Hi I'm

AKA M.S.Anand

// Senior Frontend Engineer

Compiling ideas into interfaces since 2018_

Indianapolis, USA U.S. Permanent Resident Open to opportunities
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$ whoami
>_ about

I live at the seam between design and engineering. I care about systems that scale, components that hold up, and performance that doesn't quietly embarrass you in production.

// status
Open to Senior / Staff roles
// location
Indianapolis, USA
// authorization
U.S. Permanent Resident
// languages
EN · TA · HI
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$ history --work
>_ experience
$ BigID
Senior Software Engineer
Aug 2024 – Nov 2025
Engineered the AI Suggestions feature and Data-Driven Questions engine, built a modular compliance framework, and migrated CRA to Vite — cutting build time by 80% and eliminating 20+ vulnerabilities.
$ Full Creative
Frontend Engineer
Mar 2021 – Jul 2024
Built a scalable design system with 50+ reusable components using React, TypeScript, and Storybook, led migration to Next.js in a monorepo, and engineered the Setmore scheduling widget — improving UI delivery velocity by 50%.
$ Full Creative
Junior Web Developer
Nov 2018 – Feb 2021
Shipped features for TELEPORT, a Twilio-powered WebRTC video platform serving 500+ users, mentored interns through pair programming, and improved SEO and Core Web Vitals — reducing bounce rate by 15%.
$ Doodleblue Innovations
Web Developer Intern
Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
Gained hands-on foundation in JavaScript, responsive UI development, and component-driven architecture during a short internship at a product studio.
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$ ls ~/github
>_ projects
portfolio-cli

This very portfolio — a CLI-themed personal site built with Astro 5 and vanilla TypeScript. Terminal aesthetic, zero frameworks.

Stack: Astro · TypeScript · Vanilla CSS · MDX
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$ skills --list
>_ skills
FRONTEND
React.js TypeScript JavaScript Next.js HTML5 CSS SCSS Tailwind Webpack Vite Redux Performance Optimization Accessibility (WCAG)
UI / DESIGN
Figma Storybook Design Systems
TESTING
Cypress Jest RTL Chromatic
BACKEND / INFRA
Node.js REST APIs GraphQL MongoDB Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Vercel
OTHER
WebRTC SEO GenAI Prompt Engineering State Management Markdoc
$ connect --with="shanmuganand"
>_ contact
// no forms. no bots. just direct lines.

Reach out via email or LinkedIn.
Usually respond within 24 hours.
Open to Senior Frontend & Staff Engineer roles.