2026-01 · Leopards Courier Services · Kafka event pipelines · microservices in transit2026-01 · AI Agent MCP Server · ModelContextProtocol building2025-12 · Devperts · insurance SaaS · Redis caching cleared2024-06 · JobTruth · Chrome extension + ASP.NET Core 8 maintained2023-06 · DataSmith.co · .NET Core · design patterns cleared2023-05 · UET Lahore · BSc Computer Science · top 20% conferred2022-09 · UET Lahore · Teaching Assistant · Programming Fundamentals cleared2026-01 · Leopards Courier Services · Kafka event pipelines · microservices in transit2026-01 · AI Agent MCP Server · ModelContextProtocol building2025-12 · Devperts · insurance SaaS · Redis caching cleared2024-06 · JobTruth · Chrome extension + ASP.NET Core 8 maintained2023-06 · DataSmith.co · .NET Core · design patterns cleared2023-05 · UET Lahore · BSc Computer Science · top 20% conferred2022-09 · UET Lahore · Teaching Assistant · Programming Fundamentals cleared
Aftab Ali.NET Core · Microservices · Event-Driven Systems
WAYBILL #AA-BE-2026 · issued Lahore, PK

Aftab Ali

Software Engineer with 3.5+ years across backend engineering and academic teaching, specializing in .NET Core, C#, and event-driven microservices. Built Kafka systems processing 3M+ shipment events a week, cut DB latency by up to 72% and API P95 latency by up to 86%, and shipped 55+ production REST APIs across logistics and insurance.
IN TRANSIT
NATIONALITY PakistaniVISA STATUS Requires sponsorshipNOTICE PERIOD 30 daysOPEN TO RELOCATION UAE · Saudi Arabia · Qatar
ORIGIN
UET Lahore — BS CS
HUB
DataSmith → Devperts
CURRENT
Leopards Courier Services
DESTINATION
Europe/Gulf senior roles
FORM SK-00 · CARGO MANIFEST

Technical Skills

BACKEND
C#, .NET Core 6/7/8, ASP.NET Core Web API, REST APIs, Background Hosted Services, Dependency Injection, Middleware
ARCHITECTURE
Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Clean Architecture, CQRS, SOLID Principles, Repository Pattern, Design Patterns
MESSAGING
Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Idempotent Consumers, Dead Letter Queues, Async/Await Workflows
DATABASES
SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Query Optimization, Indexing, Entity Framework Core
CLOUD & DEVOPS
Docker, Docker Compose, Azure (App Service, Blob Storage, Functions), AWS (EC2, S3), GitHub Actions, Git, CI/CD
TESTING & TOOLS
xUnit, Moq, Integration Testing, TDD, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI
FRONTEND
Angular (component architecture, RxJS, Angular–.NET integration), TypeScript, JavaScript, Chrome Extension Development (Manifest V3)
AI & AGENTIC SYSTEMS
Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in .NET, AI agent tool-calling workflows, LLM API integration
FORM WK-01 · ROLES & EMPLOYMENT

Work

WK-0001
in transit

Software Engineer (.NET Core)

Leopards Courier Services
Jan 2026 — Present

Backend engineer on the founding team of a national courier platform processing 3M+ weekly shipments. Works on core microservices for real-time tracking, dispatch, and automated billing.

  • Architected event-driven microservices using Apache Kafka handling 3M+ shipment events/week with zero message loss, via idempotent consumers and a dead-letter-queue recovery strategy.
  • Led migration from a legacy monolith to distributed microservices, cutting feature deployment cycle time from 2 weeks to 3 days.
  • Containerized 8 backend services with Docker/Docker Compose, cutting environment setup time from 2 days to 2 hours across an 8-engineer team.
  • Designed 30+ RESTful APIs serving 10+ internal teams at 99.9% uptime, with versioning, structured error handling, and OpenAPI/Swagger docs.
  • Enforced Clean Architecture and SOLID principles team-wide, reducing bug-to-fix cycle time by ~35%.
  • Introduced an xUnit + GitHub Actions CI pipeline reaching 80%+ code coverage, cutting regression incidents by ~40% across three release cycles.
  • Contributing to the Angular 19 frontend of an internal Billing Management System — component architecture, RxJS, Angular-to-.NET Core integration.
KafkaCQRSClean ArchitectureDockerAngular 19
WK-0002
cleared

Software Engineer (.NET Core)

Devperts
Dec 2024 — Dec 2025

Backend engineer on an enterprise insurance SaaS platform managing policies, claims, and orders for 5,000+ active policyholders across multiple B2B clients.

  • Reduced API response time by 30% by migrating heavy transaction workloads to .NET Background Hosted Services, achieving 3x higher concurrent throughput on peak claim days.
  • Optimized 15+ critical SQL Server queries, cutting average DB latency from 800ms to 220ms (72% improvement).
  • Implemented a Redis caching layer for high-frequency policy lookups, reducing DB reads by 60% and improving P95 latency from 600ms to 85ms.
  • Delivered 25+ RESTful API endpoints integrated with SQL Server and third-party insurance providers, automating claims processing for 98% of transactions.
  • Implemented JWT-based auth with role-based access control across all APIs — zero security incidents during tenure.
.NET CoreRedisSQL ServerJWT
WK-0003
cleared

Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

DataSmith.co
Jun 2023 — Oct 2024

Full-cycle engineer on 3 production .NET Core applications in logistics and HR domains. Promoted from Trainee to Mid-Level within 8 months based on delivery performance.

  • Implemented Repository, Factory, Strategy, Unit of Work, and CQRS patterns across 2 client codebases, reducing code duplication by ~40%.
  • Delivered 8 production features across sprint cycles with 100% on-time delivery and zero P1 incidents over a 12-month window.
  • Conducted 30+ structured code reviews, contributing to ~20% fewer QA-reported bugs across two quarterly releases.
  • Mentored 2 junior engineers on .NET Core and clean code — both promoted within 6 months of mentorship.
.NET CoreCQRSMentoring
WK-0004
cleared

Teaching Assistant — Programming Fundamentals & OOP

University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore
Sep 2022 — May 2023

Supported course delivery for Programming Fundamentals and OOP during the final year of BS Computer Science.

  • Delivered lab sessions and supplementary lecture support.
  • Mentored 50+ students on core programming and OOP concepts, improving average assignment scores by ~25% over one semester.
MentoringOOP
FORM PR-02 · CONSIGNMENTS BUILT

Notable Projects

maintained

JobTruth — LinkedIn Job Authenticity Checker

ASP.NET Core 8 · Chrome Extension (MV3) · EF Core

Chrome Extension + ASP.NET Core 8 Web API that analyzes LinkedIn postings in real time, returning a 0–100 trust score.

  • C# rule-based detection engine, 30+ pattern rules, zero API cost
  • 3-layer domain-age verification (RDAP + Wayback Machine), ~95% accuracy
  • Open source with full docs and contributor guidelines — github.com/Aftab553911/JobTruth
running

LeetCode Auto-Solver

GitHub Actions · C# · Anthropic API

CI pipeline that fetches each LeetCode daily challenge, solves it in C# via the Anthropic API, and commits the solution.

  • Built for portfolio visibility during an international job search
building

AI Agent MCP Server

ASP.NET Core · ModelContextProtocol NuGet

An ASP.NET Core MCP server exposing custom tools to LLM-based AI agents — self-directed exploration of agentic workflow and tool-calling patterns in .NET.

cleared

C++ Compiler — 5-Phase

C++ · Compiler Design

Complete 5-phase compiler — lexer, parser, semantic analysis, IR, code generation — with 100+ grammar rules.

  • Passed 120+ test cases; ranked top 5% in department cohort (capstone project)
cleared

Bank Management System

.NET · SQL Server

10+ banking modules with ACID-compliant transactions and 20+ stored procedures.

  • Cut query execution time by 45% versus an ORM baseline
cleared

Hostel Management System

.NET · WPF · SQL Server

Independent project for 200+ students with role-based access control, fee management, and attendance tracking.

FORM CE-03 · CREDENTIALS & CLEARANCES

Certifications

CE-0001
issued

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services
CE-0002
issued

AWS Modernize .NET Workloads

Amazon Web Services
CE-0003
issued

Advanced C# Programming in .NET Core

EDUCBA
CE-0004
issued

BigQuery for Data Analysts — with Honors

Google Cloud
CE-0005
issued

Software Engineer Certificate

HackerRank
CE-0006
in progress

Cloud Architect Certification

NAVTTC Lahore · Huawei

A structured 6-month program with regular classes, run in the same format as university coursework.

FORM ED-04 · DEGREES & QUALIFICATIONS

Education

ED-0001
conferred

B.Sc. Computer Science — Top 20% of Class

University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore

Capstone: a 5-phase C++ compiler, ranked top 5% in department cohort.

FORM CM-05 · VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY

Community

CM-0001
cleared

Fund Raiser

The Happy Faces NGO

Led a team of 15+ volunteers and managed PKR 200,000+ in donations for underprivileged children.

CM-0002
ongoing

Open-Source Maintainer

JobTruth

Reviews pull requests, triages issues, and guides first-time contributors.