Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years designing and delivering scalable web applications. I specialise in Python, Django, Angular, and TypeScript, building robust REST APIs, optimising databases, and delivering polished, accessible user experiences. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, maintainable software. I lead development efforts, mentor engineers, and work closely with product and design to align technical solutions with business goals. I am passionate about accessibility, integrating third-party services, cloud-based deployments, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and code quality.

Ali Satwat Khan

Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years designing and delivering scalable web applications. I specialise in Python, Django, Angular, and TypeScript, building robust REST APIs, optimising databases, and delivering polished, accessible user experiences. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, maintainable software. I lead development efforts, mentor engineers, and work closely with product and design to align technical solutions with business goals. I am passionate about accessibility, integrating third-party services, cloud-based deployments, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and code quality.

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Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years designing and delivering scalable web applications. I specialise in Python, Django, Angular, and TypeScript, building robust REST APIs, optimising databases, and delivering polished, accessible user experiences. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, maintainable software.

I lead development efforts, mentor engineers, and work closely with product and design to align technical solutions with business goals. I am passionate about accessibility, integrating third-party services, cloud-based deployments, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and code quality.

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Language

English
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Urdu
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Panjabi, Punjabi
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Work Experience

Full Stack Engineer (Team Lead) at Xref Pty Ltd
August 1, 2023 - March 1, 2026
Led frontend code reviews across Angular repositories; migrated the frontend from Angular v8 to v16 to modernize the codebase and improve long-term maintainability. Implemented accessible UI following WCAG standards, built and maintained REST APIs across Django and Angular, and ensured quality with test coverage and feature flag checks. Resolved production bugs using DataDog, integrated Twilio for SMS/WhatsApp workflows, and created responsive email templates with Litmus. Published private Python packages via Gemfury and leveraged AI-assisted tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit AI) for faster, higher-quality development. Mentored engineers and coordinated work across teams in an Agile environment.
Software Engineer (Team Lead) at TenX
July 1, 2019 - August 1, 2023
Designed two major analytics dashboards featuring 21 D3.js charts for real-time data visualization. Built and integrated Google/TPL Map APIs to display business locations; developed Django APIs and HTTP services with file reporting for client web apps. Optimized backend API response times and Vertica database queries. Collaborated with clients to translate requirements into technical deliverables, mentored new developers, coordinated tasks between Dev and QA, deployed code across QA/UAT/Production, and provided daily client support.
Graduate Student Fellow at Information Technology University, Lahore
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
Developed code for a research project on predicting optimal facility location using machine learning; executed ML experiments from paperswithcode.com in video and speech processing domains. Served as Teaching Assistant for Algorithms and Discrete Structures.

Education

BS Computer Science at Information Technology University, Lahore
September 1, 2013 - June 1, 2017

Qualifications

GitHub Essential Training
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Unit Testing in Django
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Python – HackerRank
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
SQL – HackerRank
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment