Awais Qazi

Senior Software Engineer

About Me

Senior Software Engineer based in Houston, TX with a strong background in developing scalable and high-performance applications. Experienced in leading development teams and implementing robust infrastructure solutions. Passionate about clean code, test-driven development, and leveraging technology to solve complex problems.

No Sponsorship Required

Skills

Programming Languages:

Java, Scala, JavaScript (JS), Bash

Frameworks & Technologies:

Spring Boot, Spring Security, Terraform, AWS (including Aurora), Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, JMX, FIX Protocol, JUnit, Microservices, RESTful APIs, JSP, Chart.js

Cloud & Infrastructure:

AWS (Amazon Web Services), AWS Aurora, AWS Migration Tools, AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS EC2, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines

Databases:

Sybase, MySQL, AWS Aurora, ElasticSearch

Version Control & Collaboration:

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira

Monitoring & Performance Tools:

Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana

Work Experience

Software Engineer

JP Morgan Chase Inc. Houston, TX | 11/2021 - Present

  • Led the development of a equities basket trading platform with a user base of 50+ JP Morgan Traders across the globe that trade Single Stocks, ETFS, Futures and custom baskets using Java Spring - bringing in over $20B of transactional value each day.
  • Designed and developed AWS Infrastructure via Terraform CI/CD Deployments, including critical system aspects such as security, user management and AWS roles. Implemented Grafana Dashboard and Datadog monitoring to gather key insights.
  • Implemented lazy-loading and in-memory cache for key data points, enabling load times as fast as 2x.
  • Exposed JMX metrics in our development environment, reducing testing hours and limiting redeployments. Improved documentation and code coverage writing quality Scala & JUnit test cases for all functionality.

Senior Software Engineer

Axel Springer SE - Berlin | 09/2018-09/2021

  • Successfully extracted 12 Spring Boot Microservices from a monolithic application, implementing modularity and scalability.
  • Implemented Redis Cache deprecating MySQL Caches to optimize load times and improve overall system performance.
  • Improved code coverage and practicing Test Driven Development to ensure Robust design.
  • Designed and developed dynamic pages using JSP enhancing the user experience and functionality of the application.
  • Enabled & Integrated monitoring using Prometheus enabling real-time tracking of system downtimes and performance.
  • Automated multiple manual processes by writing Bash jobs, saving 100s of man hours.
  • Developed efficient and secure (Spring Security) RESTful endpoints with versioning for 0 downtime.

Software Engineer

Daraz, AliBaba Group. Karachi, Pakistan | 09/2017-09/2018

  • Worked as a lead engineer in the Bi-team, designing and implementing in-house reporting tools, with Java backends and Angular UIs, catering to over 100 users, while maintaining high efficiency and secure role policies.
  • Designed and implemented tools to process daily ad data from Ad platforms such as Google, Facebook, etc.
  • Developed a data visualization tool using Chart.js, to showcase beautiful charts driven from multiple sources.
  • Redocumented most tools with proper diagrams and flowcharts for better readability and transparency.
  • Worked in cross-border international teams and ensured the transparency requirements are met.

Software Engineer

GfK Etilize. Karachi, Pakistan | 01/2015-05/2017

  • Integrated a WYSIWYG Editor to our Platform for Manufacturers to create Rich (A+ Content) for their Products.
  • Built Data enrichment tools to feed multiple services across the organization in their individual format.
  • Built a reporting tool, the fed itself from ElasticSearch data and spit out Excel Sheets including meaninful graphs.
  • Collaborated with Arnazon, BestBuy, etc. teams in order to integrate their APIs with ours to exchange Product Catalog Data.
  • Created JS snippets that load Product data as a widget on any page.
  • Improved page load speed by 30% by removing JQuery and helped build an in-house light JS Framework.

Education

B.E Software Engineering

Mehran University of Engineering & Tech

AWS Certified

Amazon Web Services

Contact

Feel free to reach out:

Email: awais7@gmail.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/awais-kazi/