Sanmith Kurian
Software Engineer

Experience
Mumbai | Apr 2023 - Jul 2024
- Managed the entire product lifecycle, including application architecture, UI design, and feature development.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on product marketing strategies to align technical implementation with business goals and drive product adoption.
- Compiled a reusable development framework comprising various cutting-edge libraries and technologies, improving future project delivery efficiency by 55%.
- Demonstrated adept problem-solving skills by developing proof of concepts that proved the feasibility of client requirements.
- Introduced and actively participated in adopting Agile methodology, streamlining workflows, and fostering iterative feedback loops, improving future project delivery efficiency by 40%.
Mumbai | Jan 2021 - Jul 2024
- Developed a dynamic Next.js assessment dashboard enabling creation and management of MCQ, descriptive, and coding tests, streamlining test workflows for educators and recruiters.
- Built a real-time code evaluation service with Spring Boot, allowing asynchronous submissions via a callback endpoint to prevent blocking during test-case execution, ensuring a smooth user experience under heavy load.
- Developed a reusable authentication and session management framework for Next.js, integrating third-party login and leveraging Redux for API caching and token refresh, which accelerated development of new features across projects.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using AWS Elastic Beanstalk and GitHub Actions for automated multi-environment deployments, significantly reducing manual release efforts and errors.
- Optimized React/Next.js applications through static site generation and performance tuning, improving First/Largest Contentful Paint metrics and achieving a 100% Lighthouse performance score, which boosted SEO rankings.
- Introduced scheduled and event-driven push notifications in a cross-platform React Native app, enhancing user engagement on iOS and Android through timely, personalized alerts.
Remote | Oct 2023 - Jun 2024
- Developed a dynamic React questionnaire flow for a used-car e-commerce platform, tailoring questions based on user inputs to streamline the listing process. This improvement reduced user drop-off by 20% and increased conversion rates by 15%.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate product requirements into scalable full-stack solutions, delivering high-impact features aligned with business goals and user needs.
- Optimized front-end performance to improve Core Web Vitals, refining React component rendering and cutting bundle size by 30%, which led to a 25% faster load time and elevated Lighthouse scores.
- Diagnosed and resolved production issues (e.g. site and API outages) by analyzing logs in Kibana to pinpoint bottlenecks, then implementing quick fixes to ensure high system reliability and prevent future incidents.