Akshay Jain

About Akshay Jain

I\'m a results-driven Frontend Engineer with over 8 years of experience building high-performance, scalable web applications using React, Angular, and Node.js. I specialize in leading UI teams to deliver intuitive user experiences that drive business impact—most recently at Pepperfry, where I led frontend development for a large-scale e-commerce platform.My strengths lie in architecting clean, maintainable codebases, optimizing performance (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse scores), and mentoring developers to level up engineering quality and velocity. I bring full-stack awareness to frontend leadership, allowing me to collaborate effectively across design, backend, and product teams.

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   Pepperfry

   May 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Led the transformation of a legacy monolithic frontend into three scalable micro-frontend Angular applications, enabling modular releases and faster development cycles.Drove a complete UI/UX redesign initiative, aligning design with performance goals and modernizing the customer journey.Improved frontend performance dramatically—boosting PageSpeed score by 50% through architectural upgrades, code splitting, and best practices. This led to a 20% faster load time and a 10% increase in conversion rate.Collaborated with backend teams to enhance Node.js services, reducing latency and ensuring smooth data handling for high-traffic components.Mentored and managed a team of up to 8 engineers, leading code reviews, technical deep-dives, and career development sessions.Championed best practices in frontend performance, including lazy loading, Web Vitals tracking, and bundle optimization.Contributed to sprint planning, tech hiring, and cross-functional collaboration as part of the engineering leadership team.

Education

• Walchand Institude of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering

  2013 — 2017