Sumit Parakh
Principle Software Engineer at Perforce Software Inc.
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Summary
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Top SchoolSumit Parakh is a Principal Software Engineer based in Pune with 10 years of experience building and refining front-end systems and developer-facing tools. He has progressed through senior engineering roles at Perforce and consulting work with Google’s Apigee UI, delivering scalable, maintainable solutions using Angular, Go, and modern web stacks. An active open-source contributor, Sumit has improved UX and fixed cross-cutting issues in notable projects like xlayers (design-to-code tooling) and OperationCode’s site, demonstrating attention to detail from editor refactors to deployment bug fixes. Known for continuous learning and a pragmatic approach, he combines hands-on coding, codebase cleanups, and team leadership to ship reliable products. An unexpected strength: he often tackles subtle UI/UX friction—like scrollbar and editor spacing quirks—that materially improve developer and user experiences.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Maths, High School, Maths at 12th BoardThe Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Post Graduation Diploma in Computer Application
English, Hindi
Stackoverflow
1,143reputation
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51answers
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
responsive-design10
nextjs10
jestjs10
code-editor10
react10
angular10
ui-design9
css9
ux-design8
azure6
ssh6
angular-cli6
pipe6
typescript6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
xlayers/xlayers
Jan 2019 - Jul 2021
✨ Generate code from your design
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 16 commits, 21 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Sumit primarily focused on improving the user interface of the application. Their contributions involve fixing layout issues related to scrollbars, addressing spacing problems in the code editor, and implementing features like zoom functionality using the mouse wheel. The user also refactored the code editor by replacing the Monaco editor with a simpler code block solution and made the home page responsive.
xlayersproductivitysketchappdesigncode-generate
OperationCode/front-end
Nov 2018 - Jul 2019
Operation Code's website
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 15 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Sumit primarily focused on resolving issues related to the project's front-end components, specifically addressing a Jest prop-type error and fixing code coverage issues. They also removed mock code from the source code, cleaned up the codebase, and made adjustments to the `Timeline` component to use the correct router for navigation. Furthermore, the user reviewed and implemented changes related to the `withRouter` higher-order component across multiple UI elements, and fixed deployment bugs.
operationreactjestcssjavascript
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