Touseef Iqbal
@touseefiqbal1
Senior Software Engineer delivering cloud-native, high-availability systems with FinTech and AI automation expertise.
What I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, FinTech Expert, and Tech Lead with 6+ years of experience (career commencing 2021) architecting and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems across FinTech, HealthTech, SaaS, IoT, and Web3. I specialize in distributed systems & system design—scalable, cloud-native architecture, high-availability systems, and AI & automation (LLMs)—with deep expertise in Node.js, Python, Laravel, React.js, and TypeScript. I’ve consistently led end-to-end architecture and production delivery, including integrations trusted by 500K+ end users.
Most recently, as Tech Team Lead & Principal Engineer at Astra Protocol, I owned architecture across Astra KYC, Astra Exchange, DeFi Wallet, ChatX, and Intelliz IoT, delivering scalable multi-tenant SaaS systems with 150+ REST APIs and implementing multi-DEX non-custodial DeFi wallet capabilities. I integrated AI/ML, LLM chatbot automation, and fraud detection achieving 95%+ accuracy using InsightFace, Ollama, LangChain, OpenAI, and vector retrieval, while also migrating IoT pipelines from Rancher Kubernetes to AWS ECS/S3. Previously, I led Hyperledger Fabric infrastructure at One Health Global Technologies for multi-country healthcare FinTech, improved latency by 40% with high-throughput APIs at Athelas (99.9% uptime SLA), and drove backend standards while mentoring teams at ibex. I bring a strong product-and-architecture mindset focused on reliability, performance, security, and measurable outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Tech Team Lead & Principal
Astra Protocol
Oct 2025 - Present (8 months)
Owned end-to-end architecture across Astra KYC, Astra Exchange, DeFi Wallet, ChatX, and Intelliz IoT, architecting multi-tenant SaaS systems with 150+ REST APIs and RBAC. Built a non-custodial DeFi wallet and led AI/ML-driven LLM chatbot + fraud detection achieving 95%+ accuracy.
Platform Engineer (Lead)
One Health Global Technologies
Jan 2026 - May 2026 (4 months)
Led multi-organization Hyperledger Fabric infrastructure for healthcare data-sharing across Uganda and Nigeria. Developed Go chaincode and secure Node.js/Python REST APIs for KYC, licensing, audit trails, and fraud detection, and delivered React.js/Angular frontends.
Software Engineer
Athelas
Mar 2025 - Oct 2025 (7 months)
Built scalable backend services and APIs for patient management and clinical documentation automation in an AI-driven RCM/EHR platform used by 500K+ providers. Reduced p99 latency by 40% via query optimization and Redis caching and deployed microservices on AWS ECS with 99.9% uptime SLA.
Backend Developer Lead
Ibex
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025 (5 months)
Led a backend team of 10 engineers across FinTech, eCommerce, and AI product lines by setting code standards and architecture guidelines. Delivered distributed backend systems on AWS using Java/Python/Node.js/Laravel and integrated LLM chatbot automation for fraud detection and customer support.
Python Engineer
GoCardless
Feb 2024 - Nov 2024 (9 months)
Developed bank payment and recurring billing solutions with reliability, idempotency, and security at global scale. Built high-performance transaction monitoring APIs in Python with sub-50ms p99 latency and created PyTorch ML pipelines for anomaly detection.
Senior Software Engineer
NetSol Technologies
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 (1 year 1 month)
Delivered FinTech and HealthTech solutions using Python, Node.js, Java, Laravel, and React.js, including automotive leasing and asset finance APIs for USA/UK/APAC clients. Built payment processing, invoice management, and credit risk scoring services with KYC/AML compliance and deployed full-stack dashboards on Azure with Kubernetes and CI/CD.
Full Stack Developer
Sentax Lab
Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 (5 months)
Built Meattend, an event planning platform for UK businesses, using a React.js + Material UI frontend and Laravel backend APIs with Node.js microservices. Developed Edvise for university applications using Laravel backend workflows, Python automation scripts, and processing APIs.
Associate Software Engineer
Quadacts Technologies
Jan 2023 - May 2023 (4 months)
Built 6 production web platforms using React.js, Node.js, and Laravel, and developed Django REST APIs for FinTech use cases. Implemented services using Java Spring Boot and contributed across multiple eCommerce and domain-specific applications.
MERN Stack Engineer (Intern)
Webevis Technologies
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 (3 months)
Developed a Global Environmental Analytics platform with React.js/Node.js/Laravel APIs, including CRM and admin dashboards. Added Firebase push notifications and built Angular reporting modules and React Native mobile screens.
Frontend Developer (Intern)
Hixol
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022 (1 month)
Built a UK waiter-as-a-service web app using Next.js and React.js with RTK Query for API state management. Created React Native mobile companion screens.
Node.js & Python Developer
Internee.pk
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021 (1 month)
Built an Express.js + MongoDB backend with Passport.js authentication, session management, and RBAC. Developed Python automation scripts and Laravel/Node.js APIs for assignment management workflows.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of the Punjab
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Hons.), Information Technology
2017 - 2021
Grade: First Class Honours
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Hons.) at the University of the Punjab (First Class Honours) from 2017 to 2021. Capstone project: Library Management System using C#, SQL Server, and Bootstrap.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Blockchain
Ethereum
IPFS
Hyperledger Fabric
GitHub
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Dex
React Native
Expo
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Django
Laravel
Spring Boot
Ruby on Rails
Next.js
NestJS
Tailwind CSS
Material-UI
Redis
Terraform
Vue.js
JavaScript
Java
ES6
PHP
F#
PyTorch
Kafka
FastAPI
iOS
GoCardless
Heroku
GraphQL
Firebase
gRPC
OAuth2
s3-lambda
SQL
Ethers.js
LangChain
Ollama
Weaviate
Pinecone
OpenAI API
Wagmi
Polygon
Remote
Jan
X++
Android
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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