Jalal Kakar

Independently designed, built, and shipped a full-stack production application (iOS/Android) as founder and sole engineer, owning architecture, backend, data layer, mobile client, security, and release pipeline. Built the mobile client in React Native/Expo and the backend in Node.js/Fastify, with a PostgreSQL data layer secured by Row-Level Security.

Developed and maintained scalable enterprise applications using React and Node.js. Served as subject matter expert for the Nuxeo enterprise CMS, owning integrations, custom extensions, and platform development.

Modernized and maintained a large Ember.js banking application, replacing legacy patterns with modern framework design. Built reusable, accessible UI components and partnered with UX, backend, and QA teams.

Architected and delivered an end-to-end CRUD application for phone-number management, owning the project from requirements through implementation and testing. Built Angular front-end experiences and Node.js APIs.

Developed and enhanced a low-latency/high-frequency trading platform built primarily in Ember.js, with React and TypeScript used for select components. Architected an end-to-end testing repository and built a Slack bot for automated production test-failure reporting.

Developed UI for the Open an Account experience supporting business responsible for millions of dollars in assets annually. Built reusable Angular components and services, expanded a shared component library, and integrated REST APIs.

Developed responsive UI for multiple internationally facing websites using JavaScript, React, HTML5, CSS3, Handlebars, SASS/LESS, and related front-end technologies. Built reusable components, enforced ADA/WCAG accessibility standards, and implemented protections against cross-site scripting risks.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with concentrations in Human-Computer Interaction and Data Structures and Algorithms.