Deepak Birla

Frontend Developer with 3.5 years of experience building scalable, production-grade web applications using React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. Skilled in translating Figma designs into pixel-perfect, responsive UIs, integrating REST APIs, and optimizing performance through SSR/SSG, code splitting, and lazy loading. Shipped live products used by real customers across marketplace, fintech, and ed-tech domains — improving page performance by up to 50% and cutting development time by up to 70% through reusable component libraries.

Frontend Developer - Zuzucode Inc. - Indore, India (Remote)

(2025-08 - 2026-05)

• Built and shipped Localists.com, a live UK-based local-services marketplace, developing 15+ service-category landing pages and location-based pages using React.js and Next.js.
• Delivered SSR/SSG pages in Next.js for the marketplace's public-facing pages, improving SEO crawlability and search visibility for service and location keywords.
• Implemented SEO-optimized URL structures (e.g. /service-near-me/city patterns) and structured content to improve organic indexing across multiple UK cities.
• Integrated REST APIs to power dynamic marketplace data including services, customer reviews, and instant quote request forms.
• Contributed frontend development on Humans of Web, a digital marketing agency website, building responsive marketing pages with React.js and Next.js.
• Improved Core Web Vitals (FCP, LCP) and accessibility through image optimization and performance audits.

Frontend Developer - Pride Sphere Solutions Pvt Ltd - Indore, India

(2025-02 - 2025-07)

• Developed and maintained Next.js applications for a real-time financial trading platform.
• Integrated REST APIs for user authentication and live market data feeds.
• Implemented Redux for scalable state management across a complex, data-heavy application.
• Built a reusable React component library, reducing development time by 10%.

Frontend Developer - Backbencher Technology Pvt Ltd - Indore, India

(2022-07 - 2024-10)

• Built and launched Miukama.com, a live e-commerce marketplace for collectibles, developing gallery browsing, item listing, and collector profile pages in React.js and Next.js.
• Built and shipped Vidya AI (vidyaai.co), an AI-powered learning platform now used by professors and students across multiple universities, developing the student-facing lecture, transcript, and quiz interfaces in React.js.
• Integrated 50+ REST APIs via Axios across these and other client projects, with robust error handling and loading-state management.
• Built form validation flows using React Hook Form and Formik with custom validation rules for multi-step signup and checkout forms.
• Managed version control with Git/GitHub using branching strategies in a collaborative team environment.
• Debugged and optimized existing applications, improving page load performance by 20%.

Account Executive - Grewal Logistic

(2017-10 - 2019-12)

Maintained official accounts and monitored transactions for regulatory compliance.

Individual Relationship Officer - IDFC FIRST Bank

(2016-09 - 2017-08)

Served as primary point of contact for personal banking clients, offering tailored financial solutions.

Bachelor of Engineering - Swami Vivekanand College of Engineering (2011 - 2015)