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Asim Shahzad

@asimshahzad

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Senior backend engineer specializing in scalable cloud-native systems, automation, and reliable production services.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building scalable cloud-native backend systems, with strong DevOps/CI-CD, automation, observability, and collaborative product-focused teams.

I am a Senior Backend Expert with experience building production-grade systems for startups and larger teams, focusing on pragmatic architecture and reliable engineering. I prioritize solutions that serve real users and drive business growth rather than technical novelty for its own sake.

My background includes designing cloud-native microservices with Spring Boot and AWS, migrating cost-effective serverless prototypes to scalable services, and implementing automation for deployments and workflows. I have led backend efforts for consumer platforms, secure VPN backends, and document knowledge-management integrations.

I excel in CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization, and I collaborate closely with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver production-ready systems that scale. I bring hands-on expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, relational and NoSQL databases, and infrastructure automation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Technical Co-Founder

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First Technologies

Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Led backend architecture and development for consumer cloud storage and VPN services, implementing scalable Spring Boot microservices and AWS-native components to improve reliability and deployment velocity.

Java 8 Spring Boot AWS Lambda DynamoDB PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes Jenkins REST APIs

Software Engineer

Systems Ltd

Mar 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Delivered integration solutions and led a squad to build an OCR system, introduced Kubernetes orchestration and CI/CD practices to improve scalability and deployment reliability for enterprise ERP integrations.

Java 8 Spring Boot Kubernetes Docker Jenkins Helm ELK MariaDB Microservices

Software Engineer

Innovadel Technologies Limited

Oct 2018 - Oct 2018 (0 months)

Developed backend services and search integrations using Java and Solr to enhance e-commerce personalization and search relevance, and improved release reliability via Jenkins-based pipelines.

Java 8 Spring Boot Solr MySQL Hibernate AWS Jenkins Git API Integration

Associate Software Engineer

Granet Pvt Ltd

Dec 2017 - Dec 2017 (0 months)

Contributed to a Restaurant ERP system across development, QA and production support, managing AWS environments and delivering timely fixes to maintain operational stability for client deployments.