# Umair B. > Software Engineer - TypeScript | React | Node | SQL | NoSQL Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/umairb Software engineer with a passion for carefully crafted front-end user experiences, proficient in React.js, Redux.js, TypeScript, and Node.js. Member of the core team behind Vno, the first Vue.js build tool for Deno offering single-page application support, server-side rendering, and static-site generation. With over a decade of experience working in team-oriented, fast-paced, and results-driven environments, I bring a dynamic and ambitious approach to all of my work. My experience has granted me the ability to adapt, work well under deadlines and pressure, and - quite crucially - communicate effectively. Skills and Technologies: JavaScript | TypeScript | React.js | Redux.js | Vue.js | Node.js | Express.js | SQL | NoSQL | AWS | Docker | Jest | Enzyme | REST APIs | GraphQL | Sass | HTML | CSS | Git | UX/UI ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Currently Seeking New Opportunities Jan 2023 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area • Developed and maintained responsive web applications using React, TypeScript, and modern front-end frameworks, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and seamless user experiences • Collaborated with clients to gather requirements, create wireframes, and translate design mockups into high-quality, functional websites, delivering projects on time and within budget • Implemented state management solutions with Redux and Context API, optimizing application performance and maintainability for dynamic and data-intensive applications • Enhanced website performance and SEO by applying best practices in code optimization, image compression, and leveraging server-side rendering with Next.js • Conducted thorough testing using Jest and Enzyme, writing comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure robust, error-free code and maintaining high standards of quality • Employed PHP, Javascript, HTML, and CSS to create pixel-perfect renditions of each design mockup in WordPress, Shopify, React, and more. ### Software Engineer @ Highspot Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States • Led the development of multiple greenfield features using React, resulting in a more robust and user-friendly experience for customers leveraging modern development practices such as component-based architecture, hooks, and functional programming to improve code maintainability and scalability • Minimized technical debt by migrating legacy Backbone and jQuery features to React, and incorporated comprehensive test suites to prevent regression utilizing testing frameworks like Jest • Optimized application load times by implementing code splitting and lazy loading techniques to reduce the amount of code loaded on initial page load, resulting in a faster and more responsive user experience • Successfully developed and delivered a customer-requested feature within a tight deadline, which played a critical role in closing a $2.5M ARR customer for the company by utilizing agile development methodologies and working closely with the sales team and product management team to understand customer requirements and deliver a solution that exceeded their expectations • Collaborated with cross-functional engineering teams, product management, and quality assurance to successfully design and implement features that met customer expectations and requirements ### Software Engineer (ReadyShip | Project Management Application) @ Open Source Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Developed a RESTful API utilizing PostgreSQL to handle complex relational user data, created custom Express middleware to route API requests, and used Node-Postgres to query the database for client responses • Used React to build a scalable application by creating reusable components to ensure modularity Incorporated Redux and Redux middleware to manage state and to make asynchronous API calls for data fetching • Engineered test-driven development using Jest and Enzyme to ensure application functionality persists through feature updates and releases • Configured Webpack using an API proxy to load content from a different port to handle cross-origin HTTP requests ### Software Engineer @ vno Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Pioneered the first comprehensive Vue static site generation framework in the Deno ecosystem for creating scalable Vue applications that can be transformed into minified rendered pages for improved SEO and deployability • Wrote a memoized recursive algorithm to traverse Vue.js' component dependency tree, optimize build performance, and generate components in the appropriate reference order • Created a comprehensive CLI to walk developers through the initial setup of a Vno SSG boilerplate application • Incorporated WebSockets to implement a dev server with a live-reload feature by monitoring file changes and transmitting updates to the browser to provide prompt feedback for the developer in real-time • Used Deno libraries to develop a custom component parser that asynchronously loads props from data-fetching hooks, increasing reusability of page-level components and allowing flexibility in injecting dynamic content • Utilizing Next.js, designed and developed a product and documentation website with optimized page load performance and web searchability through server-side rendering • Leveraged Next.js native hooks and syntax to create modularized components and dynamically routed pages • Employed Redux and local storage for state management, to engineer a tutorial-based documentation application • Containerized Vno’s web application using Docker to offer a scalable, operating-system agnostic, lightweight, and consistent development solution • Deployed via AWS’s Elastic Beanstalk to employ its ability to scale services based on the needs of the application, as well as, the ease in which it enables deployment with minimal overhead costs • Implemented Deno standard library unit/integration test suites executed by Github Actions to ensure code integrity • Product accelerated by OS Labs, a non-profit supporting open-source products ### Lead Front End Developer @ Marquis Who's Who Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Uniondale, New York • Oversaw engineering team to redesign, develop and deploy React-based web properties, developed modularized and reusable templates to optimize scalability and performance • Worked cross-functionally utilizing a SQL database and a web scripting language-based CMS to manage complex interrelated data to enable efficient querying of user biographies and content • Developed a client-facing portal to enable users to access collections of data/biographies with user authentication • Exploited Node.js’s ability to handle a large number of concurrent requests by using Express to develop an API for serving proprietary data to clients from a SQL database • Increased user traffic and engagement by 30% by optimizing SEO and website/application speed using CDNs, dynamic images, and minimizing external HTTP requests, incorporating a UX-driven design strategy • Mentored junior developers by conducting group and one-on-one code reviews, instructing on best practices, and fostering an empathetic group environment ### Freelance Web Developer @ BaigUmair.com Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Collaborated with clients to identify business needs and oversee the complete web development process—from the earliest ideation stages to polished final products • Used PHP, Javascript, HTML, and CSS to create pixel-perfect renditions of each design mockup in WordPress, Shopify, React, and more. • Created detailed mockups in Figma, Sketch, and Photoshop to help conceptualize each client’s vision for their web presence. • Practiced the latest trends in User Experience (UX) design and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to ensure each website adhered to the latest ADA & WCAG guidelines and performed well with search engines ### Web Developer @ DealFlow Financial Products Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Jericho, New York, United States • Design, develop, and maintain the company’s external and internal web applications, including the main website, and document library for platforms like WordPress, and Shopify. • Created and customized frontend themes and templates for event websites using Php, React, HTML, CSS, and Javascript to maintain reusability and modularity • Support several long-term projects with WordPress updates, feature development, bug fixes, and general website maintenance • Troubleshoot and correct any issues with websites, internal databases, and external feeds with minimum downtime • Discussed, analyzed, and strategized product design with CEO, Product Manager, and offsite engineers to ensure product specifications meet client needs • Perform code reviews and quality assurance on others’ work, communicating issues and fixes clearly and quickly ## Education ### New York Institute of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/baigumair - Portfolio: https://baigumair.com - GitHub: https://github.com/ubaig517 --- Source: https://flows.cv/umairb JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/umairb/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13