Malolan Balaji
SDE-II, Atlassian • Bangalore, India • He/Him
Results-driven Full-Stack Engineer (Frontend Focused) with 6+ years of experience building scalable web applications at leading technology companies. Specialized in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architectures with strong backend capabilities in Springboot, Node.js and GraphQL. Proven expertise in performance optimization, mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and problem-solving. Track record of delivering high-impact features that enhance user experience and drive business outcomes for tens of thousands of users at Atlassian, Freshworks, and high-growth startups.
Experience
Bangalore, India
- Worked on Atlassian billing (Commerce org) to unify billing, payment, and invoice management across products.
- Operated at scale using React + TypeScript, ADS (Design System), GraphQL (Relay + YogaGraphQL), BFF pattern.
- Migrated from multi-step to one-screen billing experience and ran an A/B test to measure impact.
- Mentored new joiners on FE standards; drove testing guidance for unit, Storybook, and VR testing (coverage 0% → 95% on first feature).
- Improved page speed from 6s to 2s adopting Relay with a render-as-you-fetch pattern.
- Set up PDV solution ('pollinators') for FE features, preventing multiple incidents by early detection.
Technologies
Chennai, India
- Second FE developer and 8th employee; helped set up the entire FE stack for a Fintech SaaS web app.
- Brought structure to the FE codebase; selected libraries for charts, data tables, and rich text editors.
- Set up CI/CD workflows for FE deployments using GitHub Actions.
- Governed code enforcement via ESLint & Prettier; ran bi-weekly FE meetings to improve operations across 2 teams (6 engineers).
Technologies
Chennai, India
- Architected and shipped features, 3rd-party integrations, revamps, and tech debt work for Freshcaller UI/UX.
- Upgraded EmberJS from 2.12 to 2.18; modernized dependencies and replaced deprecated integrations.
- Implemented UX for Custom Agent Status and published an open-sourced npm package.
- Solved misaligned icon-font issue on Windows; contributed fixes upstream (svg2ttf).
- Enabled mock backend data usage during FE development.
- Built an import service wrapper to upload files with FE-level checks and restrictions.
Technologies
Chennai, India
- Built a POC/MVP for a blockchain-based platform for Supply Chain Finance.
- Used HyperLedger Fabric; wrote smart contracts in Go; Dockerized distributed users.
- Automated setup/teardown via shell scripts; NodeJS as mediator between FE and Fabric.
Technologies
Projects & Open Source
Added support for a beforeError hook to better handle error reporting flows (e.g., Sentry).
Identified and fixed a font rendering bug in a popular svg2ttf library that impacted Windows.
Created an addon consumed across Freshworks products (Freshcaller, Freshdesk).
CRA replacement for a startup migration from create-react-app to Vite.
Skills
Education
SASTRA Deemed to be University • Thanjavur, India • 06/2016 – 05/2019
GPA/CGPA: 7.9/10