Naeem Shahzad

Principal Backend Developer

• Drive the development of new features and functionalities, working closely with product managers, designers, and frontend developers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provided mentorship and guidance to junior developers, helping them grow their technical skills and advance their careers.

Senior Backend Developer

• Designed and developed Gilroy, a chatbot copywriter, resulting in an 80% increase in user engagement on the platform.
• Developed innovative features such as user group sharing and user certification, contributing to increased platform usability and credibility.
• Identified and resolved bugs that arose during the development process.
• Managed cloud services and resources, ensuring systems ran smoothly in the cloud.
• Collaborated closely with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration between the frontend and backend components of the application.
• Optimized performance bottlenecks, resulting in a substantial improvement in system efficiency and responsiveness.

Data Engineer

• Constructed a data pipeline to process semi-structured data by integrating 400 million raw records from 20+ sources using Elastic Search and Python.
• Integrated data from multiple third-party systems for social media monitoring, customer engagement, and voice analytics.
• Developed REST APIs with Django and Gunicorn, created Docker images, and deployed them on serverless infrastructure.
• Built web scraping tools for optimal data extraction from social media sites using Selenium and BeautifulSoup.
• Integrated machine learning models with AI platforms such as Vertex AI for enhanced data analysis.
• Designed batch and real-time data processing pipelines for machine learning models to make predictions on raw data.
• Developed a distributed, scalable, unsupervised web crawler using Scrapy, Redis, and MySQL, which aggregated millions of news articles weekly.
• Optimized data workflows to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Led a team of 1 data engineer and 2 data scientists, and collaborated with project managers and analysts to deliver key initiatives.

Software Developer

• Developed Selenium bots using Python to automate repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
• Built tools to manage product stock for a drop-shipping business, ensuring accurate inventory tracking.
• Created tools to detect and delete snipe bids on eBay live auctions, improving auction reliability and competitiveness.
• Provided web scraping and web crawling services for social media and web platforms to gather valuable data insights.

Software Developer

• Developed automation bots using Python and Selenium to handle repetitive and mundane tasks, improving workflow efficiency.
• Built lead generation tools for multiple industries, reducing manual work by 95% and accelerating customer acquisition processes.
• Extracted data from social networking sites for keyword monitoring to support digital marketing strategies.
• Created price-monitoring tools for various marketplaces to identify and secure the best deals available.
• Parsed data from HTML, XML, and PDF formats and saved output to Excel, Word, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases for further analysis.
• Extracted data from files for wholesaler websites, making it uploadable to WooCommerce stores for e-commerce optimization.
• Deployed scripts on AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and DigitalOcean VMs for scalable and efficient application hosting.
• Developed ETL and automated data pipelines using Spark to process and transform large data sets.
• Performed basic data visualization using Tableau and PostgreSQL to support data-driven decision-making.
• Developed APIs with Django and integrated with third-party APIs to extend platform capabilities.
• Conducted remote maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure seamless system operation and reduce downtime.

Information Technology University (ITU), Lahore