Punith Kumar GP
@punithkumargp
Frontend Engineer specializing in React and Next.js performance optimization and SEO.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Frontend Engineer with 3+ years of experience designing scalable applications with React and Next.js. I focus on SSR, hybrid rendering, BFF architecture, performance optimization, and SEO improvements—always with an eye on measurable user impact.
At Nineleaps, I architected frontend using Next.js hybrid rendering (SSR + CSR), cutting client-side re-rendering by 25% and improving SEO performance to drive a 15% increase in organic traffic. I also designed and integrated a BFF layer to aggregate microservice APIs, reducing over-fetching by 30% and improving API response consistency.
I reduced bundle size by 28% through code splitting, tree shaking, and dynamic imports—improving initial page load time by 30%. By optimizing Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, FCP) through render optimization and hydration control, I increased the Lighthouse performance score from 68 to 86.
I build high-scale UI systems that stay fast under real data pressure. I developed a dashboard architecture handling 10K+ records using memoization and virtualization (reducing UI latency by 35%), created reusable component libraries and modular feature-based architecture (improving development efficiency by 20%), and strengthened reliability with strict TypeScript typing—reducing production UI defects by 18%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Development Engineer
Nineleaps
Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Architected Next.js hybrid rendering (SSR+CSR), reducing client-side re-rendering by 25% and increasing organic traffic by 15% via SEO improvements. Implemented a BFF layer to reduce over-fetching by 30% and optimized bundle size by 28%, improving initial load time by 30% and raising Lighthouse score from 68 to 86.
Associate System Engineer
IBM
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025 (1 year 3 months)
Refactored a legacy React app into a modular feature-based architecture, reducing technical debt by 30% and improving onboarding speed by 35%. Increased PageSpeed score by 20+ points and reduced load times by 25%, while adding validation/error boundaries to cut data entry errors by 40% and improving test coverage by 30% with Jest and React Testing Library.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
New Horizon College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication
2019 - 2023
Grade: CGPA: 9.19/10
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from New Horizon College of Engineering (2019–2023).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
GitHub
GitLab CI
node-sass
MongoDB Compass
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Next.js
Google Analytics
Chrome DevTools
Redis
Webpack
JavaScript
HTML5
ES6
CSS 3
AWS Elastic Load Balancing ...
ExpressJS
MongoDB Atlas
nodejs-dashboard
AWS Lambda
Redux
redux-saga
React Testing Library
Git
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cursor
Score
Dynamic
Increase
Airwallex
Jan
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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