Ruchika Jain

About Ruchika Jain

I build web experiences that are fast, scalable, and intuitive where clean UI meets reliable engineering. As a Full-Stack Developer with a strong frontend focus, I enjoy turning complex ideas into polished, user-friendly products while ensuring the underlying systems are robust and maintainable.My core strength lies in modern frontend development, working extensively with React, Angular, Next.js, Vue.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. I focus on component-driven architecture, responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, performance optimization, and seamless user interactions. I’ve worked on dashboards, consumer-facing applications, and internal tools with a strong emphasis on usability and design consistency.On the full-stack side, I integrate frontend applications with well-structured backend APIs built using Node.js, Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Java, and.NET. I am comfortable handling authentication flows, API integration, state management, data visualization, and real-time features using WebSockets and modern data-fetching patterns.I actively work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern delivery pipelines using Docker, CI/CD, Git, and cloud-native services. I understand how frontend performance is impacted by backend design, networking, caching, and infrastructure and I optimize across the stack, not just the UI layer.My experience also includes testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E), accessibility best practices, SEO, web performance, progressive web apps, and collaboration with designers, product managers, and backend teams to ship production-ready features.I value clean code, thoughtful UX, scalable design systems, and continuous learning. I enjoy building products that users actually love to use while ensuring the engineering behind them is solid, secure, and future-proof. Interested in frontend-heavy full-stack roles, UI architecture, and product-driven engineering teams.

Experience

1. Sde-ii

   PayPal

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Led development of full stack web applications using React.js, Next.js, Node.js, and Express. Designed and implemented RESTful and GraphQL APIs with secure authentication. Built CI/CD pipelines using Docker and GitHub Actions, improving deployment efficiency by 35%. Mentored frontend and backend developers, conducted interviews, and introduced best coding practices. Collaborated with designers and product managers to deliver optimized, accessible, and scalable solutions.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Navi Mumbai

  Master of Business Administration

  2012 — 2014