Gaurav Wagh

Senior Software Engineer with 7.5 years of experience building production web applications across banking, AI, healthcare, data and enterprise domains — including platforms for UBS Wealth Management and HSBC Bank. Specialized in React.js, Next.js and TypeScript, with a proven track record of owning delivery end to end: architecture decisions, performance optimization, testing, code reviews and mentoring engineers in Agile teams.

Lead Software Engineer at Synechron (2025-04 – 2026-08)

Led frontend development for a UBS Wealth Management platform, owning architecture decisions across eight product modules and coordinating with backend, QA and design teams.

• Architected and maintained React applications in an NX monorepo with shared component libraries reused across product teams, standardizing UI patterns and removing duplicate code.
• Optimized runtime performance using useCallback, useMemo, React.memo and lazy loading, reducing unnecessary re-renders and improving page load times.
• Established unit and integration testing standards with Jest and React Testing Library, and served as primary code reviewer enforcing TypeScript and accessibility conventions.
• Integrated secured REST APIs with token-based authentication and role-based access control, handling loading states, error boundaries and edge-case validation.
• Partnered with product owners and business analysts across Agile ceremonies — sprint planning, backlog grooming and daily stand-ups — translating business requirements into technical tasks and estimates.

Senior Software Engineer at Coforge (2024-06 – 2025-04)

Owned end-to-end delivery of three product modules on a data governance platform integrating 50+ external data tools, coordinating development, QA and design to ship releases on schedule.

• Developed React.js interfaces integrated with GraphQL and REST services, improving data-fetch efficiency through Apollo caching strategies.
• Delivered a Next.js application using server-side rendering, improving page load performance for user-facing screens.
• Managed complex application state with Redux Toolkit and strengthened end-to-end coverage with Cypress, reducing post-release defects.
• Created reusable, responsive components with Ant Design and Styled Components, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and accessibility compliance.
• Diagnosed and resolved production defects through root cause analysis, working with backend teams to align API contracts and data models.

Senior Front-End Developer at Apptware (2020-10 – 2024-07)

Shipped responsive, production-grade UIs with React, Redux and TypeScript across four enterprise client projects in banking, AI and data domains.

• Designed and integrated GraphQL layers across React and Node.js with caching and real-time subscriptions, reducing redundant API calls.
• Implemented backend services with Node.js, Express and Python (FastAPI) using MongoDB and MySQL, and automated CI/CD pipelines to AWS using Docker.
• Drove project delivery, ran code reviews and mentored junior developers, lifting overall code quality and onboarding speed.
• Converted Figma designs into pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces supporting desktop, tablet and mobile breakpoints.
• Improved application performance through code splitting, lazy loading and bundle size optimization, cutting initial page load time.

Software Engineer at Mobilesutra (2019-02 – 2020-10)

• Developed a doctor appointment booking app with React Native, supporting real-time updates, push notifications and online payments.
• Migrated REST APIs to GraphQL using Node.js, Apollo Client and Apollo Server, reducing over-fetching and improving traffic handling.
• Created a chatbot application with real-time messaging and live chat support, rolled out across a support system used by 485+ government schools.
• Engineered reusable React Native components and integrated third-party SDKs for payment gateways and push notifications across Android and iOS.
• Contributed to daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and peer code reviews within a distributed Agile team.

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science – Pune University (2014 – 2018)