Abdul Basit

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 5 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable web applications and AI powered solutions. Strong track record of translating ambiguous product requirements into scalable architectures, technical roadmaps, and production ready systems. Experienced in leading small teams, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and driving engineering best practices.

Proficient across the full SDLC, with a focus on system design, performance, security, and maintainability. Leverages AI assisted development tools such as Claude and Cursor to improve engineering velocity without compromising quality.

Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack AI Developer at DIGITAL FLIX (2025-01 – Present)

• Led and owned architectural and technical decisions for complex feature and produced tradeoffs for it.
• Applied structured agentic workflows (plan → generate → validate → refactor) to implement new features, fix bugs and debug production issues.
• Led peer code reviews and analyze codebases using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor).
• Integrated third-party APIs and Webhooks, including stripe, order processors, invoice generators, and reachware, cutting development time by 25% and accelerating feature delivery.
• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions, reducing manual deployment by 60%.
• Optimized front-end performance by refactoring code, minimizing asset size, and leveraging lazy loading techniques, resulting in a 30% faster page load time and significantly enhancing user satisfaction.

Software Engineer – Full Stack Developer at TECHSHIP (2023-03 – 2025-05)

• Leveraged AI tools across team and projects to improve productivity and scalability.
• Designed and implemented database schemas using TypeORM, Prisma and Mongoose, improving data consistency and reducing query latency by 20%.
• Implemented stripe payment gateway, enabling recurring billing and one-time purchases.
• Established logs, monitoring and observability to identify bottlenecks and track bugs in production systems.
• Architected and developed scalable RESTful APIs using Node.js, Nestjs and Express, cutting average API response time by 30% via cache layer and increasing availability of apps utilizing agentic workflows.

Associate Software Engineer at FUTECH SOLUTIONS (2021-09 – 2023-02)

• Boosted application speed, scalability, and security by profiling performance bottlenecks and applying advanced optimization techniques, reducing load times by up to 20%.
• Redesigned and modernized legacy websites to improve visual appeal, user experience, and accessibility—resulting in improved ui/ux and a 20% increase in organic traffic through better SEO.
• Strengthened website security and refactored legacy codebases, leading to enhanced maintainability and a measurable improvement in Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores.
• Implemented robust state management and routing solutions using Redux and React Router, enabling seamless navigation and ensuring consistent user experience across multi-page applications.
• Redesigned and implemented responsive UIs using React.js and Next.js, ensuring seamless performance across all major browsers, and improving user retention and engagement by 25%.

Bachelors in Computer Science – Government College University, Lahore (2019 – 2023)