Hi, I’m Manas Acharekar, a frontend and full-stack engineer who loves turning complex requirements into fast, scalable web applications with strong security focus. I’ve led migrations to Next.js, built AI-powered training tools, and implemented performance optimizations that deliver tangible improvements for enterprise clients. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create intuitive dashboards and robust systems that scale with business needs. Beyond coding, I’m passionate about exploring AI tooling, best practices in security-focused development, and continuously learning new frameworks to keep delivering high-quality software for users and organizations alike.

Manas Acharekar

Hi, I’m Manas Acharekar, a frontend and full-stack engineer who loves turning complex requirements into fast, scalable web applications with strong security focus. I’ve led migrations to Next.js, built AI-powered training tools, and implemented performance optimizations that deliver tangible improvements for enterprise clients. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create intuitive dashboards and robust systems that scale with business needs. Beyond coding, I’m passionate about exploring AI tooling, best practices in security-focused development, and continuously learning new frameworks to keep delivering high-quality software for users and organizations alike.

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Hi, I’m Manas Acharekar, a frontend and full-stack engineer who loves turning complex requirements into fast, scalable web applications with strong security focus. I’ve led migrations to Next.js, built AI-powered training tools, and implemented performance optimizations that deliver tangible improvements for enterprise clients. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create intuitive dashboards and robust systems that scale with business needs.

Beyond coding, I’m passionate about exploring AI tooling, best practices in security-focused development, and continuously learning new frameworks to keep delivering high-quality software for users and organizations alike.

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Language

Aragonese
Advanced
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Frontend Engineer at Dune Security
May 1, 2025 - November 3, 2025
Led platform v2 migration from vanilla React to Next.js, completing 40% of remaining development work and implementing critical User Insights and Training dashboards, while optimizing application performance by 25% through strategic refactoring and React Redux caching implementation. Architected and developed 3 major full-stack security features collaborating with product designers, backend engineers, and AI specialists to deliver advanced cybersecurity capabilities for enterprise clients. Built end-to-end Vishing Playground feature using Next.js, React, Python (Django), and AWS Lambda functions, enabling users to record voice snippets and generate AI voice clones for cybersecurity awareness training. Developed Self-serving Attack Asset scheduling system allowing CISOs and Admins to manually deploy simulated attacks from 100+ asset library, expanding beyond automated Genetic algorithm deployment to improve organizational security testing flexibility. Created AI-powered Spearphishing ge
Fullstack Engineer at ECOM Consulting Inc.
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Led the development of a secure internal dashboard using React.js and Next.js, streamlining internal operations and improving data visibility across departments. Built and maintained scalable backend services with Node.js and Express.js, ensuring fast and reliable data handling for daily operations. Successfully launched the platform to over 100 internal employees, leading to widespread adoption and improved workflow efficiency. Deployed and managed cloud infrastructure on AWS, leveraging S3 for file storage and EC2 for hosting to ensure high availability and performance.
Fullstack Engineer at Nutripair Co.
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Launched a restaurant Web Portal from the ground up, enabling restaurants to submit menus with allergen and caloric information by developing a comprehensive user dashboard in Next.js and TypeScript. Increased data security and user accessibility by setting up authentication using AWS Cognito. Enhanced feature offerings with ongoing development of special holiday hours, restaurant groups, and integration with MenuSano, allowing deeper caloric insights automatically for restaurants opting to sign up with this partner. Ensured consistent quality and adaptability through a 2-week sprint cycle, facilitating regular code reviews, updates, and maintenance of the application.
Fullstack Engineer at Tramona Inc.
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Increased referral earnings by 250% by creating endpoints and pages for the Tramona Referral System, integrating Stripe API for cashback functionality. Boosted user sign-ups by 30% by collaborating with UI/UX designers to revamp the landing and referral pages, transforming Figma mockups into fully functional, responsive pages. Improved user request success rate by 80% by developing a Price Estimation system that compares requested prices against actual Airbnb properties, providing users with realistic pricing insights. Enhanced overall performance by 70% by rewriting the existing codebase using Next.js, tRPC, and PostgreSQL.
Lead Fullstack Engineer at LeadIB
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Maintained complex technology infrastructure and collaborated with product team to implement new features and strategically plan for future products. Led the redesign of the company’s administrative dashboard, by leveraging advanced UX/UI principles to streamline data visualization and user interaction, facilitating quicker decision-making. Used NodeJS, Prisma ORM and SQL to develop and manage databases, and redesigned database schema to reduce overall search times by 15%. Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve overall performance by 18%.
Fullstack Engineer at LeadIB
June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Developed functional databases, applications and servers to support websites on back-end. Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues. Analyzed existing software implementations to identify areas requiring improvement, to redesign existing PHP application with React.js using responsive UI components, increasing overall user engagement by 32%, and user retention by 20%. Used Node.js, Mongoose ORM and MongoDB to develop and manage databases, reducing search times by 20% and boosting overall performance by 15%.
Fullstack Engineer at Nutripair Co.
August 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Launched a restaurant Web Portal from the ground up, enabling restaurants to submit menus with allergen and caloric information by developing a comprehensive user dashboard in Next.js and TypeScript. Increased data security and user accessibility by implementing authentication with AWS Cognito. Enhanced features with ongoing development of holiday hours, restaurant groups, and integration with MenuSano for deeper caloric insights. Maintained a 2-week sprint cycle for consistent code reviews, updates, and maintenance.
Fullstack Engineer at LeadIB
September 1, 2020 - June 1, 2023
Developed functional databases, applications and servers to support websites on back-end. Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues. Analyzed existing software implementations to identify areas requiring improvement, redesigning a PHP application with React.js using responsive UI components, increasing overall user engagement by 32% and user retention by 20%. Used Node.js, Mongoose ORM and MongoDB to develop and manage databases, reducing search times by 20% and boosting overall performance by 15%.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2023
Databases Graduate Certificate Program at Stevens Institute of Technology
January 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at University of Mumbai
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2020
Master of Science in Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
September 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
Databases Graduate Certificate Program at Stevens Institute of Technology
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at University of Mumbai
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2020
Master of Science in Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2023
Databases Graduate Certificate Program at Stevens Institute of Technology
January 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Bachelor Of Engineering in Computer Engineering at University of Mumbai
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2020

Qualifications

Databases Graduate Certificate Program
January 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment