Anand Kumar

About

Principal Frontend Architect & Engineering Leader · Publicis Sapient · Bengaluru

I'm a hands-on frontend architect and engineering leader with 19+ years of experience building enterprise-scale web platforms across retail, eCommerce, healthcare, financial services, and B2B domains.

At Publicis Sapient, I operate at architect level across frontend and BFF layers while leading teams, owning delivery, and driving engineering standards. My work spans React, Next.js, Vite, NestJS, GraphQL, micro-frontends, accessibility, web performance, CI/CD, and AI-assisted engineering.

I've led up to 10+ direct reports, owned technical hiring across multiple cycles, contributed to appraisal through promotion feedback, and delivered onsite in Canada, UAE, and UK. I work across team sizes from small squads to 12+ contributors, partnering with product, UX, QA, DevOps, client, and vendor stakeholders.

Experience

Publicis SapientSep 2018 — present

Manager / Principal Architect, eXperience Engineering

  • Frontend and BFF architect across retail, eCommerce, healthcare, and B2B.
  • Led 6-member direct team within a 10+ member cross-functional squad; owned technical hiring and appraisal feedback.
  • Delivered onsite in UAE (Abu Dhabi); partnered with stakeholders across UK, US, Canada, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Australia.
  • Drove engineering standards, ADRs, and architecture governance across programs.
Publicis SapientMay 2015 — Sep 2018

Lead, eXperience Engineering / Senior Associate Technology L2

  • Led up to 10+ direct reports on US Sporting Goods eCommerce rebrand; architected React/Redux micro-frontend solution with AEM authoring and Node.js SSR.
  • Delivered onsite in Canada (6 months) for Global Financial Services platform; built accessibility-first React dashboard with AODA compliance.
  • Contributed to micro-frontend architecture, component libraries, and CI/CD pipelines.
Magic Software Pvt. Ltd.Nov 2009 — May 2015

Senior Analyst / Technical Lead

  • Led Flash/Flex-to-HTML5 migration for EdTech platforms using HTML5, JavaScript, WebGL, and Canvas.
  • Managed and mentored 8+ engineers; delivered onsite in UK for a global education publisher.
  • Designed modular activity framework using Backbone, Marionette, and RequireJS.
Chetu India Pvt. Ltd.May 2007 — Nov 2009

Software Engineer / Tech Lead

  • Delivered web and multimedia applications for healthcare and consumer clients using Flash, Flex, and ActionScript.
  • Progressed to tech lead; owned estimation, team coordination, and delivery.

Skills

Architecture

Micro-frontendsBFF ArchitectureADRsSystem DesignSequence DiagramsMiroFigmaExcalidraw

Practices

Web PerformanceAccessibility (WCAG)CI/CDAI-assisted EngineeringComponent-driven Development

Leadership

Team LeadershipArchitecture GovernanceHiring & InterviewsMentoringDelivery PlanningClient & Vendor Collaboration

Frontend

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsReduxViteModule FederationHTML5CSS3Tailwind CSSSASSEmotionStyled ComponentsMaterial UIHighchartsAngularJS (legacy)

Mobile

React NativeiOSAndroid

Backend / BFF

Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsGraphQLREST APIs

Testing

JestPlaywrightReact Testing LibraryStorybook

DevOps

GitGitHub ActionsJenkinsGoogle Cloud BuildDockerNginxWebpackSonarQubeTurboRepo

Web Security

CORSXSSCSRFCSP

CMS / Identity

AEMDrupalKeycloak

Monitoring

New RelicDatadogDynatraceSentryGoogle AnalyticsGTM

Cloud

GCPAWSAzure

Certifications

Apollo Graph Developer – Associate

Apollo GraphQL

IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

IBM

Prompt Engineering and AI

Udemy

Recognition

Impact Awards — People and Community

Global Semi Finalist · Publicis Sapient

Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Resume

Full CV with project details, stack choices, and delivery outcomes.

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