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Gokul Kathirvel
Full Stack Engineer
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Profile Summary
  • Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of expertise in full-stack engineering, performance optimization, and scalable product development across FinTech, Web3, and SaaS domains.
  • Proven ability to lead teams, architect platforms, and drive international growth strategies at global-scale companies. Strong advocate for community-driven development and open-source contributions.
Professional Experience
(Total of 9 Years 7 Months)
October 2021 - Present
4 Years 2 Months
Senior Software Engineer,
Coinbase Inc. - Chennai (Remote).
  • Lead Software Engineer for Internationalization (I18N) & Localization (L10N) platforms, enabling Coinbase to scale to a billion users across global markets.
  • Drove hyper-localized user acquisition strategies, aligning engineering with business objectives to expand market share in emerging regions.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Growth, and Data teams to develop international growth roadmap, improving user targeting across global markets.
  • Designed and implemented growth incentive frameworks (referrals, discounts, promo codes, gifting), contributing to significant international user acquisition and retention.
  • Technology Stack: Transitioned to Full Stack. React.js, TypeScript, GoLang, Relay, Next.js, GraphQL.
Key Achievements
  • Built and maintained the Golang-based microservices powering the internationalization platform focused on content translation across 100+ services.
  • Designed the internationalization workflow using GitHub Actions CI/CD adopted by 50+ repositories, providing centralized controls and process automation.
  • Led the international rollout of Coinbase Retail and Coinbase Wallet (now the Base app), delivering multilingual support in 17+ languages.
  • Recognized for mentoring engineers and fostering a high-performance culture.
May 2016 - October 2021
5 Years 5 Months
Member Technical Staff,
Zoho Corporation - Chennai.
  • Led a 7-member frontend team for Zoho Payments, building the global payments SDK powering transactions worldwide.
  • Architected and maintained frontend frameworks (Ember.js + Preact.js) for Zoho's Finance suite (Books, Invoice, Inventory), ensuring performance and scalability.
  • Developed CI/CD tooling and browser extensions to enhance developer productivity across Zoho's engineering teams.
  • Built performance monitoring tools that improved front-end efficiency, reducing page load and runtime bottlenecks.
  • Technology Stack: Frontend focused. Specialized in Ember.js and related ecosystem, Preact.js and Vue.js
Key Achievements
  • Delivered the Zoho Payment SDK, adopted globally using web component architecture, enabling seamless card transactions across multiple regions.
  • Built internal testing platform from the ground up, supporting 600+ developers organization-wide.
  • Improved app performance by 45% through key Web Vitals optimizations in Ember and React.
Core Technical Skills
  • Languages & Fundamentals: Modern JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS (LESS & SCSS), and GoLang.
  • Frameworks & Libraries: React.js, Ember.js, Preact.js, Vue.js, Next.js, Nuxt.js, React Native for mobile development, GraphQL and Relay.
  • Architecture & Tooling: CI/CD tooling via GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, Chrome Extensions, Web Workers, Service Workers and Progressive Web Apps.
  • Performance: Patterns like PRPL and FIRE, PWA-based performance improvements, Web Vitals Optimization. Derived a data loading pattern called Near Instant Loading (NIL) pattern for Ember.js apps.
  • Leadership: Team management, cross-functional collaboration, mentorship, OSS engagement
OPEN SOURCE & COMMUNITY
Education
Aug 2012 - Apr 2016
Bachelor of Engineering: Electrical and Electronics, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
Web version of this resume: https://profile.gokatz.me/