Taniya Paul

Highly motivated Senior Engineer lead with 8+ years of IT experience specializing in modern JavaScript frameworks including ReactJS, VueJS, NextJS, and state management solutions such as Redux and react-query. I have 8+ years of experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and frontend build tools like Webpack. Experienced in developing reusable React components, optimizing application performance, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility.

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems including Git and Bitbucket. Proficient in using AI powered developer tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, MS Copilot, Gemini) to enhance productivity and engineering efficiency.

Senior Engineering Lead at Intuit (2025-05 – Present)

TurboTax Application (Tax preparation, filing, expert assistance, and income tax return services). AI Tools: ReactJS, Redux, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, GraphQL, Jest, Playwright, Pathfinder Automation Testing, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude AI, Cursor

• Developed highly responsive and secure UI components using ReactJS and Redux for critical tax-filing workflows used by millions of users.
• Integrated complex business logic APIs into the UI to support tax calculation, return filing, and expert consultation features.
• Improved front-end performance by optimizing component rendering and state management.
• Actively involved in troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving production issues, ensuring application stability during peak tax seasons.
• Implemented and maintained unit and automation tests using Jest, Playwright, and Pathfinder, improving test coverage and reducing regression defects.
• Utilized GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT & Claude AI Cursor to accelerate component development, write cleaner code, and optimize test automation scripts.
• Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, estimations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provided technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members, helping them resolve blockers and improve code quality.
• Followed secure coding practices and compliance standards critical to financial and tax applications.
• Developed and maintained end-to-end automation test cases using Playwright and Pathfinder, covering functional, regression, and integration scenarios.

Senior Engineering Lead at OneAdvance (2023-05 – 2025-05)

Performance & Talent / Time & Attendance Platform. AI Tools: ReactJS, VueJS, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, GraphQL, Redux, REST APIs

• Designed and developed high-performance, scalable UI modules for Performance & Talent and Time & Attendance systems using ReactJS and VueJS.
• Migrated and optimised frontend builds using Vite, resulting in faster development build times and improved application performance.
• Built reusable, modular components following component-driven architecture to enhance maintainability and code reusability.
• Integrated GraphQL and RESTful APIs to deliver real-time data updates and seamless user workflows.
• Collaborated closely with product owners and backend teams to translate business requirements into intuitive UI solutions.
• Leveraged GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for code suggestions, refactoring, and test case generation, significantly reducing development effort and improving code quality.
• Ensured application responsiveness, stability, and cross browser compatibility.
• Mentored junior developers and conducted code reviews to enforce best practices and coding standards.

Sr. Software Engineer at Merkle (2023-04 – 2025-05)

• Design and develop responsive UI of Sites, HTML & CSS that meets popular browser standards.
• Debug API and UI anomalies. Consult with the backend team in order to mitigate the issues in API integration.
• Taking business logic in Javascript (ES6 standard) to meet clients' expectations.
• Taking module ownership, guiding and reviewing works. Excellent experience in Git and Bitbucket.
• Develop web pages, transitions, and animations as per Adobe Photoshop designs.
• Expertise in writing Javascript, JSX, Handling Events, Hooks, and Conditional Rendering.
• Email template Designs.

Associate Developer at Publicis Sapient (2021-03 – 2023-04)

Project work: Tapestry (Retail): Developing Coach retail website; Sunbelt Rentals: Developed mobile and web application

• Design and develop UI for SaaS Application using ReactJS, HTML & CSS that meets popular browser standards.
• Writing business logic in Javascript (ES6 standard) to meet clients' expectations.
• Taking module ownership, guiding and reviewing works. Excellent experience in Git.
• Working on Google Analytics Integration.
• Expertise in Layout Shift handling.
• Develop with React.js, Reactstrap and Chakra UI components.
• Develop web pages, transitions, and animations as per Adobe XD designs.
• Debug API and UI anomalies. Consult with the backend team in order to mitigate the issues in API or designs.
• Expertise in writing Javascript, JSX, Handling Events, Hooks, and Conditional Rendering.
• I am practising Agile methods and Git CI/CD.
• Filter and accumulate results with Javascript form a bulk of records while rendering.

UI Developer at Xoxoday (2019-05 – 2021-03)

Project work: Plum store (e-commerce): Developed and integrate RnR SAAS-based product web and mobile application

• Develop UI with React.js, and Reactstrap components.
• State management with Redux.
• Writing action creators, reducers and pure functions with Javascript.
• Use pure CSS, vanilla JS, and Bootstrap on-demand basis.
• Integrate API, and web services to meet the requirements and business logic.
• Prepare GraphQL resolver schema for API integration, and use Postman to gain better insight on web services.
• Expertise in JSX, Javascript, Handling Events, Hooks, and Conditional Rendering.

Software Test Engineer at Xoxoday (2018-04 – 2019-04)

• Manual Testing
• Automation Testing: Selenium with Python
• Hands-on experience in Jira Software.

UI Development Intern at Xoxoday (2017-12 – 2018-03)

• Design and development of email template with pure HTML.
• Design frontend UI with pure Javascript, HTML and CSS.
• Test UI robustness and check if everything is intact as per the requirement.

Master of Business Administration in data analytics and leadership – Liverpool Business School (2023 – 2024-12)

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering – MAKAUT, WB (2017)

10+2 – WBCHSE (2013)

10 – WBBSE (2011)