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CurrentlyManager, App Development at Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour)

Akshat Gupta — Senior Frontend Engineer & Technical Lead

Frontend-heavy engineer with strong backend capability, owning applications end to end — from the API and data layer through to high-performance dashboards.

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Experience
6+ years
Companies
3 teams
Education
B.TechComputer Science & Engineering
Based in
Gurgaon, India
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01About

I own applications end to end — from the API and data layer to the dashboard.

Full-stack developer with six-plus years of experience building data-driven web products, currently leading application development for a retail analytics platform.

Frontend-heavy engineer (React, TypeScript, Vite) with strong backend capability (Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL) and hands-on data engineering via Databricks.

I raise delivery quality through reusable UI libraries, Dockerized deployments and automated CI/CD, and operate as a hands-on technical lead across multiple concurrent products.

Currently

Manager, App Development

Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour) · RACE — Retail Analytics Centre of Excellence

One of the largest retail and leisure groups in the Middle East, operating Carrefour across the region. RACE is the internal centre of excellence building data products for merchandising, assortment and promotions teams.

Where I go deepest

  • FrontendReact, TypeScript, Vite — including 100k-row data grids
  • BackendPython, Flask, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs
  • DataPostgreSQL with JSONB, Databricks, aggregation pipelines
  • DeliveryDocker, CI/CD, Nginx — releases that are routine

Based in

Gurgaon, India

Open to conversations about frontend architecture and performance work.

02Skills

The stack I build with

Frontend first, with enough backend and data depth to own the whole path.

Frontend

The primary craft.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Vite
  • AG Grid
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Chart.js

Backend

Enough depth to own the API contract.

  • Python
  • Flask
  • SQLAlchemy
  • REST APIs
  • JWT auth

Data

In analytics, the data layer is the product.

  • PostgreSQL(JSONB)
  • Databricks
  • SQL
  • Data pipelines

DevOps

Shipping is a feature.

  • Docker
  • CI/CD(Azure Pipelines)
  • Nginx
  • Git

Practices

How the work gets done.

  • System design
  • Performance optimization
  • Design systems
  • Code review

03Experience

Six years, three teams, one throughline

Retail analytics, recommerce and product consulting — expand any role for the detail.

One of the largest retail and leisure groups in the Middle East, operating Carrefour across the region. RACE is the internal centre of excellence building data products for merchandising, assortment and promotions teams.

  • Built 4+ retail analytics applications from scratchCovering localization, rationalization, category review and whitespace analysis — giving category and merchandising teams self-serve, data-driven decision tools that replaced manual, spreadsheet-heavy workflows.
  • Designed and shipped a shared React + TypeScript UI component libraryThemed to the internal design system and adopted across all applications, enforcing visual consistency across the portfolio.
  • Developed RESTful backend APIs in Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy)Integrated with Databricks for large-scale retail data, and PostgreSQL — including JSONB and dynamic schemas — for application state.
  • Engineered high-performance data grids (AG Grid)With server-side filtering, infinite scroll and virtualization to render 100k+ rows smoothly, keeping dashboard interactions responsive on large datasets.
  • Containerized all applications with Docker and built CI/CD pipelinesAzure Pipelines automating build, test and deployment, standardizing deployments across environments.
  • Acted as hands-on technical lead across 4+ concurrent appsOwning architecture decisions, code reviews, performance tuning and infrastructure debugging — nginx reverse proxy, DNS/VPN routing and Docker disk management.

Technologies

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Vite
  • AG Grid
  • Chart.js
  • Python
  • Flask
  • SQLAlchemy
  • PostgreSQL
  • Databricks
  • Docker
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Nginx
Visit Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour)

04Work

Selected projects

One open-source project of my own, and three from my day job. Open any card for the detail.

05Résumé

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Experience

  1. Manager, App Development · Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour)

    Apr 2024 — Present

    RACE — Retail Analytics Centre of Excellence · Gurgaon, India

    • Built 4+ retail analytics applications from scratch Covering localization, rationalization, category review and whitespace analysis — giving category and merchandising teams self-serve, data-driven decision tools that replaced manual, spreadsheet-heavy workflows.
    • Designed and shipped a shared React + TypeScript UI component library Themed to the internal design system and adopted across all applications, enforcing visual consistency across the portfolio.
    • Developed RESTful backend APIs in Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy) Integrated with Databricks for large-scale retail data, and PostgreSQL — including JSONB and dynamic schemas — for application state.
    • Engineered high-performance data grids (AG Grid) With server-side filtering, infinite scroll and virtualization to render 100k+ rows smoothly, keeping dashboard interactions responsive on large datasets.
    • Containerized all applications with Docker and built CI/CD pipelines Azure Pipelines automating build, test and deployment, standardizing deployments across environments.
    • Acted as hands-on technical lead across 4+ concurrent apps Owning architecture decisions, code reviews, performance tuning and infrastructure debugging — nginx reverse proxy, DNS/VPN routing and Docker disk management.

  2. Software Engineer 3 · Cashify

    Jun 2021 — Apr 2024

    Gurgaon, India

    • Migrated the web application from React to the latest Next.js Using server-side rendering best practices, improving performance and SEO metrics across the platform.
    • Optimized page performance By applying rendering, asset and loading best practices.
    • Improved organic search performance Through technical SEO and keyword research.
    • Built a bot-builder platform from scratch Enabling non-technical teams to create chatbot flows; integrated RESTful APIs and shipped features for mobile and desktop within an Agile SDLC.

  3. Member of Technical Staff II · Nineleaps Technology Solutions

    Jan 2020 — Jun 2021

    Bangalore, India

    • Developed React front-end features Applying component lifecycle best practices to improve maintainability and performance.
    • Achieved full unit-test coverage using Jest and Enzyme Strengthening release confidence and reducing regressions.

Education

  • B.Tech, Computer Science & EngineeringDIT University2016 — 2020 · Dehradun, India

Achievements

  • Promoted from Associate Manager to Manager, App DevelopmentWithin roughly a year at Majid Al Futtaim, for end-to-end ownership of the analytics app portfolio.Majid Al Futtaim · 2024
  • Superstar of the MonthFor building the chatbot and bot-builder platform from scratch.Cashify · Mar 2022

Technical skills

Frontend
React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vite, AG Grid, Tailwind CSS, Chart.js
Backend
Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, JWT auth
Data
PostgreSQL, Databricks, SQL, Data pipelines
DevOps
Docker, CI/CD, Nginx, Git
Practices
System design, Performance optimization, Design systems, Code review
Gurgaon, Indiaakshatav56@gmail.com

06Contact

Let's talk about what you're building.

I'm open to conversations about frontend architecture, performance work and technical leadership roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.

Gurgaon, India

Manager, App Development at Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour)