Niharika P. Pujari

I was very interested in computers and front-end development from early on. I did my engineering in India where I was very interested in coding, so I thought of doing a master's and getting more understanding of how things work. After graduation, I was interested in learning about front-end systems and got a chance to work as an intern in New York State Education Department, where I got an understanding of how things work. My front-end architecture knowledge grew from that point, and I was also introduced to accessibility, which I started reading about. I then progressed as a junior engineer in McGraw-Hill Education, and over the years, I have held multiple positions as senior and lead engineer. Currently, I'm working with enterprise products and leading a team. My expertise is in front-end architecture, working with the Angular framework, though I'm full-stack as a lead engineer. In my day-to-day role, I design and review front-end architecture, contribute to complex features, review code, ensure quality, accessibility, and performance are all good. I work very closely with product design, QA, and backend teams to clarify requirements or remove blockers. A key part of my role is also mentoring engineers, giving them guidance and making sure that the team delivers solutions in time.