Muhammad Aqib Ali

Senior Software Engineer

Lahore, Pakistan

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience specializing in backend development, DevOps automation, and AI-powered systems. Skilled in Python (Django, FastAPI), Node.js, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), with strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and microservices. Experienced in React.js and Next.js for building full-stack applications, enabling end-to-end delivery from APIs to user interfaces.

Languages:

English, Panjabi, Punjabi, Urdu

Favorite Python Packages:

FastAPI, Django, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic, Celery, Redis, PostgreSQL, boto3 (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Pytest, Requests, HTTPX, LangChain, OpenAI SDK

Experience

Senior Python Backend Engineer
7+ years experience

Senior Python Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, REST APIs, and cloud-native microservices. Strong expertise in FastAPI, Django, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and production DevOps. Experienced in AI-powered backends and remote collaboration.

Key Experience Highlights:

• Designed and developed high-performance REST APIs using FastAPI & Django

• Built microservices architectures serving thousands of users

• Designed relational & NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)

• Deployed and maintained systems on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch)

• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions & Docker

• Developed background workers using Celery & Redis

• Integrated AI/LLM systems (LangChain, RAG chatbots, OpenAI APIs)

• Improved performance, reliability, and scalability of legacy systems

• Worked with fully remote, cross-timezone teams

Recent Roles

Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Remote)
Python | FastAPI | AWS | Microservices

• Owned backend architecture and API development

• Led deployment and infrastructure automation

• Collaborated with frontend, product, and DevOps teams remotely

Backend & DevOps Engineer (Remote)
Python | Django | Docker | CI/CD

• Built and deployed backend services

• Automated deployments and monitoring

• Reduced downtime and improved system stability

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Backend Development, DevOps, Django, Docker, FastAPI, Flask, Fullstack Development, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GraphQL, Kubernetes, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, REST, RabbitMQ, ReactJS, wxPython