
Maimoona Kausar
Senior | Principal Software Engineer | Software Architect | Java Expert
Salary / Daily rate
Slough, UK
Mobility: United Kingdom
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Highly accomplished Senior Software Engineer and Architect with 10+ years of experience. Expert in building modern, cloud-native systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes. Proven track record in developing scalable APIs and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ) within collaborative environments.
Work experience
Senior Application Developer
LA TRading Oxford limited
Jun 2025 - Jan 2026
8 months
Oxford, UK
– Drove development using TDD and CI/CD to ensure high-quality, cloud-native deployments – Collaborated closely with clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to extensively explore business requirements, influence product roadmaps, and ensure the scalable architecture. – Defined and led the architectural blueprint of a new platform, adopting a modern, scalable architecture to ensure high performance and resilience across all service layers. – Orchestrated the setup of (CI/CD), to significantly increase deployment frequency and enhance system stability in a high-availability cloud environment.
Software Development Lead (Architect)
MK Tech
Mar 2024 - Aug 2024
6 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
– Led the technical execution and quality assurance for a new Product Management System (PMS), implementing code review standards and robust testing strategies. – Founded and scaled the entire software development lifecycle, establishing governance, quality standards, and efficient release management processes for all new product initiatives.
Software Architect
Venture Dive
Mar 2019 - Feb 2024
5 years
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
– Drove technical contributions to the Google Open Health Stack (OHS) open-source project, and achieved recognition as a Google Code Hero for commitment to public health technology. – Led the Vital Registry (MNCH platform) development, which successfully handled millions of patient records across 40+ sites in Karachi, focusing on huge data efficiency, and reporting. – Oversaw the end-to-end software design for mission-critical applications, actively developing complex features and focusing on architecture that ensured high quality and horizontal scalability. – Key participant in design workshops providing technical consultation to clients, performing technical estimations, and supporting sales efforts for project strategy and resource planning. – Guided and mentored multiple project teams, directly contributing to the technical growth of engineers and fostering the successful development of robust software systems. – Key Achievement Project: Vital Registry (HealthTech): Architected and deployed a highly complex, multi-site system to connect service providers for ANC and Newborn care, successfully expanding to 40+ sites across Karachi City, utilizing OpenSRP, Java, Spring MVC, Kotlin, Android, Postgres, and AWS. – Key Achievement Project: OpenSRP & Google FHIR SDK: Active technical contributor and subject matter expert in the open-source community, driving the implementation of the FHIR Protocol for community health data collection and leading developer sprints across multiple international locations. – Key Achievement Project: Cipherstack (Secure Infra): Designed the secure infrastructure monitoring solution (NDA project), implementing a highly available architecture using AWS, Kubernetes, and Microservices patterned with OAuth/Keycloak security, ensuring continuous, compliant resource monitoring.
Software Architect (Advanced from Software Engineer)
Interactive Health Solutions
Mar 2010 - Mar 2019
9 years 1 month
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
– Drove the technical roadmap, successfully migrating core health solutions from a monolithic structure to more modular designs, demonstrating strong leadership in technology adoption. – Managed and supervised technical teams across multiple projects, ensuring rigorous adherence to design best practices, architectural standards, and achieving project schedules on time. – Specialized in developing systems compliant with stringent health regulations, including HIPPA for projects like the 'Appointment Scheduling' system. – Key Achievement Project: Zindagi Mehfooz (Public Health): Led the technical implementation of a government-supported electronic data entry and automated reminder system for District Health Officers. This solution was scaled across the entire Sindh province, handling millions of records and financial transactions demonstrating robust, high-impact public sector technology delivery.
Education
University of Hertfordshire
MSc, Data Science and Analytics
2024 - 2025
1 year 2 months