Som Shekhar
@somshekhar
Frontend software engineer and open-source maintainer building high-performance React/TypeScript products.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Frontend Software Engineer and open-source maintainer who enjoys turning complex requirements into fast, reliable UI. At Avoma, I built interactive, responsive dashboards with React and Tailwind CSS, and I migrated legacy React components to modern patterns to improve maintainability and performance.
I also care deeply about quality and developer experience. From improving the PR review process and setting up linting/pre-commit workflows at Paytm, to migrating JavaScript to TypeScript at Global Logic, I’ve focused on type safety, clean code, and scalable frontends—while contributing 100+ pull requests to type-fest as an Open Source Maintainer.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Open Source Maintainer
Type-Fest
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Contributed 100+ pull requests to improve type accuracy, fix issues, and introduce new utility types. Collaborated with core maintainers on a major release, including type-architecture improvements, issue triage, and documentation quality.
Frontend Software Engineer
Avoma, Inc.
Dec 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 5 months)
Built highly interactive, performant, and responsive dashboards using React and Tailwind CSS to ensure seamless user experiences across devices. Migrated legacy React components to modern patterns and improved the PR review process to enhance maintainability and code quality.
Software Engineer
Paytm
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 (4 months)
Collaborated with designers, backend developers, and product managers to translate business requirements into effective frontend solutions. Set up code formatting, linting, and pre-commit workflows, and implemented reusable UI components focused on performance and maintainability.
Software Engineer
Global Logic
May 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 3 months)
Developed a dynamic user interface for contact center agents to support receiving, transferring, recording calls, and managing prompts. Migrated legacy JavaScript to TypeScript and leveraged advanced React patterns (dynamic imports, lazy loading, virtualized lists, context API, and error boundaries) to improve scalability and reduce runtime errors.
Trainee Associate Engineer
Pentair Water India Pvt Ltd
Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 (6 months)
Explored and adopted new technologies while staying current with industry trends to drive innovation in frontend development practices. Built reusable React hooks and components to reduce code duplication, and wrote Python/Node.js scripts for data processing, API integrations, and automation.
Research Intern
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019 (1 month)
Explored knowledge-building dynamics on crowd-sourced platforms like Wikipedia and Stack Overflow to understand patterns of information sharing and collaboration.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Banaras Hindu University
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Science
2018 - 2020
Grade: CGPA: 8.70
Earned an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Banaras Hindu University, achieving a CGPA of 8.70.
Banaras Hindu University
B.Sc. (Hons.), Computer Science
2015 - 2018
Grade: CGPA: 7.61
Earned a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computer Science from Banaras Hindu University, achieving a CGPA of 7.61.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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