Aman Lad
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Building production-grade web applications with focus on performance, observability and reliability.

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About Me

I'm a Software Engineer with over 2 years of experience building and scaling production-grade web applications. Currently working at BBD Software in Pune, India.

Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience building and scaling production-grade web applications. Specialized in React, TypeScript, Go (BFF) and Spring Boot with strong focus on performance optimization, observability and production reliability.

I thrive in Agile environments, love diving into production incidents to find root causes, and constantly explore ways to improve developer productivity—including setting up AI-assisted development workflows that have doubled team efficiency.

95%
Bundle Size Reduction
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30%
Fewer Backend Calls
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40%
Faster Issue Resolution
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Developer Productivity

🎓Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer EngineeringJuly 2019 – June 2023
Don Bosco College of Engineering
CGPA:8.36 / 10Grade A
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Experience

Software Engineer

BBD Software
July 2023 – Present
Pune, Maharashtra

⚛️Frontend Excellence

  • Architected and delivered a large suite of highly optimized React components and pages
  • Introduced lazy routing, reducing initial bundle size by 95%
  • Refactored asset handling using SVGR, reducing backend calls by 25–30%
  • Built and shipped a production React Native app for Android and iOS with real-time data updates
  • Integrated GraphQL subscriptions / WebSockets to stream live data to the mobile client
  • Integrated iiDENTIFii’s mobile SDK for face detection and biometric authentication
  • Wrote and maintained Jest unit tests for UI stability and CI/CD support

🔧Backend & APIs

  • Developed and optimized Go-based BFF REST APIs with structured error handling
  • Gained hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot microservices
  • Designed RESTful APIs with input validation and consistent response contracts
  • Built production GraphQL APIs using Apollo Server
  • Integrated Apollo Client caching and state management
  • Implemented GraphQL subscriptions for real-time features
  • Optimized schema and resolvers for performance and scalability

📈Observability & Production

  • Investigated and resolved production incidents, DLQ failures, and data inconsistencies
  • Integrated Faro for frontend monitoring, reducing investigation time by 30–40%
  • Configured Adobe Analytics for user behavior tracking and product insights

🤖Innovation

  • Set up AI-assisted development with Claude Code, improving productivity by 2×
  • Applied context engineering to build a stable AI understanding of a production codebase using Claude Code
  • Designed a persistent context layer and guardrails to prevent context drift and unsafe AI edits
  • Integrated Context7 to ensure AI changes aligned with latest documentation and APIs
  • Used GSD (Get Shit Done) to orchestrate scoped, goal-driven AI tasks with strict execution boundaries
ReactTypeScriptGoSpring BootPostgreSQLGrafanaJest
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Skills

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Languages

JavaScript (ES6+)
TypeScript
Go
Python
Java

Frontend

React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Material UI

Backend

Node.js / Express
Spring Boot
REST APIs
WebSocket

Database

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Prisma ORM
Firebase

DevOps & Cloud

Docker
AWS
CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)
Nginx
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Monitoring

Grafana
Faro
Adobe Analytics
Loki

Also worked with

Chart.jsAxiosRecoilJWTNextAuthZodBcryptPM2TurborepoLangChainscikit-learnNumPyPandasJiraConfluence
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Projects

Featured Project

Let's Draw Together

A full-stack collaborative drawing application enabling multiple users to create on a shared canvas in real-time. Features room-based synchronization, low-latency WebSocket communication, and JWT-based authentication.

🎨Real-time Collaboration🔐JWT AuthenticationWebSocket Sync
ExpressWebSocketPostgreSQLPrismaTurborepoTypeScript
2nd Place - TechMania 2023

Rydmate

A full-stack carpooling web application with integrated payment processing, real-time maps, and instant notifications. Won 2nd place at TechMania 2023.

🗺️Google Maps Integration💳Razorpay Payments📱SMS Notifications
FirebaseRazorpayGoogle Maps APITwilioFast2SMS
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Get in Touch

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, interesting projects, or just having a chat about technology.