Sahil Khokhar
Staff Software Engineer at Mercari, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolSahil Khokhar is a Staff Software Engineer based in Tokyo with a decade of experience designing and scaling high-traffic web platforms, most recently shaping Mercari’s frontend architecture and cross-domain web ecosystem. He specializes in Next.js, React, TypeScript, and GraphQL, and has led large re-architecture efforts that improved performance, developer experience, and accessibility for millions of users across C2C, B2C, and FinTech domains. Known for driving cross-functional alignment, Sahil authors technical policies and standards while mentoring engineers to multiply organizational velocity. He’s an active tech advocate and speaker on inclusive design and internationalization, having presented at JSConf Japan and regional events across Asia. Early open-source and GSoC experience with Wikimedia and phpBB underscores his longstanding commitment to community-driven software and measurable impact.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
English, Hindi
Github Skills (25)
phpbb9
auction8
jquery8
portal7
circleci7
wikimedia7
gerrit7
mongodb7
nodejs6
php6
jwt6
css6
image-processing6
image6
react5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sahil505/bohemian
Jun 2017 - Aug 2021
Contributions:400 commits, 374 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
MerAuctions/MerAuctions
Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
An online live auction portal
Contributions:102 commits, 74 PRs, 68 pushes in 5 days
golanggcpreactjquerymaterializecss
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