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Abrar Ahmed

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About Me

Associate Principal Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience architecting, building, and scaling enterprise-grade web applications. Currently leading multi-tenant SaaS platform development and driving AI integration at Creative Chaos. Known for driving massive database optimizations (achieving up to 240x performance gains), mentoring engineering teams, and delivering complex business requirements end-to-end across FinTech, transportation, and health sectors.

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Experience

August 2025 to Present

Associate Principal Software Engineer

Creative Chaos

  • Architect enterprise multi-tenant SaaS platform enforcing strict data isolation, onboarding clients across transportation and logistics verticals while ensuring zero cross-tenant data leakage.
  • Integrate Claude AI models into production projects for automated code generation and test execution, cutting manual development effort and accelerating release velocity.
  • Define and standardise deployment SOPs and CI/CD release workflows adopted across distributed engineering teams, reducing deployment incidents and improving release predictability.
  • Design and execute structured mentorship programme for new associates, shortening onboarding time and accelerating sprint contribution readiness through pair programming and guided code reviews.

Jan 2021 to July 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Creative Chaos

  • Led front-end engineering for TicketPro and co-engineered OpenTransit, a multi-tenant transportation platform, delivering React and React Native features with consistent on-time sprint delivery.
  • Translated complex Business Requirement Specifications into scalable, production-ready solutions end-to-end, bridging business logic and robust technical implementation.
  • Optimised SQL queries and database schema, reducing report generation from 20 minutes to under 5 seconds — a 240× performance gain through strategic indexing and query restructuring.
  • Redesigned database models to flatten nested merchant and UID hierarchies, eliminating join bottlenecks and measurably reducing query latency across downstream modules.
  • Contributed to architecture design sessions, recommending scalable patterns — multi-tenancy, caching, and queue-based processing — aligned with long-term platform growth objectives.

May 2019 to December 2020

Software Engineer

Verge Systems

  • Engineered mission-critical web applications (PHP/Laravel, MySQL, Vue.js) for Population Services International (PSI), supporting global health programmes across multiple operational regions.
  • Designed and delivered a custom Business Intelligence platform enabling cross-KPI correlation analysis, empowering programme managers to make data-driven resource allocation decisions.
  • Led a team of 5+ engineers across 6 concurrent projects, triaging production incidents with rapid resolution turnaround and mentoring junior developers — improving team sprint velocity and code quality.
  • Owned CI/CD pipeline management (Jenkins) and server infrastructure via WebMin, maintaining high deployment success rates and consistent operational uptime across all environments.

July 2017 to May 2019

Freelance Software Engineer

Self-Employed

  • Delivered multiple full-stack web applications and custom WordPress plugins for international clients across e-commerce, education, and service industries.
  • Owned the complete project lifecycle — from requirements gathering, architecture, and development through deployment on shared/VPS hosting and post-launch support.
  • Maintained strong client retention through proactive customisation, rapid bug resolution, and feature enhancements across active projects and third-party plugin integrations.

February 2016 to June 2017

Assistant Software Engineer

Retailistan

  • Built an end-to-end Order Booking system with a multi-dimensional discount engine supporting 5 pricing rule types: absolute, percentage, SKU-based, brand-based, and invoice-level.
  • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs and dynamic forms for product catalog, SKU management, and inventory tracking — reducing manual order processing overhead and improving data accuracy.
  • Deployed and managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS) for production workloads, ensuring scalable application hosting, reliable database performance, and consistent uptime.
  • Mentored and onboarded new team members through structured code walkthroughs and pair programming sessions, accelerating their ramp-up to productive sprint contributors.

Education

2024-Present

MPhil in Computer Science

University of Sindh
2011-2014

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Sindh

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Yii2

CodeIgniter

VueJS

React JS

ReactNative JS

JavaScript

jQuery

NodeJS

Express JS

MySQL

HTML5

CSS3

Bootstrap

TailWind

Git

Docker

Amazon Web Services

Jenkins

Bash Scripting

WP Plugin Development

WP Site Deployment

WP Customization

Services

Services

Database Design

Design and deployment of optimized, normalized database schemas for high-performance enterprise applications.

Application Architecture

End-to-end application architecture from concept through deployment across any technology stack.

Problem Solving

In-depth analysis of application issues with targeted solutions to resolve bugs and optimize system behavior.

Clean Code Development

Efficient, maintainable code written with precision to maximize performance and minimize technical debt.

Debugging & Optimization

Systematic debugging of malfunctioning code with actionable recommendations for permanent resolution.

Team Leadership

Building, mentoring, and leading engineering teams to elevate technical skills and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Projects

Featured Projects

Population Services International (PSI)

NGO for family planning

Smart Pupils (SP)

A school management software having four portals.

Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA)

A design discharge web application to monitor flow of water from various cannals and their roots.

Contact

Contact Me

Address

Street No#1, Akhtar Colony, Karachi

Contact Number

+ 92 305 9300092

Email Address

[email protected]