UX Engineer, Builder, and Student

UX Engineer / Frontend Developer — CS @ Stevens (’27) • Quant Finance Minor

JavaScript React UX Engineering Prototyping Accessibility Python
DriveCar.org hero screenshot

Selected UX & Frontend Projects

DriveCar.org Mini Test
DriveCar.org – DMV Practice Engine

A modern practice-test experience with timer, progress, and instant feedback. Mobile-first layout and state-aware routing.

PHP Bootstrap MySQL JS

Live Site
eSign.org.in Home
eSign.org.in – Digital Signature Sales

Designed and implemented a clean conversion-focused funnel with pricing, brand selection, and CTA. Optimized for speed and clarity.

HTML CSS Bootstrap PHP

Live Site
eSign Buy Now form
DGFT / Individual Purchase Flow

Form UX with clear defaults and validation. Reduced friction by minimizing required inputs and emphasizing primary action.

Form Design A/B Conversion

UKDriving.uk Home
UKDriving.uk – One‑pager Education Site

Informational site for UK teens on getting a licence. High-contrast hero, clear CTA, and digestible step-by-step modules.

Bootstrap SEO JS

Live Site
PAN Card Express
PANCardExpress.com – Application UX

Led UX refresh: simplified nav, consistent form patterns, and clear help options. Optimized accessibility and responsiveness.

PHP Bootstrap Accessibility

Live Site
PAN Card Express contact
Customer Care Flow

Designed contact pathways with SLA expectations and regional numbers. Focus on trust, clarity, and quick actions.

Experience

UI Developer Intern · Aerial View LLC
Jun 2025 – Aug 2025 · New York, NY
  • Built React + JS components for a trade surveillance platform (1M+ trades/day) enabling real‑time alert triage and case management.
  • Shipped 6+ core features (Primary Display, Trade Viewer, Sandbox), reducing investigation time by ~30%.
  • Collaborated in Agile sprints with backend engineers and PMs; wrote production‑quality UI with code reviews.
Laboratory Assistant · Hanlon Financial Systems Lab
Mar 2025 – Present · Hoboken, NJ
  • Engineered Python-based data pipelines for historical market data; cut query times by 35%.
  • Maintained Linux/Windows systems and Bloomberg terminals for 200+ users in a high‑availability environment.
Quant Fixed Income Research Analyst · SSMIF
Sep 2024 – Present
  • Applied Ho‑Lee/BDT models to ETFs and bonds, improving Sharpe and diversification across 100+ securities.
  • Built a duration‑based risk framework that reduced portfolio volatility by 20%.
Software Engineering Intern · Sri Mookambika LLC
May 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Improved Java backend performance (-20% runtime) and designed MySQL schemas for faster queries.
  • Delivered frontend with HTML/CSS and deployed via AWS.
Undergraduate Research · Stevens Institute of Technology
2023 – 2024
  • Hopfield networks: improved noisy visual pattern recall by 25% (Python).
  • Evaluated creativity/persuasiveness in AI-generated texts to enhance human‑AI collaboration.

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, Python, Java, C/C++, SQL, TypeScript, Go, Swift, HTML, CSS

Frameworks

React, Node.js, Next.js, Django, FastAPI, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy

Tools

Git, Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Jupyter, Tableau, Power BI

Concepts

UX Engineering, Component Design, Accessibility (WCAG), Responsive UI, CI/CD, Agile

Certifications

AWS Fundamentals Specialization
Coursera (3 courses)
View credential
Google Data Analytics Specialization
Coursera (8 courses)
View credential
Discrete Mathematics for CS
UC San Diego (5-course Specialization)
View credential
Financial Markets (with Honors)
Yale University
View credential
Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC)
Bloomberg for Education
View credential
J.P. Morgan Software Engineering Job Simulation
Forage
View credential

More on LinkedIn.

Resume Snapshot

Education
  • Stevens Institute of Technology — B.S. in Computer Science; Minor in Quantitative Finance; GPA ~3.7/4.0
Honors & Activities
  • Dean’s List (all semesters), Stevens Global Scholarship
  • JPMC Code for Good (2025) Participant; AMC 12 Top 3
  • SIG NYC Poker Tournament (1st of ~1000), FTC Inspire Award

Tip: place HemangShankar_Resume.pdf in the same folder as this page to enable the download button on your site.

GitHub Activity

Latest public events for @HemangShankar. (Auto-fetches on load.)

Loading recent activity…

Contact

Contact