Hassan Sattar

Reliable, results-driven .NET Developer with 8+ years of professional experience in the backend .NET ecosystem (.NET Core, .NET 8/9/10, Entity Framework), object-oriented design and enterprise web application development, including Blazor. Proven track record managing client communications, designing REST/SOAP APIs and delivering complex third-party system integrations, using Docker and .NET Aspire for containerisation and microservices, and CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment. Experienced in applying AI tooling (Mastra, Claude, GitHub Copilot with Claude Code) to improve engineering efficiency, and a dedicated team player in agile sprint cycles delivering clean, scalable code across web and rich desktop interfaces such as Blazor and WPF.

Web Developer - Distinction Limited - Derby, UK

(2022-01)

• Manage daily communication with industrial clients, translating high-level business objectives into actionable technical tasks.
• Lead recurring annual regulatory pipelines as primary driver for Annual Return modules and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) validation workflows on the modern .NET stack.
• Build and maintain .NET applications and user interfaces using Blazor alongside ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework.
• Architect, update and maintain enterprise content platforms on Kentico CMS (v9, v12, v13) and Umbraco.
• Integrate backend data pipelines with external systems including Algolia Search and Salesforce CRM.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (DevOps) to automate build, test and deployment of .NET, Kentico and Umbraco applications, using Docker and .NET Aspire for consistent containerised environments.
• Use AI tooling, including GitHub Copilot with Claude Code, to accelerate day-to-day development, frontend work, layout styling and code optimisation.

Software Engineer (.NET) - Metis International (Pvt) Ltd

(2021-03 - 2021-09)

• Managed backend workloads, aligned progress with engineering leads and presented architectural updates to business stakeholders.
• Engineered secure, scalable, testable server-side logic using C#, Entity Framework and ASP.NET Core.
• Designed relational database changes, advanced queries and optimised stored procedures in Microsoft SQL Server.
• Built and verified secure backend Web APIs using Postman for end-to-end data pipelines.

Backend Developer (.NET) - Trethium SMC (Pvt) Ltd

(2018-04 - 2021-03)

• Oversaw backend communication across international clients, handling task prioritisation and resource planning.
• Developed and supported production-grade backend web applications on ASP.NET MVC 5.
• Identified database performance bottlenecks and optimised legacy SQL queries to improve processing efficiency and reduce data overhead.
• Took part in daily Scrum, sprint refinement and peer code reviews to maintain quality standards.

BS in Software Engineering (BS SE) - Software Engineering - University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan (2013 - 2017)

FSc Pre-Engineering - Pre-Engineering - Cadet College Chakwal, Pakistan (2012)

Matric (Science) - Science - Saracens Foundation School, Pakistan (2010)