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Raghav Narang

Senior Software Engineer · Backend & Frontend

Building at scaleRemoteResume

10+ years building scalable systems for 333M+ users. Backend specialist in Go with deep React expertise. Building personalization systems at India's #1 OTT platform.

Skills

GoTypeScriptJavaScriptGraphQLREST APIsPostgreSQLReactNext.jsReduxTailwind CSSClaude CodeCursorWebConnected TV

Experience

Proximity Works

Dec 2021 — Present

Senior Software Engineer (India's #1 OTT Platform)

Building backend systems for India's largest streaming platform (333M+ MAU, 53M peak concurrent viewers). Own end-to-end features in Go and Java.

Backend (2024 - Present):

  • Tabbed Tray: Solo ownership of personalized filter tabs (Java + Go)
  • Content Rating: Built user feedback system across Home, Details, and Player
  • Production on-call for Discovery & Search domains; progressive rollouts via Harness

Frontend (2022 - 2024):

  • Profiles 3.0: Animated profile selection for Web + 5 Connected TV platforms
  • Device Restriction, Parental Lock, Login Dialog for Web and Connected TV

Leadership:

  • Mentored developers who joined Google and Coursera
  • Conducted backend onboarding sessions for frontend developers
Above and Beyond Award (2023)

WiseTR (FunnelKit)

Oct 2019 — Nov 2021

Full Stack Developer

Built world's first WooCommerce-based CRM plugin. Improved email broadcast from 15 to 70 emails/sec. Led team of 3 developers.

Peer Infotech

Jul 2018 — Sep 2019

Full Stack Developer

Developed 50+ WordPress sites. Optimized PageSpeed scores and led team of 2 developers.

Freelance

Jan 2017 — Jun 2018

Web Developer

Built React Native e-commerce app with WooCommerce, taxi booking module with Kotlin & Firebase, and audio streaming platform with SoundCloud API.

WANDR

Jan 2015 — Dec 2016

WordPress Developer

Remote for LA-based UI/UX agency. Built custom themes and WooCommerce shipping integration with Shippo API.

Featured Project

Nutflick.com
Nutflick.com
Full-stack e-commerce platform built with Next.js 15 and Payload CMS. Achieved 99 Lighthouse performance score through SSG and advanced caching strategies.
2024
  • 99 Lighthouse performance score
  • Static Site Generation for product and policy pages
  • Guest & logged-in checkout flows with LocalStorage cart sync
  • Razorpay payment integration for Indian market
Next.js 15Payload CMSPostgreSQLRazorpaySSG

Education

Guru Nanak Dev University

B.Sc. Information Technology · 2011 — 2014

Open Source