Sameer Ahmed

Software engineer — full-stack, systems, and applied AI.

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Experience

Associate Software Engineer

@ Hul Hub

Jul 2026 — Present · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Architected a high-throughput SQS packet broker, cutting 1M-packet processing from 19 hours to 10–15 minutes.
  • Built an SQS/Lambda campaign processor handling 250K packets in 5 minutes (down from 12 hours).
  • Added shock-absorbing SQS queue for campaign status updates, preventing downstream bottlenecks.
  • Led WhatsApp provider migration (Tyntec → 360dialog) with zero downtime.

AI Engineer

@ Focus Labs

Aug 2025 — Oct 2025 · Remote

  • Conducted applied R&D on LLMs — evaluated fine-tuning strategies, prompt engineering, and RAG pipelines for production.
  • Prototyped and shipped multiple AI-powered products, integrating LLM APIs into full-stack applications.

Software Engineering Intern

@ Asani.io

Nov 2024 — May 2025 · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Owned full web app development for an IoT facility management platform — dashboards with RBAC/IAM, WebSocket device control for 2,000+ devices.
  • Designed AMR and Sub-Metering modules with automated billing pipeline, cutting billing cycle from ~48 hours to ~5 minutes.
  • Authored encryption libraries (JS + Arduino); hardened MQTT broker for secure device-to-dashboard communication.
  • Redesigned notification engine to evaluate telemetry against rules in real time, replacing periodic checks.

Software Engineering Intern

@ 10Pearls

Sep 2024 — Nov 2024 · Remote

  • Built a MEAN stack school portal with automated CI/CD pipelines, Redis caching, and IaC for scalable cloud deployment.
  • Improved code quality via SonarQube, automated testing, and GitHub Actions — near-zero downtime deployments.

Freelance Full Stack Developer

@ Upwork

Aug 2023 — Present · Remote

  • Built ALMA, an AI healthcare companion using React Native, Firebase, ElevenLabs voice agents, and FCM.
  • Delivered browser extensions, meeting platforms, and MVPs for startups.
  • Maintained 5-star rating and 100% Job Success Score.

Education

B.S. in Software Engineering

@ FAST NUCES

Aug 2022 — Jun 2026 · GPA: 3.40 / 4.0

  • Teaching Assistant for Data Structures & Algorithms.
  • Co-authored 2 computer vision research papers, presented at international conferences.
  • Member of 5+ student societies; led dev teams across GDSC, MLSA, FDSS, and Procom.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Rust, C, C++, SQL, Bash

Frameworks & DBs

Node.js, Express, FastAPI, Next.js, React, React Native, Prisma, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

AI

LLM APIs, RAG Pipelines, LLM Agents, Prompt Engineering

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Docker, NGINX, Firebase, Supabase, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, IaC

Systems & Networking

gRPC, REST, WebSockets, MQTT, POSIX Sockets, ESP32, RTOS, Embedded Systems

Hackathons

AITeC Hackathon— Winner
HackOps— 1st Place
ACM CodersCup— Winner
Technofest— 3rd Place
DevDay— Runner-up
IEEE YESSIT— 2nd Runner-up
Procom'26— 4th Place
AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT II— MOSAIC
Co-Creating with GPT-5— Scrapply
Edge Runners 3.2— RoomAligner
Llama 3 Hackathon— Personify