Esakki Raj

Frontend Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in React.js and TypeScript with extensive frontend experience.
Proven leadership in mentoring and team building.
Strong background in CI/CD and API architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Frontend Engineering Lead with strong leadership and technical skills.

Contact

esakkiraj.tc@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

React.jsTypescriptNode.js

Other Skills

AJAXAPI DevelopmentAmazon Web Services (AWS)ApolloApollo GraphQLC++CSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Core JavaCypress.ioD3.jsDesign SystemEclipseFramework Design

About

I am Frontend focused Engineering Lead with extensive experience in React.js, TypeScript, Node.js and Java (mid level). Have worked on different frontend challenges like Complex Forms, Config driven UI, Visualization Dashboard, Web Infrastructure, Design System and E2E Testing. Also operate in a Tech Lead capacity by additional responsibilities like Architecture, Cross team Project handling, Mentoring and Recruitment.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 1 mo

Current Experience

Skyflow

Lead Software Engineer (Frontend)

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Leading Front-end architecture and engineering efficiency initiatives across user-facing products focused on data privacy and user trust.
Designing scalable frontend infrastructure to support rapid feature experimentation and growth initiatives.
Improving release velocity and system reliability.
Mentoring junior/senior level engineers, hiring and other team leadership building activities.

TypeScriptReact.jsApollo GraphQLNode.jsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Team Leadership+5

Startree

Staff Software Engineer (Frontend)

Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead developer for StarTree Data Manager product suites and overseeing API architecture.
Defining the long term Vision & Architecture direction along the lines of Developer productivity, Security, Quality and Design system for the company wide Frontend ecosystem.
Streamlining the App deployment and CI/CD processes using Github Actions along with stabilizing and improving E2E tests suites.
Mentoring juniors and Engineering process improvements initiatives.

React.jsNode.jsTypeScriptLeadershipLeading Development TeamsContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)+7

Confluent

Senior Software Engineer 2

Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Confluent Cloud:
As one of the Lead member of the Notifications platform team designed and developed the whole Notification UI platform from scratch.
Overlooked the Health+ UI platform charter.
Automated the whole UI E2E flows using Datadog Synthetics.
Key member in reviewing API design specs and helping in planning tasks to build.
Confluent Platform:
Lead for the FrontEnd portal of Confluent Platform. Responsible for developing and maintaining C3 UI stack.
Automated whole C3 UI E2E test suite using Playwright framework saving manual effort time during patch release.
Managing the release process for C3 component.

TypeScriptPlaywrightAPI DevelopmentRelease ManagementUI AutomationRedux+8

Sol-x

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2021 – Sep 2021 · 7 mos · Singapore

In the short stint here i have worked on Setting up the ETL pipeline for Reporting module along with some contributions towards the FrontEnd platform.

Representational State Transfer (REST)

Grab

Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Aug 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Singapore

Driver Acquisition Platform Team:
Have contributed to Frontend part of the product.
Have helped improve the product stability by contributing to E2E testing of the product
Tech Stack: TypeScript, GraphQL, React.js, Redux, Jest, Git, Selenium ( WebDriver.io )
GrabFood (Short tenure):
Have worked on contributing to Frontend Architecture design of the product
Contributed to the React.js + Redux frontend portal for short tenure.

TypeScriptUI AutomationReduxAmazon Web Services (AWS)CSSReact.js+2

Zoho corporation

2 roles

Senior Full Stack Engineer

May 2012 – Aug 2018 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Lead the Platform team where my accomplishment are
◦ Built a Javascript based Framework & SDK for building Marketplace apps on top of existing
products.
◦ Built a Node.js based CLI tool for creating application boilerplate for marketplace apps.
Built a Customizable Network Visualization module for one of the largest Network management
framework using Three.js and D3.js.
Rewrote a legacy web app into High performant Sleek UI using
◦ Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Ajax, Bootstrap Framework and Highcharts.
◦ Backend: J2EE (Servlets & JSP), REST API using Jersey and JUnit.
Have Lead teams: Built & Delivered many Web based solutions for OEM Customers(vendors).