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Akif Khan

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Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

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    Senior Software Engineer
    Newrich Network
    Feb 2024 - Current (2 years 7 months)
    • Built and maintained scalable SaaS applications with React, Next.js, Node.js, and Nest.js, integrating GraphQL APIs and databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL) to handle large-scale data workflows. • Developed real-time collaboration features using WebSockets and Firebase, improving customer engagement by 30%. • Containerized services with Docker and deployed on AWS/GCP with Kubernetes, enabling high availability and fault tolerance. • Implemented CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and observability stack, Sentry, reducing downtime and deployment errors by 40%. • Ensured cross-browser compatibility and high code quality through Jest testing and Dockerized deployments.
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    Senior Software Engineer
    Lyftrondata Inc
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (1 year)
    • Designed and developed data analytics platforms with React, TypeScript, Node.js, Nest.js, and GraphQL, scaling to support high-volume queries and dashboards. • Architected event-driven microservices using Kafka for data pipelines, improving throughput and reducing processing time by 35%. • Enhanced performance with Next.js SSR/SSG, React Query, and caching strategies (Redis), cutting load times by 25%. • Reduced production bugs by 40% by enforcing TDD, Jest, Cypress, and integration tests in CI/CD pipelines. • Contributed to Docker-based deployments and CI/CD pipelines for production systems.
  • Retailo Technologies
    Senior Software Engineer
    Retailo Technologies
    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 3 months)
    • Led development of a design system for web & mobile apps using React, React Native, Storybook, and Styled Components, reducing development time by 25%. • Developed cross-platform, reusable components for both web and mobile (iOS/Android), ensuring pixel-perfect UI, visual consistency, and scalable architecture across platforms. • Implemented scalable design tokens (color, typography, spacing) and integrated Figma Tokens for efficient design-to-code workflows. • Delivered pixel-perfect, accessible (WCAG), and i18n-ready UIs, ensuring inclusivity and brand consistency across platforms. • Mentored frontend engineers and drove cross-platform architecture decisions, improving team velocity and UI consistency.
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    Senior Front-End Engineer
    Fiber Mountain Inc
    May 2021 - Nov 2021 (7 months)
    • Delivered pixel-perfect, responsive UIs using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern tooling (Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, Webpack 5, Vite), ensuring seamless integration with existing enterprise systems and achieving a 40% reduction in user onboarding time. • Conducted detailed code reviews and mentoring sessions, reducing frontend bugs by 30% while improving delivery efficiency and overall team velocity. • Enhanced frontend architecture by introducing component-driven development (Storybook), ESLint/Prettier code standards, and CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, leading to more consistent and maintainable codebases. • Improved performance and accessibility with WCAG compliance, i18n support, code-splitting, and lazy loading. • Fos
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    Front-End Engineer
    Global Rescue LLC
    Nov 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 7 months)
    • Led UI/UX strategy integration by collaborating closely with marketing and design teams, delivering engaging and visually consistent user experiences that resulted in a 25% increase in user engagement within 4 months. • Implemented creative, pixel-perfect UIs using Angular, TypeScript, Angular Material, and SASS, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and boosting user satisfaction by 40%. • Improved SEO performance and accessibility through SEO best practices, structured markup, and WCAG-compliant design, driving higher visibility and inclusivity across platforms. • Partnered cross-functionally with marketing, design, and backend teams to ensure business goals, branding, and technical execution were fully aligned across digital initiat
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    Full-Stack Engineer
    Exalted Systems
    Sep 2014 - Nov 2018 (4 years 3 months)
    • Created detailed design specifications for internal and client-facing projects, enabling seamless website development using HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and ensuring alignment with customer requirements. • Developed a web-based fintech application from the ground up using Angular, HTML, CSS, and Material Design, delivering a secure and responsive product tailored to business needs. • Provided technical mentorship to junior developers, resolving complex challenges and promoting best practices in code quality, security, and scalability.
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    Web Developer
    Parexons IT Solutions
    Sep 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 1 month)
    • Designed and developed user-friendly, visually appealing websites, converting designs into semantic HTML, CSS, and LESS, while collaborating effectively with back-end developers and marketing teams. • Led client-facing discussions to gather requirements and define project goals, ensuring strategic alignment and contributing to a 25% increase in project success rate and client retention.
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    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
    IBMS, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
    Jan 2013