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Full-Stack Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable web and mobile applications. MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology. Currently a Founding Engineer at Make Connexions, where I architect end-to-end solutions using React Native, Node.js, and AI/ML technologies. Passionate about building products that make a real impact.…

Shailja Maheshwari

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Full-Stack Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable web and mobile applications. MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology. Currently a Founding Engineer at Make Connexions, where I architect end-to-end solutions using React Native, Node.js, and AI/ML technologies. Passionate about building products that make a real impact.…

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Full-Stack Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable web and mobile applications. MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology. Currently a Founding Engineer at Make Connexions, where I architect end-to-end solutions using React Native, Node.js, and AI/ML technologies. Passionate about building products that make a real impact.

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Founding Full Stack Engineer at Make Connexions

September 1, 2025 - Present

Architected and launched a cross-platform professional networking mobile application for iOS, Android, and Web using Expo and React Native, establishing the technical foundation for a scalable startup MVP. Implemented a two-tier networking system with custom strength scores (0-100), increasing connection granularity by 2x. Designed a Socket.IO messaging hub with NestJS, delivering near-instant delivery and real-time user indicators. Engineered automated data-cascading deletions within Prisma transactions to ensure data integrity and privacy when a user deletes their account. Built a comprehensive UI component library using Gluestack UI and NativeWind (Tailwind CSS), delivering a consistent design system across 50+ reusable components.

Graduate Teaching & Lab Assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology

August 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025

Mentored 150+ students and automated grading scripts using Puppeteer, reducing evaluation time by 30% for web programming course. Managed 3+ websites and fixed 20+ monthly issues, ensuring uptime and access for 50+ users in the ME Department.

Fullstack Developer at Capgemini

December 1, 2019 - August 1, 2023

Built and maintained modular REST APIs using Node.js and PostgreSQL for finance and logistics modules, reducing data fetch times by 30% and improving backend maintainability. Migrated React codebase from class-based to functional components with Hooks, improving readability and reducing frontend bugs across 10+ UI modules. Built responsive internal dashboards using React and GraphQL, simplifying data handling and improving usability for 30+ non-technical users. Developed CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions for staging deployments and automated testing, cutting release delays by 60% and increasing deployment consistency. Optimized backend performance by refactoring SQL queries and adding Redis caching, reducing API latency by over 40% during peak usage (10K+ daily requests). Collaborated with QA and product stakeholders to write reproducible test cases and bug reports, reducing back-and-forth during QA by 25%.