Hi, I’m Tariq Ali, a Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of hands-on experience building scalable backend architectures and high-performance APIs. I love turning complex requirements into robust, secure systems on AWS, serverless stacks, and modern frontend frameworks. I’m passionate about collaboration, mentoring engineers, and delivering products that drive real value. When I’m not coding, I enjoy exploring cloud-native patterns, improving CI/CD pipelines, and helping teams ship reliable software quickly. I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy taking ownership of end-to-end delivery, from architecture and design to deployment and maintenance. I’m always eager to learn, adapt, and contribute to teams that values robust software and rapid iteration.

Tariq Ali

Hi, I’m Tariq Ali, a Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of hands-on experience building scalable backend architectures and high-performance APIs. I love turning complex requirements into robust, secure systems on AWS, serverless stacks, and modern frontend frameworks. I’m passionate about collaboration, mentoring engineers, and delivering products that drive real value. When I’m not coding, I enjoy exploring cloud-native patterns, improving CI/CD pipelines, and helping teams ship reliable software quickly. I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy taking ownership of end-to-end delivery, from architecture and design to deployment and maintenance. I’m always eager to learn, adapt, and contribute to teams that values robust software and rapid iteration.

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Hi, I’m Tariq Ali, a Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of hands-on experience building scalable backend architectures and high-performance APIs. I love turning complex requirements into robust, secure systems on AWS, serverless stacks, and modern frontend frameworks. I’m passionate about collaboration, mentoring engineers, and delivering products that drive real value. When I’m not coding, I enjoy exploring cloud-native patterns, improving CI/CD pipelines, and helping teams ship reliable software quickly.

I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy taking ownership of end-to-end delivery, from architecture and design to deployment and maintenance. I’m always eager to learn, adapt, and contribute to teams that values robust software and rapid iteration.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead Engineer at Optimyse
November 1, 2019 - October 31, 2025
Led cloud-native infrastructure optimization on AWS, achieving over 50% cost reduction and strengthened security; improved availability through dynamic horizontal scaling, automated integration testing with Mocha/Jest, wrote Bash scripts to streamline customer-site installations, implemented Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Jest and JUnit, engaged with potential customers as lead developer driving adoption by over 20%, and architected a cloud-native AWS product with a CI/CD pipeline for easy deployment.
Full Stack Developer at Wiztech
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Led comprehensive improvements to the full-stack SaaS architecture using AWS services; implemented scalable and responsive full-stack solutions; used Angular, React and Node.js to build front-end and back-end features; designed and implemented RESTful APIs; continuously researched new tech to stay ahead of trends and drive innovation.
Software Engineer at CTech
March 1, 2015 - March 1, 2015
Wrote, tested, and maintained code under guidance of senior developers; identified and resolved bugs; participated in code reviews; analyzed and solved technical challenges and contributed to discussions on optimal solutions.
Senior Full Stack Developer at hankz.com
November 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented scalable serverless architectures using AWS and SST; built distributed, event-driven microservices for high availability and fault tolerance; developed high-performance REST APIs with Node.js and TypeScript; implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions; integrated secure payment systems (Stripe, With Flex) for global transaction processing; developed frontend apps using React and Vite.
Lead Architect / Senior Software Engineer at hankz.com
November 1, 2019 - October 1, 2025
Led architecture and development of a cloud-native SaaS platform using AWS and microservices; reduced infrastructure costs by 50% through design optimizations; designed scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems, improving uptime and resilience; established CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha); introduced Test-Driven Development (TDD) to improve code quality and maintainability; built automation tools reducing customer onboarding time by 200%+; mentored engineers and guided technical decision-making across the platform.
Senior Full Stack Developer
April 1, 2015 - October 1, 2019
Developed scalable SaaS applications using Node.js, PHP, React, and Angular; designed REST APIs and integrated third-party services; improved frontend and backend performance and scalability across systems; contributed to AWS-based cloud architecture and deployment.
Software Engineer at 7tech.com
December 20, 2012 - March 20, 2015
Developed and maintained application features following software engineering best practices; debugged and resolved production issues, improving system stability; participated in code reviews and collaborative development processes.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science (MS) at NED University of Engineering and Technology
June 1, 2017 - May 1, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS) at Preston University
July 1, 2011 - June 1, 2015
Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science at NED University of Engineering and Technology
January 11, 2030 - April 20, 2026
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science at Preston University
January 11, 2030 - April 20, 2026

Qualifications

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
January 11, 2030 - October 31, 2025
.NET Framework
January 11, 2030 - October 31, 2025
Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 31, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment