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Aslam Shahid

Software Engineering Lead

Lahore,PB

Summary

Versatile Senior Engineering Leader with over 10 years of progressive experience across backend development, architecture design, and engineering leadership. Skilled at building robust, scalable systems using the Java ecosystem and Spring technologies. Proven track record in microservices, real-time communication systems, and high-performance backend design. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, driving technical strategy, and delivering large-scale enterprise applications.

Overview

years of professional experience

Languages

Work History

Principal Consultant / Solution Architect

Systems Limited

Lahore, Punjab

12.2025 - Current

Designed and delivered scalable enterprise applications in the telecom domain using Java, Spring Framework, JSF, and Oracle DB.
Defined and aligned system architecture across multiple teams, ensuring seamless integration and faster delivery.
Modernized legacy systems by transitioning to modular, containerized services using Spring and Docker.
Implemented secure authentication and authorization using LDAP and Spring Security.
Developed robust inter-service communication and optimized database interactions for high performance and reliability.
Ensured data consistency through effective transaction management and caching strategies.
Acted as both hands-on backend lead and solution architect on mission-critical projects.
Mentored engineers and collaborated with Product, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end delivery.

Principal Engineer / Engineering Architect

Virtual World

Lahore, Punjab

07.2019 - 11.2025

Architected and led the development of scalable, containerized communication platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and WebSockets.
Unified product direction and system architecture across multiple teams and services, reducing integration delays.
Modernized legacy applications by introducing Spring Integration, Dockerized microservices, and secured APIs via Spring Security and Service Discovery/Registry, Distributed transactions.
Implemented inter-service communication through Feign clients and optimized event-streaming pipelines using Kafka.
Played dual role of hands-on backend lead and system architect across mission-critical projects.
Mentored engineers and collaborated with product, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end solution delivery.

Engineering Lead / Assistant Manager Software Development

IBEX Global

02.2015 - 06.2019

Spearheaded backend initiatives in omni-channel, fintech, and contact center solutions.
Led design and delivery of secure APIs for digital wallets and IBFT remittance platforms.
Designed and deployed multi-threaded socket-based services handling concurrent user transactions and inter services communication queues/message brokers using Memcache, Redis etc.
Supported transition to modern CI/CD pipelines and Docker-based deployments.

Senior Software Engineer

TRG World

08.2012 - 02.2015

Developed omni-channel solutions using Java, Servlets, and JSP.
Introduced asynchronous data handling via multithreaded processing modules.
Utilized Elasticsearch for search algorithms and developed applications leveraging NoSQL-based search capabilities, enabling automated responses.

Software Engineer

HBS Technologies

01.2012 - 08.2012

Delivered modular e-commerce and custom portal solutions using Java, and JSP.
Deployed scalable components hosted on Apache Tomcat servers.

Education

M.Sc. - IT

College of Information Technology, University of The Punjab

Lahore

PMP Training -

PMI

01-2017

Handling Difficult People -

Afiniti

01-2013

Skills

Java

J2EE

Threads

Streams

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Spring Integration

Feign Client

Hibernate ORM

Design Patterns

REST API

SOAP API

Multithreading

Socket Programming

WebSockets

Microservices

High Availability Systems

WebRTC

MySQL

Oracle DB

Messaging Queues

Redis

Containerization

Unit Testing

Cross functional teams communication

Deployments

TypeScript

Angular