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Product engineer

Ananya Rao

Senior product engineer · React & design systems

Six years shipping web applications for product teams. I focus on maintainable interfaces, clear handoffs, and measurable outcomes.

6 yrs
Web product work
12+
Teams shipped with
Remote
India & global
4 wk
Notice period

Career summary

Independent product engineer working with Indian startups and scale-ups on React/TypeScript surfaces, design systems, and launch-week hardening.

  • TypeScript · React · Astro · Node
  • Design tokens and component libraries
  • Remote-first · IST timezone
  • Open to senior IC roles · Q4 2026

Experience

Senior product engineer·Northline Health

Led billing dashboard refresh; reduced support tickets 18% by clarifying invoice states and empty views. Introduced shared tokens across three product surfaces.

Front-end engineer·Finbox

Built onboarding flows and internal ops tools in React. Partnered with design on accessibility fixes for WCAG AA compliance on core flows.

UI developer·Studio Kite

Marketing sites and CMS-ready Astro builds for agency clients; maintained Lighthouse scores under agreed budgets.

Selected projects

Climate startup launch site

Astro · 2024

Marketing site with CMS-ready content; LCP under 100 KB on 4G test profiles.

Clinic scheduling board

React · 2023

Dense day view optimised for reception laptops; shipped in four-week sprint.

Skills & competencies

Front-end

Expert

React, TypeScript, Astro, HTML/CSS, accessibility

Delivery

Expert

Storybook, design tokens, PR review, written handoffs

Tools

Working knowledge

Figma, GitHub Actions, Cloudflare Workers

Education

B.Tech Information Technology

JNTU Hyderabad

Coursework: algorithms, databases, HCI

Certifications & credentials

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner2023

    Foundational cloud literacy for deployment discussions with platform teams.

  • EnglishProfessional

    Written and spoken — client-facing updates and documentation.

Reference

“Ananya delivers predictable progress and documents decisions without being asked.”

Rohan V. · Product lead, Northline Health

Contact

Location

Hyderabad · remote across India

Response time

Replies within one business day

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