Hi, I'm Arun Kumar Velu

Principal Frontend Architect

Transforming complex business requirements into elegant, high-performance web solutions. Specializing in micro-frontend architectures, performance optimization, and team leadership.

Framework AgnosticMicro-FrontendsPerformance ExpertTeam Leadership14 Years Experience

What I Bring to the Table

Enterprise Solutions

Delivered platforms used by 1000s of businesses globally

Performance Leader

Achieved 44% MTTR reduction & Core Web Vitals compliance

Technical Leadership

Mentored teams & established testing culture (70%+ coverage)

Architecture Innovation

Pioneered micro-frontend integration across products

Career Journey

From enterprise solutions at Cognizant to architecting platforms at ZEPIC

Present
ZEPIC Technologies

Principal Frontend Architect

ZEPIC Technologies

📅 2023 – Present📍 Chennai, India
Engineered Customer 360° view platform with drag-and-drop UI
Built customizable Reporting Dashboard with modular widget system
Created Automation & Template Builders (3x deployment velocity)
Achieved Core Web Vitals optimization & 44% MTTR reduction
Established CI/CD pipelines with 70%+ test coverage
2023
Freshworks

Staff Engineer

Freshworks

📅 2015 – 2023📍 Chennai, India
Architected message fragment structure for multi-format messaging
Built Message Composer with HTML-fragment conversion algorithm
Led Micro-Frontend Integration for unified suite experience
Drove performance initiatives: Brotli, CDN, lazy-loading
Streamlined release management with Jenkins & ArgoCD
2015
Cognizant Technologies

Associate

Cognizant Technologies

📅 2011 – 2015📍 Chennai, India
Developed enterprise web applications using ExtJS
Led UI modernization to HTML5/CSS3 frameworks
Mentored developers on frontend architecture
2011

Education & Certifications

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Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Science

Anna University • 2007 - 2011

Jaya Institute of Technology

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Certifications

  • Microsoft: HTML5, JavaScript & CSS
  • W3C Schools: JavaScript & jQuery

Featured Projects

Scalable platforms and tools impacting thousands of businesses worldwide

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Customer 360° View Platform

Drag-and-drop platform enabling real-time customer insights. Empowers non-technical users to build custom dashboards without engineering support.

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSSMicro-Frontend
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Analytics & Reporting Dashboard

Modular widget system for KPI tracking and data visualization. Features reusable chart, table, and metric components used across the entire platform.

ReactReduxD3.jsMaterial-UIWebSockets
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Marketing Automation Builder

Visual workflow builder for email and WhatsApp campaigns. Increased deployment velocity by 3x with extensible trigger system and template library.

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsExpressGraphQL
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Real-Time Messaging Platform

Message composer with HTML-fragment algorithm ensuring consistent rendering across email, chat, and mobile. Powers Freshchat's multi-channel messaging.

EmberJSJavaScriptWebSocketsReal-time
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Unified Product Suite

Micro-frontend architecture integrating React, Angular, and Ember applications. Enables seamless cross-product navigation with shared authentication and state.

Single-SPAReactAngularEmberJSModule Federation
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Web Performance Optimization

Achieved Core Web Vitals compliance through Brotli compression, CDN optimization, and lazy loading. Reduced MTTR by 44% with proactive monitoring.

WebpackBrotliCDNLighthouseWeb Performance

Technical Expertise

Full-stack capabilities with deep expertise in modern web technologies

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Frontend Development

React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript (ES6+)
HTML5
CSS3
Tailwind CSS
SCSS/Less
EmberJS
AngularJS
Redux
Material-UI
Single-SPA (Micro-Frontend)
ExtJS
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Backend & APIs

Node.js
Express.js
GraphQL
RESTful APIs
WebSockets
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Tools & DevOps

Webpack
Babel
Git
ESLint
Prettier
Jest
Cypress
React Testing Library
AWS
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
ArgoCD
Docker
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Expertise & Practices

Performance Optimization
Accessibility (WCAG 2.x)
Agile/Scrum
CI/CD
14
Frontend Tools
5
Backend Skills
13
DevOps Tools
36
Total Skills

Get In Touch

Let's work together!

I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to collaborate or just want to say hi!

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