ATHIL K ABBAS
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Full Stack Developer with 8 years of experience building scalable web applications, specializing in React, Node.js, and AWS. Proven track record of delivering high-impact solutions for government, finance, and supply chain sectors. Passionate about performance optimization, security, and UX.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work history
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
London, UK
06.2022 - 12.2025
- Frontend Development: Led React development for a government portal, improving Core Web Vitals by 30% via lazy loading, image optimization, and caching (React Query). Translated Figma designs into a responsive React UI.
- Swagger Spec: Developed a Utility function using openapi-generator-cli and moustache templates to create typescript code from swagger spec.
- Authorization: Developed an authorization module using oidc-client to get access token for calling external APIs.
- Security: Built a reusable routing module using custom React hook to prevent unauthorized page access, adopted across 5+ projects.
- Override API response: Worked on preventing unauthorized access by securing the API response against manipulation through browser tools like Chrome DevTools.
- Full Stack Development: Built a blockchain-based supply chain tracker (INTELI) with real-time transaction logging.
- Blockchain watcher: Developed a module that syncs data between blockchain and SQL database.
- Server Sent Events: Developed a module to send notification to client using SSE.
- SSO (Single Sign-On): Worked on integrating with Keycloak.
- Caching: Worked on Caching API responses using Redis to drastically reduce response time by 90%.
- Swagger/OpenAPI: Worked on API documentation and validation using Swagger/OpenAPI.
- Centralized Error Logging: Worked on Logging errors using winston.
Software Engineer
Incred
Bangalore, India
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Scalable Data Processing: Optimized Node.js performance to handle 10,000+ daily customer records using AWS SQS, partitioning and event-loop offloading, reducing processing time by 35%.
- Real-Time Monitoring: Implemented DataDog APM and Log Management to track API latency and errors, cutting incident resolution time by 50%.
- Document Processing Tool: Built an Angular frontend tool to auto-convert images to grayscale, resize, and standardize formats, reducing backend load by 40% and manual effort by 25%.
Software Engineer
Quikr
Bangalore
10.2019 - 02.2020
- E-commerce UI: Developed carousels and ad banners, boosting user engagement by 15%.
Software Engineer
Sling Media
Bangalore
07.2017 - 05.2019
- Adobe Premiere Pro Extension: Built a JS plugin to render video/audio tracks from JSON metadata.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
Govt. Model Engineering College
Kochi, India 04.2013 - 04.2017
Skills
- Nodejs, Expressjs, React, Redux, Redux-Saga, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, AWS, AWS API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB, Amplify, Cognito, CloudWatch, Route 53, Comprehend, Rekognition, CloudFront, CSS, GraphQL, Jest, Web3js, SQL, Angular
Certification
- AWS Cloud Practitioner: https://www.credly.com/badges/8e493bec-c172-42ca-bb55-e336e7f01871/public_url
- Cutshort Javascript Advanced: https://cutshort.io/certificate/45205
- Cutshort Node.js Basic: https://cutshort.io/certificate/45202
Accomplishments
- Real-Time Monitoring: Implemented DataDog APM and Log Management to track API latency and errors, cutting incident resolution time by 50%.
- Frontend Performance Boost: Improved Core Web Vitals by 30% via lazy loading, caching and image optimization.
- Optimized Data Processing: Reduced Node.js processing time by 35% using AWS SQS, partitioning and event-loop offloading.
- Testing Excellence: Achieved 95% test coverage with Jest for smart contract compiler and middleware.
- Enhanced E-commerce UI: Boosted user engagement by 15% through development of carousels and banners.
- Visual Regression Testing: Improved visual regression testing reliability by integrating BackstopJS, reducing UI bugs by 15%.
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
06.2022 - 12.2025
Software Engineer
Incred
01.2020 - 05.2022
Software Engineer
Quikr
10.2019 - 02.2020
Software Engineer
Sling Media
07.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
Govt. Model Engineering College
04.2013 - 04.2017
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Reusifi – Developed a Web Application called Reusifi. It is a marketplace for buying/selling used goods. – Gained experience in AWS API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB, Amplify, Cognito, CloudWatch, Route 53, Comprehend, Rekognition, CloudFront.
www.reusifi.com