Mirza Zubair Akhtar Baig
Wolverhampton
Summary
Accomplished Senior Full-Stack Developer with a 9-year track record in developing cutting-edge SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and back-end systems for enterprise and consumer audiences. Proficient in React, Typescript, Node.Js, NestJS, and cloud-native architecture (AWS/GCP) with a focus on scalable and secure back-end APIs. Led the development of AI automation, Fintech, healthcare, eCommerce, and productivity platforms for over 100K monthly active users. Recognised for promoting engineering excellence, clean code practices, and leading cross-functional teams to build resilient systems in high-pressure environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Development Team Lead
HiQ Solutions, LLC
01.2023 - Current
- Lead architecture and delivery of scalable SaaS platforms using React, Next.js, NestJS, and PostgreSQL, deployed across AWS Lambda, RDS, and API Gateway.
- Manage a distributed team of 6+ engineers, conducting code reviews, sprint planning, and technical oversight for backend, frontend, and cloud infrastructure.
- Integrate OpenAI APIs for content automation, chat modules, and recommendation systems, with LLM prompt tuning and failover handling.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, with blue-green deployment strategies and alert-based rollbacks.
- Monitor production performance using CloudWatch, Sentry, and custom Slack alerts for API latency and error thresholds.
- Developed and evaluated solution options to build consensus and drive quality solutions.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Haramayn Group
07.2021 - 12.2022
- Delivered end-to-end product modules for travel-tech and logistics suite using TypeScript, React, and Node.js, deployed on EC2 + Docker.
- Built scalable backend APIs with Express.js, integrated MongoDB, and implemented advanced filtering and search using indexed queries.
- Integrated third-party services: Stripe for payment workflows, Twilio for SMS alerts, and OneSignal for push notifications.
- Performed development, debugging, optimization and automation to support implementation of products and applications.
- Followed and supported change management practices and internal controls standards.
- Improved collaboration among team members by utilizing version control systems such as Git and continuous integration tools like Jenkins.
Software Engineer
Garden Gnome, LLC
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Developed interactive dashboard components using Vue.js, and engineered backend workflows using NestJS + Redis for real-time collaboration tools.
- Built WebSocket-powered chat and notification systems, with analytics and session logging for business users.
- Created testing utilities and developer tools using Node scripts, improving team velocity and consistency across sprints.
- Worked cross-functionally with design and QA to implement version-controlled release pipelines and user feedback loops.
Backend Developer
Spaceman Consulting Group Pty Ltd
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Designed secure backend services using Laravel + MySQL, deployed APIs supporting insurance quotation engines and plan comparisons.
- Integrated Stripe and SendGrid for payments and policy delivery, with transaction logging and webhook handling.
- Authored unit tests and Postman collections to support backend testing, achieving >90% endpoint coverage.
- Deployed services to AWS EC2, configured Route 53 DNS routing, and handled SSL certificates via ACM.
Full-Stack Developer
WEMASY.com
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Helped build MVP for an internal workflow management tool using Angular and Firebase, focusing on task tracking and scheduling modules.
- Developed REST endpoints using Node.js and Firestore for real-time data binding.
- Configured early-stage CI workflows and contributed to staging environment deployment using GitHub hooks and S3.
Junior Full-Stack Developer
Ceasta Assurance
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Built UI modules using JavaScript, Bootstrap, and HTML5, integrating form validations and interactive components.
- Developed backend modules in PHP + MySQL for claims submission, approval tracking, and document storage.
- Participated in early DevOps adoption, helping migrate file backups to AWS S3 and writing shell scripts for weekly database dumps.
Education
BS - Computer Science
Superior University
01.2019
MS - Advanced Computer Science
Birmingham City University
01.2021
Skills
- Full-Stack Development
- Database Design & Management
- API Development & Integration
- DevOps & Deployment
- Agile Collaboration
- Problem Solving & Debugging
- Frontend: JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Angular, Vuejs, Nextjs
- Backend: Nodejs, Nestjs, Expressjs, Python, Django, Laravel
- Database & Cloud: AWS, Firebase, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS Lambda, ECS, S3
- Integrations: Stripe, Twilio, Auth0, WebSockets, OneSignal, OpenAI
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Development Team Lead
HiQ Solutions, LLC
01.2023 - Current
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Haramayn Group
07.2021 - 12.2022
Software Engineer
Garden Gnome, LLC
05.2020 - 06.2021
Backend Developer
Spaceman Consulting Group Pty Ltd
07.2019 - 04.2020
Full-Stack Developer
WEMASY.com
01.2019 - 06.2019
Junior Full-Stack Developer
Ceasta Assurance
01.2018 - 12.2018
MS - Advanced Computer Science
Birmingham City University
BS - Computer Science
Superior University
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