Mohd Farid is a techie-turned-entrepreneur with strong expertise in Java/J2EE/Grails development. Throughout his career spanning almost 18 years, he has been developing robust software systems using bleeding-edge technologies. He is also leading a team of super-smart Engineers to create awesome products.For the last 7+ years, he has been working with Upwork, empowering the backend services of the world's biggest online marketplace of work. Modernized the system from being a resource-intensive monolithic application to a highly performant and scalable microservices-based architecture that can cater to the kind of growth envisioned by the leadership at Upwork. He is building a world-class product by using the skills he has acquired over the past decade. Before joining Upwork, he co-founded BakeryBite.com which started its operations in Feb 2015. It was the fastest-growing online marketplace for Bakeries in India. He believes in building robust automated systems and applications that can run businesses with minimal manual intervention, following this belief he devised smart systems in BakeryBite to reduce manual effort and enhance scalability. Some of the products and companies which he has worked with:SimpleInteract: A healthcare CRM (E-Checkin, Online Reputation Management, Kiosks, Appointment Management, etc.)SocialIQ Solutions: An enterprise solution to provide Customer Care Support for monitoring Social channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.Experience Inc: Developed an e-recruiting platform that can be used by multiple clients with minor configurational changes.An appointment management system for doctors: Users can book appointments online, and doctors can manage their schedules at different Clinics and Hospitals.One97 Communications, the parent company of PAYTM, India’s no 1 mobile wallet company.Oracle Financial Services, formerly Iflex Solutions, is the world leader in core banking solutions.