# sharjeel ahmad

sharjeel ahmad is a remote worker on Himalayas, Lead Software Engineer at Volga Partners, based in Pakistan.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@sharjeelahmad2

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I build scalable backend platforms, distributed systems, and secure AI infrastructure.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Pakistan |
| Authorized to work in | Pakistan |
| Salary expectations | 60k+ USD |
| Job categories | Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Software Engineer |
| Skills | TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, REST APIs, WebSockets, Microservices, Backend For Frontend (BFF), Event Driven Architecture, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL, DynamoDB, Prisma, TypeORM, PostGIS, NEON, Kafka, BullMQ, Redis Queues, Background Workers, Scheduled Jobs, Idempotency, Rate limiting, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI CD, Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare R2, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Microsoft Entra ID, JWT, RBAC, MFA, WAF, KMS, Secrets Management, Least Privilege IAM, OpenTelemetry, SigNoz, Cloudwatch, OpenAI API, Provider Integrations, MCP, Agentic Systems, Gymnasium, API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, AWS Secrets Manager, Amazon Cloudfront, AWS ECS, S3, Amazon RDS, Stripe, Google Pay, Copilot SDK |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking to lead backend and platform work where I can design scalable distributed systems, secure cloud infrastructure, reliable production workflows, and controlled AI/LLM capabilities.
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## About

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I'm leading backend and platform engineering at Volga Partners, owning architecture, cloud infrastructure, security, production releases, and reliability for scalable systems. I build Node.js and NestJS services with PostgreSQL, Redis, queues, event-driven workflows, and secure AWS infrastructure.

Previously, I modernized monolithic services at Ninjas Code and improved data retrieval performance by approximately 60% through Redis caching and database optimization. I've also led backend delivery, payment integrations, CI/CD deployments, and production troubleshooting at TechXpert, while contributing OpenTelemetry observability instrumentation to PilotSwarm.
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## Experience

### Lead Software Engineer (current)

[Volga Partners](https://himalayas.app/companies/volga-partners). Mar 2026 - Present

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Lead backend and platform engineering across architecture, cloud infrastructure, security, performance, and production reliability. Own technical planning, architecture decisions, code reviews, and production releases.
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Skills: NodeJS, NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, API-Gateway, Lambda, Step-Functions, Secrets-Manager, KMS, IAM, Amazon-Cloudfront, WAF, OAuth, OIDC, Microsoft-Entra-ID, RBAC, MFA, Event-Driven-Architecture, Queue, Background-Workers, Observability, AI-LLM, Agentic-Systems

### Senior Backend Engineer

Ninjas Code. May 2025 - Apr 2026

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Modernized backend architecture from monolithic Express.js/MongoDB services toward modular NestJS and PostgreSQL services. Implemented Redis caching and database query optimizations that improved data retrieval performance by approximately 60%.
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Skills: NodeJS, NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, ExpressJS, REST-APIs, WebSockets, RBAC, Queue, Scheduled, Payments, Notifications, Wallets, Observability, Security

### Senior Software Engineer

TechXpert. May 2023 - Sep 2025

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Promoted from Backend Engineer to Senior Software Engineer after demonstrating ownership of backend architecture, delivery, and production reliability. Led design and deployment of scalable backend applications, APIs, authentication systems, and multi-gateway payment integrations.
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Skills: AWS, AWS-ECS, API-Gateway, S3, RDS, Docker, CI-CD, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Code-Review, Mentorship, Architecture, Production-Debugging, Release-planning

### Senior Software Engineer

Nayatel. Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

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Revamped healthcare backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB with secure API and authentication workflows. Built APIs for patient management, appointments, billing, and payment workflows including Stripe and Google Pay integrations.
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Skills: NodeJS, TypeScript, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, REST-APIs, Authentication, Stripe, Google-Pay

### Backend Engineer

TechXpert. May 2022 - Apr 2023

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Developed backend services, REST APIs, authentication flows, payment modules, and third-party integrations for production applications. Worked with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, Railway, and Docker while contributing to testing, debugging, and production releases.
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Skills: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, Railway, Docker, REST-APIs, Authentication, Payments, Third-Party-Integrations, Testing, Debugging

## Education

### FAST - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. 2019 - 2023

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Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, graduating in 2023.
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## Tech stack

- Amazon S3
- AWS Step Functions
- Amazon CloudFront
- GitHub Actions
- PostGIS
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Node.js
- NestJS
- Redis
- JavaScript
- Python
- Kafka
- BullMQ
- ExpressJS
- TypeORM
- OpenTelemetry
- Stripe
- SigNoz
- Prisma
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon RDS
- Vercel
- TypeScript
- Docker
- SQL
- Neon
- Railway
- OpenAI API
- Cloudflare R2

To contact sharjeel, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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