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Aqeel Chughtai

@aqeelchughtai

Senior backend engineer specializing in Azure cloud-native microservices and event-driven systems that scale for regulated industries.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own Azure cloud-native backend architecture—building resilient microservices, event-driven pipelines, and CI/CD automation in regulated, high-impact environments while mentoring teams to ship reliably at speed.

I’m a results-driven Senior Backend Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable, cloud-native microservices architectures on Microsoft Azure. I build enterprise-grade SaaS solutions across financial services, healthcare, and identity management, with a strong focus on event-driven distributed systems using Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions. I’m known for delivering high-availability, resilient solutions that improve operational efficiency and enable business transformation.

Across my roles, I’ve led technical delivery for mission-critical platforms—modernizing monoliths into Azure-hosted microservices, building high-performance RESTful APIs, and driving real-time synchronization with Cosmos DB and event-driven workflows. I’ve delivered measurable impact, including reducing manual provisioning time by 75%, maintaining 90%+ uptime through proactive issue resolution, improving transaction throughput by 60%, and cutting infrastructure costs by 35% during cloud modernization. I also bring strong technical leadership—mentoring 6–8 developers, establishing CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and Docker, and applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) to reduce production issues while keeping release velocity high.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Software Engineer

Current

Convo

Dec 2025 - Present (3 months)

Contributing to the backend architecture for an AI-driven documentation system, building event-driven pipelines to automate document validation and regeneration workflows. Designing Azure Cosmos DB data models for document version traceability and auditability while integrating custom AI bots and defining system contracts.

Azure Functions Azure Service Bus Azure Logic Apps Azure Cosmos Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)API Integration

Senior Software Developer

Contour Software

Jun 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Architected enterprise-grade .NET 8 SaaS microservices for an Identity and Access Management platform, implementing workflow-driven RBAC automation that reduced manual provisioning time by 75%. Built high-performance REST APIs with zero-downtime deployments and backward compatibility with .NET Framework 4.7, reducing migration risk by 40% while maintaining 90%+ uptime in live client environments.

.NET 8+C REST APIs RBAC Zero Downtime Deployments Azure DevOps Docker CI CD Pipelines Backward Compatibility (.NET Framework 4.7)Security Compliance

Principal Software Engineer

Contour Software

Dec 2019 - Jun 2024 (4 years 6 months)

Led technical delivery across three enterprise platforms (FinTech Emphasys, Healthcare PICIS, and Marketing Automation Display97), modernizing systems to Azure-native microservices and automation. Improved lead generation efficiency by 45%, increased transaction throughput by 60%, and reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through event-driven processing and migrations; mentored 6–8 developers to imp

.NET Core C Microservices Architecture Azure Functions Azure Service Bus Entity Framework Docker

Big Data & Software Architect

Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA)

Nov 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year)

Architected an end-to-end e-Challan processing system handling real-time streams from 500+ surveillance cameras, achieving sub-second response times and processing 50,000+ daily violations with 99.9% accuracy. Built secure, high-throughput integrations with 20+ government agencies and designed event-driven ETL pipelines using Kafka, Spark, and Hadoop for centralized law enforcement analytics.

Apache Kafka Apache Spark Hadoop ETL .NET Core Event Driven Architecture

Senior Software Engineer

S&P Global

Aug 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Developed enterprise data engineering solutions for a financial analytics platform, building real-time ETL and streaming pipelines to process millions of daily transactions. Reduced incident detection time by 70% via Kibana monitoring and improved data quality by 35% while cutting processing latency by 50% using Kafka, Spark, NiFi, and Hive.

Apache Kafka Apache Spark Apache NiFi Apache Hive ETL Real Time Data Streaming Kibana Data Quality Performance Tuning Financial Analytics

Software Architect (NetSol)

Netsol Technologies Inc.

Jan 2011 - Aug 2016 (5 years 7 months)

Progressed through architecture and leadership roles, designing scalable .NET backend systems for automotive leasing and asset management with multi-million-dollar lease portfolio complexity and regulatory compliance needs. Established engineering best practices that improved code reusability by 50% and reduced technical debt accumulation across global teams.

C SQL Compliance Engineering Performance Optimization Technical Debt Reduction Engineering Best Practices

Senior Software Engineer

Raaziq International Pvt Ltd

Jan 2010 - Apr 2013 (3 years 3 months)

Owned end-to-end delivery for the AFU enterprise management system, building scalable applications from requirements through deployment for multiple clients. Developed reporting with ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, SQL Server, Crystal Reports, and SSRS, optimizing database performance and clean code to achieve 95% client satisfaction and multiple contract renewals.

ASP.NET MVC Entity Framework SQL Server Crystal Reports Web Application Development Requirements Analysis Clean Code Deployment