Career
Experience
Nine roles, one throughline: Python/React delivery — increasingly, AI.
Technology Partner & Lead Engineer · CyberVectra
Jan 2024 – PresentSelf-employed / Partnership · RemoteCurrent
Primary technology partner building CyberVectra — an AI-powered GRC platform that helps enterprises manage cyber risk, regulatory compliance, and security controls with real-time visibility.
- •Own end-to-end product technology: system architecture, secure platform delivery, and technical direction for an enterprise cybersecurity/GRC SaaS
- •Engineer core cyber GRC modules — risk management, compliance frameworks (ISO 27001 / NIST / PCI DSS / SOC 2-style), vulnerability management, control library & automation, and business continuity workflows
- •Build AI-assisted security & compliance features (vector/search-ready data via pgvector): intelligent control mapping, maturity scoring, recommendations, and actionable risk analytics
- •Deliver real-time and async security workflows — assessments, gap tracking, dashboards, Channels/Redis paths, and Celery background jobs
- •Architect production full-stack AppSec-minded SaaS: Django Ninja APIs, React frontend, PostgreSQL, Redis, S3-compatible storage (MinIO), Dockerized services
PythonDjangoDjango NinjaReactTypeScriptPostgreSQLpgvectorRedisCeleryDockerGRCAppSecSenior Full-Stack Engineer & Engineering Lead · Axelliant
Jun 2024 – PresentFull-time · Lahore, PakistanCurrent
Lead engineering delivery for production AI products — ZoomLogi (AI-native healthcare logistics OS) and RoverAI (AI health-insurance marketplace) — spanning Python backends, React frontends, and cloud DevOps.
- •Lead full-stack / AI platform delivery: Python (Django/FastAPI), React, PostgreSQL, and cloud-hosted services for enterprise healthcare and insurance clients
- •Engineer AI-native product backends — real-time prediction APIs (FastAPI), exception/risk signals, and ops automation workflows
- •Design event-driven, data-heavy services (Kafka-based notifications, alarm/exception management) for high-volume shipment and ops visibility platforms
- •Implement and extend Axelliant's internal ERP stack — Frappe/ERPNext and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — for operations, finance, and HR workflows (ongoing)
- •Own CI/CD and cloud delivery on AWS (Amplify, EC2) and Azure App Service — Dockerized deployments, Nginx, monitoring
- •Lead the engineering team: sprint planning, architecture decisions, code reviews, and on-time delivery across concurrent AI product workstreams
PythonFastAPIDjangoReactPostgreSQLAWSAzureDockerKafkaCI/CDFrappe / ERPNextMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralTeam LeadershipSenior Software Engineer · Backend Lead · Khazana Enterprise
Aug 2021 – May 2024Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan
Senior Software Engineer / Backend Lead delivering government and international software platforms with a focus on scalable Python backends, reliable DevOps, and production-grade APIs.
- •Led backend engineering for multi-stakeholder systems — architecture, API design, and delivery across concurrent government and enterprise initiatives
- •Delivered a complete Frappe/ERPNext HRIS implementation — employee records, leave & attendance, and org-wide HR workflows — as the organization's system of record
- •Built secure, scalable Python services (Django / Flask REST APIs) with PostgreSQL-backed data models suitable for sensitive operational data
- •Owned DevOps and production stability: Nginx, release strategies, Linux server ops
- •Introduced and maintained data/automation pipelines (including web scraping) to feed analytics and operational workflows
- •Drove full-stack collaboration with Angular/React teams so APIs, auth flows, and frontend integrations shipped as cohesive products
PythonDjangoFlaskREST APIsFrappe / ERPNextHRISAngularReactPostgreSQLNginxDevOpsAgileSenior Software Engineer · Embold
Nov 2020 – Jun 2023Full-time · Remote / Lahore, Pakistan
Senior Software Engineer on Embold — an influencer marketplace & social analytics platform. Owned backend architecture, high-performance APIs, and data-pipeline foundations.
- •Architected and optimized marketplace/analytics APIs; cut response times ~50% with a response-caching strategy for high-read endpoints
- •Designed data-pipeline architecture with Apache Airflow — ~20% efficiency gain across scheduled social-analytics and campaign workflows
- •Built reliable data-ingestion scrapers (Selenium, Beautiful Soup) to collect social signals for influencer filtering and audience insights
- •Owned full-stack backend architecture: Django/Flask REST services on PostgreSQL for marketplace matching and analytics
- •Led engineering quality: code reviews, performance tuning, test strategy, and release discipline
PythonDjangoFlaskPostgreSQLApache AirflowETLSeleniumDevOpsCI/CDFull-Stack Engineer · Freelance · Self-employed
Aug 2015 – Feb 2023Freelance · Lahore, Pakistan · Remote clients
Independent Full-Stack Engineer delivering 20+ client products — Python backends, React frontends, cloud/DevOps, and data/automation systems for international clients.
- •Shipped production web platforms: Django/Flask REST APIs, React UIs, and PostgreSQL-backed services across analytics, campaign, and business-ops domains
- •Built data and automation pipelines (ingestion, scraping, reporting) supporting decision-making and marketing/analytics products
- •Designed CI/CD with Docker and Kubernetes for fast, repeatable client deployments
- •Automated regression testing with Selenium to raise release confidence
- •Owned end-to-end delivery with remote international clients: requirements, architecture, implementation, on-time/on-budget launch
PythonDjangoFlaskReactDockerKubernetesCI/CDSeleniumPostgreSQLSoftware Engineer (Python) · Tower Tech
Jun 2019 – Dec 2021Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan
Software Engineer (Python) building backend services and device-connected systems — APIs, automation, and Linux/IoT integrations for production environments.
- •Developed Flask and Django backend services and automation scripts powering production workflows
- •Built Linux (Ubuntu) and Raspberry Pi / Raspbian solutions for IoT and embedded integrations
- •Designed scalable REST APIs and collaborated in agile teams on cross-functional feature delivery
PythonFlaskDjangoLinuxIoTREST APIsAgileSoftware Engineer (Django) · Emblem Technologies
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan
Software Engineer (Django) building client-facing web applications and REST APIs with agile delivery practices.
- •Built Django web applications and REST APIs for production client products
- •Implemented backend features, data models, and API contracts used by frontend and business workflows
- •Participated in agile delivery: sprint planning, peer code review, iterative releases
PythonDjangoREST APIsPostgreSQLAgileSoftware Engineer (Python · Healthcare AI) · Blusheee
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018Internship / Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan
Blusheee — LUMS / National Incubation Center startup building AI dermatology diagnosis from skin images. Django REST APIs connecting a mobile client to CNN-based diagnosis.
- •Owned Django REST API development — the bridge between the Android client and the AI diagnosis pipeline
- •Integrated ML inference into backend services so the mobile app could reliably call the diagnosis algorithm
- •Collaborated with the team refining a CNN model trained on a diverse dermatology image dataset
PythonDjangoREST APIsMachine LearningComputer VisionAndroidWordPress Developer & SEO Specialist · Goldfish Technologies
2016 – 2017Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan
Early-career web role building client WordPress sites and improving organic visibility through SEO and content.
- •Developed and customized WordPress sites for client requirements
- •Ran SEO fundamentals: on-page improvements, Google Search Console monitoring
- •Supported link-building and content marketing to strengthen client web presence
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