NISHANTH NAIR
Director, Front-end Engineering
Summary
20+ years of experience in application design, development and end-user consulting with global leaders like Visa, SapientRazorfish, Accenture, McAfee, Sears and Dell.
Author of the book - Building Mobile Applications Using Kendo UI Mobile and ASP.NET Web API ( http://goo.gl/Cw6a4D )
5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
8+ years of experience working as Front-end Architect with experience in design, accessibility, pixel-perfect development and deployment of web applications.
Strong hands-on knowledge on Angular, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Prisma, PostgeSQL, Accessibility, ASP.NET, C# and other associated technologies.
As part of the Global Design Org at Visa, extensive hands-on experience in working with Design, Research, Accessibility and Content teams.
Deep knowledge in development of Enterprise Design Systems.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director, Front-end Engineering
Visa Inc.
11.2021 - Current
- Manage and mentor a team of front-end engineers in the Design System team and work closely with UX designers, accessibility analysts, UX researches and product owners to build pixel perfect layouts, user interface components, and single page applications for a variety of websites and applications across the company using Visa's internal Design System.
- Build engaging, accessible UI applications/components/code libraries for web using Angular/React to bridge gap between design and end product.
- Analyze existing software for Usability and Accessibility issues and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Evangelizing UI/UX front-end best practices and Accessibility for web across Visa.
- Work with Visa UX leadership team to attract, build, and maintain an engaged team of UX professionals across the globe.
- Architected and built a full stack automated accessibility testing and reporting tool with Gen AI integration which eliminates hundreds of thousands of manual hours and saving 16M$+ every year.
Engineering Manager
Visa Inc
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Enhanced overall team productivity with continuous training and mentoring of a team of Frontend Engineers.
- Lead technology initiatives on web and mobile technologies building numerous POCs, prototypes and production applications
- Built expertise in React, Angular and Web Technologies in the global frontend engineering team at Visa
- Fostered a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging the sharing of ideas, leading to increased creativity and problem-solving capabilities within the team.
- Improved engineering processes by streamlining workflows and implementing efficient project management techniques.
Staff Software Engineer
Visa Inc
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver top-quality software products on schedule.
- Developed web applications using React and Angular frameworks
- Mentored a team of software developers as team lead
Manager/Architect
SapientRazorfish
01.2018 - 10.2018
- Architect responsive, cross-browser, Angular components/pages for t-mobile.com
- Technologies: Angular, TypeScript, Angular Material, HTML5, CSS3, UI Bootstrap, Sass, JavaScript
- Manage the development team
- Train and mentor UI developers
- Implement best practices and code review
Lead Front-end Developer
Visa Inc
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Angular1/4, TypeScript, ASP.NET MVC, Angular Material, C#, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Sass, JavaScript
- Visa InfoLine – A knowledge portal for Visa’s business users to ask and search questions about projects in the Client Support Services group
- Technologies: Angular 4, Angular Material2, TypeScript, NodeJS, WebPack, Angular CLI, Jenkins
- Visa B2BConnect - A Visa platform to give financial institutions a simple, fast and secure way to process business-to-business payments globally using blockchain technology
- Establish best practices and UI development guidelines for the entire Visa UX Engineering team
- Mentor and manage Junior developers and offshore team
- Work closely with the design team to achieve pixel perfect implementation of developed applications
- Develop responsive, cross-browser, robust Single Page Applications
- Work with Backend developers in REST API design
- Work with multiple teams in visa in interviewing Front-end developers
Lead UI Developer
Dell Inc
06.2014 - 01.2016
- AngularJS, ASP.NET MVC, C#, SQL Server, jQuery, jQuery UI, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, LESS, JavaScript
- Responsive Dell.com is a project to rewrite the existing website written in ASP.NET Web Forms to a responsive website using technologies like ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS, Bootstrap etc
- Responsibilities:
- Architect My Account module of Dell.com using ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Web API etc
- Design, develop and document reusable UI components to be used across dell.com
- Co-ordinate with the product owner, technical project manager, design studio team and offshore team
- Setting up UI development guidelines
- Actively involved in code review and guide junior developers on best practices
UI/Mobile Architect
Sears Holdings Corporation
08.2013 - 05.2014
- AngularJS, jQuery, jQuery UI, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Sass, Compass, JavaScript, JSON
- ShopYourWay.com is Sear’s social-commerce, loyalty program website. Users can buy stuff and redeem their rewards points. It has multiple social applications to keep the users engaged with Sears
- Responsibilities:
- Architected web and mobile apps using AngularJS, jQuery Mobile, HTML5,Sass/ Compass, jQuery
- Built a team of UI developers from ground up
- Trained developers in AngularJS and conducted workshops for the same
- Work with the business and the UI designer to create mock ups of the application screens
- Design API structure of the application which was built by backend Java developers
- Hands on development of the application along with other developers
- Actively involved in code review and guide junior developers on best practices
Architect / Team Lead
DaVita VillageHealth
05.2011 - 08.2013
- PhoneGap, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Kendo UI Mobile, jQuery Mobile, KnockoutJS, ASP.NET Web API, C#, Oracle 11i
- Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and deploy the Capella Mobile application using Kendo UI Mobile framework on PhoneGap
- Manage onshore resources in Chicago and Offshore resources in Bangalore
- Work with MDM and MEAP vendors to understand their products and recommend the best technology to senior management
- Work with Security team to create compliance polices for mobile devices and configure them in AirWatch MDM
- Actively involved in solidifying Enterprise Mobile Strategy of DaVita
- Hands on development of architecture of the project, managing views, service calls, error handling etc
- Actively involved in the UI design phase with focus on UX and Usability.
Senior Software Dev Engineer
McAfee Inc
11.2008 - 04.2011
- ASP.NET 4.0, JavaScript, jQuery, C#, WCF, ASP.NET AJAX, XML Web Service, SQL Server2008
- Architect new modules to be integrated to SecurityCenter
- Conduct system study and coordinate with team members for requirements mapping, System Design & Integration, implementation, etc
- Make design decisions in the requirement gathering and implementation phases for each release
- Responsible for ensuring code quality and coding standards of the code base
Senior Consultant
Neudesic Technologies Pvt. Ltd
04.2007 - 03.2008
- Project: Kelley Blue Book
- Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, ASP, NET AJAX, Ajax control toolkit, XML Web service, SQL Server2005, NUnit, TFS
- Responsibilities:
- Team Lead & responsible for onsite co-ordination with the client team in California
- Responsible for interacting with Onshore Business Analysts and Tech team on daily scrum calls
- Actively involved in analysis and designing phases for each release
Software Engineer
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
11.2004 - 03.2007
- As a senior developer, I had the responsibility to design and develop .NET applications and provide support for existing applications.
- Involved in the development of Microsoft Customer Care Framework which enables dramatic improvements in contact center efficiency by delivering better information faster to service representatives, reducing operating costs, and delivering an improved, consistent customer experience.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
N.S.S. College of Engineering, Calicut University
India 06.2000 - 07.2004
Skills
Deep hands-on expertise in Angular, React, NodeJS, GraphQL REST APIs
TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SASS
Front-end Engineering leader with experience in Payments, Retail, E-commerce, Health Insurance, Security, Healthcare and Social Networking domains
Expertise in architecting single page applications using Angular/React frameworks
Experience in managing Onsite and Offshore teams
Timeline
Director, Front-end Engineering
Visa Inc.
11.2021 - Current
Engineering Manager
Visa Inc
06.2019 - 11.2021
Staff Software Engineer
Visa Inc
10.2018 - 06.2019
Manager/Architect
SapientRazorfish
01.2018 - 10.2018
Lead Front-end Developer
Visa Inc
02.2016 - 11.2017
Lead UI Developer
Dell Inc
06.2014 - 01.2016
UI/Mobile Architect
Sears Holdings Corporation
08.2013 - 05.2014
Architect / Team Lead
DaVita VillageHealth
05.2011 - 08.2013
Senior Software Dev Engineer
McAfee Inc
11.2008 - 04.2011
Senior Consultant
Neudesic Technologies Pvt. Ltd
04.2007 - 03.2008
Software Engineer
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
11.2004 - 03.2007
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
N.S.S. College of Engineering, Calicut University
06.2000 - 07.2004
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