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Waleed Arshad Awan Awan

@waleedarshadawanawan

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Product-focused senior software engineer building scalable AI, SaaS, and FinTech products end-to-end.

Malaysia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a product-focused team where I can ship end-to-end features—especially AI-enabled experiences—while improving performance, usability, and engineering quality. I want ownership from problem definition through production.

I’m a product-focused Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building and scaling AI, SaaS, and FinTech systems end-to-end. I bring a strong frontend foundation in React/Next.js/TypeScript and deep backend experience with Node.js and modern databases.

At UOB Bank, I contributed to enterprise digital banking and built an internal RAG-based AI assistant, designing conversational UI, integrating SSO, and enabling real-time LLM interactions to improve internal workflows. I also shipped payment scheduling and notification workflows for a multi-country corporate banking platform, improving reliability for critical transactions.

I’m hands-on across 0→1 delivery—moving from problem definition to production with a focus on performance, usability, and measurable business impact. From migrating monolith Webpack to micro frontends (Module Federation) to improving engineering quality (reducing SonarQube issues by 20% and increasing test coverage by 25%), I aim to raise team autonomy and reduce regression risk while accelerating delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

Current

UOB Bank

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Built and shipped payment scheduling/notification workflows for a multi-country corporate banking platform, improving reliability of critical payment flows. Migrated from monolithic Webpack to micro frontends (Module Federation) and reduced SonarQube issues by 20% while increasing test coverage by 25%, also delivering a real-time streaming RAG internal assistant.

TypeScript Module Federation Express GraphQL Jest SonarQube

Senior Software Engineer

Dijital.my

Jan 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Led the frontend migration from React to Next.js, improving performance, SEO, and scalability of core modules. Built secure BNPL/DeFi onboarding flows (KYC, wallet auth), implemented Node/Express/NestJS backend APIs with Redis caching to reduce latency, and delivered React Native features for StreamKar real-time interactions.

React Next.js TypeScript Node NestJS MongoDB Redis GraphQL React Native

Software Engineer

Serics Technologies

Sep 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 3 months)

Developed HR automation and event booking systems using React and Node.js, building REST APIs with MySQL schemas and authentication with role-based access. Delivered responsive, reusable, accessible UI components in collaboration with UX and achieved 90%+ client satisfaction through close product delivery.

React TypeScript Node REST APIs MySQL Authentication Role Based Access Control UI Components Accessibility

Software Engineer

Shoclef

Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Built core features for an AR-driven e-commerce platform combining live video commerce, product discovery, and real-time interactions using React and Laravel. Integrated third-party payment, real-time notifications, and streaming APIs to improve reliability and support rapid weekly product iterations.

React PHP Laravel JavaScript MySQL REST APIs Video Commerce API Integration