I'm Jai Saravanan, a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering scalable enterprise-grade web applications using React, Node.js, and GraphQL. I excel at building reusable component libraries, optimizing performance and Core Web Vitals, and shipping robust, user-centric platforms. Outside of coding, I enjoy mentoring teammates, contributing to the developer communities, and exploring geospatial UI work with Mapbox. I’m passionate about clean architecture, reliable CI/CD, and helping teams deliver fast, maintainable software.

Jai Saravanan

I'm Jai Saravanan, a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering scalable enterprise-grade web applications using React, Node.js, and GraphQL. I excel at building reusable component libraries, optimizing performance and Core Web Vitals, and shipping robust, user-centric platforms. Outside of coding, I enjoy mentoring teammates, contributing to the developer communities, and exploring geospatial UI work with Mapbox. I’m passionate about clean architecture, reliable CI/CD, and helping teams deliver fast, maintainable software.

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I’m Jai Saravanan, a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering scalable enterprise-grade web applications using React, Node.js, and GraphQL. I excel at building reusable component libraries, optimizing performance and Core Web Vitals, and shipping robust, user-centric platforms.

Outside of coding, I enjoy mentoring teammates, contributing to the developer communities, and exploring geospatial UI work with Mapbox. I’m passionate about clean architecture, reliable CI/CD, and helping teams deliver fast, maintainable software.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Consultant at CAPGEMINI
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led the frontend development team using React, Redux Toolkit, and Ant Design, delivering a seamless and responsive user experience. Designed and developed an interactive mapping feature using Mapbox GL JS and Mapbox GL Draw for farmers to draw field boundaries, enter crop data, and generate geo-based reports. Enhanced the field drawing feature with undo, redo, delete, and support for multi-part fields, improving adoption and usability. Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, CircleCI, AWS S3, and CloudFront, reducing release time by 60%. Introduced SonarCloud in CI pipelines for code quality, reducing production defects by 40%. Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams for on-time delivery. Implemented an animated map using Meteoblue APIs and Mapbox for 24-hour weather trends visualization for farmers.
Senior Software Developer at KNACKFORGE SOFT SOLUTION
December 31, 2023 - July 23, 2025
Improved load times by 22% through optimized React component design. Built a POS application for KIOSK systems in a camp management platform, integrating wristband-linked credit card payments. Enabled real-time drone tracking and live video monitoring using WebSocket, Google Maps, and WebRTC. Migrated legacy AngularJS codebase to React with TypeScript, boosting performance and maintainability. Developed role-based dashboards with AWS QuickSight embedded as reusable React components. Achieved 85%+ test coverage with Jest and React Testing Library, reducing regression bugs during releases.
Senior Consultant at Capgemini
January 1, 2024 - November 5, 2025
Led the frontend development team using React, Redux, Redux-Thunk, and Ant Design, delivering a seamless and responsive UI. Designed and developed an interactive mapping feature using Mapbox GL JS and Mapbox GL Draw for farmers to draw field boundaries, enter crop data, and generate geo-based reports. Enhanced the field drawing feature with undo, redo, delete, and multi-part field support, resulting in higher adoption by farmers and smoother field-mapping workflows. Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, CircleCI, AWS S3, and CloudFront, enabling smooth deployments across Dev, QA, and Prod environments, and reducing release time by 60%. Introduced SonarCloud within CI/CD pipelines for continuous front end code quality checks, enabling real-time feedback, resulting in a 40% reduction in production defects and improved team code standards. Ensured on-time delivery by collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment. Implemented a video-like animated map using Mete
Senior Software Developer at Knackforge Soft Solution
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Implemented ETL workflows to automate large-scale data imports for a leading U.S. marketing agency, integrating with S3, RDS, and AWS Lambda, reducing manual processing by 70% and optimizing data flow. Built a POS application for a KIOSK system within a camp management platform, enabling campers to purchase products by scanning their wristbands linked to pre-registered credit cards. Enabled real-time drone tracking app and live video monitoring by implementing WebSocket, and integrating Google Maps with dynamic polylines for current and planned drone paths, and developed WebRTC-based live streaming from the drone camera. Migrated legacy AngularJS codebase to React with TypeScript, boosting performance and maintainability. Wrote unit tests using Jest and RTL, achieving 85%+ test coverage and reducing regression bugs during releases.
Senior Software Developer at Knackforge Soft Solution
July 1, 2017 - December 1, 2023
Implemented serverless ETL pipelines on AWS (Lambda, S3, RDS) to automate ingestion of 500K+ marketing records daily for a U.S. agency client, eliminating 70% of manual processing and reducing data latency. Built a POS application for a KIOSK system within a camp management platform, enabling campers to purchase products by scanning wristbands linked to pre-registered credit cards. Enabled real-time drone tracking and live video monitoring by implementing WebSocket, and integrating Google Maps with dynamic polylines for current and planned drone paths, and developed WebRTC-based live streaming from the drone camera. Migrated four core legacy AngularJS modules to React with TypeScript, improving performance and maintainability. Wrote unit tests using Jest and React Testing Library, achieving 85%+ test coverage and reducing regression bugs. Built AWS QuickSight dashboards embedded into the client’s React portal as role-specific views.

Education

BE at JAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Affiliated to Anna University
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2017
BE in Computer Science at Jaya Engineering College
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
BE in Computer Science at Jaya Engineering College (Anna University)
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
BE in Computer Science at Jaya Engineering College
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017

Qualifications

Frontend Developer (React) Certificate from Hackerrank
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
JavaScript (Intermediate) Certificate from Hackerrank
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
JavaScript (Basic) Certificate from Hackerrank
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
React (Basic) Certificate from Hackerrank
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
AWS Certified Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2025
Frontend Developer (React) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
JavaScript (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
JavaScript (Basic) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
React (Basic) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
AWS Certified Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
AWS Certified Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 27, 2026
AWS Certified Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Agriculture & Mining, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment