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I’m Zahra Rauf, a software developer and educator with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Digital Computing). I’ve built web apps with Flask, worked on backend services, and taught Java, C++, and HDL across university settings. I’m currently based in Germany and pursuing a Software Engineering Certification with Masterschool, with a strong interest in GenAI, LLMs, and building scalable, user-friendly software. I enjoy solving complex problems as part of a collaborative team, communicating clearly, and mentoring others. I’m excited to contribute as a junior developer in GenAI, backend, or frontend roles to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions and accelerate innovation.…I’m Zahra Rauf, a software developer and educator with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Digital Computing). I’ve built web apps with Flask, worked on backend services, and taught Java, C++, and HDL across university settings. I’m currently based in Germany and pursuing a Software Engineering Certification with Masterschool, with a strong interest in GenAI, LLMs, and building scalable, user-friendly software. I enjoy solving complex problems as part of a collaborative team, communicating clearly, and mentoring others. I’m excited to contribute as a junior developer in GenAI, backend, or frontend roles to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions and accelerate innovation.

Zahra Rauf

Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, Programmer, +3

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I’m Zahra Rauf, a software developer and educator with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Digital Computing). I’ve built web apps with Flask, worked on backend services, and taught Java, C++, and HDL across university settings. I’m currently based in Germany and pursuing a Software Engineering Certification with Masterschool, with a strong interest in GenAI, LLMs, and building scalable, user-friendly software. I enjoy solving complex problems as part of a collaborative team, communicating clearly, and mentoring others. I’m excited to contribute as a junior developer in GenAI, backend, or frontend roles to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions and accelerate innovation.…I’m Zahra Rauf, a software developer and educator with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Digital Computing). I’ve built web apps with Flask, worked on backend services, and taught Java, C++, and HDL across university settings. I’m currently based in Germany and pursuing a Software Engineering Certification with Masterschool, with a strong interest in GenAI, LLMs, and building scalable, user-friendly software. I enjoy solving complex problems as part of a collaborative team, communicating clearly, and mentoring others. I’m excited to contribute as a junior developer in GenAI, backend, or frontend roles to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions and accelerate innovation.

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I’m Zahra Rauf, a software developer and educator with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Digital Computing). I’ve built web apps with Flask, worked on backend services, and taught Java, C++, and HDL across university settings. I’m currently based in Germany and pursuing a Software Engineering Certification with Masterschool, with a strong interest in GenAI, LLMs, and building scalable, user-friendly software.

I enjoy solving complex problems as part of a collaborative team, communicating clearly, and mentoring others. I’m excited to contribute as a junior developer in GenAI, backend, or frontend roles to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions and accelerate innovation.

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Work Experience

Lecturer at NUML

February 1, 2010 - September 1, 2017

Conducted in-depth instruction in Java, C++, and HDL (VHDL, Verilog) for more than 200 undergraduate students, attaining an outstanding average evaluation score of 4.5 out of 5. Mentored over 20 student research projects in Assembly, Verilog, and C, providing expert guidance in both implementation and debugging stages.

Visiting Lecturer at PTUT

October 1, 2020 - May 1, 2022

Taught 100+ undergraduate students programming fundamentals in Assembly, VHDL, and Verilog HDL. Developed 20+ Control Systems modules, integrating software and hardware design concepts.

Full-Stack Developer (Personal Project) at MoviWebApp

June 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

Built and deployed a Flask-based full-stack web app with CRUD functionality for managing movie data, improving data handling efficiency by 25%. Designed a responsive front-end with HTML, CSS, and Jinja templates, integrated SQLite, and used Git/GitHub for version control and deployment on PythonAnywhere.

AI/ML Engineer (Project) at ProfessorProficient

October 1, 2025 - Present

Developed an AI-driven RAG pipeline utilizing FAISS, OpenAI embeddings, and LangChain, designed to create context-sensitive quizzes from user-submitted documents. Implemented scalable preprocessing (chunking, embeddings, semantic retrieval), structured LLM outputs with JSON-enforced prompts and Pydantic validation, and produced production-ready quiz generation.

Full-Stack Developer at MoviWebApp

June 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

Built and deployed a Flask-based full-stack web app with CRUD functionality for managing movie data; designed responsive front-end with HTML/CSS/Jinja; integrated SQLite and Git/GitHub workflows; improved data handling efficiency by 25%.

AI/ML Engineer (RAG Pipeline) at ProfessorProficient

October 1, 2025 - Present

Developed an AI-driven RAG pipeline using FAISS, OpenAI embeddings, and LangChain to generate context-sensitive quizzes from user-submitted documents; implemented scalable preprocessing, chunking, embeddings, and semantic retrieval; structured LLM outputs with JSON-enforced prompts and Pydantic validation for production readiness.

Relocation & Personal Development

June 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025

Transitioned to Germany, focusing on personal and professional growth. Allocated time for family while pursuing a Software Engineering Certification from Masterschool.

Project Developer / AI Engineer at ProfessorProficient

October 1, 2025 - Present

Developed an AI-driven RAG pipeline utilizing FAISS, OpenAI embeddings, and LangChain; designed scalable preprocessing (chunking, embeddings, retrieval), and produced JSON-enforced LLM outputs with Pydantic validation for reliable quiz generation.