About Me

Technical Skills

  • Languages
    • TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Frameworks / Libraries
    • React, NextJS, NodeJS, GraphQL, React Query
  • Other
    • Storybook, Playwright (E2E), Vitest, DataDog

Experience

  • PayPal – Frontend Software Engineer (Sep. 2024 – Present)
    • Owned UI redesign of key sections of PayPal’s checkout sign-up flow, projected to drive $300+ million in payment volume per year. Drove alignment with 15+ engineers across multiple orgs to deliver the UI.
    • Delivered a critical API endpoint for the final step of the flow, a month ahead of schedule.
    • Owned API design of key sections of PayPal’s tap-to-pay wallet, projected to drive $2+ billion in payment volume per year. Collaborated with mobile and platform teams to design schemas and build API endpoints.
    • Technologies: TypeScript, NextJS, React, GraphQL, NodeJS, CSS, Storybook, Playwright (E2E), Vitest
  • Tesla – Frontend Software Engineer (Aug. 2022 – Jul. 2024)
    • Owned UI development of two internal web apps supporting billing and auditing of $20+ billion in invoices per year. Architected a URL-synced, backend-driven table-with-filters component that reduced initial load time by 75% and was reused across 12+ internal apps, saving 500+ developer hours.
    • Built UI for a CFO-requested internal web app to manage customer credit limits, contributing to recovery of $50+ million in accounts receivable. Delivered the project one week ahead of a tight 8-week schedule.
    • Technologies: TypeScript, React, React Query, HTML, PostCSS, NodeJS, C#, MongoDB, React Testing Library
  • Renaissance Capital, IPO – Frontend Software Engineer (Apr. 2021 – Aug. 2022)
    • Owned UI development and launch of Renaissance Capital’s external web app, generating $2+ million in revenue per year. Built dashboards with draggable tables and interactive charts for stock prices and related data.
    • Reduced page load time by 30% through static pre-rendering and infinite loading.
    • Technologies: TypeScript, React, Redux, HTML, SCSS, AG-Grid, HighCharts, WebSocket, Jest, Enzyme
  • The Climate Corporation – Software Engineer Intern (May 2019 – Aug. 2019)
    • Developed a solution enabling users in Brazil to download invoices from Climate Corporation’s web app, saving 72+ hours of turnaround time and serving 10+ weekly downloads.
    • Technologies: JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML, CSS, Apex (Salesforce), SOQL
  • Genentech – Software Engineer Intern (Jun. 2018 – Aug. 2018)
    • Enhanced the user menu of Genentech’s internal web app used by 40,000+ employees by organizing 400+ links into tabs, resulting in a 20% reduction in support emails.
    • Technologies: JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML, CSS, PHP, APIs

Education

  • California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA)
    • Bachelor of Science, Computer Science — 2020

Contact

E-mail: absharma6561@gmail.com