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I am Umar Farooq, a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable SaaS applications and distributed systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and modern backend stacks (Python, Node.js) as well as frontend work with React and Next.js. I love crafting robust REST and GraphQL APIs and deploying reliable cloud architectures on AWS. I champion clean architecture, performance optimization, and CI/CD. I’ve led teams, mentored engineers, and delivered AI-powered features using OpenAI APIs, while collaborating with international clients in Agile environments.…I am Umar Farooq, a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable SaaS applications and distributed systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and modern backend stacks (Python, Node.js) as well as frontend work with React and Next.js. I love crafting robust REST and GraphQL APIs and deploying reliable cloud architectures on AWS. I champion clean architecture, performance optimization, and CI/CD. I’ve led teams, mentored engineers, and delivered AI-powered features using OpenAI APIs, while collaborating with international clients in Agile environments.

Umar Farooq

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I am Umar Farooq, a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable SaaS applications and distributed systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and modern backend stacks (Python, Node.js) as well as frontend work with React and Next.js. I love crafting robust REST and GraphQL APIs and deploying reliable cloud architectures on AWS. I champion clean architecture, performance optimization, and CI/CD. I’ve led teams, mentored engineers, and delivered AI-powered features using OpenAI APIs, while collaborating with international clients in Agile environments.…I am Umar Farooq, a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable SaaS applications and distributed systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and modern backend stacks (Python, Node.js) as well as frontend work with React and Next.js. I love crafting robust REST and GraphQL APIs and deploying reliable cloud architectures on AWS. I champion clean architecture, performance optimization, and CI/CD. I’ve led teams, mentored engineers, and delivered AI-powered features using OpenAI APIs, while collaborating with international clients in Agile environments.

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I am Umar Farooq, a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable SaaS applications and distributed systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and modern backend stacks (Python, Node.js) as well as frontend work with React and Next.js. I love crafting robust REST and GraphQL APIs and deploying reliable cloud architectures on AWS.

I champion clean architecture, performance optimization, and CI/CD. I’ve led teams, mentored engineers, and delivered AI-powered features using OpenAI APIs, while collaborating with international clients in Agile environments.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at HappyTenant

January 1, 2023 - Present

Led the development of the enterprise property management SaaS platform, architecting and maintaining scalable backend systems using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Sidekiq. Designed multi-tenant architecture with secure RBAC, built REST and GraphQL APIs for web and mobile, and improved performance via caching, DB optimization, and asynchronous processing. Implemented AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines with Docker and GitHub Actions. Integrated AI-powered document processing and automation using OpenAI APIs. Mentored engineers and contributed to architecture decisions and code reviews.

Software Engineer at Viral Square

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023

Built SaaS products for marketing automation and customer engagement. Developed backend services with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, created reporting dashboards and analytics systems, and implemented background job processing with Sidekiq and Redis. Integrated third-party APIs (Stripe, Twilio, HubSpot, SendGrid). Improved performance through query optimization and caching. Built frontend features with React and Next.js and developed AI-powered content generation features using OpenAI APIs.

Full Stack Developer at Local Labs, LLC

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021

Delivered custom SaaS applications for startups and small businesses. Built backend systems with Ruby on Rails and frontend interfaces using React, Next.js, JavaScript, and Bootstrap. Designed database schemas and implemented business workflows. Integrated payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal). Deployed applications on AWS and Heroku. Worked directly with clients for requirements gathering and delivery; implemented authentication, authorization, and REST APIs.