The day job is still where a lot of the hard systems get built. This is where I've done that work.
Xref — Principal Software Engineer
2025 – Present · Sydney
I lead backend architecture for a global HR-tech platform, from the infrastructure up through the standards the team ships with.
Highlights
- Lead backend architecture across the platform
- Designed AWS infrastructure — Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, SQS, SNS
- Mentor engineers and help shape how the team works
Xref — Senior Engineer
2024 – 2025 · Sydney
I worked on the Django core and internal tooling so the product was easier to maintain and safer to change.
Highlights
- Upgraded Django core for maintainability and security
- Built internal Angular tooling and a reusable UI library
Xref — Full Stack Engineer
2022 – 2024 · Sydney
I shipped the APIs and integrations the product runs on.
Highlights
- REST APIs, management commands, and third-party integrations
Squibler — Technical Lead
2021 – 2022 · Remote
I led a remote team of 8 through major launches, and shortened how long it took us to ship.
Highlights
- Managed a remote team of 8 through major launches
- Reduced GCP infrastructure costs by 10%
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions — deploys from days to under an hour
Arbisoft — Senior Engineer
2021 · Lahore
I worked on a large podcast data pipeline and the recommendation path, then moved the warehouse somewhere cheaper to run.
Highlights
- Scrapy pipeline processing 4.5M+ podcast records
- AWS Kinesis for realtime tracking — recommendations +60%
- Warehouse migration from Redshift to Snowflake, saving $500/mo
Arbisoft — Engineer
2018 – 2021 · Lahore
I built Python and Django backends that grew past 500k users, and deployed learning platforms for a lot of clients.
Highlights
- Scaled Python/Django backends past 500k users
- OpenEdX deployments — 20+ clients, 10k+ learners
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science, University of Central Punjab, Lahore. Graduated in 2018.
I work mostly with
Python · AWS · Django · Postgres · TypeScript · React · LLMs
And a lot of other things when the problem requires it.
The longer list
- Languages: Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL · C#
- Backend: Django · FastAPI · DRF · REST · Microservices · ETL
- Cloud: AWS · GCP · Netlify · Lambda · SQS/SNS · CI/CD
- Data: Postgres · Supabase · Snowflake · Redshift · Kinesis · Scrapy
- Frontend: React · Next.js · Angular · Design systems
- Agentic: Claude Code · Cursor · Agentic workflows · LLM integrations
- Practice: System design · Team lead · Mentorship · Architecture