Software Development Engineer II
DeHaatApr, 2024 - Present2 yr 1 month
Led the development of Dehaat's D2C web application, enabling farmers to purchase agri-products, complete KYC for insurance, receive expert advice, and connect with fellow farmers. Enhanced web application performance by optimizing frontend code and implementing best practices, resulting in a 75% improvement in Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and a 50% reduction in Total Blocking Time (TBT). Contributed to internal design system and UI library; standardized components across teams and reduced release friction. Built a backend-driven dynamic feed to deliver geo-targeted services, enabling real-time updates and rollout without any code changes. Modernized legacy codebase by upgrading outdated libraries, refactoring critical modules, and stabilizing CI/CD pipelines boosting maintainability and build reliability by 35%. Implemented Mixpanel and Sentry with custom event tagging for frontend observability, drastically improving production-level debugging and user behavior analysis. Guided junior developers during onboarding and the development lifecycle, conducted interviews, and contributed to team expansion and talent acquisition efforts. Leveraged AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to solve complex problems, validate approaches, and accelerate development, while maintaining high code quality and actively contributing to PR reviews.