JITENDRA KHILAR
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SENIOR FRONTEND ENGINEER · INDIA

HELLO, I AM
JITENDRA

I’m a senior frontend engineer with 8 years of experience building high-scale, performance-critical web applications.

I specialise in React, Next.js, and TypeScript, with deep ownership of frontend architecture, design systems, performance, accessibility, testing, and developer experience.

Based in Gurugram, India, I build frontend systems for global commerce at AKQA. I'm known for scalable design systems and performance-focused React applications. Get in touch by email.

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Portrait of Jitendra Khilar, senior frontend engineer
“
The best interfaces disappear — the complexity lives in the system,
not in the user's hands.

— My approach to frontend engineering

01 / APPROACH

I build frontend systems
that scale globally.

At AKQA, I architect and deliver React and Next.js experiences for global commerce platforms, supporting multi-locale journeys across international markets — combining hands-on delivery with technical leadership: writing RFCs, guiding architecture, reviewing code, and mentoring frontend engineers, while keeping performance and quality measurable.

02 / SELECTED WORK

Impact at
scale

01

Global commerce platform

Architecting high-traffic React and Next.js commerce experiences across 15+ countries and 10+ regions.

The challenge: A global commerce brand needed a single platform that could serve checkout and browsing experiences consistently across 15+ international markets — each with different languages, currencies, shipping rules, and payment methods, without fragmenting the codebase or the user experience.

What I did: I owned the frontend architecture end-to-end, building on React, Next.js, and TypeScript, and integrated six payment providers (Adyen, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, WeChat Pay, Alipay) across 20+ shipping methods so checkout could adapt to each market without duplicating logic. I also led the multi-locale architecture supporting 10+ regions and 1,000+ translation keys, working directly with design, backend, QA, and product to ship it.

Outcome: Supported 15+ countries and 10+ regions.

Next.js · React Server Components · next-intl
02

Frontend platform & design system

A monorepo with 150+ reusable components and 70+ custom hooks, reducing feature development time by 40%.

The challenge: As the platform grew across markets and teams, UI patterns were being rebuilt inconsistently feature by feature, slowing delivery and creating visual drift across the product.

What I did: I architected a Turborepo monorepo to house a shared component library — 150+ reusable components and 70+ custom hooks — establishing design-system abstractions that teams could build on instead of reinventing. This became the shared foundation for both UI consistency and Core Web Vitals work (App Router, React Server Components, SSR/SSG/ISR, code splitting).

Outcome: Reduced feature development time by 40%.

TypeScript · Turborepo · React Hooks
03

Network monitoring dashboards

Data-intensive real-time interfaces used by 1,000+ engineers, reducing issue detection time by 30%.

The challenge: I joined Tech Mahindra as a junior engineer on BT's web-based network-monitoring platform, initially resolving bug fixes and support tickets across an existing codebase built by others.

What I did: Over the role, I grew into owning features end-to-end — building the real-time dashboards network engineers relied on for live visibility — and later took on REST API integrations for new dashboard modules, working alongside backend and QA teams as the platform scaled.

Outcome: Reduced issue detection time by 30% for 1,000+ engineers.

React.js · WebSockets · REST APIs

03 / EXPERIENCE

2022 — PRESENT

AKQA

Senior Frontend Developer · Gurugram

Leading frontend architecture and delivery for a global enterprise commerce platform. Built scalable UI systems, achieved 90+ Lighthouse scores, established 95%+ E2E coverage, and mentored a team of 3–4 engineers.

2018 — 2021

Tech Mahindra

Software Engineer — Web · Pune

Built real-time network monitoring dashboards and data visualisations for 1,000+ engineers, improving issue detection and frontend responsiveness.

JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptReact.jsNext.jsApp RouterReact Server ComponentsReact HooksTanStack QueryTurborepoTailwind CSSPlaywrightJestReact Testing Librarynext-intlREST APIsGraphQLWebSocketsGitLab CI/CD

04 / PUBLICATIONS

Ideas, lessons, and
engineering notes.

Writing on frontend architecture, web performance, scalable design systems, and the practice of building software well.

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05 / DAILY BLOG

Notes from work,
life, and everything between.

Field notes on frontend engineering — what I'm building, breaking, and learning as I go.

Read my frontend engineering blog ↗

06 / QUICK ANSWERS

About Jitendra

Who is Jitendra Khilar?
Jitendra Khilar is a senior frontend engineer based in Gurugram, India, with eight years of experience building React, Next.js, and TypeScript applications.
What does Jitendra Khilar specialize in?
He specializes in frontend architecture, design systems, web performance, accessibility, and large-scale commerce experiences.
Is Jitendra Khilar open to new opportunities?
Yes. He is open to new opportunities. Contact him at jitendra.khilar1196@gmail.com to discuss a role or collaboration.
What projects has Jitendra Khilar worked on?
His portfolio describes a global commerce platform, a shared frontend design system, and real-time network monitoring dashboards.