Komal Jena

Frontend Architect with 6+ years of experience designing, architecting, and delivering enterprise-scale web applications across Banking and Telecommunications domains. Expertise in React.js, TypeScript, Redux, Microfrontend Architecture, State Management, and Frontend Performance Optimization. Proven track record of leading teams of up to 6 engineers, driving architectural decisions, mentoring developers, and delivering scalable solutions that improve application performance, reliability, and developer productivity.

Experienced in CI/CD implementation, reusable component design, production support, and AI-assisted engineering using GitHub Copilot and Gemini.

Frontend Architect / Senior Frontend Engineer at U.S. Bancorp (2026-03 – Present)

• Architected enterprise-grade banking applications using React.js and TypeScript, enabling scalable and maintainable frontend solutions for critical business workflows.
• Defined reusable component architecture and frontend engineering standards, improving development consistency and reducing implementation effort across teams.
• Led frontend delivery for key banking modules while coordinating with Product Owners, Backend Engineers, QA teams, and stakeholders to ensure successful releases.
• Streamlined CI/CD deployment processes and release activities, improving deployment reliability and reducing production rollout risks.
• Conducted architecture reviews and code quality assessments, improving maintainability and reducing technical debt.
• Leveraged GitHub Copilot and Gemini to accelerate development workflows, improving engineering productivity and reducing debugging effort.

Frontend Architect / Senior Frontend Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2020-01 – 2026-02)

Frontend Architect / Senior Frontend Engineer at Verizon (2021 – 2025)

• Led a team of 6 frontend engineers in delivering large-scale customer-facing applications serving enterprise users across multiple releases.
• Architected and implemented Microfrontend Architecture using Webpack Module Federation, enabling independent deployments and improving application scalability.
• Established reusable component patterns and frontend design standards, reducing duplicate development effort and improving consistency across applications.
• Mentored junior developers through technical coaching, code reviews, and architecture discussions, accelerating team productivity and engineering excellence.
• Collaborated with Product Managers, UX Designers, Backend Engineers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality features within Agile release cycles.
• Optimized application rendering and state management strategies, improving overall application performance by 25%.
• Improved Lighthouse performance score from 58 to 92 through code splitting, lazy loading, bundle optimization, and asset management improvements.
• Reduced dashboard load time by 50%, significantly improving user experience and application responsiveness.
• Resolved 30+ critical production issues through root-cause analysis and proactive monitoring, reducing post-release incidents by 45%.
• Modernized legacy frontend applications using React Hooks and TypeScript best practices, improving maintainability and developer productivity.
• Participated in release planning, deployment governance, and production support activities, ensuring stable and predictable software delivery.

Frontend Engineer at Apple Inc. (2020 – 2021)

• Delivered frontend enhancements for enterprise applications, improving usability and customer experience.
• Optimized UI responsiveness and cross-browser compatibility, increasing application stability across supported platforms.
• Collaborated with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver production-ready releases aligned with business objectives.
• Diagnosed and resolved production defects, improving platform reliability and reducing user-reported issues.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science & Engineering – BPUT, Odisha