Syed Maruf Ali

Backend & Systems Software Engineer

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HyderabadMember since May 5, 2026

Node.jsTypeScriptPythonFastAPIDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisREST APIsMicroservicesSystem DesignCloudflare WorkersGCP Cloud TasksAzure Service BusDockerGitEvent-Driven ArchitectureRate LimitingETL PipelinesWebSocketsSSE

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Node.jsTypeScriptPythonFastAPIDistributed Systems

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Backend & Systems Software Engineer specializing in fault-tolerant distributed pipelines, event-driven microservices, and high-concurrency APIs in Node.js (TypeScript) and Python (FastAPI). National 1st Prize Winner at Smart India Hackathon 2023 (out of 44,000+ teams). Experienced in architecting real-world production platforms including Qezir (sub-50ms parallel intelligence scanner querying 90 endpoints) and high-throughput ETL pipelines powering 100K+ contacts.

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Experience

Software Engineer (Backend & Systems Consultant) | Independent Consultant (Apr 2026 - Present)

Architect and ship production backend systems, high-throughput microservices, and webhook pipelines for clients and independent platforms including Qezir (90+ parallel sources queried under 50ms).
Build resilient OAuth 2.0 API integrations and serverless workers in Node.js and Python with automated error-recovery workflows and zero-downtime deployments.
Develop real-time monitoring extensions and operational dashboards with React 19.

Software Engineer -- Systems & API Developer | Ambrstack (Dec 2025 - Apr 2026)

Architected a distributed configuration ingestion orchestrator using GCP Cloud Tasks; designed DAG workflows resolving complex resource dependencies automatically and eliminating race conditions.
Designed interactive telemetry dashboards with React 19 and WebSocket/SSE streaming, providing real-time worker node health visibility and sub-100ms UI updates.
Built an optimized hybrid data layer with Firestore and MongoDB, implementing intelligent caching and document chunking to handle high-throughput payload bursts under strict memory limits.

Software Engineer -- Distributed Systems & Backend Services | Growtomation (Dec 2024 - Dec 2025)

Built and shipped event-driven messaging pipelines powering multi-channel campaigns for 100K+ contacts using Azure Service Bus and Node.js rate-limited workers with 99.9% delivery reliability.
Engineered pluggable data migration and ETL pipelines mapping custom relational schemas, associations, and nested properties with cursor-based checkpoints for fault recovery.
Refactored mission-critical legacy Python/FastAPI backend services into modular microservices with comprehensive test suites, automated OAuth 2.0 token management, and token-bucket rate limiters.