Muhammad Waqas Azeem

Muhammad Waqas Azeem Cell: - Email:- Profile • • • • • • Energetic Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience having a can-do attitude, phenomenal time management skills, and a strong user focus Passionate for developing innovative programs that expedite the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational success Skilled leader who has the proven ability to motivate, educate, and manage a team of professionals to build software programs and effectively track changes Well-versed in technology and writing code to create systems that are reliable and user-friendly Able to use Agile/Scrum practices and values Confident communicator, strategic thinker, and innovative creator to develop software that is customized to meet a company’s organizational needs, highlight their core competencies, and further their success Achievements / Awards • • • Fully Funded Outreach Scholarship for BS (CS) at NUCES-FAST (2006 - 2010) Issued By: Ministry of Information Technology Quality Performance Award (2013) Issued By: ESOLPK Innovator Certified (December 2013) Issued By: International Institute of Certified Innovators and Entrepreneurs Professional Skills Familiar with a vast range of software applications, languages, concepts and technologies including: • Web development: PHP, Java Script, JQuery, Bootstrap, AJAX, CURL, JSP /Servlets, HTML, XHTML, CSS, DHTML, DOM, DHTMLXGrid, FusionCharts, ChartsJS • Databases: MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL • Frameworks/CMS: Laravel, CodeIgniter, WordPress • APIs: Google Maps API, Fusion Charts, DHTMLXgrid, Shipping APIs, Payment APIs, SMS APIs, Fax API • Designing: Photoshop, Dreamweaver • Packages/Tools: NetBeans, sublime, Codelobster, Navicat, SQLYog, SVN, Git, Bit Bucket, Mantis, MS Visio, WampServer, XamppServer, Tomcat, SonarQube etc. • Product Management: Jira, Pivotal, Bugzilla, Asana Professional Experience The Moon Group - Lahore As Software Architect July 2022 – Present As a software architect following were the major responsibilities: • • • • • Designing and implementing software solutions that meet business and technical requirements. Collaborating with stakeholders, development teams, and other architects to ensure alignment on the overall technical vision and strategy. Evaluating and recommending appropriate technologies and platforms to support software development. Defining system architectures, including high-level and detailed designs, to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance. Overseeing the development and testing of software systems to ensure adherence to design and technical specifications. • • • • Identifying and resolving technical issues and risks that could impact the successful delivery of software solutions. Ensuring compliance with software development best practices and industry standards. Providing technical leadership to development teams and mentoring junior developers. Conducting technical research and staying up-to-date with new technologies and industry trends to ensure the continuous improvement of software solutions. ZAMEEN MEDIA (PVT.) LTD. – Lahore As Principal Software Engineer February 2021 – July 2022 As a principal Software Engineer for ZAMEEN MEDIA (PVT.) LTD, I am managing two teams which are working on zameen portal (backend and customer portals) and revamping of legacy systems. Following are the major responsibilities: • Provides work leadership to others. Interfaces with senior management to provide and obtain information and gain consensus regarding project direction • Mentors junior team members and provides technical leadership • Make contributions towards development and performance improvements • Develop plans and procedures and establish guidelines for overall system performance improvement • Reviewed developers’ code by paying attention to the minute details of it, highlighted any discrepancies and brought it to their attention • Actively writing the code for revamping the legacy APIs and existing property portal ZAMEEN MEDIA (PVT.) LTD. – Lahore As Lead Software Engineer February 2017 – January 2021 As a Lead Software Engineer for ZAMEEN MEDIA (PVT.) LTD, I have managed a team of developers / programmers working on property portal (Zameen.com) and related backend and customer portals. Following are the major responsibilities: • Responsible for spearheading team that handled the software development life cycle • Administered production and development environments • Reviewed developers’ code by paying attention to the minute details of it, highlighted any discrepancies and brought it to their attention • Actively writing the code for revamping the existing property portal JSI USAID | DELIVER PROJECT – Islamabad Field Office As I.T. Systems Officer July 2015 – January 2017 As an I.T. Systems Officer for JSI USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, I was working with USAID project field staff as well as provincial / regional staff to ensure a complete overhaul of the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS). Following were the major responsibilities: • Contributed software engineering expertise in the development of Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) for vaccines, contraceptives and tuberculosis drugs through the software lifecycle, from requirements definition through successful deployment • Designing and development of E2E dashboards • Implementation of the system, train the users and handling technical support and feedback JSI USAID | DELIVER PROJECT – Islamabad Field Office As I.T. Programmer (Consultant) January 2014 – June 2015 As an IT Programmer (Consultant) for JSI USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, following were the major responsibilities: • • • Designing and development of web-based Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) for vaccines, contraceptives and tuberculosis drugs Wrote store procedures in MySQL that helps creating reports on frontend Wrote scripts to import cold-chain data collected by UNICEF from all around Pakistan into our newly built system ESOLPK (PVT.) LTD. – Islamabad As Lead Software Engineer December 2012 – January 2014 As a Lead Software Engineer for ESOLPK (Pvt.) Ltd, I have managed a team of developers / programmers working on different projects. Major responsibilities included: • Collaborating closely with customers and understands their requirements • Manage and guide team development efforts towards successful project on-time and on-budget delivery by maintaining high standards of software quality • Reviewed developers’ code by paying attention to the minute details of it, highlighted any discrepancies and brought it to their attention. Known for attention to detail and catching errors others missed. • Contributed software engineering expertise in the development of different projects through the software lifecycle, from requirements definition through successful deployment • Excelled in rapid application development and management of technological issues for assigned projects, earning the highest customer satisfaction rating for all software solutions delivered • Provide technical leadership to teammates, identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team ESOLPK (PVT.) LTD. – Islamabad As Software Engineer December 2011 – November 2012 As a Software Engineer for ESOLPK (Pvt.) Ltd, following were the major responsibilities: • Designing and development of online software solution using clients need base technologies • Excelled in rapid application development and management of technological issues for assigned projects, earning the highest customer satisfaction rating for all software solutions delivered • Experienced in advanced development methodologies, tools and processes contributing to the design and rollout of cutting-edge software applications ESOLPK (PVT.) LTD. – Islamabad As Junior Software Engineer December 2010 – November 2011 As a Junior Software Engineer for ESOLPK (Pvt.) Ltd, my main responsibilities were developing online software solution using PHP, HTML, DOM, XML, JSON, AJAX, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Web Services, shipping API’s, Payment gateways. Histone Solutions – Islamabad As Junior Software Engineer July2010 – November 2010 As a Junior Software Engineer, I provided user requirements analysis, design and programming support for enhancement of existing Web application. Professional Qualification • Bachelors of Computer Sciences National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES - FAST) (Graduation: June, 2010) References • References can be provided upon request.