Hello, I'm
Mihir Khopkar
Lead Software Engineer
I'm a Next.js & React specialist
Building fast, accessible digital platforms for millions of users and leading the teams that turn product vision into measurable business impact.
About
Passionate about building digital experiences
Metrics-driven Engineering Leader with 7+ years of experience directing software development lifecycles and managing high-performing teams of up to 19 engineers. I bridge technical execution and business strategy, manage stakeholder relationships and implement architectures for multi-million-user global web ecosystems.
Skills
Frontend
React JSNext.jsReduxRedux ToolkitJavaScriptHTMLCSSEngineering
System DesignJestGitAEMGen AI Tools
GitHub CopilotClaude CodeResume
Experience
Lead Software Developer
- Spearheaded a major frontend refactor of kohler.com/en from legacy modules to Next.js, React and Redux Toolkit; optimized Core Web Vitals, minimized bundle sizes and streamlined API orchestration via Azure APIM.
- Led and mentored a cross-functional team of 19 engineers, established structured coaching pipelines and delegation workflows, and fostered a psychologically safe culture that accelerated sprint velocity.
- Collaborated with project managers on realistic release milestones using the MERN stack, across the full lifecycle from requirements to production.
- Modernised old code bases to reduce operating costs and documented workflows to onboard new hires.
Sr Software Engineer
- Led the migration of sterling.kohler.com from a monolithic AEM setup to a decoupled Next.js architecture using a headless CMS approach (model.json) and a recursive component rendering engine mapping AEM content to React components.
- Led frontend delivery for the premium Ann Sacks platform: visual catalogs and streamlined sample ordering for trade architects and designers.
- Built state-driven UI for 'Ready to Ship' vs. special-order configurations, lifting sample request conversions by 30%.
Software Engineer
- Engineered core frontend features for the Sterling Plumbing platform, optimizing the B2B/trade journey for contractors, installers and homebuilders.
- Shipped responsive, accessible UI modules adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA across desktop and mobile.
- Pioneered new code-review methods to include a wider range of voices.
Associate Software Engineer
- Built frontend features and components for high-traffic enterprise applications using React and Redux, boosting user interaction metrics by 30%.
- Worked with business analysts on high-availability, mission-critical solutions within an Agile/Scrum process.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Science and Technology
- Specialized in algorithms, data structures and software engineering principles
- Participated in coding competitions
- Completed a capstone project with Persistent Systems
Projects
Kohler.com
Kohler's flagship global digital ecosystem serving millions of B2C and B2B users, with regionalized catalogs, live specialist chat and online-to-showroom journeys. Refactored analytics from a monolith to a lightweight Pub/Sub event-driven engine, cutting production bundle size.
Ann Sacks
Kohler's luxury tile brand. Built highly interactive, filterable product detail pages that simplify project planning for professionals.
Sterling Plumbing
Trade-focused plumbing fixtures brand. Migrated from monolithic AEM to decoupled Next.js with a headless CMS and a recursive rendering engine.