Home | Naveen Raja — Principal Engineer

Front-End Architecture

Designing scalable, maintainable front-end systems — component libraries, state patterns, and performance-first builds.

PWA Development

Building progressive web apps that work offline, install to home screen, and meet modern web performance standards.

UX Research

Conducting user interviews, card sorting, and diary studies to turn real user insights into better product decisions.

AI-Augmented Workflow

Leveraging Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity and UXpilot to accelerate design decisions, code reviews and research synthesis.

10+

Years Experience

75+

Ad Campaigns

15+

Projects Shipped

3+

Countries

About Me

A little about who I am

I'm a front-end developer with roots in digital advertising. Currently working as a Principal Engineer at Checkventory, I build progressive web applications and lead front-end architecture across the organisation.

Beyond writing code, I actively drive UX improvements — running research sessions, facilitating card sorting, defining personas and use cases, and translating insights into better product experiences. I believe great software starts with understanding the people who use it.

My journey spans Bangalore to Dublin, from Associate Developer to Principal Engineer. I believe in writing code I'm proud of and continuously pushing myself to learn and grow.

When I'm not coding

Listening to music

Reading books

Creating quotes

App building

Career

My Journey

2021 — Present
Principal Engineer
Checkventory
Leading front-end development across multiple projects at a inventory management SaaS company. Driving bi-weekly sprint releases, owning the front-end architecture, and collaborating across teams to ship quality product continuously.
Oct 2019 — Jul 2021
Security Officer (Part Time)
Bidvest Noonan
Worked part time while completing Masters, maintaining focus on front-end development.
Sep 2018 — Oct 2019
M.Sc Advanced Software Development
University
Pursued a Masters degree to deepen expertise in software engineering.
Aug 2016 — Aug 2018
Team Lead
Jivox
Grew into a leadership role — management and front-end development combined with a small team.
Jul 2014 — Jul 2016
Widget Engineer
Jivox
First career move to explore JavaScript more deeply. Joined as a Widget Engineer.
Aug 2012 — Jul 2014
Associate Developer
Exilant Technologies
Began professional career. Trained on multiple technologies and chose front-end as my path.
Aug 2009 — Jul 2012
B.Sc Computer Science
University
Bachelors degree in Computer Science — building the foundation.
Jul 2005 — Jan 2009
Diploma in Computer Science
College
Where it all began — a diploma in Computer Science.