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Mehak Fatima

@mehakfatima2

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Senior full-stack software engineer scaling Python APIs and React apps with AWS and CI/CD.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can build scalable REST/GraphQL services and polished full-stack features on AWS, strengthen CI/CD and observability, and keep code quality high with testing and clean architecture—while collaborating closely in Agile and mentoring others.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer and full-stack developer with 5+ years building and scaling dynamic web applications. I focus on high-performance RESTful and GraphQL APIs with Python frameworks like Django, Flask, and FastAPI, while keeping frontend–backend integration seamless with React.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. In recent roles, I’ve improved scalability and API response efficiency by 35%, reduced load times by 25%, and boosted release frequency by 40% through robust engineering practices.

I also bring strong platform and reliability experience, deploying and managing applications on AWS using Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling. I optimize database performance with PostgreSQL/MySQL and caching with Redis, and I deliver secure, data-driven solutions with JWT/OAuth and well-structured architecture. I thrive in Agile environments, write clean maintainable code, implement automated testing (PyTest/Unittest/Cypress/Playwright), and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Toptal

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Designed and optimized high-performance backend systems using Python (Django, FastAPI), improving API response efficiency by 35% through scalable REST/GraphQL architecture. Built responsive React features and integrated AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFront), cutting load times by 25% and improving uptime by 30% while accelerating releases by 40% via Docker-based CI/CD.

Python Django fastAPI REST APIs GraphQL React AWS EC2 S3 Lambda Cloudfront Docker Jenkins Redis PostgreSQL

Senior Software Engineer

Devsinc

Aug 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Built and optimized RESTful and GraphQL APIs with Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), improving response times by 40% and enhancing frontend data delivery. Integrated third-party services (Stripe, Firebase, Google Analytics), improved performance up to 30% via refactoring, database indexing (PostgreSQL/MySQL), and Redis caching, and increased reliability using AWS observability with CloudWatch, Datad

Python Django Flask fastAPI REST APIs GraphQL AWS Cloudwatch PostgreSQL Redis Stripe Firebase Google Analytics Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

Blackstack Software Solutions

May 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Developed backend functionality in Python (Django, Flask) for a peer-review management platform, improving proposal and review process efficiency by 25% through automated workflows. Implemented print-ready PDF generation with ReportLab and WeasyPrint and ensured accuracy via data validation and test-driven development using PyTest/Unittest.