Wasif Tanveer

Senior software engineer and technical leader with 19+ years of experience designing and delivering backend systems, data platforms, and REST APIs for high-volume applications. Deep expertise in Java/Spring, Python, microservices, and event-driven architectures, with a track record of leading distributed engineering teams — 30+ engineers hired and mentored — and shipping business-critical systems serving millions of users.

Currently Applications

Consultant at ISM Canada (a Kyndryl company), supporting SaskTel International's telecom platforms.

Applications Consultant at ISM Canada – A Kyndryl Company (2022-10 – Present)

• Contribute to backend engineering for SaskTel International's telecom systems managing millions of inventoried items — cables, paths, and network assets — with runtime telecom path assignment and touchless device activation.
• Plan, design, develop, and deliver new features and modules end to end, from requirements through production release.
• Diagnose and resolve production defects to protect the reliability of business-critical services.
• Own onboarding and training of new team members joining the team.
• Technologies: Java EE, REST, SOAP, Oracle, Git, Jenkins, Jira

Senior Software Developer at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products and Services (2021-11 – 2022-08)

• Designed and developed a management system used by internal teams and customers, delivering backend services and REST APIs with Python 3 and Spring Boot.
• Built and deployed containerized services on Kubernetes with Docker, integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Technologies: Python 3, Spring Boot, REST, RabbitMQ, MySQL, Oracle, Kubernetes, Docker, PowerBI, CI/CD

Manager, Software Development / Technical Lead / Senior Engineer at KSJ Cloud (2017-05 – 2021-11)

• Led the design and development of a data-download platform and ETL modules that automated data-processing workflows.
• Built ETL and reporting systems processing terabytes of data, with report generation completed in minutes, including database schema design and data-integration logic.
• Designed auto-ingestion modules feeding ETL pipelines from numerous configured portals and sources, and contributed to an advanced analytics platform on an Apache Spark cluster for large-scale data processing.
• Technologies: Java EE, Python 3, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Greenplum, Hive, Spark, PySpark, Scala, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, ETL

Senior Java Engineer at Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi) (2015-11 – 2017-04)

• Architected and built an enterprise data-management platform that configured, downloaded, cleansed, and managed terabytes of data from 60+ nodes with varied interfaces and configurations, staging it for ETL processing.
• Managed a distributed team of 7 engineers across the US, China, UK, and India, guiding scalable system design and implementation.
• Engaged directly with customers to diagnose issues and deliver timely resolutions.
• Technologies: Spring MVC, REST, Hibernate, SQL Server, Ant, Docker, VMware

Principal Java Engineer at Oxbix Technology Co., Ltd (2015-05 – 2015-11)

• Developed management portals and backend systems for mobile applications, implementing REST services with Hibernate-based persistence.
• Built backend services for a location-based social event app, including event discovery, online registration, and payment flows.
• Technologies: Java EE, JSF, Hibernate, REST, Android

Manager (Technical) at Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (SUPARCO) (2012-07 – 2015-04)

• Managed a team of 6 engineers (4 Android, 2 backend) while contributing hands-on to Android and backend development.
• Architected backend systems, portals, and mobile applications for a SaaS platform serving millions of users.
• Technologies: Java EE (JSF, Hibernate, Servlets, Spring MVC), Microservices, Android, iOS

Senior Research Associate / Software Engineer at Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, UET (2007-10 – 2012-07)

• Led a team of 3 engineers, owning system design, architecture, task planning, and project management for in-house R&D projects, including engagements with clients such as Ford.
• Developed modules for ChinaMob, a J2ME-based chat application serving millions of users in China, backed by Java services.
• Technologies: Java ME, Java EE (JSF, Hibernate, Servlets, Spring), Android, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle

MS in Computer Science – University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan (2008 – 2012)

BS in Information Technology – University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2003 – 2007)