Hi, I'm

Yash Mehata

Web Application Developer & Team Lead

8+ years building frontend & backend web architectures at scale — React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript. Currently at Media.net, Mumbai.

yazmeh95@gmail.com+91 9004022766Mumbai, IN

About

Enterprising developer with a focus on crafting scalable frontend and backend architectures. Adept at brainstorming efficient solutions, conducting systems analysis, and automating workflows. Proficient in adopting new tech stacks and integrating them into existing architecture, with a track record of leading cross-vertical teams and driving 15–17% gains in quality and operational efficiency.

Skills

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML5CSSSCSSCSS-in-JSTailwind CSSPWA

Backend

Node.jsExpressJavaREST APIsBash Scripting

Databases

MongoDBMySQLRedis

DevOps & Tools

DockerJenkinsNginxApacheGitKafka

Experience

Team Lead — Web Application Developer

Media.net

Jul 2017 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Web Development & Coding

  • Designing, developing & deploying web applications with high-quality architecture.
  • Led transition of legacy AngularJS and React (pre-16.4) codebases to Next.js and React with Hooks — improving performance and maintainability.
  • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs and complex front-end components bridging frontend and backend seamlessly.

Stakeholder Management & System Improvement

  • Spearheaded teams in developing, testing, and deploying robust web applications ensuring high performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated in 2-week sprint cycles ensuring timely delivery of release cycles.
  • Enforced TDD approach using Jest, resulting in a 15% reduction in defects.

Research & Development

  • Conducted R&D on new technology stacks, enhancing team knowledge and application capabilities.
  • Improved operations by 17% through systems analysis and policy recommendations.
  • Managed mono-repo package libraries for shared code efficiency across multiple projects.

Key Projects

AB Test Manager

Dec 2023

Web application to manage AB test buckets across multiple projects. Leveraged SSR and SSG for performance, migrated a legacy PHP interface to Next.js, and built complex components for bucket logic.

ReactNext.jsRedisTypeScript

Mnet-UI Mono-repo

Jun 2023

Maintained a mono-repo of shared Components, Themes, and Hooks consumed by multiple internal products. Automated stable/pre-release publishing via Jenkins and enforced unit-test coverage on every MR.

ReactStyled ComponentsRushJestJenkins

Live Ads Impressions

Jun 2020

Real-time ad impression pipeline — Kafka consumer stores impressions in Redis; a React dashboard reads and plots them live on a map for monitoring and analytics.

ReactSCSSJavaPHPKafkaRedis

Education

M.Sc. in Computer Science

Liverpool John Moores University

Score: 69 — With Distinction · Remote

Dec 2022 — Feb 2024

B.E. in Computer Science

University of Mumbai

CGPA: 7.15 · Mumbai, IN

Jun 2013 — May 2017

Certifications

  • Executive PG Programme in Cloud Computing — IIIT Bangalore · 2022

  • MTA: Security Fundamentals — Microsoft · 2016

  • Cyber Security Program (India) — Asian School of Cyber Laws · 2015

Research & Publications

Impact of Resource Compression on Web Performance

M.Sc. Thesis — Liverpool John Moores University

Analysed the efficiency of Gzip, Brotli, and other compression algorithms in enhancing website speed and efficiency.

Data Concealment within Image Files using Visual Cryptography

IOSR Journal of Computer Science

Published paper on steganography techniques using visual cryptography.