Hi, I'm Sujith Gunasekaran
About Me
Lead Software Engineer (Frontend) with 6+ years of experience building production-grade, scalable web applications using React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js. My focus has shifted from writing code to owning outcomes — setting technical direction, defining architecture, and making sure what we ship holds up in production.
What I bring to the team:
- Ownership of frontend architecture, from technical decisions to long-term maintainability
- Measurable performance improvements through CI/CD automation, testing strategy, and better tooling
- Strong engineering standards around code quality, accessibility, and scalability across a team
- Practical mentorship that helps engineers grow into more ownership
- Cross-functional collaboration to align technical decisions with business goals
If you're working on something meaningful and value engineering leadership grounded in real execution, I'd love to connect.
Frontend
- React.js
- Vue.js
- Javascript
- Typescript
- Web Component
- HTML/CSS
Backend
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB
- MySql
Other
- Git
- jenkins
- AWS
- REST APIs
Education and Work Experience
Lead Software Engineer - Frontend@
Freshworks
Jan 2026 - Present- Led a Nuxt.js SSG-to-SSR migration, improving build times by ~95% and Core Web Vitals by ~30%
- Introduced micro-frontend architecture and engineering standards, including AI-assisted development workflows, across the frontend team
- Owned the technical roadmap and mentored engineers while driving cross-functional delivery in a fast-paced SaaS environment
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend@Freshworks
Oct 2023 - Dec 2025- Optimised Marketplace Gallery performance using React profiling and code splitting, reducing page render time from 12s to 5s (58% improvement)
- Designed and shipped the Review & Ratings feature across Marketplace Gallery, Website, and Developer Portal, increasing app adoption and engagement
- Led a PoC for Meta Framework integration in FDK, improving third-party library compatibility and developer experience
Software Engineer - Frontend@Freshworks
May 2022 - Oct 2023- Contributed to the Marketplace Gallery migration from Vue 2 to Vue 3, improving performance and maintainability
- Designed and built 'App Referee,' an internal tool integrated into Freshdesk that streamlined app review workflows and reduced turnaround time
- Led a PoC to migrate from Jest to Vitest, improving test execution speed and boosting code coverage from 60% to 97%
- Contributed to Freshworks Crayons, an open-source UI framework
Software Engineer@Solartis
Aug 2021 - May 2022- Continued working on the same project and became part of a team focused on building reusable components that could be easily plugged into the main application.
- Built and maintained reusable UI components such as tables, toast notifications, search bars, and more, ensuring consistency and ease of use across the application.
Associate Software Engineer@Solartis
Jun 2020 - Jul 2021- Started by fixing bugs and handling small tasks to get familiar with the project and codebase.
- Contributed to building the insurance product from scratch using React.js
- Took full ownership of the quote creation and update flow, implementing the end-to-end experience for generating and modifying insurance quotes.