RUJAL DUWAL · SENIOR FRONTEND ENGINEER · KATHMANDU

Rujal Duwal

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Five years, one habit
FRONTEND · REACT · TYPESCRIPT

Ship it, then find out how it actually behaves in someone else’s hands.

Five years of React and Next.js, from early-stage startups to a Silicon Valley SaaS company. At FleetPanda I led a 100,000+ line frontend migration, drove company-wide AWS Amplify adoption, and co-led the site reliability practice. Open to Senior/Lead Frontend roles, remote or Kathmandu-based.

FLEETPANDA — DEPLOY
JUL 2024 — JUN 2026
Senior Software Engineer · Team Lead / SRE Co-Lead
FleetPanda — petroleum logistics SaaS, remote with the San Mateo team. Shipped features end to end across React and Next.js, worked with PMs and customers on technical alignment, co-led site reliability and mentored engineers on observability.
FLEETPANDA
Above & Beyond
AWARDED FOR THE MIGRATION
AND RELIABILITY WORK
Certified Apollo GraphQL Developer · Graph Developer Associate · Claude Code 101, Claude Code in Action and Introduction to Claude Cowork (Anthropic).
DEC 2021 — JUN 2024
Frontend Migration Lead
FleetPanda
Refactored 100,000+ lines for better architecture, scalability and maintainability. Drove AWS Amplify adoption to streamline deployments and CI/CD, raised testing coverage, and introduced Scrumban with Sentry, Smartlook and Coralogix for faster incident response.
SEP 2021 — AUG 2022
Frontend Dev · Ops Manager
AptCluster IT Solution, Bhaktapur
Led the frontend team and managed client requirements, shipping React.js web apps, while handling operations management alongside delivery.
FEB — JUL 2021
Freelance Web Developer
Yeti Tech, Lalitpur
Delivered web projects end to end, owning client communication and delivery.
OCT 2019 — DEC 2020
Frontend Developer
Namaste Nepal, Kathmandu
Built responsive frontend interfaces and contributed to iterative product launches.
DEC 2018 — JUL 2019
Field Technical Support
Vianet Communications, Bhaktapur
On-site support for an ISP — connectivity and hardware, in people’s houses.
2015 — 2019
BSc (Hons) Computing
The British College, Kathmandu
TOOLBOX
React · Next.js · TypeScript · JavaScript · Tailwind · GraphQL · Apollo · REST · AWS Amplify · CI/CD · Sentry · Smartlook · Coralogix
Plus the parts that are not libraries: team lead, code review, Scrumban, mentorship, Claude Cowork.
Rujal Duwal
rujal1@outlook.com
+977 9861488000
linkedin.com/in/rujal-duwal
github.com/Rujal-Duwal
medium.com/@rujalduwal
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“Rujal is someone who really cares about what he builds.”

Roman KC · Engineering Manager
“He stepped up to lead the on-call efforts before we even had a proper process in place at FleetPanda, helped drive the frontend migration from Rails to React, and shipped major parts of the product. He’s dependable, trustworthy, and gets things done.”
“One of the strongest frontend engineers and technical leaders I’ve worked with. His technical expertise in React, Next.js, and TypeScript is complemented by a strong understanding of software architecture, reliability, and developer experience.”
Dinesh Shah · Lead Engineer
“He was an outstanding team leader, guiding his team professionally and implementing new ideas with remarkable speed.”
Shree Ram Neupane · mentor