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waseem iftikhar

@waseemiftikhar

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I build production GenAI systems and lead enterprise AI delivery teams.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead enterprise AI delivery where I can design production-grade GenAI systems, guide engineering teams, and solve complex architecture, governance, and cloud-scale reliability challenges.

I'm leading a 12-engineer team at Confiz delivering 60+ GenAI use cases for a US Fortune 500 media and satellite-TV enterprise. I translate business problems into RAG, data engineering, and self-service analytics solutions, setting patterns for architecture, prompt design, evaluation, observability, and enterprise integration.

I've shipped an Azure AI Foundry voice-enabled recommendation bot end-to-end in two weeks and architected an image transformation MVP that converted a prospect into a paying client. Previously, I led HIPAA-compliant backend delivery for a US healthcare practice management system at PRG.

At 10Pearls, I replaced a document-conversion vendor costing roughly $10K monthly with an OCR and LLM pipeline, helped launch Appraise Connect to 3,000+ appraisers in its first day, and reduced latency 60%. I build secure, cloud-native Python services across Azure, AWS, and GCP while coaching teams through difficult architecture decisions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Software Engineer

Current

Confiz

Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)

Leading GenAI solution delivery for enterprise clients, architecting and team-leading a flagship Azure AI engagement. Directing ~12 engineers across 60+ GenAI use cases for a Fortune 500 media and satellite-TV enterprise, including RAG pipelines, data engineering, and self-service analytics workspaces.

Generative AI Azure AI Foundry Azure OpenAI RAG AI Agents Python fastAPI Architecture Team Leadership Pre Sales Effort Estimation Stakeholder Management

Principal Software Engineer

PRG

Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 (5 months)

Led backend engineering for a US Healthcare Practice Management System with HIPAA-compliant cloud delivery on AWS. Architected secure APIs, PHI data handling, and scalable cloud-native services, while leading the backend team and enforcing engineering standards.

Python fastAPI AWS HIPAA Microservices Architecture Team Leadership API Design Cloud Native

Senior Software Consultant

10Pearls Pakistan

Jun 2022 - Jun 2025 (3 years)

Modernized a US-based real-estate appraisal platform, owning backend architecture and AI integration. Led design of an in-house LLM solution replacing a third-party vendor, built FastAPI microservices, and optimized system latency by 60%.

Python fastAPI GCP LLM Microservices Redis PostgreSQL Pytest Architecture

Software Engineer

TKXEL

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Backend engineer for a Food Menu application for the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos. Led backend development using Python, Django REST Framework, and AWS, reducing API response time by 40% and ensuring zero-downtime updates.

Python Django REST Framework AWS PostgreSQL REST APIs DevOps CI CD Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

Sharkweb

May 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Designed and developed a marketing platform for gaming influencers using Python, Django, and Flask. Integrated machine learning models for influencer analytics and built 12+ scalable microservices on AWS Lambda and DynamoDB.

Python Django Flask AWS Lambda DynamoDB Machine Learning Microservices Real time Data Processing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

COMSATS University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2016 - 2020

Activities and societies: Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) Scholar — Government of Punjab merit scholarship covering 90% of tuition.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from COMSATS University, Lahore, Pakistan. Awarded the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) merit scholarship covering 90% of tuition.