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Merub SHAIKH

Junior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web development and test automation

Chicago, ILApplied Research Associate3 years experienceJuniorWeb DevelopmentSaaSSoftware Testing & QA
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Full-stack engineer who built and owned a production workflow/kanban-style drag-and-drop system in Next.js (App Router) with Postgres/Prisma, including reusable component abstractions, Cypress E2E coverage, and post-launch performance/bug ownership. Notable for measurable impact (25% faster UI dev, ~30% query perf improvement) and for leading an incremental Express→NestJS migration that reduced technical debt (~40%) through better structure, docs, and team enablement.

Experience

Applied Research AssociateIllinois Institute of Technology
Software EngineerTechnology International Inc
Software Quality AssuranceSystems Ltd

Education

Illinois Institute of Technologymaster, Information Technology and Management (2026)
FAST – National University of Computer & Emerging Sciencesbachelor, Computer Science (2023)

Key Strengths

  • Shipped end-to-end full-stack Next.js feature (App Router + TypeScript) with server/client component split
  • Designed 15+ reusable UI components adopted by team; reduced UI development time by 25%
  • Diagnosed and fixed N+1 query issues in Prisma/Postgres; improved query performance ~30%
  • Improved drag-and-drop UX by restructuring React state ownership and memoization; eliminated stutter on slower machines
  • Built Cypress E2E test suite covering real user flows and DB state validation
  • Strong production ownership: monitoring regressions via CI/CD, handling bug reports, iterating on performance
  • Led incremental backend migration from Express to NestJS; reported ~40% technical debt reduction via cleanup/structure/testing improvements
  • Pragmatic engineering judgment: prefers explicit tradeoffs, clear docs, and incremental adoption to drive team buy-in

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Languages

English

Skills

PythonTypeScriptNode.jsREST APIsJavaScriptReactNext.jsTailwind CSSCSSPostgreSQLPrisma ORMMongoDBMySQLPineconeGraphQL