# Asif Ali

Asif Ali is a remote worker on Himalayas, AI Engineer / Frontend Architect at Degreed, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@asifali6

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AI-driven full stack and mobile architect specializing in React Native, AWS Serverless, and fintech.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Job categories | Full Stack Engineer, Mobile Architect, Full Stack Engineer, AI Engineer, Cloud Architect, Financial Systems Architect, Technical Lead, CI CD Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Principal Full Stack Engineer |
| Skills | React Native, Expo, Tamagui, Zustand, Tanstack Query, FlashList, Reanimated, TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, REST APIs, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Kinesis, EventBridge, Cognito, S3, Lang Chain, Claude, Hugging Face, fastAPI, Sagemaker, Python, Kotlin, Swift, Docker, CI CD, OTA, Maestro, Detox, Sentry, Amazon Cloudfront, Rudderstack, Amplitude, CircleCi, Cursor, GitHub, GitHub Actions, OpenAI API, Serverless, iOS, BetterStack, Codemagic |

## What I'm looking for

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I seek senior engineering or architect roles in AI-first fintech or enterprise teams where I can lead serverless, mobile, and AI integrations, mentor teams, and drive scalable, secure product delivery.
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## About

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I am an AI-driven full stack and mobile architect with 17+ years building fintech and enterprise-grade digital platforms across the UAE, Europe, and the US. I specialize in React Native + Expo, TypeScript full-stack (Node.js + AWS Serverless), and AI-assisted development using tools like Claude, Cursor, and LangChain.

I have led large-scale implementations at CAFU, SBER Bank, Roadzen, and Degreed, delivering secure financial architectures, real-time systems, and AI-integrated features such as KYC, biometric authentication, real-time transaction assistants, and driver-behavior risk scoring. I also improved CI/CD velocity and observability across distributed teams.

I am passionate about building AI-first, scalable fintech ecosystems, mentoring teams in AI-assisted workflows, and delivering production-grade mobile and backend solutions that combine security, automation, and measurable operational improvements.
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## Experience

### AI Engineer / Frontend Architect (current)

Degreed. Jan 2023 - Present

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Implemented AI-based learning personalization and recommendations using Python and SageMaker, optimized CI/CD pipelines reducing build time by 30%, and mentored teams in AI-assisted workflows.
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Skills: Python, Sagemaker, React, Personalization, CI-CD, CircleCi

### Architect, Dynamic Insurance Platform

Roadzen Technologies. Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

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Architected driver-behavior analytics and real-time premium adjustment systems using ML pipelines; integrated AWS Lambda and SageMaker for risk scoring and delivered secure React Native mobile modules.
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Skills: AWS-Lambda, Sagemaker, React-Native, Mobile-Payments, Fraud-Detection, EventBridge, DynamoDB, CI-CD

### Platform Engineer, Digital Banking

SBER Bank International. Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

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Built AI-enhanced KYC, payments, and biometric authentication modules and migrated legacy microservices to a serverless AWS stack, improving CI/CD speed by 40% across distributed teams.
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Skills: AWS-Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, KYC, CI-CD, TypeScript

### Systems Architect, IoT Fuel Delivery

CAFU. Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

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Designed predictive logistics and payment microservices and architected mobile-backend integrations with real-time AI optimization models for on-demand fuel delivery.
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Skills: AWS-Lambda, Payments, DynamoDB, API-Gateway

### Senior Full Stack / Mobile Architect

Independent / Consultant

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AI-driven full stack and mobile architect with 17+ years building fintech and enterprise-grade platforms; led secure, real-time systems integrating React Native frontends with AWS Serverless backends and LLM-driven features across UAE, Europe, and the US.
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Skills: React-Native, TypeScript, AWS-Lambda, DynamoDB, CI-CD, Sagemaker

## Education

### Illinois Institute of Technology

Master of Science, Computer Engineering

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M.S. in Computer Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.
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### Unknown (India)

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

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B.Tech in Computer Science completed in India.
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## Tech stack

- Rudderstack
- GitHub
- CircleCI
- GitHub Actions
- Amazon SageMaker Pipelines
- React Native
- Flutter
- Expo
- Gmail
- Node.js
- Android SDK
- Android Studio
- React
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- Kotlin
- Dart
- PyTorch
- FastAPI
- Fastify
- fastlane
- SwiftUI
- iOS
- GraphQL
- AWS Lambda
- Serverless
- Zustand
- TypeScript
- Amazon SageMaker
- Hugging Face
- LangChain
- TanStack Query
- OpenAI API
- Cursor
- Maestro
- Tamagui

To contact Asif, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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