Hi there! I'm Tahajam Shaid, a Technical Lead and Full Stack Engineer focused on building scalable applications and AI-powered features. Over the last 4+ years I’ve led 0-to-1 product development, designed cloud infrastructure, and shipped real-time systems used by 100K+ users. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable software and collaborating across product, design, and data teams to drive measurable outcomes. Currently I guide the technical strategy for a Norwegian fintech startup, building the platform from inception to production. I thrive on cloud architecture, real-time data streaming, and implementing secure, GDPR-compliant solutions that scale with business needs.

Taha Jamshaid

Hi there! I'm Tahajam Shaid, a Technical Lead and Full Stack Engineer focused on building scalable applications and AI-powered features. Over the last 4+ years I’ve led 0-to-1 product development, designed cloud infrastructure, and shipped real-time systems used by 100K+ users. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable software and collaborating across product, design, and data teams to drive measurable outcomes. Currently I guide the technical strategy for a Norwegian fintech startup, building the platform from inception to production. I thrive on cloud architecture, real-time data streaming, and implementing secure, GDPR-compliant solutions that scale with business needs.

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Hi there! I’m Tahajam Shaid, a Technical Lead and Full Stack Engineer focused on building scalable applications and AI-powered features. Over the last 4+ years I’ve led 0-to-1 product development, designed cloud infrastructure, and shipped real-time systems used by 100K+ users. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable software and collaborating across product, design, and data teams to drive measurable outcomes.

Currently I guide the technical strategy for a Norwegian fintech startup, building the platform from inception to production. I thrive on cloud architecture, real-time data streaming, and implementing secure, GDPR-compliant solutions that scale with business needs.

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Language

Aragonese
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Work Experience

Technical Lead at Tally.no
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led 0-to-1 fintech platform development from concept to production using Next.js 14, Python (FastAPI), and PostgreSQL. Designed cloud infrastructure on AWS with auto-scaling EC2, RDS, S3, and CloudFront, achieving 99.9% uptime and 50K+ monthly API requests. Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, reducing deployment cycles from 2 hours to 15 minutes with zero-downtime deployments. Enforced enterprise security (OAuth 2.0/JWT, RBAC, encryption at rest/transit) and GDPR compliance. Instituted engineering best practices, boosting test coverage to 90%+ and cutting production bugs by 40%, while speeding feature delivery by 2x.
Software Engineer & AI Engineer at ContentStudio.io
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Architected and deployed ML-powered content recommendation using Python and TensorFlow, increasing user engagement by 25% and session duration by 18% across 50K+ active users. Migrated platform to Node.js microservices with PostgreSQL, improving query performance by 30% and reducing infra costs by $2K/month. Integrated GPT-4 for AI-assisted content generation, enabling 10K+ users to create optimized content with 15% higher engagement. Implemented PR guidelines and automated testing (Jest, Cypress), reducing critical production bugs by 40% and deployment failures by 50%.
Full Stack Developer at CarbonTeq
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Built an enterprise IoT monitoring platform processing 10K+ sensor events/minute using MQTT, WebSockets, and Node.js for real-time equipment tracking across 3 manufacturing clients. Developed firmware-to-cloud APIs connecting 500+ embedded devices to AWS IoT Core, reducing dashboard latency by 45% and enabling predictive maintenance alerts. Created real-time dashboards with React and D3.js handling 1M+ daily data points with sub-second refresh. Optimized Next.js apps to 95+ Lighthouse scores, cutting initial load times by 80% and increasing mobile conversions by 35%. Implemented WebRTC-based video conferencing with adaptive bitrate for 100+ concurrent users, achieving <100ms latency and 99.5% call success.
Associate Software Engineer at Devsinc
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Developed cross-platform mobile apps with React Native for 25K+ users. Refactored legacy Node.js and Ruby on Rails backends, reducing codebase by 35% and improving API response times by 40%. Achieved 100% unit test coverage across 3 backend services (Jest, RSpec), preventing regressions for 6 months. Delivered 5 client projects for US startups, contributing to a 40% uptick in client acquisition and $150K+ in new contracts.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST-SEECS)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST-SEECS)
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Telecommunications