Available for high-impact contracts & roles

Hi, I'm Sunil Kulkarni

Lead Software Developer

Specializing in React/Next.js, Commercetools, Merchant Center, and Frontastic Studio composable web solutions. I build high-fidelity interactive systems, state management engines, and unified components designed to load in milliseconds and scale infinitely.

10+Years Experience
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01 / Behind The Code

My Technical Story

Bridging product strategy and engineering logic

I am a Lead Software Developer with over 10 years of full-time experience in the IT industry. I specialize in building composable commerce storefronts, dynamic B2B & B2C platforms, and high-performance frontend architectures. My expertise spans React.js, Next.js, Commercetools, Merchant Center configurations, Frontastic Studio adjustments, and SAP Spartacus platforms.

I thrive in complex business domains where checkout logic, cache validation, and product telemetry need to stay smooth. Whether it is building custom order management setups at Zumiez, integrating SAML Single Sign-On at Benjamin Moore, launching headless veterinary ecommerce platforms at Cencora MWI, or handling portal migrations at Mercedes Benz, I dedicate my focus to architectural clarity and performance.

I avoid ad-hoc solutions and instead build modular visual standards. I believe developers shouldn't fight their layout files—they should assemble them cleanly using unified design tokens.

Design & Code Integration

Composable commerce & Headless UI

Designing storefront interfaces on Commercetools, managing catalogs via Merchant Center, and adjusting page components in Frontastic Studio.

React & Next.js Architecture

Building server-side rendered (SSR) web applications and static sites, optimizing bundle chunks and rendering cycles.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

Steadfast in planning, coaching trainees, doing code reviews, and implementing development strategies based on industry best practices.

My Engineering Focus

Designing scalable commerce systems with decoupled frontends and robust data flows.

Headless Decoupling

Decoupling catalog data using Commercetools APIs and Frontastic Studio components ensures frontends are agile and fast.

SSR & Next.js Speed

Storefront bounce rates grow with loading delays. I optimize Next.js server caches to deliver pages in under 200ms.

State Management

Ecommerce carts, multi-step checkouts, and customer profiles require predictable state patterns (Redux/NGRX).

UI Systemization

Using unified tokens and accessible primitives (Radix) prevents styling regressions and speeds up page creation.

02 / Competencies

Skills Visualization Matrix

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Stack Layers

Commerce & Storefronts

Enterprise e-commerce frameworks and headless tools.

4 core competencies
SAP Spartacus

Composable storefront core libraries, customizations & upgrades

SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris)

B2C & B2B storefront setups, OCC APIs, ImpEx, CMS integration

Commercetools

Headless B2B & B2C cloud ecommerce engine solutions

SmartEdit

CMS component authoring slots & preview configurations

Focus: Extensible APIs, low latency, design tokensHover cards for stack implementations
03 / Career Journey

Professional Experience

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Role Profile

Lead Software Developer / Senior Spartacus UI Consultant

Benjamin Moore

Jan 2023 - Present

"Lead Developer responsible for composable storefront customizations, Angular version upgrades, and integrations with third-party systems."

Key Focus & Architecture

  • Customized composable storefront/Spartacus in SAP Commerce Cloud using Angular 15 & 17 and SCSS from scratch.
  • Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) login for Composable Storefront using SAML protocol, integrating it with Salesforce CRM and Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
  • Customized checkout flow APIs (Shipping Address, Delivery Mode, Payment Mode) to suit enterprise transactional requirements.
  • Integrated SAP Customer Data Cloud (CDC) with SAP Commerce Cloud and Composable Storefront.

Business Impact

Successfully drove Composable Storefront upgrades and developed POCs demonstrating core Spartacus features.
Enabled secure corporate single-sign-on (SAML) for thousands of merchant logisticians.
Optimized client-side and server-side rendering (SSR) and configured the CDN for better store performance.
Technologies Deployed
SAP SpartacusSAP Commerce CloudAngular 17TypeScriptSCSSSAMLSalesforce CRMSmartEdit
04 / Selected Case Studies

Production Project Showcases

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Commercetools & Frontastic headProduction Case

Cencora MWI Animal Health Ecommerce

Headless B2B & B2C ecommerce storefront for veterinary diagnostics, combining Commercetools, Merchant Center, and Frontastic Studio layouts.

Problem: The legacy monolithic portal suffered from slow content updates and rigid page structures that did n...
React.jsNext.jsNode.js
Deep Dive
Fluent Order Management System (OMS)Production Case

Zumiez Fluent OMS Frontend

Customized order management console featuring order modification, customer appeasements, and instore pick-pack modules.

Problem: Store associates and support representatives struggled with static interfaces, rendering order modif...
React.jsGraphQLApollo Client
Deep Dive
SAP Spartacus Composable CommerceProduction Case

Benjamin Moore Composable Storefront

Development and personalization of a high-speed composable storefront using SAP Spartacus, incorporating SSO and checkout optimizations.

Problem: The client needed a responsive storefront capable of handling complex checkout APIs and secure Singl...
SAP SpartacusSAP Commerce CloudAngular 17
Deep Dive
SAP Spartacus Custom StorefrontProduction Case

Mercedes Benz Portal Re-theming

Major visual overhaul and custom library optimization for Mercedes Benz's online portals using Spartacus and Angular.

Problem: The portal's style did not match new Mercedes Benz brand specs. The existing codebase had messy CSS ...
SAP SpartacusSAP Commerce CloudAngular
Deep Dive
Retail SAP Commerce UIProduction Case

Levis Ecommerce Custom UI

Development of interactive landing templates, product filters, and checkout logic adjustments for global retail portals.

Problem: Consumers struggled with finding products using static categories, and checkout validation bugs incr...
SAP Commerce CloudJavaScriptHTML5
Deep Dive
05 / Engineering DNA

My Engineering Workflow

How I turn product logic into stable codebases

Lifecycle Phases
Phase 01

Product Scope & API Contracts

Collaborating with designers and backend teams to lock down user flows, UI layouts, and API schemas before writing code.

Activities
  • Figma/UX design inspections & edge case audits.
  • JSON payload and GraphQL Schema definitions.
  • Mock API setup for parallel development paths.
Deliverables
  • Strict TypeScript response interface files.
  • Mock API Server endpoints configuration.
Technical Spec Draft
interface MerchantContract {
  id: string;
  status: "active" | "suspended" | "pending";
  billing: {
    currency: string;
    balanceCents: number;
    lastPaymentDate: string;
  };
}
Methodology: Component-Driven DevelopmentIterative loops based on telemetry
06 / Dispatch Command

Let's Connect

Say hello or discuss telemetry

Contact Methods

Whether you are scaling a product development team, starting a composable commerce audit, or seeking full-time technical leadership, let's establish contact.

DIRECT MAILskykulkarni90@gmail.com
PHONE / MOBILE+91 9535885465
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Hello Sunil,

My name is [Your Name] and I'm a Recruiter. I read your case studies on Commercetools storefronts, Composable UI, and Frontastic Studio adjustments. We have some challenging product tasks in our roadmap and we would love to connect to discuss details.

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