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Staff Front-end Engineer & Google Developer Expert with 17+ years of experience
Summary
Shidhin CR has 17+ years of experience in front-end engineering, application development, and technical leadership. A highly creative and solution-focused professional, recognized for driving high-velocity engineering teams and delivering modern web applications at scale. Skilled in optimizing performance, architecting scalable systems, and fostering collaborative environments across cross-functional teams.
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Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Atlan
July 2024 - Present
India
Leading the Web Platform Chapter, a cross-horizontal function supporting all business units with best practices, shared tooling, observability foundations, and unified Release CI/CD workflows.
- Led the evolution of Atlantis, Atlan’s design system, creating accessible, performant, and extensible UI primitives used across product surfaces.
- Drove Atlan’s transformation to an AI-native engineering culture, adopting AI-first workflows and developing deep expertise as an AI-native frontend engineer.
- Advanced Atlan’s enterprise readiness goals through WCAG compliance, security initiatives, internationalisation, and significant product-wide web performance improvements.
- Influenced the company’s shift from SaaS to PaaS, shaping the frontend vision and architecture for the new App Framework platform.
- Delivered high-impact MVPs, system designs, and feasibility assessments that accelerated decision-making across engineering and product.
- Mentored engineers and collaborated cross-functionally to uplift performance, accessibility, architecture rigor, and engineering excellence across the organization.
Front-end Architect / Full stack consultant
Morphic
December 2023 - April 2024
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Working as an architect/consultant for an early stage startup in AI & Video generation domain. Primary responsibilities include architecting front-end and back-end, working with ML engineers, hiring and mentoring team members.
Front End Architect / Tech Lead
Medable, Inc
April 2022 - December 2023
United Arab Emirates
Developed an AI assistant tool to expedite study creation using GPT-4 API. Led the core study builder application project. Engaged in cross-functional collaboration, code reviews, hiring and mentoring activities.
- Developed AI assistant tool using GPT-4 API
- Led core study builder application project
- Balanced 50% hands-on development and 50% engineering management
Engineering Manager / Front-end Architect
noon
August 2020 - April 2022
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Led a team of 3-4 front-end engineers, overseeing hiring, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration. Directed development of iOS and Android mobile apps. Revamped mobile and desktop sites with significant UX upgrades.
- Led team of 3-4 front-end engineers
- Directed React Native mobile app development
- Achieved up to 19% average conversion rates
- Revamped mobile and desktop sites with UX upgrades
Lead Front End Engineer
Namshi.com
May 2014 - September 2020
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Managed a team of 2-3 front-end engineers, leading hiring and mentorship initiatives. Implemented AMP in listing pages and undertook various performance projects. Led checkout app rewrite using NextJS.
- Managed team of 2-3 front-end engineers
- Implemented AMP for improved performance
- Led checkout app rewrite using NextJS
- Created internal tools for Docker deployment and marketing
Senior UI Engineer
Flipkart.com
November 2012 - April 2014
Bangalore
Headed mobile website development efforts, working closely with product managers and designers. Focused on web performance optimization, crafting tools to monitor loading times.
- Headed mobile website development
- Implemented crucial performance improvements
- Crafted tools to monitor loading times
Senior software engineer
Ness Technologies
September 2010 - November 2012
Bangalore
Worked on multiple client projects including ChevyDealer.com, BuickDealer.com, GmcDealer.com, and CadillacDealer.com. Developed websites using HTML5, Object-Oriented JavaScript, jQuery.
Software Engineer
PointCross
June 2008 - September 2010
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Focused on UI development for the Orchestra product. Undertook major rewrite of Orchestra's codebase for cross-browser compatibility. Enhanced security and developed mobile version.
- Major rewrite for cross-browser compatibility
- Enhanced security against XSS attacks
- Developed dedicated mobile version
Education
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication
University of Calicut
2003 - 2007
Certifications
- MCTS
Honors & Awards
- Google Developer Expert - Web Technologies
- Golden Visa Holder