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Saad Farooq

Saad Farooq

Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Full Stack Engineer with more than 8 years of experience. My range of developing SaaS Services, Serverless Architecture, Containerized Applications, Microservices and E-commerce Applications includes creating Websites in Python - Django Framework, Java, PHP - Laravel Framework, Javascript - [Vue JS, React JS], developing Cloud Applications (MS Team App, Zoom App, Slack App, Outlook App), creating Management Systems, SPA and CRM Applications. Proven skills along with deep understaning of multi-threading, operating systems, data structures, virtualization, network protocols, logging, caching, and containerization.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Web Engineer

Turing
California, USA
09.2024 - Current
  • Managed end-to-end project lifecycles, from requirement analysis and architecture design to implementation, testing, and deployment of SaaS, Microservices, E-commerce, and SPA Web applications.
  • Led as Scrum Master, managing planning and execution of all project work.
  • Worked across various domains, building robust applications and automating infrastructure using tools like Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Contributed to all phases of the development lifecycle.
  • Documented software solutions through use of diagrams and flowcharts.
  • Collaborated closely with UI/UX designers, monitored junior team members and promoted collaborative development practices.
  • Developed, tested, and refined effective prompts to elicit specific responses from large language models (LLMs)
  • Crafted technical documentation explaining complex features and data exchange mechanisms within diverse components, including the Python-based Core API, PHP-based Public API, and Vue, React-based Storefront and Back Office.
  • Implemented Test Driven Development (TDD) principles to ensure well-tested code.

Full Stack Developer

Mannai Tech
Manama, Bahrain
06.2023 - 05.2025
  • Led the design, development, deployment, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, upgrading, and maintenance of web applications.
  • Crafted comprehensive project proposals and estimated deliverable milestones, demonstrating a keen understanding of project requirements and timelines.
  • Engineered a standardized checklist and guidelines streamlining new application launches.
  • Deployed and scaled applications on AWS EC2 instances.
  • Conducted productive meetings with international clients to collaboratively define and discuss product requirements, fostering strong client relationships.
  • Monitored and optimized performance to ensure high availability.
  • Engineered Python scripts to efficiently load bulk data into diverse stores. Implemented advanced business logic for data processing and formatting, employing parallel processing for accelerated loading.
  • Authored comprehensive unit and integration tests.
  • Used Jira to meticulously assign and track tasks.
  • Implemented secure coding practices, performed vulnerability assessments, and achieved alignment with established security standards

SENIOR FULL STACK DEVELOPER

Triox LLC
Islamabad, Pakistan
01.2019 - 12.2022
  • Developed a modern Content Management system incorporating offline data syncing, utilizing Python - Django REST Framework, PHP - Laravel Framework, Vue.js React.js, and PostgreSQL to enhance operational fluidity.
  • Pioneered a product monitoring app service utilizing powerful Scrapy spiders integrated with Selenium and a Headless Chrome driver, ensuring real-time monitoring for enhanced product management.
  • Cut infrastructure costs by 70–80% by debugging performance bottlenecks and boosting speed using advanced caching and indexing strategies.
  • Migrated the website’s hosting and database from shared cPanel to AWS EC2 and Amazon RDS, improving reliability and scalability.
  • Led code reviews and implemented efficient data access layers.
  • Integrated more than 50 platform APIs including AWS Lex Bot, AWS SQS, Twilio SMS API, Segment, and more.
  • Developed code using Native programming and XP paired programming practices.
  • Enhanced UI and wrote well-documented code.
  • Compiled and analyzed data, processes, and code to troubleshoot issues and enhanced system performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology
Pakistan
/2016 - /2020

Skills

  • Python Django Framework
  • Java
  • Design Patterns
  • PHP Laravel Framework
  • Javascript Vue JS, React JS
  • AWS
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • SDLC Certified SCRUM
  • CI/CD Pipeline
  • Linux
  • Docker, Nginx
  • SQL SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • NoSQL MongoDB
  • AI, Chat Bot
  • GitHub, Jira, Slack
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing
  • Rest APIs, GraphQL
  • CSS3, Bootstrap, Tailwind
  • Pandas, Celery Redis
  • Queues, Cron-jobs
  • Paypal, Stripe, Venmo, ApplePay, Google Wallet

Certification

1. AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

https://coursera.org/share/8d635227ed0fdcdff82ff0220d2e798b


2. Web Application Technologies and Django

https://coursera.org/share/45bd46a1b85d71b647c33152fb2de6f6


3. Certified Agile Scrum Master

https://www.hrduniversity.org/certificates/odnyznkasm


4. Hacker Rank

https://www.hackerrank.com/certificates/9b49892bc5cb

Timeline

Senior Web Engineer

Turing
09.2024 - Current

Full Stack Developer

Mannai Tech
06.2023 - 05.2025

SENIOR FULL STACK DEVELOPER

Triox LLC
01.2019 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology
/2016 - /2020
Saad Farooq