Naman Shankhydhar is a frontend-focused software engineer with 8 years of experience building customer-facing products across startups like Saathi, BYJU'S, Attentive, and Snazzy (YC W21). He specializes in React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL and performance-driven front-end architectures, having shipped server-driven UIs, SEO improvements, and a Next.js migration using Server Components. At Saathi he built a high-volume UPI payment flow processing ~400K payments and open-sourced an internal image-optimization CLI now used across the org. His work at BYJU'S and Gradeup shows a strong focus on measurable impact—improving engagement and page performance through reusable widgets, critical CSS, and minimized re-renders. Beyond product work, he contributes to open-source localization efforts (adding Punjabi support to Appwrite), reflecting attention to inclusive, global experiences. Based in Noida, he combines pragmatic engineering with a knack for shipping tools that scale internal workflows and user-facing features.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Information Technology at JSS Academy of Technical Education
Contributions summary:Naman primarily focused on localizing the application to support the Punjabi (pa) language. They translated various locale files, including country and continent names, and modified the application's configuration to incorporate Punjabi language support. This involved creating new translation files and updating existing configuration files to include the new language code. Furthermore, the user corrected a few errors and made adjustments during the localization process.
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
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