Hassan Farooq

Senior Software Engineer

MUST Company • Full-time

Nov 2024 - Present • 1 yr 11 mos

At MUST Company, I work as a Full-Stack Developer, focusing on building secure and scalable fintech solutions. I engineered a real-time loan matching algorithm using NestJS and PostgreSQL, reducing loan approval times by 40% and improving customer onboarding efficiency. I designed and implemented secure payment workflows, including automated reminders and transaction notifications, ensuring compliance and user trust. My role involved deploying and optimizing the platform on AWS EC2 for high availability and 99.9% uptime, as well as enhancing database indexing and query execution plans, improving financial data retrieval and system responsiveness by ~25%. This experience sharpened my expertise in fintech architecture, performance optimization, and cloud infrastructure.

Software Engineer

Software Services • Full-time

Jan 2023 - Oct 2024 • 1 yr 9 mos

At A.N. Software Services, I worked as a Full-Stack Developer contributing to a business-focused project management software. I developed and maintained backend services using Node.js and Express.js, designed and consumed REST APIs, and worked extensively with PostgreSQL for structured data management and reporting. On the frontend, I built responsive interfaces using React.js and EJS, ensuring smooth user interactions and efficient workflows. I also supported CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, helping streamline deployments and improve development efficiency. This role strengthened my experience in building end-to-end solutions for business process automation, task tracking, and project coordination.

Software Engineer

Metadots • Full-time

Dec 2019 - Dec 2022 • 3 yrs

At MetaDots, I worked as a Full-Stack Developer with a strong focus on backend architecture and scalability. I designed and implemented REST APIs and optimized data models in PostgreSQL and MongoDB to handle large-scale, production-grade applications. I developed secure authentication flows using AWS Cognito and JWT, migrated monolithic services to microservices, and containerized deployments with Docker and AWS, significantly improving performance and scalability. My work also involved enhancing server response times, optimizing queries, and ensuring high availability and cost efficiency across cloud infrastructure. This role strengthened my expertise in building robust, cloud-native platforms and handling complex backend challenges.