Mustkeem K

Senior Frontend Engineer · Senior Software Engineer · 9+ Years

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Engineer. Builder. Developer. Problem solver.

Senior Frontend Engineer with 9 years in React, Next.js, and scalable web systems.

Senior Frontend Engineer with 9+ years building web and mobile products across startups and enterprise teams. Deep expertise in React, Next.js, React Native, and TypeScript - component and design systems, state management with Redux and React Query, SSR/SSG/ISR and App Router rendering, real-time streaming UIs, and performance work across Core Web Vitals, accessibility, responsive design, code splitting, and bundle optimization. Currently at VeVe, a digital collectibles platform with licensed IP from Marvel, Disney, DC, and Star Wars, where the work is frontend-led and reaches into the backend through Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL APIs when a feature needs it. Comfortable owning features from the UI through the APIs behind them. Domain background spans Web3, NFTs, crypto payments, finance, banking, classifieds marketplaces, and telecom. Writes clean, maintainable code, reviews AI-generated code, and ships features in tight product teams. Uses Cursor and Claude as part of the workflow.

Founder

Shipcent

Startup Founded

B2B freight marketplace · 2019–2020

9+
Years Experience
Frontend-led, production systems
350M+
Platform Users
Paytm payment flows
8,000+
Stack Overflow Rep
Top community contributor

Technical Skills

Frontend
React.jsNext.js (SSR / SSG / ISR / App Router)React NativeTypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)HTML5CSS3Responsive DesignWeb VitalsAccessibilityPerformance Optimization
State & Data Fetching
ReduxRedux ToolkitZustandReact QueryApollo ClientGraphQLREST APIsWebSocketReal-Time Streaming
Styling & UI
Tailwind CSSCSS-in-JSStyled ComponentsMaterial-UILESSSASSCSS ModulesDesign SystemsAnimations
Build & Optimization
WebpackViteBabelNPMCode SplittingLazy LoadingBundle AnalysisCachingCDN Patterns
Backend
Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsTypeORMApollo GraphQLMicroservicesMongooseREST APIsWebSocketEvent-Driven DesignCustom NPM Packages
Databases
MySQLMongoDBRedisElasticSearchPostgreSQLDynamoDB
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, ECS, ECR, ELB, IAM, S3, CloudFront, RDS, SQS, Route 53, API Gateway)DockerTerraformNGINXGitHub ActionsCI/CD Pipelines
Messaging & Streaming
Apache KafkaRabbitMQAWS SQS
Testing & Quality
JestReact Testing LibraryEnzymeCypressPlaywrightE2E TestingUnit TestingIntegration Testing
Monitoring
DataDogSentry
Auth & Security
FusionAuthOAuth 2.0JWTSSORole-Based Access ControlKYC/AML Integration
Tools & Practices
GitGitHubJiraConfluenceAgile / Scrum / KanbanCode ReviewsTechnical Documentation
AI & Productivity
Spec-Driven Development (spec-kit)Agentic AI WorkflowsCursorClaude CodeGitHub CopilotOpenAI CodexGeminiAI-Assisted Development & Review

Experience

VeVe / ECOMI

Aug 2021 – Present

Remote · New Zealand

Senior Frontend Engineer

Global digital collectibles marketplace - Marvel, Disney, DC, Star Wars - millions of users worldwide.

  • Own VeVe's web platform frontend - React, Next.js, TypeScript - building scalable, performant components across onboarding, the collectibles store, secondary market, live drops, purchase flow, drop waitlist, search, notifications, social feed, social share, wishlist, KYC, payouts, and promotions.
  • Architected a reusable React and Next.js component design system adopted across the platform, standardizing UI patterns and cutting duplicate component code.
  • Lifted organic visibility 40% and brought initial page load under a second through a Next.js SEO and server-side rendering pipeline.
  • Established Jest and Playwright testing team-wide, raising code coverage from 35% to 85%; reduced MTTD 60% by instrumenting services with DataDog monitoring and alerting.
  • Led frontend architecture and RFC reviews - shaped component architecture, API contracts, and rendering patterns with senior leads; mentored junior engineers and ran 1000+ code reviews.

Cognizant · Verizon

Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Remote · Hyderabad

Frontend Developer

Enterprise digital transformation for Verizon (Fortune 500) - pricing automation and quote management at scale.

  • Built pricing and quote-automation systems for Verizon in React, TypeScript, and Redux - data-heavy, event-intensive, real-time platforms serving Fortune 500 customers.
  • Developed the CPP-MS → CPP-VP migration frontend - quote generation, approval workflows, and business-logic failure handling. Owned the Custom Pricing Portal, automating pricing workflows and improving quote turnaround.
  • Owned frontend delivery and led code reviews; coached interns and ran team knowledge-sharing sessions to lift engineering capability.

Paytm

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020

Noida, India

Frontend Engineer

India's largest digital payment ecosystem - 350M+ registered users, high-throughput checkout flows.

  • Developed the net banking platform frontend in React.js - user-facing flows connecting customers to their bank accounts - plus consumer-facing payment checkout flows for Paytm's web platform.
  • Shipped code splitting, lazy loading, and bundle analysis - cut frontend bundle size 25% and page load 1.2s on key payment flows.
  • Built A/B testing and feature-flag tooling for rapid experimentation; partnered with PMs and UX designers on pixel-perfect, accessible interfaces - contributed to a 10% rise in active transactions.

Sparx IT Solutions

Dec 2016 – May 2019

Noida, India

Frontend Engineer

Agency delivering product builds for CarDekho and multiple enterprise clients.

  • Built the web frontend for CarDekho, a leading Indian auto marketplace - vehicle listing pages, search and filter modules, and dealer management dashboards in React.
  • Engineered a custom apparel design tool for in-browser clothing design - canvas-based editors with real-time preview and order workflows.
  • Led the migration of legacy jQuery applications to a React architecture - improved page load 50%.

Shipcent

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

India · Part-time

Founder & Full Stack Engineer

Founded a B2B freight marketplace connecting businesses with truck vendors on AWS - React, Node.js, Express, MySQL.

  • Built vendor onboarding, rating, and comparison system; engineered payment and reconciliation engine handling invoicing, COD tracking, and remittance matching.
  • Led product strategy, technical architecture, and customer relationships while managing a team of 2 developers.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University · Lucknow, India

2010 – 2014

Open Source & Community

Stack Overflow contributor with 8,000+ reputation - answers on JavaScript, React, Node.js, and full-stack development; recognized as a trusted community resource.

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