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Ashraful Islam

@ashrafulislam

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Lead SWE, 8+ yrs, Python/AI/AWS, led 6+ engineers, 50% faster APIs, seeking senior roles.

Bangladesh

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What I'm looking for

Seeking Senior SWE/EM/Lead Engineer roles. 8+ years experience leading 6+ engineers, reduced API times 50%, built AI features (30% engagement boost). Focus: AI/ML integration, microservices, team leadership at growth companies. Prefer remote work with LLM/cloud development opportunities.

Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years building scalable SaaS applications using Python (Django), JavaScript (React, Node.js), AWS, and AI/ML technologies. Proven track record of:

· Reducing API response times by 50% through performance optimization

· Leading distributed teams of 6+ engineers with 70% faster deployment cycles

· Architecting microservices and AI-powered features that cut costs by 30%

· Implementing DevSecOps practices with 99% uptime SLA

· Aligning engineering efforts with product and business goals

· Driving product innovation with LLMs (GPT-4, LangChain) and cloud-native solutions

Seeking senior engineering roles in high-growth SaaS/fintech companies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Current

Powerley

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Owns technical strategy, architecture, and delivery across four product codebases serving 2.2M+ users; leads a distributed team of six engineers supporting a $3M ARR product line. Shipped BillWise AI, an AI assistant on AWS Bedrock, reducing billing answer time from 45 seconds to under 3 seconds and growing dashboard engagement by 200%.

Current

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Current

Powerley Energy Management Platform

Aug 2021 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Led a team of 6 engineers across US/Asia, maintaining a weekly release cadence despite a 12-hour timezone difference. Owned technical delivery for a product line generating $3M ARR, managing the team and an $800K development budget.

Django ORM Python Microservices CI CD GitHub Actions AWS AI powered code analysis Technical Documentation Mentorship

Full Stack Engineer

Privyr Pte Ltd CRM & Sales Automation Platform

Aug 2020 - Present (6 years 1 month)

Doubled the active user base to 10,000+ by integrating Zapier, LinkedIn, and ClickFunnels APIs. Increased monthly revenue by 30% through Google Forms and Jotform integrations using Python/REST APIs.

Caching Strategies Zapier API LinkedIn API ClickFunnels API Python REST APIs Read replica databases Pytest AWS Security SOC2 Compliance

Software Engineer

ZS Solutions Ltd Digital Health Platform

Apr 2017 - Present (9 years 5 months)

Delivered 5 major e-commerce features including a one-click checkout system, increasing checkout conversion by 12% and DAU by 20%. Reduced server downtime by 80% through CI/CD pipeline implementation and monitoring.

Ecommerce REST APIs CI CD Testing Suite Code Review Design Patterns Monitoring NodeJS

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

North South University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering

2014 - 2017

Studied Computer Science and Engineering, focusing on core principles and practical applications. Gained foundational knowledge in programming, algorithms, and software development.