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Asad Sheikh

@asadsheikh

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Principal full-stack engineer scaling backend platforms across gaming, fintech, and cloud systems.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I’m open to senior engineering and lead roles globally, where I can own backend architecture, improve system reliability and delivery speed, and scale cloud-based platforms using strong CI/CD, observability, and event-driven design.

I’m a Principal Full Stack Engineer with 12 years of experience designing and scaling backend platforms across gaming, fintech, ecommerce, and IoT. At Revolving Games / Caramel Tech Studios, I built and led systems serving 12,000+ concurrent users on AWS, delivering measurable results like 40% faster load times and cutting deployment cycles from 2 hours to 30 minutes.

I’ve shipped production software for Juniper Networks, Kickstarter funded hardware, and live MMORPG titles. I convert fragile content workflows into reliable, versioned asset pipelines; design version management with audit, rollback, and data integrity; and build resilient systems for live environments using AWS CloudWatch observability, Docker + GitHub Actions CI/CD, and event-driven architectures—while mentoring engineers and shaping core architecture decisions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Principal Full Stack Engineer

Revolving Games

Jun 2018 - Sep 2025 (7 years 3 months)

Owned full stack backend APIs, admin web, and client tooling for War of Nova (live MMORPG) supporting 12,000+ concurrent users. Migrated a fragile content pipeline to versioned S3 assets (40% faster load times) and cut deployment time from 2 hours to 30 minutes, while building universe/version management with audit/rollback, CloudWatch observability, and China-region auth/in-app purchases via Xigu

NestJS AWS EC2 RDS S3 Cloudwatch Docker REST APIs GraphQL Event Driven Architecture Distributed Systems

Senior Software Engineer

Reve Apps

Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 (2 years 11 months)

Built an Android app and MQTT-based device communication layer for Somabar, a Kickstarter-funded robotic bartender that raised over $300,000. Developed Favly, a two-sided Android marketplace with dual user flows for clients and service providers, delivering production-ready mobile apps end-to-end.

Android Development MQTT Two Sided Marketplaces Mobile App Full Cycle Delivery

Software Engineer

CodeEnterprise

Mar 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year 3 months)

Led Android development for CashbackKorting.nl, operating across 2,500+ webshops in 27 international markets. Managed country-specific clone deployments with localization and maintained architecture and code quality across releases.

Android Development Localization Clone Deployments

Software Engineer

Mobilezapp

Jul 2012 - Feb 2014 (1 year 7 months)

Built Android and iOS apps for Junos Genius, an official Juniper Networks certification and learning platform with 50,000+ downloads, developed from scratch using Sencha. Contributed to the published 2D platformer Rick Pace Treasure Run, handling level design and physics using Box2D.

Mobile App Development Android iOS Box2D Physics 2D Game Development Level Design