Aqif Mahmood
@aqif
Senior Software Engineer | 7+ Years in Fintech | Java · Spring Boot · Microservices · AWS
What I'm looking for
I'm a Senior Software Engineer based in Birmingham, UK, with over 7 years of experience building enterprise-grade applications in the fintech space — specifically across loans, mortgage, and servicing platforms.
At Phoebus Software, I've grown from a graduate analyst to Senior Software Engineer, heading up cross-functional teams and driving the modernisation of legacy monolithic systems into scalable microservices architectures. I work primarily in Java with Spring Boot, design RESTful APIs, and manage cloud-native deployments using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy).
Beyond the code, I enjoy mentoring junior developers, breaking down complex business requirements into actionable tasks, and fostering engineering best practices across teams. One of my proudest wins has been increasing sprint velocity by 50% simply by improving how we refined and structured our user stories.
I'm currently pursuing my AWS Solutions Architect certification as I look to deepen my cloud infrastructure expertise. I'm open to remote senior or lead engineering roles where I can keep building impactful, well-architected software — ideally in fintech or similarly complex domains.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Phoebus Software Limited
Sep 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)
Technically led a cross-functional team, mentoring junior developers and driving high-quality code reviews that improved sprint velocity by 50%. Modernized legacy monoliths to microservices and implemented CI/CD using Jenkins pipelines, GitHub Actions, and Octopus Deploy, including centralized configuration via Spring Cloud Config Server with externalized secrets.
Warehouse Operative
Amazon
May 2016 - Jul 2016 (2 months)
Supported inventory analysis and anomaly detection to improve accuracy in a fast-paced operations environment. Improved time management and communication while working effectively within a team.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Coventry University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2014 - 2017
Grade: Second Upper Class Honours (2:1)
Earned a BSc in Computer Science at Coventry University from 2014 to 2017.
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