I'm looking for a full-time Senior .NET / Backend Engineer role building secure, scalable enterprise APIs, microservices and integrations, optimizing performance and modernizing mission-critical platforms with cloud and best-practice architecture. Open to remote and on-site/hybrid roles in the UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi, valid UAE Residence Visa) and Pakistan.
Nasir Ali
@nasirali7
Senior .NET Engineer (10+ yrs) | C#, ASP.NET Core, Microservices | Fintech & UAE govt integrations | Pakistan-based, UAE Residence Visa
What I'm looking for
I'm a Senior .NET Software Engineer with 10+ years building secure, scalable backend and full-stack systems with C#, .NET Core 6/7/8, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server and Oracle, for government, fintech, banking and logistics organizations in the UAE and Pakistan.
Currently at Spire Digi Solution, I engineer secure Visa Direct payment APIs (MLE encryption, OAuth 2.0, SSL), designed a metadata-driven validation framework for multi-country business rules, and automated operational workflows, cutting manual processing by 30%+. I apply Clean Architecture and CQRS and tune Oracle queries and stored procedures for performance.
At MOHRE (UAE Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation) I built high-performance .NET Core microservices used by millions of UAE residents, integrated ICP, GDRFA, Dubai Police and Tasheel, improved database efficiency by 40%, and earned two Certificates of Appreciation. Earlier I built logistics APIs at AD Ports Group, customs clearance services for Pakistan's national WEBOC system at PRAL (FBR), finance portal components at Careem, ERP/e-commerce modules at Axact, and core banking modules at PIBAS.
Core stack: C#, ASP.NET Core Web API, Microservices, EF Core, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, Azure, Azure DevOps, Docker, CI/CD, OAuth 2.0/JWT, xUnit/Moq, plus React, Angular and TypeScript when full-stack work is needed.
Based in Pakistan with a valid UAE (Dubai) Residence Visa. Open to full-time remote roles, and on-site/hybrid roles in the UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi) and Pakistan.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Spire Digi Solution
Oct 2025 - Present (1 year)
Engineered secure Visa Direct payment APIs and delivered a metadata-driven validation framework to eliminate hardcoded business rules across multi-country deployments. Automated operational workflows, reducing manual processing by 30%+, and improved Oracle performance through query tuning and stored procedure refactoring.
Senior Software Engineer
Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MOHRE)
Dec 2022 - Sep 2025 (2 years 9 months)
Built high-performance .NET Core backend services for UAE government platforms used by millions of users, integrating ICP, GDRFA, Dubai Police, and Tasheel for seamless employer/employee digital services. Implemented microservices for scalable delivery and improved database efficiency by 40% via advanced SQL Server and Oracle query optimization, resolving production bottlenecks to increase reliabi
Backend Developer
AD Ports Group
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)
Developed REST API backend services for logistics and cargo management operations using Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design. Enhanced SQL Server performance for high-throughput workflows and streamlined backend processing pipelines to improve system responsiveness.
Software Engineer
Pakistan Revenue Automation Pvt Ltd (PRAL-FBR)
May 2019 - Jun 2022 (3 years 1 month)
Developed and maintained WEBOC backend APIs for Pakistan’s national customs clearance workflows, handling high-volume government transactions. Optimized SQL queries to improve throughput and reduce query execution time, and delivered new feature modules aligned with FBR regulatory requirements.
Lecturer / Academic Instructor
Cor-Tech Student Academy
Aug 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 10 months)
Delivered lectures on programming fundamentals and real-world application development, and created course materials, assignments, and assessments. Mentored final-year project students and provided technical guidance throughout capstone development.
Software Engineer
Axact
Oct 2016 - Apr 2019 (2 years 6 months)
Built ERP and e-commerce functionality using .NET Framework and SQL Server, supporting enterprise operations. Produced Power BI dashboards for payroll and HR analytics, and contributed to deployment, maintenance, and continuous application enhancement.
Developed backend components for the Careem Finance Portal and automated reporting workflows. Implemented secure, performance-focused backend functionality using ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, and C# for financial data processing.
Programmer Analyst
PIBAS
Jan 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year 9 months)
Worked on core banking modules including Charges, Collateral, Document Management, and Centralized Limit Management. Integrated enterprise services through WCF communication layers and built responsive UI components using JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3.
Education
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University of Karachi
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science degree from the University of Karachi in Karachi, Pakistan.
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