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Utah, United States

• Engineered pipelines for the candidate applications to pass through automated screening• Built comprehensive recruiter dashboard, enabling recruiters to seamlessly process candidates manually• Leveraged OpenAI to parse resumes, enrich candidate profiles, and evaluate skill matching for optimal candidate fit• Integrated ChargeBee to facilitate effortless purchase and management of job slots for clients

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Led a team in the development of Neustreet (a media, data, and analytics) platform for collectibles like sneakers, trading cards, and NFTs.• Implemented the data ingestion pipeline, utilizing Python, Scrapy, Playwright, Selenium and AsyncIO for scraping and gathering data from diverse sources.• Dockerized the entire data ingestion process, ensuring portability and consistency, and deployed it on AWS Batch for distributed and parallel data extraction.• Orchestrated the ingestion jobs using Apache Airflow deployed on Astronomer, a managed Airflow solution.• Managed the end-to-end process, including writing ingestion jobs, reviewing pull requests, and coordinating with the CTO on planning sprints and tickets.• Utilized Terraform for infrastructure as code to automate the deployment of Dockerized jobs to AWS Batch.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Led and served as a senior software engineer on a Fintech project, overseeing backend, frontend, and infrastructure tasks.• Conducted training sessions for junior developers, imparting knowledge in core Python, web frameworks, CI/CD processes, and cloud infrastructure.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Revitalized a dormant Django application, Marketfy, over a 3-year period.• Functioned as the sole developer across backend (Django), frontend (HTML/CSS, Django templating, AngularJS), and DevOps (Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Helm charts).• Conducted comprehensive tech upgrades, transitioning from outdated versions (Python 2 to Python 3, Django 1.4 to Django 2).• Modernized third-party libraries, including migrating the payment system from authorize.net to Stripe.• Containerized all services using Docker and orchestrated deployments with Kubernetes and Helm charts, ensuring scalability and reliability.• Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform for efficient and consistent management.• Provided production support, addressing and resolving customer-reported issues in collaboration with the customer support team.• Led training sessions for junior developers and interns, imparting knowledge on Python, Django, Django REST, Celery, CI/CD, Git, databases, and basic AWS services.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Engineered the Knox App, a Python-based platform using Django, Django REST, React and Celery for seamless customer onboarding.• Implemented backend functionalities, including scheduling calls via Google Calendar APIs and integrating Zoom APIs for virtual walkthroughs.• Automated deployment processes using Docker for containerization and AWS ECS for scalable and reliable hosting.• Utilized Cloudfront and Route53 for efficient content delivery and domain management.• Integrated Sentry for error monitoring, ensuring a robust and stable application.• Collaborated with a cross-functional team, participating in meetings with the Project Manager, CTO, and Team Lead to discuss progress, challenges, and sprint planning.

• Built 2 MVPs: One related to Crypto based on Coinbase for payroll system setup using crypto.• Integrated REST APIs in React Native and Expo for the mobile version of the time logging app.• Developed a time logging application for laborers to track working shifts.

Lahore, Pakistan

• Build REST APIs using Django REST• Trained developer on Python and Django

Lahore

• Developed ClickCue, an innovative online software enabling quick and easy creation of marketing videos by remotely rendering and editing content, replicating Adobe After Effects functionality.• Worked individually under a Team Lead, reporting directly to them, to build ClickCue from scratch.• Leveraged FFMPEG for video processing, ensuring efficient rendering and editing capabilities.• Integrated Adobe After Effect APIs to provide users with a seamless and familiar editing experience.• Designed and implemented the user interface with JQuery and Ajax, enhancing the user experience in selecting templates and replacing inputs with personalized content.• Hosted the project on GoDaddy for accessibility and scalability.• Successfully developed the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of ClickCue

Lahore, Pakistan

• Learned PHP Frameworks and a bunch of other tools• Developed an internal project management system for tracking project resources and status.• Implemented features to assign developers to specific projects and monitor project timelines.• Successfully completed the project, which was actively utilized by Nextbridge.