# Gaurav Chikhale

> Senior Software Engineer based in Toronto with over a decade of experience as a founding engineer, fullstack developer, and frontend lead.

## About
Gaurav Chikhale is a software engineer in Toronto specializing in frontend heavy web development. He has worked as a founding engineer, fullstack developer, and frontend lead across startups and larger companies.

## Work Experience
- Senior Software Engineer (Contract), G2i Inc. — Feb 2026-May 2026
- Contract / Consulting, Team Cowork — Nov 2025-Feb 2026
- Frontend Lead, Criteo - Feb 2022-Jul 2024
- Senior Software Engineer, Loop Financial Inc — Feb 2019-Dec 2021
- Lead Full Stack Developer, Knotel — Feb 2016-Aug 2018
- Full Stack Developer, Knotable — Dec 2013-Feb 2016

## Open Source Projects
- [react-simple-sidenav](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-simple-sidenav)
- [react-smart-gallery](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-smart-gallery)
- [react-bell-icon](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-bell-icon)
- [Secure Wallet - Password Manager (PWA)](https://github.com/gauravchl/secure-wallet)
- [Halo - Mindfulness & Reflection Project](https://gethalo.app)

## Contact
- Email: mail@gauravchl.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/gauravchl
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravchl

## Links
- [Resume (PDF)](https://gauravchl.com/Gaurav_Chikhale_Resume.pdf)