Connect I'm always open to: Collaborating on challenging products Mentoring aspiring developers Exploring new opportunities in fast-paced environments Feel free to reach out at maniksharma2014.ms@gmail.com or DM me here. Let’s build something impactful together.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Developer specializing in SaaS applications with a strong focus on user experience.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 5 yrs 3 mos

Skills

React.js
Node.js
React

Career Highlights

Built and launched RAZOR Chrome Extension.
Revamped legacy system into modular architecture.
Spearheaded frontend for internal ERP platform.

Work Experience

Talent500

Senior Software Engineer I (2 yrs 11 mos)

Software Engineer II (1 yr 5 mos)

Software Engineer I (11 mos)

Education

BTech - Bachelor of Technology at Chitkara University

Manik Sharma

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Built and launched RAZOR Chrome Extension.
Revamped legacy system into modular architecture.
Spearheaded frontend for internal ERP platform.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Developer specializing in SaaS applications with a strong focus on user experience.

Contact

manik@talent500.co LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

React.jsNode.jsReact

Other Skills

AJAXAnalytical SkillsBabelBootstrapCSS3Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Chrome APIsContent Management Systems (CMS)DjangoES6HTML5JavaJavaScriptMERN StackMongoDB

About

Experience

Talent500

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer I

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Built a scalable SaaS platform to manage candidate profiles using React.js, Node.js, and MongoDB, streamlining recruitment workflows.
Refactored and optimized a legacy codebase, improving overall web app performance and reducing page load time by 30%.
Developed the RAZOR Chrome Extension independently — published on the Chrome Web Store to enhance user productivity.
Implemented single-page applications (SPAs) with React, Redux, ES6, and Webpack, delivering seamless and fast user experiences.
Used React Router for client-side routing, ensuring data synchronization and efficient navigation across views.
Led front-end development for a recruitment portal’s customer-facing interface using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and React Redux.
Built responsive and interactive UI modules using AJAX, Axios, Fetch API, and jQuery for real-time data rendering.
Designed pixel-perfect, cross-browser compatible interfaces with SCSS, Flexbox, and custom CSS3 styling.
Used Webpack and Babel for modular bundling and ES6+ compatibility across legacy browsers.
Contributed to product lifecycle via design discussions, code reviews, bug triage, and functional walkthroughs with cross-functional teams.
Integrated reusable components using NPM libraries, accelerating development by 20%.
Worked extensively with modern JavaScript (ES6) features such as Arrow Functions, Template Literals, Classes, and Destructuring for cleaner, maintainable code.
Collaborated with UX designers to implement pixel-perfect designs while maintaining design system consistency.

React.jsNode.jsMongoDBSaaSWebpackBabel+4

Software Engineer II

Promoted

Oct 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

Developed a SaaS application for managing candidate profiles using React, Python, and Django.
Refined and optimized a legacy codebase to significantly enhance overall web application performance.
Single-handedly developed the RAZOR Chrome extension using Chrome Web Store concepts and APIs.
Worked with ES6 features such as Arrow Functions, Template Literals, Classes, and Destructuring
Assignments to write clean and maintainable code.
Developed single-page applications (SPAs) using React Redux architecture, ES6, and Webpack for
efficient bundling and module management.
Utilized React Router to create a SPA that binds data to specific views and keeps it in sync with the
server for dynamic user experiences.
Actively participated in brainstorming sessions, technical design, code reviews, bug triage, and
functional walkthroughs to ensure high-quality delivery.

ReactPythonDjangoES6WebpackRedux

Software Engineer I

Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 · 11 mos

Developed Canvas, an AI-powered Applicant Tracking System (ATS) using React.js, Node.js, and
MongoDB to manage user profile data and deliver actionable analytics.
Built RAZOR, a Chrome Extension from scratch using React and Chrome APIs, empowering Talent
Acquisition teams to automate and scale candidate outreach.
Optimized candidate page performance by minimizing API calls and restructuring the DOM, resulting in
significantly faster load times.
Migrated multiple UI modules to Next.js, enabling server-side rendering (SSR) and substantially
improving SEO and initial page load speed

React.jsNode.jsMongoDBNext.js