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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 again 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 90% 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
    • Awarded Stellar recognition for product ownership and delivery twice
    • 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 Liveclass desktop application development in Electron with Zoom SDK, partnering with design and product on teacher and student workflows
    • Integrated Zoom SDK for live video sessions and in-classroom tooling within a cross-platform Electron shell
    • Built real-time assignments, quizzes, and Q&A over WebSockets to drive participation during live sessions
    • Shipped Windows and macOS desktop builds for classroom rollout across regional user bases
    • Established Lighthouse performance audits in CI, maintaining marketing landing pages at consistent 90+ scores
    • Mentored freshers and interns on React, Electron, and full-stack delivery during onboarding

  • Software Engineer · Topica Edtech Group

    2020-08-01 – 2022-03-01

    • Full-stack engineer on Topica, an edtech platform serving learners and instructors across Vietnam and Thailand
    • Led migration of three consumer-facing product sites to Next.js and GraphQL on Node.js, modernizing the stack and improving performance
    • Built CMS portal foundation for product configuration, content management, and user administration
    • Developed shared Material UI and TypeScript component library, centralizing business logic and reducing UI duplication across products
    • Built GraphQL APIs and frontend integrations connecting consumer sites to backend enrollment and content services
    • Developed Electron-based internal and external tools to improve team productivity and operational workflows
    • Introduced Cypress end-to-end tests for critical user flows, improving release confidence across frontend and backend changes
    • Collaborated with product and QA on multi-market feature delivery for Vietnam and Thailand locales

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