Hi, I'm Ashar Saleem.

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Energetic, forward-looking Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience in creating and executing innovative software solutions to enhance business productivity. Skilled at coordinating cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

About

Welcome to my portfolio website!

I am a senior developer with over 4+ years of experience in building and deploying web applications. I have a strong background in various technologies such as MERN ,Laravel and AWS. I have a deep understanding of software development methodologies and principles, as well as experience leading and mentoring development teams.

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from small-scale projects to large-scale enterprise applications.

I am highly skilled in software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum, and have experience leading development teams through the entire software development lifecycle. I have a passion for creating high-quality, maintainable code and am well-versed in software design patterns and best practices.

In addition to my technical skills, I am an effective communicator and am able to work well with stakeholders, project managers, and team members. I am always looking for ways to improve the development process and am always willing to learn new technologies.

Experience

Sr. Software Engineer
  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions for various clients, focusing on AWS technologies.
  • Leveraged AWS Dynamo-DB to create highly available and scalable NoSQL databases, ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
  • Integrated Lambda functions with event schedulers to automate critical tasks and improve system reliability. Also enhanced application performance and user experience by integrating Lambda functions (NodeJS, Typescript) with API Gateway and SQS triggers.
  • Used AWS Cloud-Formation to define and provision AWS infrastructure, reducing manual configuration and ensuring consistency.
  • Leveraged AWS Cloud-Front to accelerate content delivery. Deployed React applications on s3 using static web-hosting, routeS3, cloud-formation and AWS certificate manager.
  • Enhanced system performance by integrating Rust APIs with Node.js applications, enabling efficient processing and uploading of large Excel files.
  • Worked on Google-slides add-on with Google-Appscript to interact with Slide and Drive Api’s. Also worked with CHATGPT plugin in NodeJs and CHATGPT API’s.
  • Participated in code-reviews and technical interviews.
  • Tools: AWS (Lambda), React, Dynamo-DB, Rust, NodeJS, Typescript, Cloud-Formation, Amazon S3, Test Driven Development
June 2023 - Present | Lahore, Pakistan
Sr. Software Engineer
  • Developed and managed the backend of an e-commerce platform using Laravel, livewire and forge.
  • Worked on two web applications targeting customers and admin users; built RESTful APIs with functionalities such as login/sign up, view a product, add a product to cart, checkout the order, etc.
  • Developed and maintained web applications using Laravel, Vue.js, and other technologies
  • Improved the response time by 20% by refactoring the codebase and changing database design and queries.
  • Worked with various technologies such as MySQL, Git, and Agile development methodologies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
  • Awarded with Employee of the month and Best Performer Of The Year award-2022 .
  • Tools: Laravel, Livewire ,VueJs, JavaScript, AlpineJs, MySQL , Laradock , Forge
Aug 2022 - May-2023 | Lahore, Pakistan
Software Engineer/ Sr. Software Engineer
  • Worked in a startup as a first laravel developer to be hired in the company.
  • Developed a SASS product to automate the roofing business workflow.
  • Built almost 6-7 different modules in the product.
  • Worked with multiple technolgies such as VueJS, AngularJs and Laravel.
  • Build RESTful APIs that served data to the javascript frontend framework Angular.
  • Made technology recommendations by staying up to date on new development and platforms, keeping an eye out for the right tool for the job, and taking the lead in setting up those tools.
  • Awarded with Rising Star Award
  • Promoted to Senior role and mentored junior developers.
  • Worked on the implementation of RESTful web services using Php
  • Worked on Core PHP web hosting websites to integrate storefronts.
  • Written many backend scripts (using cron jobs) for fetching stats for different web hosting products at the scheduled time and ensured the quality of the product.
  • Worked with various databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL
  • Utilized Agile development methodologies to manage and prioritize tasks
  • Tools: Laravel, JavaScript , Vus Js, Angular Js
Aug 2019 - Aug 2022 | Lahore, Pakistan

Skills

Languages and Databases

Laravel
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Dynamo-DB
Parse

Other

Git
Bitbucket
Forge
Aws

Education

University of Punjab (PUCIT)

Lahore,Pakistan

Degree: Bachelor's in Computer Science (BSCS)
CGPA: 3.1/4.0