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Aqeel Ahmad

@aqeelahmad2

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Backend engineer building distributed, event-driven and LLM-powered SaaS on Node.js and AWS.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I want to build scalable backend systems and event-driven, LLM-integrated products on AWS—owning architecture to production with strong reliability, mentorship, and measurable latency/cost improvements.

I’m a backend engineer focused on distributed systems and event-driven architectures, delivering AI-powered SaaS platforms using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS. I build REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, asynchronous processing pipelines, and LLM-integrated systems from architecture through production deployment.

In my most recent role as a founding backend engineer, I improved task-generation latency from 30+ minutes to near real-time, reduced LLM operational costs by 30%, and cut infrastructure costs by 40% through a hybrid EC2/Lambda deployment model. I also strengthen production reliability with feature flags, queue deduplication, retry policies, dead-letter queues, and operational monitoring.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Backend Engineer (Founding)

Current

PHEUS AI

Jan 2026 - Present (6 months)

Backend engineer (founding) building an event-driven, LLM-integrated platform using Node.js/TypeScript and AWS. Improved task-generation latency to near real-time, reduced LLM operational costs by 30%, and cut infrastructure costs by 40% through batched Vector DB retrieval and a hybrid EC2/Lambda deployment model.

Node TypeScript Redis BullMQ AWS EC2 Lambda Docker Dead Letter Queues

Backend Engineer

JIDAT IT

Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 (1 year)

Backend engineer migrating a monolithic backend to modular microservices and delivering secure REST/GraphQL APIs. Optimized PostgreSQL/MongoDB performance and supported CI/CD on AWS while mentoring junior backend engineers.

PostgreSQL MongoDB AWS GitHub Actions Microservices REST APIs GraphQL Indexing CI CD

Junior Backend Engineer

CODISTAN

Mar 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 9 months)

Junior backend engineer building production REST APIs for tourism and social networking platforms. Designed and maintained MySQL/MongoDB databases and developed scalable serverless services using AWS Lambda for itineraries, social interactions, and travel content.

MongoDB MySQL AWS Lambda REST APIs Serverless