Senior Software Developer / Frontend Technical Lead
1Spatial — React, TypeScript, enterprise GIS, aviation, government and defence.
Senior / Lead Frontend Engineer
I build scalable frontend products that are fast, usable and built to last.
I'm Parvez Alam Shaikh, a Newcastle-based frontend engineer with 10+ years of experience specialising in React, TypeScript, frontend architecture and complex enterprise applications.
10+Years experience
React + TSCore expertise
Web + MobileProduct delivery
About
Engineering depth with a product mindset.
I’ve worked across UK Government, defence, aviation, GIS, enterprise platforms and high-traffic consumer products. I enjoy taking complex requirements and turning them into clean, maintainable and intuitive user experiences.
My work spans architecture, reusable component systems, accessibility, performance, testing, mentoring, stakeholder collaboration and production delivery.
Experience
Selected career highlights
Senior Technical Lead
HCL — React, Next.js, component libraries, micro-frontends and enterprise e-commerce.
Software Development Engineer
BookMyShow — React, React Native, mobile performance and high-traffic customer journeys.
Software Developer
PRDXN / Axioned — responsive client websites and frontend delivery.
Skills
Technologies I work with
ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptReact NativeNext.jsReact QueryZustandHTMLCSS / SASSJestReact Testing LibraryAccessibilityPerformanceFrontend ArchitectureREST APIsDockerCI/CDGit
Projects
Complex products, practical outcomes.
Aviation data platform
1AeroEditor
Built complex React and TypeScript workflows for AIXM aeronautical data, including feature editing, validation, geometry, internationalisation and large-data interfaces.Government GIS modernisation
Rural Payments Agency
Modernised a business-critical geospatial application, migrating OpenLayers 2 to OpenLayers 10 while preserving advanced drawing, editing and map interaction workflows.Enterprise spatial data-quality platform
1Integrate
Delivered React interfaces for datastores, rules, actions, sessions and validation results, plus interactive 2D and 3D map experiences.High-traffic ticketing platform
BookMyShow
Built reusable React components and production React Native features, improved mobile performance and contributed to shared authentication across multiple products.Mentoring
Learn how to build real frontend applications.
I mentor developers in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, application architecture, APIs, testing, performance, Git workflows and interview preparation.
My focus is practical: moving beyond tutorials and learning how production applications are designed, built, reviewed, tested and shipped.
Contact
Want to build, hire or learn?
I'm open to senior frontend opportunities, technical conversations and frontend mentoring.