AI-Augmented Engineer

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Alok Raj

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years building scalable full-stack applications. Passionate about microfrontend architecture, performance optimization, and leveraging AI-driven workflows to ship better software faster.

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Experience

6+ years building products at scale across enterprise platforms

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 2022 — Present
Leading Full-Stack Development
  • Spearheading end-to-end development of 3 core microfrontend modules — MyAnalytics, Dashboard Configuration, & Subscribe to Dashboard — serving 500+ enterprise users
  • Delivering features across the stack using React with TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, and GraphQL — full ownership from UI to API, data modeling, and performance optimization
  • Designing data-rich dashboards combining bar, line, scatter charts, and KPIs for real-time CRE insights using Highcharts
  • Led backend NestJS microservices with PostgreSQL, TypeORM, and Liquibase for scalable schema management
Engineering Impact
  • Architected internal MFE CLI tool to bootstrap new apps with pre-configured best practices, reducing onboarding time by 80% and improving consistency across 10+ teams
  • Delivering features across 10+ MFEs and a host container app; collaborating with backend teams via GraphQL & REST
  • Halved LCP (~10s → ~5s) through render profiling, bundle optimization, and API refinements
  • Managed migration of 25+ GitHub repos and Docker images to modern CI/CD pipelines, reducing release overhead by 30%
  • Mentoring junior engineers, conducting PR reviews, speaking at guild sessions, and shaping platform strategy
React.js TypeScript NestJS PostgreSQL Redis GraphQL Docker Microfrontend Highcharts Material-UI Jest Storybook
Globant
Software Engineer 2
Mar 2021 — Jun 2022
  • Led development of a cross-framework UI library leveraging StencilJS to deliver reusable, scalable web components
  • Contributed extensively to a banking web application, ensuring compliance with WCAG accessibility standards
  • Played a key role from discovery phase to leading development of Micro Frontend applications using React.js and Module Federation
  • Mentored freshers and peers on cutting-edge JavaScript technologies as part of Globant's studio initiative
React.js TypeScript Angular StencilJS Redux Web Components i18n Jest Accessibility
Tata Consultancy Services
Software Engineer
Jun 2019 — Mar 2021
  • Designed a scheduler jobs microservice using Node.js, Express & MongoDB to automate data synchronization and notification services
  • Built an SMTP RESTful API server replicating AWS SES's template system, consumed by multiple organizational projects
  • Implemented dynamic form template system using MEAN stack, reducing dev time by ~15%
  • Created a MongoDB migration utility web app as a POC using vanilla JavaScript
  • Delivered a TCS internal web app using MEAN stack to manage client projects, resource allocation, and billing
Angular Node.js Express.js MongoDB TypeScript RxJS Microservices Jest
GroupClap
Software Engineer Intern
Jan 2019 — Mar 2019
  • Built and maintained the company's web platform using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP (Laravel)
  • Worked on frontend UI design, API integration, and database interactions
  • Contributed to an independent web project aligned with company requirements
  • Gained hands-on experience in full-stack development and agile workflows
HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript PHP Laravel
Vedas Technocrats Pvt. Ltd.
Intern
Feb 2018 — Jun 2018
  • Developed front-end of multiple Android apps as per client's requirement
  • Integrated and consumed APIs & SDKs to make Android apps more functional
Android Java

Skills & Expertise

Full-stack engineering meets AI-augmented workflows

AI & GenAI
Generative AI Concepts Prompt Engineering LLM Integration AI-Assisted Dev Workflows Vector Databases & Embeddings RAG Fundamentals
Frontend
React.js Angular Vue.js Next.js TypeScript Redux StencilJS Material-UI Tailwind CSS Storybook HTML5 CSS3 / SCSS
Backend
Node.js NestJS Express.js GraphQL REST API
Database & Caching
PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis TypeORM Mongoose
Cloud & DevOps
Docker CI/CD Pipelines Microservices Microfrontends Module Federation
Tooling & Testing
Jest Playwright React Testing Library Git Web Accessibility PWA ESLint

Education

Academic foundation

B.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering

MCKV Institute of Engineering, Kolkata

8.08 CGPA — Strong foundation in SDLC, algorithms, and system design

2015 — 2019

12th — Trident Public School

Aggregate of 68.2% — Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English, Painting

2013 — 2015

10th — CS DAV Public School

Aggregate of 10 CGPA (95%)

~ 2013

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