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Akshiya Gajendran

Akshiya Gajendran

Software Engineer | Frontend Developer

3+ yrs exp 93 ยท Outstanding

About

Software Engineer with 3+ years building production frontend applications using React.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript on a hexagonal, REST/gRPC architecture. Member of the founding engineering team behind two core products, Ticket Manager and Contact Manager, owning features end-to-end from development through QA and release in a tester-less, developer-driven quality model. Consistently recognized as the team's top identifier of critical, release-blocking bugs. Currently leading the team's migration to a micro-frontend (MFE) architecture and running stakeholder-facing product demos.

Skills & Expertise (23)

React.js Advanced
8.3/10
3
Years Exp
Typescript Advanced
8.0/10
3
Years Exp
JavaScript Advanced
8.0/10
3
Years Exp
HTML5 Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
CSS3 Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
REST APIs Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
Responsive Web Design Intermediate
7.0/10
3
Years Exp
Tailwind CSS Intermediate
7.0/10
1
Years Exp
Micro-frontend Architecture Intermediate
7.0/10
1
Years Exp
Context API Intermediate
7.0/10
2
Years Exp
Hexagonal Architecture Intermediate
6.5/10
2
Years Exp
Unit Testing Intermediate
6.5/10
2
Years Exp
gRPC Intermediate
6.0/10
2
Years Exp
Manual Testing Intermediate
6.0/10
3
Years Exp
Cross-browser testing Intermediate
6.0/10
2
Years Exp
Playwright Intermediate
6.0/10
1
Years Exp
Jest Intermediate
6.0/10
1
Years Exp
React Testing Library Intermediate
6.0/10
1
Years Exp
Gitlab Intermediate
6.0/10
2
Years Exp
Agile methodologies Intermediate
6.0/10
3
Years Exp
Debugging Intermediate
6.0/10
3
Years Exp
Cursor Beginner
4.0/10
1
Years Exp
Claude Beginner
4.0/10
1
Years Exp

Work Experience

Software Engineer II

ClearTouch, a TCN company

Apr 2026 - Present

Spearheading migration of the Ticket Manager and Contact Manager frontends to a micro-frontend (MFE) architecture, with ~80% of components migrated to Svelte, Ark UI, Tailwind CSS, and TanStack using Claude for AI-assisted development. Present sprint and feature demos directly to stakeholders and leadership, and propose UI designs for Ticket Manager components, extending ownership beyond standard implementation to shape the design itself.

Software Engineer I

ClearTouch, a TCN company

Jan 2024 - Mar 2026

Contributed to building the Ticket Manager and Contact Manager applications from the ground up as part of a 12-engineer founding team, using React.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript on a hexagonal architecture with REST/gRPC integrations. Engineered the Contact Manager plugin, integrating its functionality into Ticket Manager and unifying capabilities across both products. Refactored features for readability, reliability, and performance, reducing redundant code across the codebase. Led the team's migration of around 20 API endpoints to Google's AIP (API Improvement Proposals) standards, ensuring consistent, backward-compatible API design across products. Mentored 2 incoming engineers, resolving common environment and tooling setup issues to accelerate onboarding to production-ready contribution. Owned manual QA across dev, staging, and production in a tester-less, developer-driven model, consistently identifying critical, release-blocking bugs across every release cycle and partnering with backend engineering to resolve BE-originated defects.

Software Engineer Trainee

ClearTouch, a TCN company

Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

Ramped up on production frontend development with React.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript on the Ticket Manager codebase. Supported feature delivery and QA within a developer-driven testing model, using Playwright to complement manual test coverage.

Software Developer Intern

ClearTouch, a TCN company

Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

Supported front-end development and manual QA on the company's production codebase during early feature delivery.

Dot Net Developer Intern

Aurigo Software Technologies

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

Built web forms with XML and SQL to trigger and retrieve database data, implemented form validations with JavaScript, and delivered internal reports using Report Builder to improve build stability.

Education

B.E., Computer Science Engineering - A.V.C. College of Engineering

2018 - 2022 ยท Afghanistan

Certifications

Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

Meta (Coursera) ยท 2023

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Profile Score Breakdown

๐Ÿ“ท Photo 10/10
๐Ÿ“„ Resume 10/10
๐Ÿ’ผ Job Title 10/10
โœ๏ธ Bio 10/10
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Skills 20/20
๐ŸŽ“ Education 10/10
โฑ๏ธ Experience 13/15
๐Ÿ’ฐ Rate 0/5
๐Ÿ† Certs 5/5
โœ… Verified 5/5
Total Score 93/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceSep 2026