Mustkeem is a Front-end Developer with 8 years of experience iterating design patterns, software design architecture, and implementing best practices. He enjoys identifying the best approaches on projects, working through technical issues, and making tradeoffs when needed. Mustkeem writes high-quality application code to address unique needs, communicate technical concepts concisely, and make time to help colleagues.
Develop and maintain VeVe's web platform end-to-end across frontend and backend, building and scaling a digital collectibles marketplace with millions of global users and licensed IP from Marvel, Disney, DC Comics, Cartoon Network, and Star Wars.
Architected and optimized the real-time drop system handling 500,000+ concurrent users, implementing queue management, WebSocket connections, Kafka event streaming, and graceful degradation strategies to ensure zero-downtime releases.
Built and own full-stack features from database schema design (MySQL) through NestJS/GraphQL API development to React/Next.js frontend implementation, delivering complete user-facing workflows across the microservices ecosystem.
Developed the SEO strategy and server-side rendering pipeline using Next.js, improving organic search visibility by 40% and reducing initial page load times to under 2 seconds.
Designed and implemented comprehensive testing frameworks (Jest, Playwright) and established engineering-wide testing guidelines, increasing code coverage from 35% to 85%.
Integrated DataDog monitoring and alerting across microservices, reducing mean time to detection (MTTD) by 60% and enabling proactive incident response.
Led technical architecture discussions and RFC reviews for critical platform features, collaborating with senior engineering leadership to define microservices boundaries, API contracts, and event-driven messaging patterns across the engineering organization.
Mentored 3 junior engineers on React/NestJS best practices, conducted 1000+ code reviews focusing on performance optimization and architectural patterns, and established testing standards that became engineering-wide guidelines.
Engineered backend services using NestJS and GraphQL, integrating FusionAuth for authentication, Kafka and RabbitMQ for event-driven messaging, and AWS services (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, ECS) for scalable cloud infrastructure.
Documented complex microservices architecture flows including user signup, collectible creation workflows, and event-driven messaging patterns using technical diagrams and Confluence documentation.
Worked on enterprise digital transformation projects for Verizon (Fortune 500) – data-driven, event-intensive, and real-time systems delivering pricing and quote automation.
Built the frontend for CPP-MS to CPP-VP migration using React, TypeScript, and Redux, enabling quote generation, quote workflows, automated approvals, and business logic failure handling.
Developed a Custom Pricing Portal (React.js) streamlining pricing efficiency and workflow automation, reducing manual pricing cycles and improving turnaround time for enterprise quotes.
Led frontend deliveries, conducted code reviews, and upheld high standards for code quality and performance. Implemented new features and maintained legacy codebases with comprehensive test coverage
Coached interns and facilitated team knowledge-sharing sessions to strengthen overall engineering capabilities.
Worked on enterprise digital transformation projects for Verizon (Fortune 500) – data-driven, event-intensive, and real-time systems delivering pricing and quote automation.
Built the frontend for CPP-MS to CPP-VP migration using React, TypeScript, and Redux, enabling quote generation, quote workflows, automated approvals, and business logic failure handling.
Developed a Custom Pricing Portal (React.js) streamlining pricing efficiency and workflow automation, reducing manual pricing cycles and improving turnaround time for enterprise quotes.
Led frontend deliveries, conducted code reviews, and upheld high standards for code quality and performance. Implemented new features and maintained legacy codebases with comprehensive test coverage.
Founded and architected Shipcent, a B2B freight marketplace connecting businesses with registered truck vendors, built with React, Node.js, Express.js, and MySQL on AWS.
Built a vendor management system for onboarding, verifying, and rating truck vendors, enabling shippers to compare vendors by availability, pricing, route coverage, and performance history before placing orders.
Engineered a payment and reconciliation engine handling invoicing, COD tracking, and remittance matching between shippers and vendors – automating the financial workflow that traditionally relied on manual coordination.
Joined as a Frontend Engineer building responsive UIs with React and JavaScript, then transitioned to a Full Stack Engineer role within the first year, taking ownership of backend architecture, API design, and database management alongside frontend delivery.
Built the web frontend and backend APIs for CarDekho, a leading Indian auto marketplace, developing vehicle listing pages, search/filter modules, and dealer management dashboards using React, Node.js, and MySQL.
Developed Storybook.ai, an AI-powered storytelling platform, implementing the full-stack application architecture including user-facing content creation flows, media management, and API integrations.
Engineered a custom apparel design tool enabling end-users to create and customize clothing designs in-browser, building interactive canvas-based editors with real-time preview and order workflows.
Built internal tools and social platform features for multiple clients, handling user authentication, real-time messaging, notifications, and content feeds using React, React Native, Node.js, and Express.js.
Led the migration of legacy jQuery applications to modern React-based architectures, improving page load performance by 50% and developer productivity across client engagements.
