Hi! 👋
I'm Yash Verma

I'm a full-stack software engineer with 5+ years of experience crafting products that balance form and function.

Tech Stack

Languages

JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Golang
C++

Frameworks

React
Vue
Next.js
Nuxt
Tailwind CSS

Databases

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MySQL
Redis
Elasticsearch
ChromaDB

Infrastructure

Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Kafka
Jenkins

AWS

EKS
ECS
Lambda
ALB
Route 53
CodeDeploy
S3
Athena
RDS
ElastiCache
CloudFront
SQS
MSK

Experience

Quizizz Inc.

Senior Software Development Engineer

August 2021 — Current
4 years 5 months

Key Achievements

  • Top on-call engineer company-wide with fastest resolution times and most number of tickets resolved
  • Drove 10%+ improvement in weekly active teachers and 5% in registrations via SSR and performance initiatives
  • Built core revenue features (question types, lesson editor, gameplay) still driving platform growth
  • Enhanced system resilience with canary deployments, APM, RUM, and analytics instrumentation

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis Platform (Waygent)

Built in-house analytics platform with Mixpanel-like session explorer, standardized A/B testing via feature flags with statistical analysis (p-value, t-test) and rollout health monitoring.

Next.jsReactGolangBigQueryKinesisFirehose

2% improvement in registration funnels

0.5% increase in game creation rate

Reduced A/B test release delays from 2 weeks to 1 week

Data Analysis AI Agent (Waygent)

Built RAG-powered chat agent to answer analysis queries like DAU, A/B test results, CTRs, and impressions using natural language.

PythonAgnoBigQueryChromaDB
Frontend Analytics Pipeline

Developed a new analytics pipeline using beacon API, Golang, and Kinesis for high RPM ingestion.

GolangKinesisFirehoseSQSBigQuery

Handled peak RPM of 300k with 99.99% SLA

Frontend Analytics Client

Built framework-agnostic analytics SDK with auto-instrumentation via design system, high-quality session tracking, and referrer capture.

TypeScript

15% reduction in data loss

Improved key funnel tracking for product initiatives by event auto capture

Adopted across all microfrontends (React, Next, Nuxt, Vue)

Implemented SSR and design system

Implemented Server-Side Rendering (SSR) using NUXT and a design system that enhanced organic traffic.

VueNuxtTailwind

15% increase in user registration from organic traffic

SSG Pipeline for Static Pages

Built a static site generation pipeline serving pre-rendered HTML from S3, eliminating server hits for static content.

GolangS3SQSNuxt

12% improvement in TTFB

31% improvement in LCP

Infra as Code for Canary Deployments

Deployed frontend and backend infrastructure with Jenkins and AWS CodeDeploy, enhancing deployment reliability.

CodeDeployECSLambda

Reduced P0 incidents by 83%

Optimized ECS Auto-scaling

Implemented AWS capacity provider and ECS application auto-scaling, reducing costs.

ECS

10% AWS cost reduction

Website Performance Improvement

Enhanced website performance through code splitting, vendor chunking, and consistent chunk hashing.

VueVite

63% reduction in p75 page load time

Improved new user activation by 1%

In-house Design System

Built and integrated a reusable design system using Tailwind CSS.

Build Time Optimization

Reduced build times by implementing ECR-based Docker image caching.

ECRDocker

15% reduction in build time

Migration to Modern Tools

Led migration to Turborepo, Vite, and Pinia, improving developer experience.

TurborepoViteDockerPiniaJenkins

50% reduction in build time

Content Creation Features

Developed multiple rich text editor features for content creation.

Re-architected Quiz and Lesson Editor

Redesigned editor for efficiency and reliability using Pub/Sub and Zod.

98% reduction in bug reports

Introduced AI-powered Features

Implemented AI features like slide generation to increase engagement.

2.3% increase in lesson user adoption

Data Ingestion Pipeline

Built a pipeline to handle 500,000+ rows of unique standards data with Temporal.

Google Drive Integration

Integrated Google Drive for importing various media for AI features.

56% of all platform content created via integration

Subscription Management

Implemented client-side access control for better subscription handling.

Revamped Search Results

Improved search performance and user interface, enhancing search success rates.

23% improvement in p99 search response

1.2% increase in search success rate

Conwo Solution Pvt. Ltd.

Software Development Engineering Intern

Jan 2021 — August 2021
8 months

Key Responsibilities

PWA Development

Developed a PWA using React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Redux.

Metadata-driven Components

Created components for data management using GraphQL, reducing time to production.

Data Aggregation APIs

Implemented analytics APIs with Cube.js, PostgreSQL, and Node.js.

Website Performance Optimization

Improved website performance through caching, pagination, and reduced network calls.

60% improvement in website performance

Improved Lighthouse score

Advenio Tecnosys Pvt. Ltd.

Full Stack Developer Intern

August 2020 — Jan 2021
6 months

Key Responsibilities

PWA Development

Developed a PWA with React, Node, and MySQL.

Managed Cloud Infrastructure

Handled AWS EC2, RDS, and S3 for hosting, database, and storage management.

Offline Usage Implementation

Enabled offline functionality using IndexedDB and live patient diagnosis with AWS services.

40% increase in website performance based on Lighthouse scores

Mckinley and Rice

React Developer Intern

August 2020 — October 2020
3 months

Key Responsibilities

Re-usable Components

Developed reusable components for a job portal chat feature.

Unit Testing

Introduced unit testing using Cypress.

DrawPI Inc.

Web Developer Intern

April 2020 — May 2020
2 months

Key Responsibilities

Analytics Dashboard Development

Built an analytics dashboard for user API performance using React.

API Integration

Integrated APIs for performance tracking.

Payment Integration

Integrated payments using Stripe.

Projects

Barc

Arc browser-style tab management extension for Chrome, reimagining how users organize and navigate their tabs.

  • Pinned URLs to a beautiful grid for instant access
  • Powerful command palette for search at the speed of thought
  • Custom themes with Dark, Light, and custom import support
  • Smart tab management including renaming and duplicate detection
  • Keyboard-first navigation with intuitive shortcuts
  • Privacy-focused design with zero data collection

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