Hi, I’m Megha Hegde, a Senior Frontend Engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using React, TypeScript, and modern UI architecture. I specialize in component-driven development, design systems, state management, and performance optimization for high-traffic platforms. I’ve led modernization initiatives, mentored teammates, and collaborated with architects and UX teams to deliver end-to-end frontend solutions.

Megha Hegde

Hi, I’m Megha Hegde, a Senior Frontend Engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using React, TypeScript, and modern UI architecture. I specialize in component-driven development, design systems, state management, and performance optimization for high-traffic platforms. I’ve led modernization initiatives, mentored teammates, and collaborated with architects and UX teams to deliver end-to-end frontend solutions.

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Hi, I’m Megha Hegde, a Senior Frontend Engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using React, TypeScript, and modern UI architecture.

I specialize in component-driven development, design systems, state management, and performance optimization for high-traffic platforms. I’ve led modernization initiatives, mentored teammates, and collaborated with architects and UX teams to deliver end-to-end frontend solutions.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Developer at Morgan Stanley
September 1, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Led large-scale modernization of legacy systems into React-based micro frontends, improving UI performance by 35% and reducing bundle size by ~28%. Built internal design systems and component libraries used by 6+ distributed teams, increasing UI consistency and reducing duplicate development by 40%. Designed high-level frontend architecture and contributed to technology roadmap with architects and UX leadership. Developed features using Hooks, Context API, Redux, React Query, and memoization techniques, reducing unnecessary re-renders by up to 60%. Created Jest unit tests and Cypress end-to-end tests to improve release confidence. Built Node.js/Express utilities for validation layers and API integration, improving API response mapping time by 20%. Participated in cross-team Angular migration efforts to reduce legacy dependency footprint by ~25%. Owned sprint planning, estimates, stakeholder communications, and demos for core UI modules. Mentored junior engineers and enforced React best
Software Developer at Molex India Pvt. Ltd.
August 1, 2019 - August 1, 2021
Built enterprise React dashboards, improving data rendering speed by 40% using virtualization and optimized state isolation. Created reusable UI components reducing feature delivery time by ~30% across teams. Implemented bundling optimizations and reduced API calls by 18%, significantly improving page load times. Automated end-to-end testing with Cypress, reducing regression cycles by 25% and improving release confidence. Collaborated with product and UX teams to refine requirements and deliver scalable UI modules.
Software Developer at IBM
July 1, 2015 - August 1, 2019
Built React and Angular applications for enterprise clients, integrating OAuth/SSO authentication to improve login security and reduce user access issues by ~20%. Optimized UI performance through lazy loading and caching, improving load times by ~30% on key modules. Documented reusable frontend patterns and collaborated with cross-functional teams to support multi-app integration.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Computers) at Reva Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services