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Haris Zahid

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Senior Software Engineer at Independent Contractor, architecting an affiliate platform and delivering RAG-powered AI integrations.

Pakistan
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At Independent Contractor, I architected a Rakuten-style affiliate marketing platform with a Next.js storefront, Strapi CMS, and a Redis/BullMQ pipeline for synchronizing multi-brand catalogs. I also designed and researched RAG-powered chatbots for client-specific use cases.

At Washmen, I built and maintained event-driven microservices and designed APIs for internal systems, mobile apps, and third-party integrations. I developed fault-tolerant payment services and used AWS services to support cloud-native integrations.

At Cooperative Computing, I engineered API integration frameworks and automated testing pipelines, increasing test coverage to 76% and cutting regression bugs by 80%. I also resolved performance bottlenecks, improving system throughput by 60% under peak load.

At AI Works, I integrated ChatGPT-4 into a Product Information Management service for dynamic product descriptions. I’ve also built semantic search and summarization for PodSkim, and designed NejoAI’s document-to-podcast backend and AI pipeline.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Senior Software Engineer

Independent Contractor

Jul 2026 - Present (3 months)

Architected a Rakuten-style affiliate marketing platform with a three-tier system and RAG-powered AI chatbots. Led full-stack delivery and managed client engagements including security remediation.

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Full Stack Developer

Orange Shine

Jul 2021 - Jan 2022 (6 months)

Increased user engagement by 20% through frontend performance improvements and reduced query response times by 92% via MySQL schema optimization. Built scalable AWS infrastructure and RESTful APIs.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Toptal

Toptal Core Specialization, Core Specialization

Completed the Toptal Core Specialization certification in 2026.

UP

Upwork

Upwork Python Certification, Python

Earned the Upwork Python Certification in 2025.

PC

Python Certification

Python Certification, Python

Earned the Python Certification in 2024.

NC

Node.js Certification

Node.js Certification, Node.js

Earned the Node.js Certification in 2024.

PC

Problem-Solving Certificate

Problem-Solving Certificate, Problem Solving

Earned the Problem-Solving Certificate in 2023.

UP

University of Central Punjab

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, completed in 2020.

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