# Laila Samavia Khan Laila Samavia Khan is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Software Engineer at Talent500 Emea, based in United Arab Emirates. Source: https://himalayas.app/@lailasamaviakhan ```text Senior Software Engineer building scalable Python and full-stack systems with AWS expertise. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Open to opportunities | | Location | United Arab Emirates | | Authorized to work in | United Arab Emirates | | Job categories | Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Project Manager, Python Developer, Senior Software Developer | | Skills | NodeJS, ThreeJS, Python, Flask, Django, fastAPI, React, Next.js, Angular, AWS, CI CD, Team Leadership, Mentorship, API Development, AI ML, NLP, Hugging Face, PyTorch, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Docker, MongoDB, Power BI, Agile, Jira, MySQL, LLM, PostgreSQL, .NET, AngularJS, ClickUp, Firebase, JavaScript, Jupyter, PHP, PayPal, Redis, Time Analytics, Angular2 | ## What I'm looking for ```text I’m looking for a role where I can lead technical delivery, optimize high-performance systems, and apply Python/AI to real business problems—while partnering with a team that values engineering quality, mentorship, and continuous improvement. ``` ## About ```text I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering scalable backend and full-stack solutions. I specialize in Python (Flask, Django, FastAPI) and modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Next.js/Angular), with strong AWS cloud and CI/CD automation. I focus on performance and reliability: I optimized APIs to handle high-volume traffic with 30–40% faster response times, increased Elasticsearch efficiency by 40% for processing 100k+ resumes, and implemented Kafka pipelines for real-time analytics at 20k+ messages per second. I also integrated AI/ML models for NLP and computer vision use cases, delivering 4+ AI/ML POCs including an AI-powered interview bot. As a technical leader, I’ve guided teams (including mentoring 5 developers) and supported delivery through Agile practices, code reviews, and clear documentation in Jira and Confluence. I’m seeking a challenging role where my technical leadership and ability to build robust, high-performance systems drive business impact and innovation. ``` ## Experience ### Senior Software Engineer Talent500 Emea. Mar 2023 - Jun 2025 ```text Engineered high-performance APIs with Flask, Django, and FastAPI, cutting response times by 35% across 6 enterprise projects. Delivered AI/ML POCs (NLP and computer vision), improved Elasticsearch efficiency by 40%, and implemented Kafka pipelines for real-time analytics (20k+ messages/second). ``` Skills: Python, Flask, Django, fastAPI, Elasticsearch, Kafka, CI-CD ### Senior Software Engineer / PM Luminogics. Feb 2023 - Oct 2024 ```text Revamped legacy systems by migrating to Next.js + Express.js, reducing server-side render times by 45%, and led a 4-member team building Three.js visualization tools for real-time social sentiment monitoring. Promoted to Project Manager and coordinated deployments to ensure 100% milestone adherence while directing fintech debt management development. ``` Skills: Next.js, Project-Management, Agile-Delivery, Jira, Deployment, Fintech ### Freelance Software Engineer Freelancer. Aug 2022 - Jan 2023 ```text Delivered full-stack solutions for 5+ clients using Django/Flask/FastAPI backends and React/Angular frontends. Built scalable data pipelines for ML training (processed thousands of radiology images), ran preprocessing/anomaly detection on 1M+ rows, and created Power BI dashboards for actionable reporting. ``` Skills: Django, Flask, fastAPI, React, Angular, Jupyter-Notebooks, Data-Pipelines, Anomaly-Detection, Power-BI, API-Development ### Senior Python Web Developer Big Gorilla Apps. Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 ```text Strengthened a fundraising platform serving 50k+ beneficiaries in US and Africa, improving performance by 40%. Processed 300k+ secure payments via Stripe and PayPal, managed MySQL/PostgreSQL for 25k+ donations, and mentored junior developers by reviewing 200+ code submissions. ``` Skills: Python, Django, Stripe, PayPal, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Database-Design, Mentorship, Jira ### Full Stack Web Developer Codefulcrum. Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 ```text Built Flask + React features for energy/IoT applications, boosting customer engagement. Developed ETL pipelines with Celery, Redis, and Redshift, achieving 99.9% job reliability, and executed data pipelines producing analytics for 50k+ campaign datasets. ``` Skills: Flask, React, Celery, Redis, Amazon-Redshift, Firebase, ETL, Jira, Data-Analysis ### Full Stack Web Developer Riaz & Sons (Banyo). Mar 2019 - Jan 2021 ```text Sole-developed a multi-store POS system with role-based access and store-level reporting using Django + Angular 2 and MySQL, handling 10k+ transactions across sales, returns, and credits. Implemented Elasticsearch-based document search with page/line highlights and built BI dashboards for sales insights by product, salesperson, and timeframe. ``` Skills: Django, MySQL, POS-systems, Elasticsearch, Role-Based-Access-Control, E-commerce-SEO, API-Development, Dashboarding ### Full Stack Web Developer Hashe Computer Solutions. Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 ```text Built AngularJS-based CMS pages with dynamic rendering for a property platform and optimized PHP/MySQL backend logic to manage hundreds of owners, sub-owners, and transactions. Contributed to migration of a legacy .NET system to AngularJS + PHP and supported code review/version control using TFS under senior supervision. ``` Skills: AngularJS, PHP, MySQL, CMS-Development, TFS, Database-Optimization, Version-Control ## Education ### University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering. 2012 - 2016 ```text Earned a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (2012–2016). ``` ## Tech stack - Jupyter - MySQL - PostgreSQL - MongoDB - Gmail - Node.js - Django - Next.js - .NET - three.js - Redis - Jira - Angular 2 - AngularJS - JavaScript - PHP - PyTorch - Kafka - FastAPI - PayPal - ClickUp - Firebase - Elasticsearch - Time Analytics - Hugging Face - Dynamic - Remote To contact Laila Samavia, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Muhammad Hassan](https://himalayas.app/@muhammadhassan3): Software Engineer (Full Stack), Reventure - [Bilal Habib](https://himalayas.app/@bilalhabib): Senior Full Stack Engineer, Devsinc - [Hamza Arshad](https://himalayas.app/@hamzaarshad): FullStack Engineer, Motorola Solutions Inc - [Bhuvaneswaran Shanmugam](https://himalayas.app/@bhuvaneswaranshanmug): Software Engineer, Cooling Gate - [Kobe Cuppens](https://himalayas.app/@kobecuppens): CEO & Developer, Kopilot FZ LLC - [Ather Rafiq](https://himalayas.app/@atherrafiq): Full Stack Python Developer, National Marine Dredging Company - [Abbas Ahmad](https://himalayas.app/@abbasahmad): Senior Software Engineer, Paradox Group - [Estifanos Bireda](https://himalayas.app/@destifo): Full Stack Engineer, Rekash - [Muhammad Atif](https://himalayas.app/@muhammadatif7): Technical Lead AI & Full Stack Engineer, Basketball Atlas - [Saqib Ejaz](https://himalayas.app/@saqibejaz): Senior Software Engineer, WeMove