Hi there, I'm Shijas — a Frontend Engineer based in Kerala, India. I've spent the last 3+ years designing, developing and optimizing scalable SaaS platforms, enterprise UI systems and high-traffic applications for everyone from small startups to established product teams.
I approach each new project with a full toolkit of ideas and a fresh focus on your needs. Whether you're looking for a polished interface, a robust design system, or a full package of architecture, development and performance optimization — whatever the size of the project, I'll make sure it's set up for success.
Under the hood I work across React, Next.js and TypeScript, architecting modular codebases with Feature-Sliced Design (FSD) and scaling design systems with Tailwind CSS, Material UI and Bootstrap — backed by full-stack MERN engineering and automated CI/CD pipelines across GitHub and GitLab. I care about clean decoupling of code, pixel-perfect responsive interfaces and squeezing every millisecond out of Core Web Vitals.
Skills
The competencies I bring to every project, and the tools, technologies and frameworks I work with on a daily basis.
Competencies
- Frontend Development
- UI Design
- Interaction Design
- Responsive Design
- Design Systems
- Server-side Scripting
- Database Management
- Version Control
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration
- Time Management
- Adaptability
Languages
- JavaScript (ES6+)
- TypeScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
Frontend
- React.js
- Next.js
Styling
- Tailwind CSS
- Material UI (MUI)
- Bootstrap
- Sass / SCSS
- CSS Modules
- Framer Motion
Architecture
- Feature-Sliced Design (FSD)
- Reusable Component Design
- Redux Toolkit
- Context API
Backend & APIs
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB
- RESTful APIs
- WebSockets
Version Control & DevOps
- GitHub
- GitLab
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Vercel
- Core Web Vitals Optimization
Education
Calicut University
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
2021 — 2023
Certifications
Certified MERN Stack Developer
Adacode Solutions
2023
Freelance Work
Freelance Frontend Engineer & Project Developer
Concurrent- Engineered production-ready commercial platforms, including a full-scale e-commerce system built completely on Bootstrap and SCSS for optimized responsive breakpoints.
- Integrated complex RESTful endpoints, maintained cross-browser pixel perfection via modular native CSS implementations, and set up independent deployment flows.