kothariji

/ Dhruv Kothari /noun

Software engineer with a designer’s eye — minimal by default, curious by habit.


Where I’ve worked:



Contributions

986 contributions in 20261,010 contributions in 20251,128 contributions in 20243,909 contributions in 20232,404 contributions in 20222,137 contributions in 2021996 contributions in 2020


Experience

  1. Postman

    Nov 2025 — Present · 11 mos

    Software Engineer

  2. Zomato

    Jul 2024 — Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Senior Software Engineer

    • Led frontend development for a Customer Support SaaS platform and served as the primary POC for UI initiatives. Mentored a team of 4 frontend engineers, improving code quality and engineering practices.
    • Collaborated with product, design, and backend teams, led Scrum standups, and drove stakeholder alignment. Delivered key partner integrations with Blinkit and Hyperpure.
    • Built an Agent Shift Management Suite for 3,000+ agents, enabling real-time tracking of shifts, attendance, breaks, productivity, and operational analytics.
    • Architected an Analytics Module with a no-code Chart Builder, customizable dashboards, drill-down insights, chart exports, and resizable layouts. Integrated ClickHouse for event-driven analytics.
    • Built the frontend for an AI-powered Email Ticketing Bot using chainable AI agents for classification and generation. Processes 35,000+ tickets daily, improving automation, ticket routing, and response TAT.
    • Delivered operational tools including CSV-based Bulk Ticket Operations and IRT Alerts, helping improve agent responsiveness, handling time, and customer experience.
  3. Upraised

    Jun 2021 — May 2024 · 3 yrs

    2 roles

    Software Engineer

    Jul 2022 — May 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos
    • Built complex React UIs for onboarding and registration journeys, delivering seamless experiences for 15,000+ users across multiple programs.
    • Developed responsive modules for the Learning Management System (LMS), supporting a key revenue-generating product.
    • Built test interfaces used by 10,000+ users, integrating audio/video capture and online proctoring to ensure test integrity.
    • Led development of an in-house Design System with 12+ reusable components, following WCAG accessibility and modern frontend standards.
    • Built user portfolios and expert landing pages using Webflow and CRM tools, with Zapier integrations for automated data capture.

    Software Engineer Intern

    Jun 2021 — Jun 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo
    • Built scalable, generic and responsive React components and views using styled-components, styled-system, and custom React hooks.
    • Implemented central app state with Redux Toolkit and RTK Query, using Redux Thunk to manage REST APIs.
    • Authored SQL scripts and built Retool dashboards so internal teams could get their own insights.

Work

Built inside a company, so there is no repository to open. The case study is the whole thing instead.

  1. Zomato·Senior Software Engineer·2024 — 2025

    Agent Shift Management

    I led the development of an internal workforce platform used by 3,000+ support agents, replacing spreadsheet-based rosters with live attendance tracking, shift planning, leave and swap workflows, and operational insights.

    • Live attendance
    • Shift templates
    • Leave & swaps
    • Adherence insights
    Read the case study

Builds

397 stars across 5 repositories

kothariji
  1. Create a room, call your friends, and write the algorithm together.

    JavaScript172stars62forks

  2. A React hook for getUserMedia that cleans up after itself.

    TypeScript21stars4forks

All 5 builds

Talks and Presentations

All 6 talks and presentations