EXPERIENCE

2024 – Present

Independent Work & Research

Self-directed

Published 'Soft Computing and Its Engineering Applications' (Springer Nature, icSoftComp 2024) and 'Integrating AG-IoT for Advanced Robotics of Automation' (Systemic Analytics, 2024). Earned Microsoft Certified Trainer certification. Selected as an AWS Community Builder, publishing technical articles on AWS security and IAM tooling. Designed and shipped this site as a production Next.js application with a Supabase backend, HMAC-signed authentication, a custom CMS with analytics, and Redis-backed rate limiting.

Feb 2023 – Dec 2023

Research Fellow

Computational web server development at SISSA, one of Europe's leading institutes for mathematics and physics. Built three production web servers, ARGOS, ATLAS and Odyssea, wrapping high-fidelity Python simulation backends in browser interfaces used by researchers in medical and industrial modelling. Also built the official website for FAST Computing, a SISSA startup commercialising mathematical simulation models.

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

Software Engineer

Built and maintained React front ends against Flask backend services for an Australian technology consultancy serving international clients across multiple time zones.

Apr 2022 – Jun 2022

Automation Engineer

Alagzoo Software (Remote)

Built automated regression and integration test coverage for production web products, replacing manual QA passes with a repeatable suite that ran on every release.

Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

Research Assistant

Smart City Lab, National Centre for AI, NED University, Karachi

Research at Pakistan's National Centre for Artificial Intelligence, contributing to smart-city data and computer vision work, extending a research track begun during undergraduate study.

Feb 2021 – Feb 2022

Software Engineer

Diya Interactive, Karachi

Diya Interactive is a digital product agency building web and mobile software for international markets. Led development of QriosityNet.com, engineering responsive web (React) and mobile (React Native) applications from a shared backend. Engineered secure web portals for insurance providers InstaCate and Jubilee with a focus on data integrity and user authentication. Implemented automated testing and API validation frameworks to reduce deployment errors on high-traffic platforms.

Dec 2020 – Feb 2021

Python Developer

Diya Interactive, Karachi

Developed core backend logic for several client platforms with a focus on database efficiency and server-side performance. Built a pilot video-calling platform handling real-time data streaming and connectivity protocols, and an ATM simulation testing transactional logic and security workflows end to end.

Sept 2020 – Nov 2020

Instructor, Certificate in IT

Kamyab Jawan Programme, ORIC, Mehran UET, Jamshoro

Taught the Certificate in IT under Pakistan's National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, delivered through Mehran UET's Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization. Designed and delivered practical curriculum to students with a wide range of prior exposure to computing.

Nov 2020 – Dec 2020

Junior Python Developer

Graphics Designs Hub, Hyderabad

Python development for a design and technology studio, immediately following graduation from Mehran UET.

Nov 2020 – Dec 2020

Front-end Developer, ReactJS Intern

Interns Pakistan (Remote)

Worked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ES6 and React across five hands-on projects, all published to GitHub. Followed an earlier general internship with the same organisation over June and July 2020.

May 2019 – Jul 2019

Intern

Pakistan Telecommunication Limited, Hyderabad

Internship with Pakistan's largest telecommunications provider, working within the customer relations and network analysis team on regional network infrastructure.

Dec 2018 – Jan 2019

Intern

Unikrew Solutions, Karachi

Software engineering internship at a Karachi-based technology company during undergraduate study.

Jun 2018 – Jul 2018

React Native Intern

CIC Hub, Hyderabad

First professional mobile development role. Built a QR-code-based Smart Attendance System end to end, covering the React Native interface, the code generation logic, and the backend integration.