Komal Deshpande

Tech Lead

Pune, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Tech Lead and Senior Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience, specializing in architecting and developing scalable web applications using Angular and Node.js. Proven expertise in micro-front-end architecture, performance optimization (achieving 25-35% improvements in application responsiveness), and RESTful API integration. Adept at technical leadership, mentoring teams to boost productivity by 25%, and championing engineering excellence to deliver robust, high-quality, and maintainable enterprise solutions.

Work

Tech Mahindra

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Senior Software Engineer -> Tech Lead

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Led full-stack development and provided technical leadership for the Orange Telecom project, driving architectural innovation, performance optimization, and team productivity.

Highlights

Spearheaded the design and implementation of Angular 18 micro-front-end architecture, enabling modular application development, improved scalability, and reducing deployment dependencies by ~30%.

Architected and developed a reusable enterprise UI component library, optimizing Angular applications with Signals and OnPush Change Detection, accelerating development by ~25% while improving UI responsiveness by 20-30%.

Designed, developed, and optimized RESTful APIs using Node.js with MongoDB/MySQL integration, reducing data retrieval time by ~25% through efficient API and database optimization.

Championed engineering excellence by implementing JWT-based authentication, increasing Jasmine/Karma unit test coverage to 40%+, and improving release quality through robust CI/CD and production deployment support.

Provided technical leadership by mentoring junior developers, driving Agile ceremonies, and resolving complex technical challenges, resulting in improved team productivity and release stability.

Collaborated with solution architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Capita

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Software Developer

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Developed and optimized Angular-based banking applications for the Pay360 platform, enhancing user experience and system efficiency.

Highlights

Developed and enhanced Angular-based banking applications, improving UI responsiveness and overall application performance by ~30%.

Optimized REST API integrations and client-side data management, reducing response time by ~20% and improving user experience.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality features and contribute to UI/UX enhancements and application maintainability.

Participated in defect triaging, release validation, and production support activities to ensure application stability and seamless feature rollouts.

Plug2Field

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Programming Analyst

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Developed Angular applications with REST API integrations, significantly improving feature delivery and user experience.

Highlights

Developed Angular applications with REST API integrations, improving feature delivery efficiency by ~20%.

Strengthened UI consistency and code quality standards, enhancing maintainability and user experience.

Welkin IT Services

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Associate Software Developer

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Developed and maintained Android applications, focusing on stability, performance, and overall application reliability.

Highlights

Developed and maintained Android applications integrated with REST APIs, improving stability and performance.

Contributed to feature enhancements, debugging, and optimization activities, leading to improved overall application reliability.

Avante Code Worx

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Android Developer

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Built and deployed Android applications, enhancing user experience through performance improvements and bug resolution.

Highlights

Built and deployed Android applications, improving usability and reducing crash rates through performance enhancements.

Implemented critical bug fixes and feature updates, ensuring a stable and improved end-user experience.

Education

Anuradha Engineering College

Chikhli, Maharashtra, India
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B.E. Computer Science

Govt. Polytechnic College, Hingoli

Hingoli, Maharashtra, India
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Diploma Computer Engineering

Awards

Bravo Award

Tech Mahindra

Recognized for outstanding performance and consistent delivery excellence in a software development role.

Pat on the Back Award

Tech Mahindra

Acknowledged for exceptional contributions to projects and team success at Tech Mahindra.

Languages

English

Hindi

Marathi

Certificates

Core Java Certification

Android Certification

Node JS Certification

Angular Certification

Skills

System Design

Scalable System Design.

Front-end Development

Angular (Latest Version), TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, Angular Material.

Back-end Development

Node.js (BFF), Express.js, RESTful API Development, Middleware Architecture.

State Management

RxJS, NgRx, Angular Signals.

Architecture & Design

Micro-Front-end Architecture, Component-Driven Development, Scalable Application Architecture.

Performance Optimization

Lazy Loading, OnPush Change Detection, API Optimization, Caching Strategies.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3), Docker, CI/CD Pipelines.

Testing & Code Quality

Jasmine, Karma, SonarQube, Storybook.

Databases

MySQL, MongoDB.

Tools & Methodologies

Git, JIRA, Agile / Scrum.

Programming & Core Concepts

Core Java, JSON.

Technical Leadership

Mentoring, Code Reviews, Agile Delivery, Technical Leadership & Mentoring.

Deployment & Release Management

Production Deployment, Release Management.