Saad Raza Email & Phone Number

Islamabad, Pk

San Francisco Bay Area, Usa

- Working as a Backend Engineer with the core servicing team.- Focusing on pricing engine and closing platform.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

- Collaborated with the Product Owner, from ONT Lab SEECS, and development team to build a user-focused, web-based tool for optical network simulation using LYNX, a peer-reviewed research-based simulation tool, resulting in high-accuracy calculations.- Served as the de-facto Project Manager and made crucial decisions about the tech stack, design architecture, and implementation, leading to streamlined development and efficient use of resources.- Successfully transitioned the architecture of the project from a monolithic approach to a containerized approach via Google Cloud Run services, resulting in faster and more reliable performance.- Implemented and published a private TypeScript package, on Github Packages, to handle de/serializations of complex data formats between system services, reducing the development time and effort required to implement these features.- Working with NoSQL, document based database, Google Cloud FireStore, for rapid storage and retrieval of application data - Developed and maintained TRPC APIs to handle complex data transfers between all services, resulting in a more efficient and scalable architecture.- Implemented performance optimizations in UI/UX and server overheads, reducing the tool's response times and improving the user experience.- Configuring CI/CD pipelines on Github Actions, automating the testing process for each codebase and deploying/building code or Docker Images to Cloud Run or Firebase Hosting.- Troubleshot and resolved technical issues, ensuring timely delivery of the project and a high level of customer satisfaction.- Contributed to the success of the LYNX project by demonstrating a strong ability to solve challenges, consistently delivering high-quality results, and effectively communicating with the development team and stakeholders.

Remote

- Work as a Stake Pool Operator for Proof-of-Stake Consensus Blockchain, Cardano- Responsible for managing Bare-Metal Servers (Raspberry Pis) and Cloud Hosting Infrastructure- Create/Manage Virtual Machines, Cron Jobs and System Services as needed- Automations within the process of configuring services- Relevant Links https://www.rubypools.com/

Remote

- Scoping out the Project and Architecture- Implementation of whole suite, Frontend, Backend, Database and APIs- Building an MVP of the FTax Platform- Third-Party Service Integration, Identity Verification, Payment Processing, Email Services

Islāmābād, Pakistan

- Worked on building a web-based Optical Network Simulator- Built on top of peer-reviewed work of GNPy Library by Telecom Infra Project- Handled the work on UI/UX, Database and Integration between the stacks.- Wrote a paper, along with the team, that was presented and published during Optical Fiber Conference 2022

Islamabad, Pakistan

Worked on Document Image Analysis using Image Processing Techniques, CNNs, RNNs, and GCP Vision API