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Tarun Ranka
Front-End Developer & Full Stack Engineer — Dubai, UAE
01 Experience
Work history.
Aug 2016 — Present
Dubai, UAE
Front-End Developer / Full Stack Developer
Sharaf DG
- Core engineering member from day one, building Sharaf DG's $82M e-commerce platform serving 2.7M+ monthly visitors — website, marketplace, OMS, and in-store Kiosk — across 6 markets (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman). Drove architecture decisions and code standards across the full digital ecosystem.
- Led the full-stack build for the Saudi Arabia market launch from scratch, delivering Arabic RTL localization, regulatory compliance, ETA-based area selection, National Address integration, and Tabby payment — expanding the platform to the company's largest new market.
- Architected a multi-country shipping engine with Bullet Delivery (same-day) via Shipsy across 3 countries, including configurable shipping matrix, Click & Collect, Store Pickup, and real-time location-based delivery.
- Led end-to-end integration of 6 payment gateways — APS, Checkout.com, Tabby BNPL, Tamara BNPL, STC Pay, and Paymob — processing transactions across all markets with checkout flows, webhook handlers, and Easy Payment Plans.
- Implemented Sift fraud detection, significantly reducing chargebacks and fraudulent transactions. Built end-to-end fraud review workflow integrated across payment and order systems.
- Implemented site-wide product search using Algolia with indexing, relevance tuning, and search UI — powering discovery across 100K+ products with sub-second response times.
- Shipped 15+ customer-facing features including Trade-In / BTS Buyback, Digital Cards, Subscriptions, A+ Content on PDP, OTP-based Login & Registration, Scratch & Win campaigns, and Apple NPI launches.
- Built self-service Return & Refund workflows end to end. Implemented Synerise as the push notification, recommendation engine, and mailer engine with real-time order synchronization feeds.
- Led marketplace migration from Mirakl to SellerHub across front-end and backend, developing FBO Shipping, seller portal features, and display unit logic.
- Integrated 6+ analytics platforms (GA4, Mixpanel, Google Merchant Center, TikTok/Snapchat pixels, SEO, schema/sitemap) driving 51% organic search traffic.
- Established E2E automated testing with Playwright across all 6 markets. Set up CI/CD pipelines via Bitbucket Pipelines with linting, structured code reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Led development of the in-store Kiosk application (UAE) with barcode scanning, payment collection, and product browsing capabilities.
- Mentored junior developers, managed external vendor teams, led R&D initiatives, and owned sprint planning and stakeholder communication across all 6 markets.
Jun 2013 — Aug 2016
India
Lead Engineer
Born Group
- Led a team of JavaScript developers building enterprise e-commerce solutions on Hybris and Magento platforms.
- Restructured estimation, design, and communication processes, reducing project turnaround times and improving delivery quality.
- Developed responsive, cross-device themes for complex catalog and checkout flows across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Jun 2010 — Jun 2013
Chennai, India
Web Developer
EC Software India
- Designed and developed web catalog applications with product search, bookmarking, and social sharing capabilities.
- Built adaptive, multi-device themes ensuring consistent cross-browser experiences.
02 Skills
Technical skills.
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptReactReduxNext.jsNode.jsPythonPHPLaravelHTML5CSS3SASS/LESS
Backend & APIs
RESTGraphQLNode.jsPHP/LaravelHybrisMagentoWooCommerceNetSuite
Payments & Integrations
Checkout.comAPSTabbyTamaraSTC PayPaymobSiftAlgolia
Cloud & DevOps
AWSDockerVercelBitbucket PipelinesCI/CDELK StackPusher
Data & Analytics
GA4MixpanelGoogle Merchant CenterSynerise
Testing & Tools
PlaywrightGitWebpackGulpNPM/YarnSanity CMSFigmaJIRA
03 Education
Academic background.
In Progress
Amity University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2006 — 2010
Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
04 Certifications
Continuous learning.
Next.js Fundamentals (v4)Website Accessibility (v3)Tailwind CSS 4+Playwright (Egghead)Cursor & Claude Code: Professional AI SetupPractical Prompt EngineeringGo & Vanilla JS: Fullstack Without FrameworksComplete Intro to React (v8)Full Stack for Front-End Engineers (v3)Intro to Product ManagementSoftware Developer Success: Soft Skills & Testing
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