Jignesh Kakadiya
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software and App Developer
Surat, Gujarat, India
Toptal member since May 2, 2024
Jignesh is a full-stack mobile generalist with nearly a decade of experience in building robust and performant websites and mobile applications. He has helped startups build products from proof of concept to launch, receiving positive customer feedback. He specializes in React, React Native, and Node.js and has a working knowledge of other languages like Ruby and C++. Jignesh also contributes to open-source projects for Mozilla Firefox and KDE, some of which are now used by millions of users.
Portfolio
Experience
- Node.js - 10 years
- Web Development - 10 years
- React - 10 years
- Full-stack - 8 years
- React Native - 6 years
- TypeScript - 6 years
- React Native Reanimated - 3 years
- HTML5 Web Workers - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
TypeScript, React, Front-end Architecture, React Native, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is the Vidiofy generative AI product, which was top-ranked in Product Hunt.
Work Experience
Lead Software Engineer
1BStories
- Developed the front-end interfaces for Vidiofy.ai, including the My Videos, Voices, Templates, and Logos pages.
- Spearheaded the front-end development for Storyfy, a React Native application.
- Transitioned both products from proof of concept to launch, resulting in satisfied customers.
- Constructed the front end independently for Clippify, a video clipping tool enabling real-time clipping functionality.
- Performed integrations with ElevenLabs, ChatGPT APIs, and Amazon Transcribe.
Lead Software Engineer
IgniteScale
- Created and implemented a robust schema-based widgets dashboard platform built with React and Ruby on Rails.
- Tracked and fixed bugs with Jira as a tracking tool.
- Contributed to understanding product requirements and preparing the architecture guidelines for the feature implementation.
Software Engineer
White Label Loyalty
- Helped build their loyalty product website and admin as a core full-stack team member.
- Created and maintained their White Label app built with React Native.
- Automated provisioning production apps for every new client, reducing manual time from days to minutes and enabling smooth onboarding.
Senior Software Engineer
Yelp
- Built the claims feature in biz.yelp.com as a full-stack developer.
- Doubled the number of business claims by converting the app into a single-page application, which reduced redirects and enabled smooth onboarding.
- Handled the implementation of features, from communicating with product managers and designers to A/B testing the released features.
Senior Software Engineer
InMobi
- Created the aesthetic front and back end of a data delivery platform from scratch for curating and serving data to the Strands ad templates.
- Handled thousands of concurrent requests per second with MongoDB clusters.
- Doubled the data load time speed by implementing advanced optimization techniques.
Core Contributor
Mozilla
- Engaged as a valuable core contributor for Mozilla.
- Contributed patches to the Firefox web browser, including accessibility APIs, Document Object Model, and Firefox Developer Tools.
- Delivered contributions that are now part of the Mozilla core platform and are used by millions of Firefox users worldwide.
Software Engineer
KeepWorks Technologies Pvt
- Developed a real-time sports application that shows animations and dashboards based on the live events happening in the sport.
- Scaled the application for thousands of users and optimized the hosting charges to $0 with no timeouts.
- Maintained the application that handled cricket, Formula One, and football.
Software Engineer
Grit Innovation Software Pvt
- Handled the creation of back-end APIs to synchronize audio playback between different iOS devices.
- Built the platform-independent API, reducing the overhead of writing the back end for Android and iOS systems.
- Took the app from ideation to the final product and released it to the App Store.
- Oversaw the app launch process and understood user feedback and fixes.
Experience
Emma's Diary
I independently developed the app's front end from scratch. I implemented a video story-building functionality for users to create stories about their pregnancy months. I also implemented the Google AdMob integration to display sponsored ads.
Orai for Public Speaking
I handled the implementation of the lessons' UI front-end architecture and communicated and finalized requirements with a back-end developer. I implemented UI dashboards for the user to speak, record, and process the information. I also executed the final result views and analytics dashboards to display how users performed immediately after processing the data.
Iconate.js
Slate
I created the app and implemented the project, uploading the generated images using Canvas and external image storage APIs.
It was under the top three products of the day in Product Hunt.
White-label Loyalty App
CarBlip
https://www.carblip.com/Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology - Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, HTML5 Web Workers, Vue, REST APIs, Socket.IO, Backbone.js, jQuery, GitHub API, Pusher, Redux-Saga, Auth0 Management API v2
Tools
WebView, Grunt, Redux Toolkit, ChatGPT, Amazon Transcribe, Jira, Xcode, iOS Simulator, Canvas, Auth0, Visual Studio App Center, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, Python, C, Java, Objective-C, Ruby, C++, GraphQL
Frameworks
React Native, Jest, Next.js, Redux, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Bootstrap
Platforms
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Docker, AWS Lambda, Firebase
Paradigms
Microservices
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud, Cloud Firestore, MongoDB
Other
Web Development, Full-stack, React Native Reanimated, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Architecture, Software Architecture, Mobile App Development, Front-end Architecture, Networking, Distributed Software, React Native Bridge, iOS App Development, WebSockets, Storybook, Google Cloud Functions, FontAwesome, SVG Animation, CSS3 Animation, Proof of Concept (POC), Integration, ElevenLabs Solutions, ChatGPT API, Full-stack Development, Single-page Applications (SPAs), A/B Testing, Push Notifications, TypeORM, Routing Controllers, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon Translate
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