Hi, I’m Ken Bahzad, a frontend engineer specializing in React and TypeScript. I’ve spent five years doing front-end consulting across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS, delivering accessible interfaces, dashboards, and solid design system components. In my current role, I craft reusable UI components, build real-time dashboards, and improve test coverage while keeping users in mind. I love turning complex requirements into clean, reliable interfaces and documenting them for teams and stakeholders.

Ken Bahzad

Hi, I’m Ken Bahzad, a frontend engineer specializing in React and TypeScript. I’ve spent five years doing front-end consulting across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS, delivering accessible interfaces, dashboards, and solid design system components. In my current role, I craft reusable UI components, build real-time dashboards, and improve test coverage while keeping users in mind. I love turning complex requirements into clean, reliable interfaces and documenting them for teams and stakeholders.

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Hi, I’m Ken Bahzad, a frontend engineer specializing in React and TypeScript. I’ve spent five years doing front-end consulting across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS, delivering accessible interfaces, dashboards, and solid design system components.

In my current role, I craft reusable UI components, build real-time dashboards, and improve test coverage while keeping users in mind. I love turning complex requirements into clean, reliable interfaces and documenting them for teams and stakeholders.

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Language

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Work Experience

Frontend Engineer at Pride Global
January 1, 2022 - Present
Adapted quickly to a complex React and TypeScript portal for a healthcare client, delivering accessible UI components and improved test coverage within the first sprint. Delivered a real-time dashboard in React with WebSocket feeds, integrated with the client’s existing API layer without disrupting active users. Built a Storybook-based component library for a SaaS client, establishing reusable typed components for data tables, status indicators, and form patterns adopted across client surfaces. Optimized the React bundle via code splitting and lazy loading, resolving slow load times reported by clinical staff. Established Jest and Cypress test coverage on front-end codebases across three client engagements, with minimal automation. Used GitHub Copilot across client React codebases for component review and TS assistance, and integrated the ChatGPT API to generate client-facing component documentation from Storybook story definitions.
Senior E-Commerce Engineer at Pride Global
January 1, 2022 - Present
Adapted quickly to a complex Shopify Plus and Node.js storefront on a DTC client engagement, contributing checkout optimization features and improving test coverage within the first sprint. Delivered a vendor payment integration connecting Stripe Connect, Afterpay, and a client-specific split-payment provider within the existing checkout architecture. Built a Redis-backed inventory reservation service for a B2B client to prevent oversell incidents during bulk purchases. Re-architected a slow product search using Algolia, resolving poor relevance and slow filtering. Established Cypress and Playwright end-to-end coverage for checkout and cart flows across two storefronts, building automation infrastructure retained after engagement completion. Used GitHub Copilot across client codebases for Shopify API and Node.js review, adapting AI tooling usage to each environment and integrating ChatGPT API to generate client-facing store integration guides from API specifications.
E-Commerce Developer
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
Delivered Node.js REST APIs for a medical supply procurement client, enabling catalog browsing, order placement, and approval workflows within the existing service architecture. Integrated Stripe and PayPal checkout processing for two e-commerce platforms, adapting payment flows to each client’s cart and checkout architecture. Built inventory sync services for Shopify and WooCommerce platforms, eliminating daily manual stock reconciliations. Implemented role-based access control for procurement, buyer, and finance roles across API surfaces to meet data access governance requirements. Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD for Shopify theme deployments across two engagements, replacing manual Shopify CLI workflows and reducing storefront release friction.

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science at Government College University
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026
Bachelor's in Computer Science at Government College University
January 11, 2030 - June 5, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Healthcare, Financial Services