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SHOAIB HASSAN

Summary

Innovative Principal Software Engineer with proven expertise in diverse, real-time systems. Proficient in architecting scalable solutions, guiding teams to achieve 40% reduction in API response times, and delivering substantial cost savings through system enhancements.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Software Engineer

PureCS
Dubai
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: PureHealth, a healthcare technology company focused on innovative solutions.
  • Developed Digital Twin functionality that extracts data from various sources, including smartwatch data, health tests, and doctor visits, running AI-based health algorithms to create a digital replica of a user's body. This system identifies potential health issues and provides expert recommendations for preventive care.
  • Architected and led the development of scalable microservices for Pura, a real-time fitness and healthcare platform integrating smartwatch data.
  • Designed and implemented high-availability, event-driven architecture using Kafka and AWS Lambda to process health insights in real time.
  • Provided technical leadership in system design, security best practices, and API standardization.
  • Led a performance optimization initiative, reducing API response time by 40% and improving system scalability.
  • PureHealth, a healthcare technology company focused on innovative solutions.

Squad/Team Lead

Jeeny
Lahore
12.2022 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: A ride-hailing service under Rocket Internet, focused on providing efficient transportation solutions.
  • Led the architecture revamp of the ride-hailing system, enhancing scalability and reducing AWS costs by $20K per month through an efficient WebSocket-based ping microservice.
  • Led the data partitioning strategy in MongoDB, migrating real-time ride data from a global cluster to distributed clusters, reducing request latency from 8 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Implemented search optimization using Elasticsearch, improving admin support response times by 2x.
  • Ensured system availability, reducing debugging time by 40% using distributed tracing and logging (OpenTelemetry, ELK stack).
  • Designed and executed a graceful migration strategy for zero-downtime deployments, ensuring seamless updates.
  • A ride-hailing service under Rocket Internet, focused on providing efficient transportation solutions.

Senior Software Engineer

Jeeny
Lahore
12.2021 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: A ride-hailing service under Rocket Internet, focused on providing efficient transportation solutions.
  • Redesigned surge pricing algorithms, transitioning from a legacy model to a real-time hexagonal-based surge engine, improving fare accuracy and driver allocation efficiency.
  • Developed Forward Dispatch feature, enabling drivers to pre-accept rides, increasing ride fulfillment by 20-30%, optimizing utilization in key markets like KSA.
  • Designed and implemented intelligent ride-matching algorithms, reducing ride cancellation rates by 15%.
  • Recognized with the Star of the Quarter Award for driving impactful feature development.
  • A ride-hailing service under Rocket Internet, focused on providing efficient transportation solutions.

Senior Software Engineer

NextBridge
Lahore
02.2021 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: A software development company specializing in innovative technology solutions.
  • Led the architecture and development of Videl, a real-time Chrome extension for WebRTC-based video calls with collaborative features.
  • Integrated Google Drive & Dropbox with ProWorkflow, leading to a 15% revenue increase.
  • Refactored legacy codebases to improve maintainability and scalability, reducing technical debt.
  • A software development company specializing in innovative technology solutions.

Software Engineer

PureLogics
Lahore
09.2017 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: A software development company providing custom solutions and services.
  • Designed and built OmCheckout, a multi-tenant e-commerce platform generating $1M+ in monthly transactions.
  • Developed ThinkNative, a scalable community engagement platform for healthcare services, acquiring 100K+ active users.
  • Created SaleTool, an enterprise CRM solution for internal business operations, integrating real-time analytics and advanced security controls.
  • Led database schema optimization, improving query performance by 35%.
  • A software development company providing custom solutions and services.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

FAST NUCES
Lahore, PK
12.2017

Skills

  • Nodejs
  • NestJS
  • TypeScript
  • Expressjs
  • PHP
  • Go
  • Python
  • Reactjs
  • Vuejs
  • Microservices architecture
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Lambda
  • Terraform
  • Jest
  • WebSockets
  • GraphQL
  • Git
  • Solid principles
  • Design patterns
  • OOP
  • Performance optimization
  • Security best practices

Certification

  • Docker & Kubernetes Certified Associate
  • Node.js & Microservices Development - Udemy
  • System Design & Scalable Architecture - Coursera

Projects

Jeeny.me - Scalable ride-hailing website deployed using Docker & Kubernetes. OmCheckout - Multi-tenant e-commerce with dynamic checkout flows, subscription models, and multi-payment integration. VIDEL - Real-time screen recording extension with WebRTC-based collaboration. ThinkNative - Community engagement platform for healthcare and nonprofits. Resume Parser - NLP-based resume parser for structured job-matching insights. Offline Search Engine - High-speed search using B-trees and hashing (C++).

Awards

  • Employee of the Month - Twice at PureLogics, once at Jeeny.
  • Speed Programming Competition - 2nd Place at FAST NUCES.
  • Star of the Quarter Award - Recognized at Jeeny for significant contributions.
  • Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by $10K+ per month via system optimizations.
  • Mentored and trained junior engineers, enabling faster onboarding and skill development.
  • Optimized system performance, reducing database load by 25% through indexing and query optimization.

Leadership Open Source Contributions

  • Maintainer of Open-Source NestJS GraphQL Boilerplate.
  • Conducted technical interviews and mentorship programs for engineering teams.
  • Speaker at tech meetups and hackathons, sharing expertise in microservices and scalability.
  • Led engineering best practices workshops to improve code quality and software architecture.

Languages

Urdu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Principal Software Engineer

PureCS
01.2024 - Current

Squad/Team Lead

Jeeny
12.2022 - 01.2024

Senior Software Engineer

Jeeny
12.2021 - 12.2022

Senior Software Engineer

NextBridge
02.2021 - 12.2021

Software Engineer

PureLogics
09.2017 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

FAST NUCES

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