Negar Naghshbandi
Full Stack Engineer at Block
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolNegar Naghshbandi is a Full Stack Engineer with a decade of experience building performant, user-focused web applications across fintech and SaaS products. Currently at Block, she brings deep React expertise and full-stack fluency demonstrated by driving frontend improvements and backend integrations on projects like Deriv App and the widely used binary/deriv static sites. She has led teams to modernize architectures—introducing monorepos, component libraries, and accessibility standards—while improving performance (lazy loading, caching) and localization at scale. At Dooly and Uberall she launched customer-facing features, implemented role-based access control and billing migrations, and established code quality standards and mentoring practices. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, she pairs hands-on coding with product-minded decisions such as in-context localization and analytics-driven A/B testing to optimize UX. Based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, she combines startup agility with production-grade engineering practices.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) with Specialization in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) with Specialization in Software Engineering, Computer Science at Multimedia University
English, Persian
Github Skills (12)
javascript10
localization10
react10
mobx10
front-end-development9
ui-design9
html9
css9
uid9
user-interface8
account-management8
trading8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
binary-com/binary-static
Dec 2016 - Jun 2021
Binary.com static content - staging release
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:566 reviews, 5320 commits, 3006 PRs in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Negar's commits primarily involved updating and modifying translation files across various languages (e.g., pt.js, zh_tw.js). The contributions focused on updating existing translations and adding new text entries for different user interface elements. The work demonstrates the user's involvement in the localization and internationalization of the project. The user was also responsible for making UI adjustments for the "MT5 Web platform" and adjusting the layout and styling of the transfer page.
static-content
deriv-com/deriv-app
May 2019 - Jun 2021
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:216 reviews, 946 commits, 762 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Negar's commits primarily focused on implementing and improving frontend features of the Deriv App, including UI components for the trader and the platform configuration. The changes involve modifications to existing components and the addition of new functionality. In addition, the user made changes to backend code for the currency and account information, which includes the modifications to the client store. The user's work impacted the Real account signup process, showing that they work in multiple areas.
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