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Shahid Dhariwala

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led AI-first transformation at Apna.co
  • Achieved 2.5M impressions in 30 days
  • Reduced build times from 42 min to under 2 min
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Frontend Engineer specializing in EdTech and SaaS solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

ReactNext.jsArchitectural DesignSeoJavascript

Other Skills

Amazon BedrockAmazon Web Services (AWS)CSSContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Data StructuresDatabase Management System (DBMS)FigmaFirebaseFront-end DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentGen AIGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)GraphQLHTMLHTML5

About

Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience crafting responsive, high-performance web and mobile interfaces. At Apna.co, I design and build user experiences for 2–3 million daily active users and 700,000+ business professionals, driving measurable engagement and growth. Specialized in JavaScript, React, Next.js, and modern frontend ecosystems, I focus on creating scalable, maintainable, and accessible solutions. Currently leading frontend initiatives in Apna.co’s AI-first transformation, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features ahead of schedule. Take a look at my work at [https://github.com/shahiddhariwala]

Experience

6 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Apna

3 roles

Lead Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Modernized frontend architecture with NX Monorepo migration — cut build times from 42 min → <2 min, reduced codebase by 120k+ LOC, and improved HMR speed 5x.
  • Launched AI-powered Mock Interview Platform (LiveKit + advanced AI) — achieved 2.5M impressions in 30 days, transforming candidate preparation at scale.
  • Drove monetization growth by delivering Select Plan & JPF features and building a reusable Form Generator — projected 15% conversion uplift.
  • Upgraded security & compliance with Google SSO, PAN selfie verification, and role-based access; integrated Mixpanel for analytics.
  • Mentored junior engineers and led cross-functional projects (Canvas, Framer integrations) to accelerate delivery.
LeadershipGen AIReactArchitectural DesignMonorepoContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)+6

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2023Mar 2024 · 5 mos

  • Revamped homepage performance — LCP improved 700ms, CLS reduced 7x, JS bundle cut 18MB → 6MB, load time dropped 3x (2.12s → 0.76s).
  • Boosted Core Web Vitals scores by 18%, improving SEO and conversion rates.
  • Deployed Sentry performance monitoring, enabling proactive detection and resolution of bottlenecks across user flows.
MentoringReactPerformance ImprovementState ManagementContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Search Engine Optimization (SEO)+3

Software Development Engineer II

Oct 2021Sep 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Scaled platform reach by developing a themeable, embeddable web app for partner integrations (Vi, IDFC) — increased traffic by 30%.
  • Built Employer Verification System, cutting fraudulent postings by 83%.
  • Developed high-performance candidate onboarding web app integrated with Android — accelerated candidate growth by 25%.
  • Delivered reusable UI components with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Zustand, and Tailwind CSS to speed up feature delivery.
HTMLTypeScriptREST APIsSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)JSONJest+14

Whitehat jr

Software Engineer

Nov 2020Oct 2021 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Worked on core game-changer courses of WhitehatJr like Maths, Music and English from ground zero.
  • Led development of LMS platform for Math course, optimally managing the assessment using redux-saga.
  • Led the Music course launch by developing various core in class, CMS and post-class components for Music.
  • Developed various musical collaborative and interactive activities for live classes, leveraging the core
  • javascript concepts like iframe communications, web worker for eliminating heavy load times of musical activity.
  • Integrated Datadog as logger into front-end to monitor warnings and errors on prod and stage environments
  • To reduce UI load-time and optimise the in-class performance made a custom parser and moved it to the back-end infra using AWS Lambda and API Gateways. Thus reducing the load time of musical activity from 20-30 seconds
  • into a few milliseconds.
  • Developed content management system for curriculum team to add and maintain course contents for in-class and post-class activities of Music and English course
  • Developed one to many communication for English class using Twilio WebRTC. Effectively managing and communicating states between participants using firebase’s real-time database and utilizing pub-sub patterns.
  • Refactored existing codebase thus reducing the code debt based on various performance checks, migrating to functional components, following web standard patterns.
  • Developed reusable hooks for making a collaboration of activities between teacher and student using AWS API Gateway and its Socket service. This has also helped team members significantly when adding socket service or making any component collaborative and real-time
HTMLSoftware DevelopmentFirebaseFront-end DevelopmentHTML5React Native+20

Zotalabs

Software Engineer

Jul 2020Nov 2020 · 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Developed in-house solution for teachers taking live classes and meeting into our product using Agora Web SDK, Sockets.io, and WebRTC.
  • Designed and developed an Evaluation platform, leveraging the redux state management.
  • Designed and developed chatbox and discussion board for an educational website of Zotalabs using React, Socket.io, Axios, Material UI. Firebase Cloud Messaging.
  • Consistently involved in code reviews and mentoring the interns and the junior team members.
  • Leveraged react framework to consistently complete product deliverables ahead of time.
HTMLTypeScriptREST APIsSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)JSONFigma+7

Itiviti

Associate Software Engineer

Jul 2019Jan 2020 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Completed in-house training in Java technologies, building a strong foundation in programming, problem solving, and scalable application design.
  • Developed a real-time chat application with features like broadcasting, unicasting, and multicasting in chat rooms — experience that strengthened my understanding of real-time data handling, user interaction flows, and multi-client communication.
  • Worked with messaging systems (IBM MQ, FIX protocol) to ensure seamless handling of high-volume data transactions. This experience honed my ability to design and optimize efficient, responsive, and user-centric applications.
  • Collaborated closely with clients to understand business workflows and translate them into effective UI/UX solutions and domain-level problem solving for critical issues.
  • Automated log analysis using scripting, enabling faster debugging and improving system reliability and usability for end-users.
  • Handled deployment of production-ready code, gaining experience in version control, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-environment testing (UAT/PROD).
  • Provided L3 support to global teams, fixing client-reported bugs and enhancing the stability, usability, and user experience of software products.
Software DevelopmentLeadershipJavaScriptReactHTML5CSS+2

Education

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Information Technology

Jan 2015Jan 2019

FACE Prep

ProGrad : Java Full-Stack Developer — Computer Software Engineering

Jan 2018Jan 2019

Vinayak Vidhya Mandir Art, Commerce & Science College, Amravati

HSC — Computer Science

Jan 2014Jan 2015

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