Atique Latif

Sr. Software Engineer

Salary / Daily rate

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Remote only

Skills

ReactNodeNextPythonTypescriptExpressDjangoSupabaseRESTful APIsSQL QueriesBootstrapJavascriptFlaskMongoDBDocker

Languages

English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Creative and results-driven Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience delivering full-stack web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks. Proven ability to architect scalable solutions using React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB. Strong background in UI/UX optimization, backend APIs, and data visualization tools. Known for efficient development cycles and high-quality code.

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Work experience

Lead Software Engineer

Brainhub

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

– Led development of enterprise-grade web applications using Next.js, React, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap, improving feature delivery speed by 30% through reusable component architecture and modular design patterns. – Built scalable backend systems using Python (Django, Flask) and Node.js (Express.js), designing and maintaining secure RESTful APIs supporting 100K+ monthly active users. – Implemented authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth2, role-based access control) to ensure secure and compliant data access. – Designed and optimized database schemas in MongoDB and PostgreSQL, improving API response time and system performance under high-load conditions. – Developed data-driven applications and integrated real-time analytics features into a custom Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard, reducing report generation time from minutes to seconds. – Engineered dynamic dashboards with real-time data visualization, plugin-based extensibility, and seamless frontend-backend integration. – Refactored and modernized legacy frontend and backend codebases (React, Next.js, Django, Flask), reducing production bugs by 25% and improving maintainability. – Implemented testing strategies (unit testing, integration testing) and improved overall code quality and coverage. – Led technical code reviews and mentored a team of 4 junior developers in TypeScript, Python, system design, and clean architecture principles. – Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, DevOps) to deploy scalable cloud-based applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using CI/CD pipelines. – Applied performance optimization techniques including caching strategies, query optimization, indexing, and lazy loading.

Full Stack Developer

BioCore Solution

Jun 2020 - Feb 2024

3 years 9 months

Berlin, Germany

– Developed and maintained scalable, responsive frontend applications using React.js, Redux, TypeScript, Ant Design, HTML5, and CSS3, ensuring consistent UI/UX across multiple client-facing products and improving overall usability and design standardization. – Built modular, reusable UI components and implemented centralized state management using Redux, improving application maintainability and reducing frontend regression issues. – Engineered and maintained backend services using Node.js and Express.js, designing secure and scalable RESTful APIs integrated with MongoDB and Supabase for authentication, real-time data handling, and database management. – Leveraged Supabase for backend-as-a-service capabilities including authentication, real-time subscriptions, and PostgreSQL-based data storage, accelerating feature development and reducing backend overhead. – Optimized database queries and API performance through indexing, query restructuring, and response caching strategies, improving API response times by up to 20% under production workloads. – Integrated frontend applications with backend APIs and third-party services, ensuring secure data transmission and efficient client-server communication. – Actively contributed within Agile/Scrum environments, participating in sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings to ensure timely and high-quality feature delivery. – Applied Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices using Jest and integration testing frameworks, increasing code coverage, improving reliability, and significantly reducing post-release production issues. – Conducted peer code reviews and collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to maintain high coding standards, improve system architecture, and enforce best practices in frontend and backend development.

Junior Developer

Tkxel

Nov 2018 - May 2020

1 year 7 months

Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan

– Delivered full-stack web applications for international clients using React.js, Node.js, and Express.js, ensuring timely project delivery and strict adherence to functional and technical specifications. – Collaborated closely with stakeholders and business teams to gather requirements, refine feature scope, and align development efforts with overall business objectives. – Contributed to quality assurance by writing unit test cases and supporting internal testing processes to improve application reliability and reduce production issues. – Assisted in developing internal productivity tools to streamline workflows and improve team efficiency. – Integrated third-party services including Stripe (payments), Firebase (authentication & real-time services), and SendGrid (email services) to extend platform capabilities and enhance overall user experience.


Education

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Bachelor's, Computer Science

2014 - 2018

4 years 1 month

Punjab Group of Colleges

Intermediate, Computer Science

2011 - 2014

2 years 11 months


Licenses & certifications

The Complete JavaScript Course 2024: Intermediate to Expert!

Issued: Feb 2024

Certified by Udemy

Node.js API Masterclass With Express & MongoDB

Issued: May 2020

Certified by Udemy

Next.js & React - Build Full-Stack Apps with Next.js API Routes

Issued: Mar 2019

Certified by Udemy

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