I’m a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Malmö, Sweden, leading a four-engineer team delivering Boozt’s advanced digital retail-media campaign platform across PHP/Symfony, Go, and Node.js on GCP and Kubernetes. I’m currently completing an MSc in Software Engineering with a thesis on applied explainable machine learning, focused on bringing ML and AI into production systems, and I’m building on strong distributed-systems and leadership foundations.

Ehtisham Arshad

I’m a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Malmö, Sweden, leading a four-engineer team delivering Boozt’s advanced digital retail-media campaign platform across PHP/Symfony, Go, and Node.js on GCP and Kubernetes. I’m currently completing an MSc in Software Engineering with a thesis on applied explainable machine learning, focused on bringing ML and AI into production systems, and I’m building on strong distributed-systems and leadership foundations.

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I’m a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Malmö, Sweden, leading a four-engineer team delivering Boozt’s advanced digital retail-media campaign platform across PHP/Symfony, Go, and Node.js on GCP and Kubernetes.

I’m currently completing an MSc in Software Engineering with a thesis on applied explainable machine learning, focused on bringing ML and AI into production systems, and I’m building on strong distributed-systems and leadership foundations.

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead at Boozt
September 1, 2021 - Present
Lead a team of four engineers building Boozt’s advanced digital retail-media campaign booking platform for business and marketing teams. Own the architecture, design, and end-to-end delivery from campaign creation through tracking and execution. Designed and built scalable, highly available backend services for the Partner Portal, Brand Portal, and Marketing API on GCP and Kubernetes. Provided mentorship, code reviews, and technical direction to keep the team shipping high-quality work on schedule. Partner with marketing and commercial stakeholders to translate business goals into well-scoped, reliable technical delivery.
Software Engineer at 10Pearls
October 1, 2020 - August 1, 2021
Served as backend engineer for Hobsons Navience, a widely used US college-application platform. Built RESTful APIs that streamline college-application workflows and enable smoother integration with external systems. Modernized a legacy student portal by rebuilding the UI in React, improving usability and accessibility.
Software Engineer at Embrace-IT
July 1, 2018 - October 1, 2020
Led development of the AltaPay payment plugins for WordPress and Prestashop. Delivered features for client products including HelseMed.dk and TrainAway.fit. Collaborated with stakeholders on requirements analysis and system configuration.
Lead Web Developer at Zemtrax Services
January 1, 2017 - Present
Junior Software Engineer at ADD Enterprise
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017

Education

MSc in Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Sweden
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026
BSc Computer Science at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026

Qualifications

SCRUM Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026
Foundations of Project Management — Google
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026

Industry Experience

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

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