Naveen Gali
Passionate React and React Native developer specializing in modern frontend technologies and creating interactive UI/UX experiences.
My Philosophy
User-Centric Design
I believe the best products are born from a deep understanding of the user. My process always starts with empathy, aiming to solve real-world problems with intuitive, elegant, and accessible designs. Every component, screen, and interaction is crafted with the user's journey in mind.
Scalable Development & Collaboration
Great design deserves a robust foundation. I build with a component-driven architecture, writing clean, reusable TypeScript code that ensures consistency and simplifies maintenance. I excel in collaborative environments, where I can lead and mentor team members to deliver high-quality, bug-free applications.
Selected Works
Aura: Mobile Fashion App & Design System
A high-fidelity prototype for 'Aura,' a modern mobile fashion app, designed to provide a seamless and visually engaging shopping experience. The project is built upon a comprehensive, component-based design system created from the ground up in Figma.
Momentum: Mobile Design System & Prototype
A comprehensive mobile design system built from scratch in Figma, used to create a high-fidelity, interactive application prototype. This project focuses on establishing a scalable and consistent design language for mobile applications.
Smart Homes: AI-Powered E-Commerce Platform
I engineered a full-stack e-commerce platform for smart home products that solved key business challenges in user engagement and customer support. By integrating advanced AI and a robust dual-database architecture, the platform offers a uniquely intelligent and seamless shopping experience.
Homvery: Tech-Enabled Home Services Platform
A dual mobile and web platform designed to simplify household services. This project improved application performance by 40% and reduced release times by 30% by leveraging a scalable architecture and a streamlined CI/CD pipeline.
Core Competencies
Frontend Development
- ▹React.js
- ▹React Native
- ▹TypeScript
- ▹Redux
- ▹HTML & CSS
Backend & APIs
- ▹Node.js
- ▹Express.js
- ▹RESTful APIs
- ▹PostgreSQL
- ▹MySQL
- ▹Firebase
Performance & DevOps
- ▹Web Performance
- ▹Mobile Performance
- ▹AWS Amplify
- ▹GitHub Actions
- ▹Docker
AI & Search
- ▹OpenAI (GPT, Embeddings)
- ▹Elasticsearch
- ▹Prompt Engineering
Browser APIs & Real-time
- ▹Web Workers
- ▹Service Workers
- ▹WebRTC
- ▹Push Notifications
Security
- ▹JWT Authentication
- ▹CORS Configuration
- ▹Security Headers
Internship Experiences
Rebecca Everlene Trust Company, Chicago, IL
UX/UI Design Director
June 2025 - Present
Key Responsibilities:
- Directed UX/UI design for 'Landmarks,' a GPS-based Unity game for kidnapping prevention.
- Developed game mechanics to help children identify safe, memorable locations in their neighborhood.
- Designed a location-based game that merges physical and virtual realities using Google gaming technology.
- Assisted in managing a cross-functional team of UI/UX designers and Unity developers.
Mutual Mobiles
React Native Intern
Dec 2022 - Sep 2023
Key Responsibilities:
- Developed React Native features, boosting user engagement by 30%.
- Led TypeScript integration, significantly reducing code errors by 25%.
- Optimized app performance using MobX State Tree, achieving a 15% reduction in load times.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to enhance code quality and accelerate development.
Inventgrid India
Application Developer Intern
July 2022 - Dec 2022
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimized web apps (TypeScript/PHP), boosting performance by 30% & cutting load times by 15s.
- Implemented MobX State Tree for state management, reducing testing bugs by 25%.
- Saved ~20 hours per project through proactive code reviews and debugging sessions.
- Improved project delivery timelines by 40% via active participation in agile practices.
Inventgrid India
Web Application Developer
July 2021 - July 2022
Key Responsibilities:
- Spearheaded efforts boosting application performance by 30% using TypeScript and PHP.
- Implemented coding strategies that reduced web application load times by 25%.
- Streamlined project workflows through cross-functional collaboration, improving delivery timelines by 40%.
- Directed user experience design initiatives, creating intuitive interfaces and increasing user engagement.
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Computer Science
Chicago, IL, USA
Jan 2024 - May 2025
GPA: 3.20 / 4.0
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science
Chennai, India
July 2019 - May 2023
GPA: 9.0 / 10.0