Mujtaba Ali
@mujtabaali1
Principal software engineer and architect focused on Azure cloud solutions.
What I'm looking for
I am a principal software engineer and architect with over two decades of experience designing scalable, high-performance .NET cloud solutions on Azure, leading migrations, and building event-driven microservices and enterprise SaaS platforms.
I have improved reliability and reduced costs across multiple organizations — for example, improving system reliability by 35% at GRUBBRR and reducing infrastructure costs by $200,000 annually at TransUnion — while mentoring engineers and contributing to architectural strategy as a senior member of ARBs.
I bring expertise in cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, machine learning analytics, and modern front-end frameworks like React, and I am seeking opportunities to drive technical innovation and strategic cloud transformation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Software Engineer
Grubbrr
Dec 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 5 months)
Architected and led an Azure-based event management system and ML analytics pipeline, improving system reliability by 35% and supporting 120+ cloud deployments across event-driven microservices.
Senior Software Engineer
Cendyn
Jul 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 4 months)
Co-designed a cloud-based ecosystem to unify disparate hotel systems at scale, advised on architecture and led engineering best practices while mentoring engineers and delivering roadmap initiatives.
Senior Software Engineer
Bidtellect
Mar 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 4 months)
Migrated the flagship RTB bidding engine to .NET Core, reducing operating costs by 15% and delivering ultra-performant RESTful endpoints handling >10K requests/sec with sub-50ms latency.
Software Engineer
TransUnion
May 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 10 months)
Developed high-performance .NET middleware processing 1.2B records monthly, increasing system capacity by 40% and reducing infrastructure costs by $200,000 annually via migrations to .NET Core on Azure.
Senior Software Engineer
Bidtellect
Feb 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 3 months)
Implemented high-throughput RESTful Web APIs for RTB, achieving sub-50ms responses and improving system reliability by 15% through profiling and complexity analysis.
Senior Software Engineer
Junxure
May 2014 - Jan 2016 (1 year 8 months)
Contributed to full-stack development and middleware integrations for a CRM platform, designing extensible MVC areas and add-ins to enable third-party integrations.
Software Engineer
Yahoo!
Nov 2009 - May 2014 (4 years 6 months)
Built C# game behavior in Unity3D and a .NET analytics engine processing over 1B daily transactions, implementing parallel algorithms and services for data quality and scalability.
Software Engineer
ParTech, Inc.
Sep 2007 - Nov 2009 (2 years 2 months)
Collaborated with Microsoft to design and develop a POS system using WCF, WPF, WF and SQL, delivering proofs-of-concept at Microsoft Technology Centers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Harvard University
Master of Business Administration, Business Management
Master's in Business Management from Harvard University.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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