I'm looking for a remote Backend Engineer role where I can build scalable services using Go and Python, work on distributed systems and microservices, and contribute to AI-powered products. I value strong engineering practices, meaningful technical challenges, and opportunities to grow while working with an international team.

Noureen Fatima
@noureenfatima
Backend AI Engineer at Careem building production microservices in Go and Python, with experience in distributed systems and AI-powered services.
What I'm looking for
I'm a backend engineer at Careem with 3+ years of experience building production microservices using Go, Python, Java, and Kotlin. I work on distributed systems, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, and AI-powered services.
I've built Go services for Careem's driver platform, designed Kafka-based asynchronous workflows, and developed AI services using FastAPI, OpenAI API, LangGraph, and LangChain. My work includes document translation, customer support automation, and image-based product inspection, with AI services integrated into existing Java/Spring Boot backends.
I enjoy solving backend engineering problems, improving service reliability, and building scalable systems. I'm particularly interested in remote Backend Engineer and AI/LLM Engineer roles where I can contribute to production systems and AI-powered products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Developed and deployed microservices across Java, Python, Go, and Kotlin, contributing to scalable architecture serving 10K+ drivers and processing millions of daily requests. Designed AI-powered document translation service and Kafka-based event-driven systems.
Developed production mobile applications using Flutter and Firebase, gaining end-to-end system perspective and understanding deployment challenges. Built real features end-to-end, from architecture decisions to production deployment.
Teaching Assistant
National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences
Feb 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Designed and graded technical assessments and quizzes for 100+ students across multiple courses. Conducted vivas and one-on-one mentoring sessions on object-oriented programming fundamentals and business process concepts.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering
2020 - 2024
BSc Software Engineering from National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences (FAST), Lahore, from 2020 to 2024.
Coursera
Foundations of Project Management, Project Management
Earned the Foundations of Project Management certificate from Coursera in July 2023.
Coursera
Jira Fundamentals Badge, Project Management
Earned the Jira Fundamentals Badge from Coursera in July 2023.
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