Employment History

I have been fortunate to work with some amazing teams across various industries including AI platforms, fintech, B2B e-commerce, and travel. Here is a brief overview of my employment history.
Toronto, Canada Feb 2023 — Present

Software Engineering Lead at XpertSea Solutions Inc

XpertSea is a B2B AI platform for the shrimp farming industry, providing tools to help customers make better decisions and improve their business.

I lead the engineering efforts for building core services and data pipelines that enable farmers to make data-driven decisions and optimize their operations.

Node.js TypeScript React.js Next.js MongoDB PostgreSQL RabbitMQ Docker Kubernetes AWS GitHub Actions Jenkins RESTful APIs Git CI/CD
Berlin, Germany Aug 2021 — Jan 2023

Senior Software Engineer at Klarna Bank AB

Klarna is a global payments company that helps people shop online with flexible payment options. It works with thousands of retailers and is used by millions of customers worldwide.

I worked on designing customized payment solutions for merchants in America & Europe, focusing on in-store payments and peak season optimization.

Node.js TypeScript AWS PostgreSQL Redis RESTful APIs Git Docker Microservices
Dubai, UAE Oct 2019 — Jun 2021

Software Engineering Lead at Tradeling

Tradeling is a B2B e-commerce platform that connects businesses in the Middle East with suppliers and products across different industries.

I was employee #3 and helped build, launch and scale the platform to achieve +1 million products, +100k buyers, and +10k sellers.

Node.js React.js TypeScript Redux Jest ElasticSearch MongoDB Redis SOA RESTful APIs CI/CD GitHub DevOps AWS Docker
Dubai, UAE Feb 2016 — Sep 2019

Software Engineering Lead at Almosafer

Almosafer (Formerly Tajawal) is a Saudi-based online travel platform that offers flights, hotels, and travel packages. It is part of the Seera Group which is a significant contributor to the growth of the tourism economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I was a pre-launch employee and helped build the platform from scratch to a multi-million dollar business, contributing to platform architecture and developing core services.

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Lahore, Pakistan Sep 2014 — Feb 2016

Software Engineer at Strategic Systems International

SSI is a software development company that provides software solutions to businesses worldwide. I worked as a full-stack developer and contributed to several projects.

PHP Laravel Symfony Drupal WordPress Angular jQuery MySQL 3rd Party APIs RESTful APIs Git
Faisalabad, Pakistan Jul 2013 — Sep 2014

Software Engineer at DigitalSofts

DigitalSofts was a small software company that provided business management solutions to local businesses.

They had a desktop application called "DigitalManager" having several modules including Inventory, Point of Sale, Accounts, Production, Payroll, and so on. I was the only engineer at the company who developed for the web and helped them build a web-based version of the application.

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