Experience.

Working as a full time software engineer for 6+ years

i6 Group

Dec 2021 - Present | Aviation Fuel Management

In the end of the year, I joined i6 Group as a backend engineer but later got involved in some devops and React frontend work as well.

In this UK-based global Series A startup, I had the unique opportunity to own the backend in launching Synthesis6 product, with Virgin Atlantic Airlines as our first major customer. This endeavor was not only challenging but also immensely rewarding.

Led the successful launch of Synthesis6 product with Virgin Atlantic Airlines as first customer, taking ownership of backend design, architecture, implementation, and to ensure a seamless live environment.
Worked remotely in UK-based global series A startup focused on digital fuel management and aviation, collaborating with diverse teams spanning the UK, Canada, and Europe.
Developed backend APIs and microservices, end-to-end product features, using Nest.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, CircleCI, MongoDB, and cloud services (Azure and Google) in agile scrum and kanban.
Upgraded an outdated backend codebase to follow best practices with latest tools and addressed technical debt, thus enhancing development experience and faster development.

Achievements

Upgraded outdated backend codebase, addressing technical debt with 90% code coverage
- from NestJS 6 to NestJS 10
- from MongoDB 3 to MongoDB 5
- from Node 12 6 to Node 18
- from TypeScript 4 to TypeScript 5+
Optimized project build time from 60 seconds to 10 seconds.
Helped with the QA automation project using cypress framework.
Upgraded outdated CircleCI build and test pipelines.
Introduced debuggers and configuration to run whole project locally using docker

Tech Stack
NestJS, Typescript
Node, Express
Jest, Mongoose
Docker, CircleCI
MongoDB, Azure Serverless

EMPG LABS

Jun 2020 - Dec 2021 | Property Tech

Moving to the full stack side, I joined Empg labs as a full stack engineer. Empg Labs is the tech company behind Zameen, one of the first unicorns in Pakistan.

Within months, I was promoted to the senior level.
I worked on various products, handling frontend, backend, databases, design & architecture and devops.
As a senior engineer, I started a new product from scratch and delivered the first MVP shortly.

Developed Propforce, the company's flagship product for managing end-end property sales using the TypeScript node.js stack.
Develop features for various full stack apps using typescript, node express, angular and MySQL.
Do test driven development using Jest, Mocha chai and Jasmine.
Work with tools such as Docker, CircleCI, Redis, Amazon Web Services EC2/ECR/ECS/S3.
Work with distributed teams in Romania and Pakistan.

Achievements

Promoted to senior software engineer.
Rapid learning of new tech stack to thrive in a fast paced and distributed team of 20 engineers.
Owned and developed a greenfield SaaS product for property sales and customer management called Polaris as a monorepo with typescript backend, Angular frontend, Prisma data layer, Docker/CircleCI build and test pipeline with jest test suite, and linters.

To summarize, my work was related to full stack javascript and typescript.

Tech Stack
Javascript, Typescript
Angular, Node, Express
Jest, Sequelize, Prisma
Docker, CircleCI
PostgreSQL, Amazon AWS

LMKR

Jul 2017 - Jun 2020 | Geoscience solutions

After graduating with my software engineering degree, I worked at Landmark Resources (LMKR) as a Software Engineer. My work was related to the core C++ side of LMKR's GeoGraphix suite of products.

Implementing new features in various Gverse GeoGraphix applications, platform and architecture.
Continuously fixing issues and customers' problems to make the apps better.
Working on the data layers and handling communications between apps and relational databases.
Working with performance profilers, system tools, memory optimizer and debuggers for improvements.
Using Visual Studio, VS Code, Team Foundation Server, Git and other tools with bells and whistles.
Following Agile scrum for everything including daily calls to remote teams in the U.S.
Being involved in the hiring process, taking technical interviews and training new hires.
Persevered in solving complex engineering problems while working with legacy C++ and C# codebases.

In my free time, I used to learn and work with the following tech:

Full Stack dev using Python Django, React and GraphQL
Machine Learning projects using Python
Cloud Native dev with Docker, Kubernetes

UPWORK

Dec 2010 - Aug 2012 | Web development

During high school, I dove into coding, becoming a freelance web developer. I mastered HTML, CSS, and jQuery and adapted to responsive design trends. Before starting my engineering degree, I completed 14 diverse web projects, earning praise from global clients. My journey has enriched my skills and work ethic, setting the stage for a promising tech career.