Maryum Hamid

Researched advanced secret management in Kubernetes-based applications and designed a secure credential management solution for network management applications using HashiCorp Vault. Investigated access control, encryption techniques, and secret rotation policies to enhance Kubernetes security in enterprise environments. Analyzed existing Kubernetes deployments to optimize Vault integration for secure secret management.

Led and developed backend initiatives for Zalando's Sell to Zalando / Pre-Owned (Recommerce) platform, building distributed systems in Go to support trade-in acquisition, pricing, loyalty rewards, and cross-border resale. Implemented event-driven architectures with Nakadi and AWS SQS/SNS, designed and maintained high-performance REST APIs and data access with PostgreSQL using sqlc. Improved observability with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Lightstep; contributed to system design and incident handling. Applied clean architecture and domain-driven design, delivering well-tested code with unit, integration, and container-based testing (testcontainers).

Cloud-Based Medical Report Generation & Analysis of Thoracic Diseases from Chest X-Ray Images. Developed deep learning and image processing workflows using Python and Django, deployed the solution on Microsoft Azure, and bridged ML research with software engineering for scalable cloud-based deployment.