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Uday Nayak

Senior Software Engineer

mail@udaynayak.comhttps://udaynayak.com

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience owning platform-level systems — from migrating legacy codebases to shipping payment platforms at scale. Specializing in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js.

Work Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer · Skuad: a Payoneer company

    2024-04-01 – Present

    • Led platform-wide initiatives: identity/auth migration, Form Config service, and centralized error reporting
    • Awarded Stellar recognition for product ownership and delivery
    • Migrated identity/auth backend from Node 12 to Node 24 with full TypeScript (classes, decorators), 95%+ test coverage, and team-wide rollout
    • Migrated auth frontend into NX monorepo, reusing design system and components with modern syntax and tooling
    • Integrated SSO with Payoneer and third-party providers; implemented native multi-factor authentication (MFA)
    • Built Form Config service (NestJS), NX frontend package, and cross-environment gateway for config management
    • Cut build time by 50% through Rolldown adoption and GraphQL codegen optimization
    • Shipped 5 shared packages and 2 applications in the NX monorepo
    • Led JSX-to-TSX migration; increased TypeScript coverage to 85%+ across 206k LOC codebase
    • Owned error reporting strategy and rollout across the Pay platform team
    • Improved monorepo performance by migrating JS-based tooling (ESLint, Prettier) to Rust-based alternatives (OxLint, oxfmt, Rolldown/Vite)

  • Software Engineer · Skuad: a Payoneer company

    2022-08-01 – 2024-04-01

    • Joined Skuad (EOR for Topica); contributed to Pay platform development and delivery
    • Led frontend migration from JavaScript to TypeScript across projects, improving maintainability and type safety
    • Built internal design library and established shared design and branding standards across projects
    • Developed JSON-based form creators with validation, streamlining data entry and reducing errors
    • Introduced Storybook for component documentation, improving collaboration and onboarding
    • Standardized contract signing and onboarding workflows for multi-country operations and legal compliance

  • Senior Software Engineer · Topica Edtech Group

    2022-04-01 – 2022-08-01

    • Led cross-platform Liveclass application development in close collaboration with design and product teams
    • Integrated WebSockets for real-time interaction and assignments, significantly boosting Liveclass engagement
    • Built real-time quizzes and in-class Q&A with Electron, improving engagement for teachers and students
    • Established Lighthouse audits to maintain landing pages at consistent 90+ performance and quality scores
    • Mentored freshers and interns, supporting their onboarding and professional growth

  • Software Engineer · Topica Edtech Group

    2020-08-01 – 2022-03-01

    • Full-stack engineer for Prominent Edtech platform serving Vietnam and Thailand markets
    • Led migration of three product sites to Next.js and GraphQL on Node.js, improving performance and modernizing the stack
    • Built foundation for CMS portal, streamlining product configuration and user management
    • Built component library with Material UI and TypeScript, reducing duplication and centralizing business logic
    • Developed internal and external tools with Electron to improve team productivity
    • Added Cypress integration tests to validate frontend and backend flows

Skills

  • Frontend

    React · Next.js · TypeScript · JavaScript · Electron · Storybook · Material UI · NestJS

  • Backend

    Node.js · NestJS · GraphQL · WebSockets · MongoDB · PostgreSQL

  • Tools & Other

    Git · NX Monorepo · Docker · Cypress · Vite · Rolldown · OxLint