Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years of end-to-end product ownership, from backend microservices and cloud infrastructure to high-performance frontends. Currently at Jazz, building the ROX consumer ecosystem and the FikrFree digital insurance platform.
I've scaled IoT pipelines handling 1M+ daily sensor events, led a database migration that cut infrastructure costs by ~50%, and shipped a Kubernetes AI orchestration engine that sped up ML deploys by 40%. I like owning hard problems end to end rather than just my slice of the stack.
- 🏢 Currently: Senior Software Engineer @ Jazz, Islamabad, PK
- 🌍 Open to: international remote roles and freelance engagements
- 🎓 Education: B.E. Software Engineering, NUST
- ☁️ Certified: Google Cloud Skills Gold League (14,950 points, 12 skill badges)
Languages
Frontend
Backend & APIs
Databases & ORMs
Cloud, DevOps & Infra
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| ROX Platform | High-traffic event ticketing ecosystem with fraud-resilient QR validation and real-time analytics | Next.js NestJS MySQL Prisma |
| Simosa CMS | Version-controlled CMS on secure on-premise infra, powering Jazz's mobile apps with push-driven content sync | Next.js NestJS TypeScript Minio |
| FikrFree | Cross-platform digital insurance platform, CMS plus consumer web app with native-parity UX | React NestJS TypeScript Tailwind |
| TerraSmart PeakYield | Enterprise IoT intelligence platform, 1M+ daily telemetry events, migrated ElasticSearch to PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL Node.js Python AWS |
| Thanos | Kubernetes-deployed human-in-the-loop AI orchestration engine, cut ML deploy time by 40% | Vue 3 Node.js Docker K8s |
| Sep 2025 – Present |
Senior Software Engineer · Jazz · Islamabad, PK Spearheading engineering for high-traffic consumer ecosystems (ROX Platform), building secure CMS infra (Simosa), and leading full-stack delivery on FikrFree. |
| Mar 2024 – Sep 2025 |
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer · Zigron · Islamabad, PK Scaled TerraSmart PeakYield's IoT pipeline to 1M+ daily events, migrated ML/anomaly detection from ElasticSearch to PostgreSQL, and cut infra costs by ~50%. |
| Jul 2023 – Mar 2024 |
Full Stack Software Engineer · Cowlar Design Studio · Islamabad, PK Built Thanos, a Kubernetes AI orchestration engine, plus CowLoom, an internal video productivity tool that cut documentation friction by ~90%. |
| Oct 2022 – May 2023 |
Frontend Engineer · ScaleMath · London, UK (Remote) Shipped rendering-optimized features for a global B2B SaaS platform and built an interactive drag-and-drop Agile board with React and GraphQL. |
| Jun 2021 – Jul 2023 |
Full Stack Software Engineer (Freelance) · Upwork · Remote Architected and delivered 10+ full-stack SaaS, fintech, and e-commerce applications for international clients, maintaining a 100% 5-star rating. |
- ⚡ Processed 1M+ daily IoT events on TerraSmart PeakYield
- 💾 Database migration cut infra costs by ~50% and boosted query performance by ~30%
- 🤖 Shipped a Kubernetes AI orchestration engine that sped up ML deploys by 40%
- 🎟️ Architected a fraud-resilient QR ticket validation system for ROX Platform's live events
- 💳 Integrated JazzCash, Easypaisa, and card networks across multi-env payment pipelines
- ⭐ 100% 5-star client satisfaction across 10+ freelance SaaS projects on Upwork
- ☁️ Gold League on Google Cloud Skills, 14,950 points and 12 professional skill badges
- Google Cloud Skills — Gold League, 12 professional skill badges (Cloud Architecture, Serverless, Security, Networking, LLMs)
- Meta Frontend Developer Specialization — Coursera / Meta
- AI Prompting for Everyone — DeepLearning.AI
- Generative AI: From Idea to Impact — Jazz World
- API Design in Node.js — Frontend Masters
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) — ScrumStudy
"Talal is an excellent full-stack engineer with a solid understanding of the web. I was impressed with his attention to detail and ability to produce high-quality code." — Hanif Ali, Software Engineer II @ Microsoft
"Talal proved himself to be a highly skilled and dependable full stack engineer, with a strong command of both frontend and backend technologies." — Jawad Abbasi, DevOps Engineer @ Zigron
"Talal is a talented developer who always thinks outside the box, writes clean, high quality code, and delivers on time." — Abdullah Yasir, Lead Software Engineer
Building something ambitious? I'm open to senior remote roles and freelance engagements.
