Nikhil Hirulkar

Senior Frontend Developer & UI Lead with 7.7+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications using React.js, Angular, and Vue.js

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PuneMember since July 3, 2026

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Senior Frontend Developer & UI Lead with 7.7+ years building scalable, high-performance web applications in React.js, Next.js, Angular, and Vue.js. Strong expertise in modern React development using React Hooks, functional components, and Context API for state and logic management. Strong track record delivering data-heavy dashboards and analytics interfaces, custom plugin/widget development, reusable UI component systems, and integration-heavy applications connected to 15+ REST APIs and real-time services.

Specializes in accessible (WCAG-compliant), plugin-style modular component architecture and frontend architecture at scale. Track record of cutting development time ~40% through reusable component systems and lifting Lighthouse performance scores to 90+. Comfortable owning frontend architecture decisions end-to-end, from Figma handoff to production, using Git-based workflows including Bitbucket.

Experience

Senior Software Developer & UI Lead at Redhunt Labs Limited (2021-07 – Present)

Built scalable React applications and dynamic dashboards integrating 15+ REST APIs.
Led migration of legacy React applications to Next.js and modernized state management with Zustand and TanStack React Query, improving maintainability and UX across all modules.
Designed reusable UI component systems (tables, filters, layouts) with ShadCN UI + Tailwind CSS, cutting development time by ~40%.
Built modular, plugin-style UI components that could be independently configured and reused across multiple dashboard modules.
Developed functional components using React Hooks and Context API for scalable state and logic management across the application.
Implemented accessible, keyboard-friendly, WCAG-compliant components using React Aria.
Delivered advanced data visualizations using D3.js, Recharts, and React Sigma for data-driven dashboards.
Improved application performance score to 90+ via Lighthouse and Web Vitals optimization.
Converted Figma designs into pixel-perfect, production-ready UI components.
Owned frontend architecture decisions, ensuring consistency and code quality across the codebase.
Managed version control and collaborative code reviews using Bitbucket across the frontend team.
Leveraged AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor) to accelerate feature development across modules.
Adopted AI-assisted pull request reviews to catch issues earlier and maintain consistent code quality.

Software Developer at Sahaj Academy Edutech LLP (Contrailtech) (2018-03 – 2021-06)

Delivered 5 production web and mobile applications for external clients across React.js, Vue.js, and hybrid mobile stacks, partnering directly with clients to scope and build customized UI solutions.

Frontend Developer at HealthMall Pharmacy (2021-01 – 2021-06)

Built a responsive e-commerce and product catalogue website using React.js and Redux, delivering a seamless shopping experience across devices.
Designed UI components using HTML, CSS, and Material UI, ensuring consistent design language across the platform.
Developed reusable custom components deployed across multiple pages, improving development efficiency.
Implemented cart persistence using cookies combined with Redux for global cart state management across components.

Frontend Developer at Nymble Up (2019-06 – 2021-06)

Developed a responsive workforce planning platform using Vue.js, supporting product-based scheduling operations.
Built UI using HTML, CSS, Element UI, and Tailwind CSS, with SCSS-based styling architecture.
Created reusable custom components used across multiple pages of the application.
Built a custom scheduling plugin from scratch using a modular plugin architecture, enabling core workforce planning functionality.

Frontend Developer at My Society Club (2018-12 – 2019-06)

Built a hybrid mobile app for housing society management using Cordova/Framework7, deployed on both Android and iOS.
Designed UI using HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Template7 for a native-like mobile experience.
Integrated payment gateways (MobiKwik, PayU) to enable in-app transactions.
Published and maintained the app on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Frontend Developer at Virtual Office (2018-08 – 2018-11)

Built a responsive task management web application using React.js with Kanban-style workflow.
Designed UI using HTML, CSS, and Material UI for an intuitive task-tracking interface.
Implemented drag-and-drop functionality for Kanban board task management as a self-contained, plugin-style module.
Integrated Socket.io for real-time chat functionality between users.
Built and integrated REST APIs using Python (Django) and Node.js for backend connectivity.

Frontend Developer at Cayal (2018-03 – 2018-12)

Built a professional web application for tracking product rental records and history using React.js.
Designed UI using HTML, CSS, and Material UI for a clean, business-focused interface.
Integrated REST APIs with a Python (Django) backend for data operations.
Implemented push notifications using Firebase Cloud Messaging to keep users updated in real time.