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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 9 months)

Own technical strategy, architecture, and delivery across four product codebases serving 2.2M+ users; lead a distributed team of six engineers supporting a $3M ARR product line. Shipped BillWise AI, an AI assistant for utility customers and support teams, built on AWS Bedrock with RAG over usage, billing, and support data.

AWS RAG LLM Evaluation OWASP Top 10 for LLMs NIST AI RMF Django DRF Redis Celery RabbitMQ Clickhouse Grafana OpenTelemetry Elastic APM Cloudwatch Sentry GitHub Actions Docker CI CD

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Powerley

Aug 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 4 months)

Reduced p95 API latency by 50% across 50+ Django/DRF endpoints through ORM tuning, Redis caching, and read-replica routing. Built event-driven workflows with Celery, RabbitMQ, and Redis, plus a ClickHouse analytics pipeline processing 10M+ events per day.

Django DRF Redis Celery RabbitMQ Clickhouse Grafana OpenTelemetry Elastic APM Cloudwatch Sentry GitHub Actions Docker CI CD

Full Stack Engineer

Privyr Pte Ltd

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Built API integrations and automated lead-capture workflows that helped grow the platform from 5K to 10K+ active users and increased monthly recurring revenue by 30%. Improved response time by 40% through database read-replica routing, Redis caching, and SQL query tuning.

API Integration Redis SQL Pytest Factory Boy Encryption Audit Logging IAM WAF VPC SOC2

Software Engineer

ZS Solutions Ltd

Apr 2017 - Jul 2020 (3 years 3 months)

Designed REST APIs and customer-facing workflows, including a one-click checkout feature that increased conversion by 12%. Introduced CI/CD, health checks, and automated alerts, reducing downtime by 80% while supporting a 99% uptime SLA.

REST APIs CI CD WebSockets Code Review Design Standards

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.