Nikita Shivale


About Me

Experienced Software Engineer with 5 years of expertise in developing web apps with emphasis on translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Location

San Jose, CA
Education
    California State University-Fullerton
    August 2018 - May 2020
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Computer Science
Work Experience
    Virtusa
    Senior Software Engineer
    November 2020 - present
    company
    Virtusa
    title
    Senior Software Engineer
    overview
    Pioneering end-to-end development of micro-frontend applications leveraging Angular and TypeScript, yielding in almost 20% improvement in user experience, and demonstrating agile SDLC principles from conception to deployment • Led the frontend team of 5 for a 6-month period, ensuring seamless development and deployment of code • Ensuring robust app integrity by maintaining over 80% coverage with strategic unit testing using Jasmine and Karma • Conducted in-depth research and applied complex frontend features, significantly reducing redundancy by almost 10% • Facilitated seamless collaboration across backend, UX, and business teams resulting in 15% decrease in meeting times • Streamlined deployment processes with Jenkins, Docker, git in CICD pipeline, achieving efficient production rollouts • Developed a mock server that accurately mimicked backend API responses, enabling standalone app functionality • Successfully reduced redundant HTTP requests, resulting in a notable 35% improvement in page load times • Achieved 100% ARIA compliance, ensuring universal application accessibility and adherence to design principles • Debugged and fixed multiple bugs in existing apps using Chrome Dev tools, making the code consistent and bug-free • Created 3-week onboarding course and mentored team of 3 juniors enabling them to achieve their professional growth
    Tradebuilder
    Application Developer
    August 2020 - November 2020
    Softkey Solutions
    Software intern
    January 2018 - June 2018
Fun Fact

The achievement I'm most proud of is knowing my strengths and weaknesses to be worked on!

Passion

Finding solutions and working on the things that challenge me is my biggest motivation to keep going. I am passionate about the things I do including my career, coding, dancing and drawing.

Skills
Technical skills
Angular 2+Angular MaterialCascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTML5JavascriptJenkinsKubernetesObject-Oriented Software DevelopmentReactJSUnit TestingWeb AccessibilityWeb Development
Skills
Analytical SkillsCollaborative Problem SolvingCommunicationManagementPresentation SkillsTeam Leadership
Gigs / Freelance
    Self-Project
    Project- Computer Vision for Autonomous systems
    October 2019 - present
Volunteer
    Young Inspirator's Network
    July 2015 - March 2017
    America Reads and Counts
    February 2018 - May 2018
Leadership
    University of Pune
    Event lead
    February 2016 - February 2016
    California State University, Fullerton
    Team Lead
    January 2019 - May 2019
    California State Univerity, Fullerton
    Scrum Master
    February 2020 - May 2020
Hobbies
Traveling
Painting