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I am a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native, and data-intensive systems across banking, fintech, and enterprise environments. I have strong expertise in AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven track record in platform engineering, cloud migration, and service modernization. I currently lead development within NN’s Adviser Platform, delivering secure, reliable, and highly available solutions that support advisor and customer journeys. I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with customer and domain needs, ensuring high availability, observability, and security.…I am a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native, and data-intensive systems across banking, fintech, and enterprise environments. I have strong expertise in AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven track record in platform engineering, cloud migration, and service modernization. I currently lead development within NN’s Adviser Platform, delivering secure, reliable, and highly available solutions that support advisor and customer journeys. I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with customer and domain needs, ensuring high availability, observability, and security.

Farhan Rafaqat

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I am a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native, and data-intensive systems across banking, fintech, and enterprise environments. I have strong expertise in AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven track record in platform engineering, cloud migration, and service modernization. I currently lead development within NN’s Adviser Platform, delivering secure, reliable, and highly available solutions that support advisor and customer journeys. I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with customer and domain needs, ensuring high availability, observability, and security.…I am a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native, and data-intensive systems across banking, fintech, and enterprise environments. I have strong expertise in AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven track record in platform engineering, cloud migration, and service modernization. I currently lead development within NN’s Adviser Platform, delivering secure, reliable, and highly available solutions that support advisor and customer journeys. I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with customer and domain needs, ensuring high availability, observability, and security.

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I am a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native, and data-intensive systems across banking, fintech, and enterprise environments. I have strong expertise in AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven track record in platform engineering, cloud migration, and service modernization.
I currently lead development within NN’s Adviser Platform, delivering secure, reliable, and highly available solutions that support advisor and customer journeys. I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product teams to align technical solutions with customer and domain needs, ensuring high availability, observability, and security.

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Devops Applications at Nationale-Nederlanden Bank, The Hague, Netherlands

April 1, 2024 - June 15, 2024

Serving as Lead Engineer in the Transformation Team of NN Bank’s SIBA Department, spearheading the migration of TIBCO services to AWS services using AWS CDK, Typescript and Node.js. Establishing and maintaining architectural guidelines and reusable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) modules to streamline cloud migration for department-wide teams. Designing and delivering hands-on workshops and training sessions to upskill engineers in TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS services, fostering a culture of technical excellence. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to best practices in cloud architecture, security, and scalability during the migration process. Driving innovation and knowledge sharing by mentoring team members and facilitating the adoption of modern development methodologies and tools.

Senior Software Engineer at Fashion Cloud, Amsterdam, Netherlands

October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024

Led Node Data Imports Dev Team, optimizing data workflows and ensuring scalability. Spearheaded the design and implementation of ETL processes for efficient data extraction, transformation, and loading. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to provide insights into data processing, supporting data-driven decision-making. Played a key role in addressing scalability challenges by contributing to the design and implementation of scalable infrastructure solutions.

Senior Blockchain Developer at Avanza Innovations, Dubai, UAE

August 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022

Led the development of an Invoice verification system for Saudi Aramco using Hyperledger Fabric, golang, and MERN Stack technologies. Successfully integrated the Aramco SAP system with Blockchain and created CI/CD pipelines with private cloud providers, facilitating the digital transformation of invoices. Optimized and automated infrastructure CI/CD setup for multiple banks in Dubai participating in de-risk trade transactions. Implemented infrastructure automation using Terraform for Kubernetes and other cloud providers. Developed AI-based solutions for customer feedback analysis at the Department of Digital Ajman using Microsoft Azure cognitive services. Collaborated with Dubai Police and government entities to develop blockchain platforms improving passport issuance processes. Created smart home mobile applications for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority with React and D3.js visualization.

Fullstack Developer at ENOU Labs, Lahore, Pakistan

May 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020

Developed an online shipments cargo delivery booking platform using MERN stack, GraphQL, and GCP. Engineered RESTful web services to handle real-time transactions. Specialized in IoT development focusing on communication and data transmission to Raspberry Pi devices with security measures. Designed and architected a cloud backed Point Of Sale (POS) system with data mining algorithms. Designed databases for a high-volume internal web app, transforming it into an online automobile socializing platform using NoSQL knowledge.

Devops Applications at Nationale-Nederlanden Bank

April 1, 2024 - June 10, 2024

Serving as Lead Engineer in the Transformation Team of NN Bank’s SIBA Department, spearheading the migration of TIBCO services to AWS services using AWS CDK, Typescript and Node.js. Establishing and maintaining architectural guidelines and reusable infrastructure-as-code modules to streamline cloud migration department-wide. Designing and delivering hands-on workshops and training sessions to upskill engineers in TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS services. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to cloud architecture best practices including security and scalability. Driving innovation by mentoring team members and facilitating adoption of modern development methodologies and tools.

Senior Software Engineer at Fashion Cloud

October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024

Led the Node Data Imports Development Team, optimizing data workflows and ensuring scalability. Designed and implemented ETL processes for efficient data extraction, transformation, and loading. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support data-driven decision-making. Addressed scalability challenges by contributing to the design and implementation of scalable infrastructure solutions.

Senior Blockchain Developer at Avanza Innovations

August 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022

Led development of an invoice verification system using Hyperledger Fabric, golang, and MERN Stack for Saudi Aramco, integrating SAP with blockchain and CI/CD private cloud pipelines. Automated infrastructure CI/CD for UAE banks to de-risk trade transactions using Terraform and Kubernetes. Developed AI-based customer feedback solution for Digital Ajman using Azure cognitive services and PowerBI dashboard. Collaborated with Dubai Police on blockchain platform for lost passports improving efficiency and security. Created smart home mobile app with dashboards and visualizations for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority customers.

Fullstack Developer at ENOU Labs

May 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020

Developed an online shipments/cargo booking platform (Trella) with MERN stack and GraphQL on GCP. Engineered real-time RESTful services enhancing logistics efficiency. Specialized in IoT development and secure communication with Raspberry Pi devices. Designed and architected a cloud-backed POS system (octoPOS) with data mining for business insights. Designed database schemas improving data integrity and user engagement for an online automobile portal (On The Road).

Full Stack Developer at Enoul Labs

May 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020

Built high-volume NoSQL schemas and real-time APIs; implemented data mining algorithms to enhance business insights.

Lead Engineer at Nationale-Nederlanden (NN) – Adviser Platform

April 1, 2024 - Present

Lead engineer delivering customer-facing and domain-critical services used by advisors across NN; designed and maintained cloud-native backend services on AWS using TypeScript and Node.js; driving platform standardization, reliability, and security.

Lead Engineer at Nationale-Nederlanden (NN) – Transformation Team

April 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025

Spearheaded the migration of legacy TIBCO services to AWS; defined departmental architectural guidelines and reusable IaC modules; delivered hands-on workshops and training for cloud engineers; mentored engineers and promoted best practices in cloud security, scalability, and CI/CD automation.