Karan Nijhawan
A motivated, passionate developer with over 11+ years of experience building software and solutions across multiple industries from Media, Fashion, Finance to Supply Chain Automation.
Have a degree in theoretical physics and digital design. I love my Wife, burgers, traveling and the internet.
Over the years have had the opportunity to build efficient engineering teams and some amazing products. I have been fortunate to have had the chance to collaborate and work along side some great people, brands, agencies and startups.
Some of the notable products/brands/agencies I have worked for include SKIMS, Laura Mercier, Nobull Project, Red Bull, Case Mate, Well & Good, HU Chocolates, Tods, Ferrari, REM Beauty (Ariana Grande), Prada, Badaboom, MyPABox, The Stable Group, Barrel, Halfhelix and various others.
A Full Stack Developer with over 10+ years of experience with Custom Wordpress, Shopify and Magneto Development I have helped companies find lean and scalable solutions to complex problems.
Have helped build lean and highly productive engineering teams that can deliver up-to 2x times faster, keeping high quality and standards.
Preferred Tech Stack
- Headless (NextJS / Remix / Nuxt)
- Subscription Applications like Order Groove, Recharge
- Shopify Checkout Extensions Migration with Functions and Extensions from Scripts
- Shopify Plus on Liquid / Headless
- NodeJS / PHP (NestJS, Express, Laravel)
- React / Vue
- TailwindCSS / Modular CSS
- Sanity CMS / Wordpress / Shopify
- Serverless / AWS / Serverless.io / Pipedream / UpStash / GCF
- Machine Learning / AWS Personalize
- Tracking / Klaviyo / GTM / Segment.io
Available Timezones
- 5hr Overlap with EST
- 3hr Overlap with PST
- 7hr Overlap with CET / GMT
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
I am a results-driven Full Stack Developer specializing in Shopify Plus and E-commerce consulting. Collaborating with top-tier agencie...
I am a results-driven Full Stack Developer specializing in Shopify Plus and E-commerce consulting. Collaborating with top-tier agencies like BVA and Barrel NYC, I've led projects for iconic brands such as Skims, Nobull Project, and Daily Harvest. My expertise extends to guiding enterprises through seamless migrations to the Shopify ecosystem, architecting scalable solutions that can handle 100k+ users per minute.
Key Achievements:
- Partnered with elite agencies (Halfhelix, The Stable / BVA / Accenture, Barrel NYC) on impactful Shopify Plus projects.
- Helped Architect, Develop and optimized storefronts for renowned brands including SKIMS, Nobull Project, Daily Harvest, REM Beauty (Ariana Grande), Laura Mercier, Bare Minerals, Hu Chocolates to node a few.
- Led enterprises through seamless migrations to the Shopify ecosystem with custom solutions.
- Engineered scalable solutions showcasing the ability to handle 100k+ users per minute.
- Proven track record of enhancing user experience and site performance in E-commerce projects.
- Holds Shopify Plus Developer Certification and other relevant technical certifications.
At Badaboom, I had the privilege of working with a team of highly talented individuals and contributing to the development of a cuttin...
At Badaboom, I had the privilege of working with a team of highly talented individuals and contributing to the development of a cutting-edge technology that is revolutionizing the supply chain and product development industry.
Among my key achievements were:
- Managed and grew a team of engineers, overseeing the development and maintenance of the software platform
- Successfully migrated the platform from a Create React App to a SSR Nextjs using Sanity and Custom API Layer as a backend, improving scalability and performance
- Led the migration and development of a legacy microservice-based API service, greatly enhancing scalability and efficiency
- Researched and developed a custom SVG-based image generation and rendering engine, allowing thousands of images to be generated in minutes
- Developed a custom order/PO/documents management solution using Adobe Documents Service as a dynamic PDF generation and render service
- Spearheaded the research and development of an MVP Vision AI-powered analytics tool, extracting brand analysis data from images using computer vision to help curators learn about a brand and its needs
- Played a key role in growing the engineering team from 1 to 5 people and developing a remote-first culture promoting collaboration and productivity
- Worked closely with the leadership team to define the platform's evolution path and services offered
- Architected technical solutions to industry-specific problems, working with the engineering team to execute them efficiently and effectively
- Reviewed and approved code changes, conducted code reviews, and ensured the codebase was scalable, maintainable, and reliable
- Mentored and coached team members to help them grow their skills and advance their careers