Ali Khan

Results-driven Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable web applications across the full development lifecycle. Proven expertise in Python, Django, Angular, and TypeScript, with a strong command of REST API development, database optimization, and cloud-based deployments. Experienced in leading development teams, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-quality, maintainable software.

Adept at implementing accessibility standards, integrating third-party services, and leveraging modern AI-assisted tools to drive productivity and code quality.

Full Stack Engineer (Team Lead) at Xref Pty Ltd (Australia) (2023-08 – 2026-03)

• Led and reviewed frontend code across Angular repositories, ensuring high standards of quality and consistency.
• Drove the Angular framework migration from version 8 to 16, modernizing the codebase and improving long-term maintainability.
• Designed and implemented accessible UI screens following WCAG standards across Angular repositories.
• Built and maintained REST APIs across Django and Angular codebases, ensuring quality through thorough test coverage and Feature Flag checks.
• Resolved production bugs and hotfixes on the LIVE environment using DataDog for log investigation.
• Integrated Twilio for SMS and WhatsApp messaging, enabling real-time customer communication workflows.
• Built and tested responsive email templates using Litmus, ensuring consistent rendering across all major email clients.
• Published and managed custom private Python packages for internal use at Xref using Gemfury as the package registry.
• Utilized Cursor and GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development, improving coding speed and quality.
• Used CodeRabbit AI for automated, intelligent PR reviews on GitHub.
• Provided domain knowledge and mentoring to developers, coordinating across teams in an agile environment.

Software Engineer (Team Lead) at TenX (2019-07 – 2023-08)

• Designed two major analytics dashboards featuring 21 D3.js charts using AngularJS, delivering rich data visualization for clients.
• Built and integrated Google/TPL Map APIs to display business locations in Angular 8 and Python.
• Developed Django APIs, HTTP services, and file reporting for client-facing web applications.
• Optimized backend API response times and improved Vertica database query performance.
• Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements and translated them into technical deliverables.
• Guided and mentored new developers, sharing domain knowledge and development best practices.
• Coordinated tasks between Dev and QA teams, ensuring smooth sprint delivery.
• Deployed code across QA, UAT, and production environments.
• Provided daily client support alongside active development responsibilities.

Graduate Student Fellow at Information Technology University (2018-09 – 2019-06)

• Developed code for a research paper on predicting optimal facility location using machine learning.
• Executed ML experiments from paperswithcode.com in video and speech processing domains.
• Served as Teaching Assistant for Algorithms and Discrete Structures courses.

BS in Computer Science – Information Technology University (2013-09 – 2017-06)