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Syed Shahab

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Lead Backend Engineer building secure, scalable microservices and AI-driven platforms at global scale.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a remote role where I can lead backend architecture on AWS, improve reliability and performance, and ship GenAI (RAG/LLMs) integrations with strong engineering practices, mentoring, and close product collaboration.

I’m a results-driven Lead Backend Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native backend platforms. I focus on system architecture, performance optimization, and large-scale platform development across Fintech and SaaS ecosystems.

I’ve led engineering teams end-to-end—owning backend architecture, technical design, code reviews, and feature delivery—while partnering closely with product and business stakeholders. At Fuel Cycle, I improved AWS-based backend reliability by designing and implementing data pipelines that increased concurrent session stability by ~40%.

I’m especially proud of delivering practical AI features through production-grade backend workflows. I’ve built AI study summarization and moderation pipelines using OpenAI and Claude, designed RAG/LLM workflows, and implemented asynchronous AI pipelines that replace manual analyst processes with automated, reliable systems.

Across my roles, I’ve scaled systems using event-driven microservices, RESTful APIs, and robust DevOps practices on AWS. I bring a strong engineering ethos—TDD, Agile/Scrum, API security, and technical documentation—paired with hands-on leadership and mentoring, and I’m available immediately for remote roles or worldwide relocation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Software Engineer

Fuel Cycle

Jan 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 3 months)

Led backend architecture and team execution for a B2B market research platform on AWS, owning technical design, code reviews, and feature delivery. After the getCurious acquisition, improved concurrent session stability by ~40% by designing and implementing AWS-based data pipelines.

AWS System Architecture Distributed Systems Microservices Data Pipelines Claude API Security CI CD

Lead Engineer (Backend)

Getcurious

Aug 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 4 months)

Led a backend team scaling a consumer-facing market research platform, owning system architecture, engineering standards, and production-grade delivery using AWS serverless infrastructure. Built AI and media pipelines including a GPT-4 summarization engine, parallel transcription with confidence-based selection, and an OpenAI translation layer supporting 10+ languages.

Python AWS Serverless RESTful APIs AWS Transcribe GPT 4 Reliability Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Genea

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 (7 months)

Built consumer-facing backend services using Node.js and MongoDB within a microservices architecture. Implemented IoT door access control backends including device event handling, real-time state updates, and role-based permission checks.

MongoDB Microservices Access Control Real Time Updates RESTful APIs

Senior Software Engineer

Nium

Aug 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Owned core backend engineering for a cross-border remittance platform, including payment processing, AML compliance workflows, FX rate management, and third-party partner integrations. Built an FX calculator with TTL-based caching that reduced external rate-fetch latency by ~60% under peak load and implemented transaction ledger management.

MongoDB Payment Processing Transaction Monitoring Third Party Integrations Caching

Software Engineer

FlexiLoans

Jun 2016 - Aug 2020 (4 years 2 months)

Contributed to migrating a PHP monolith to Node.js microservices on AWS while building automated loan screening and approval workflows to speed up disbursements. Implemented bank account verification and CIBIL integration to reduce underwriting processing time by 50% and built supporting internal tools including an internal CRM and phone call management system.

AWS Microservices Automated Underwriting CIBIL Integration API Development Data Validation No Dues Certificate Automation