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Kaleem Zaidi

@kaleemzaidi

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Senior Python full-stack engineer building scalable cloud-native web applications and data-driven systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior engineering role building cloud-native, data-driven web applications with strong CI/CD, observability, and collaborative, growth-oriented teams.

I am a Senior Python Full-Stack Engineer with 7+ years delivering scalable, maintainable applications using Python, modern web frameworks, and cloud-native technologies. I specialize in building microservices, RESTful APIs, and data-driven features that improve performance and reduce costs.

I have driven measurable impact: reduced API response times by 35%, achieved 20% infrastructure cost savings through serverless integrations, improved deployment frequency by 40% with CI/CD, and accelerated incident resolution by 50% with observability tooling.

I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor peers, and continually strengthen testing and deployment practices. I seek to solve complex technical problems with elegant, efficient solutions and drive product delivery end-to-end.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Python Full Stack Engineer

Current

Private / Confidential

Mar 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Architected and deployed scalable microservices and APIs using Python, Django, FastAPI and React, reducing average API response times by 35% and achieving 20% infrastructure cost savings via serverless integrations.

Python Django fastAPI React AWS GCP Docker CI CD PostgreSQL

Python Engineer

Diversant

Jan 2021 - Mar 2023 (2 years 2 months)

Built and maintained RESTful APIs and backend services with Django and Node.js, optimized database performance reducing query times by 25%, and increased test coverage by 40% with Pytest.

Django Node PostgreSQL MySQL Pytest Airflow Docker Jenkins Prometheus

Software Engineer

Drips / AmeriLife / Kalibri Labs

Jul 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 5 months)

Developed interactive React frontends and Python backend services (Flask/FastAPI/Django) for AI-driven marketing and analytics platforms, integrated third-party APIs, and improved reporting and automation.