Farhan Syed

Full-Stack Developer at Fusion of Ideas

Refactored legacy PHP monolith into modular services, cutting average request time and data-related defects. Built integration services (Apex REST + Named Credentials) to sync orders/invoices with external systems; implemented retry and identity key management to reduce DLQ patterns and failed syncs by ~90%. Automated workflows with Flow/Process Builder to Apex, replacing manual steps and reducing cycle time from hours to minutes. Hardened data quality with validation rules, pre-save flows, and field-level security; reduced bad records by ~80–95% quarter-over-quarter. Wrote end-to-end requirements, test cases, and delivered >90% milestones on time across sprints.

Full-Stack Developer Intern at Fusion of Ideas

Built a batch shipping-label system (PHP + UPS/FedEx APIs, JavaScript/jQuery UI) that sustains ~1 label/second; processed ~3k labels in <1 hour and ~15k in ~4 hours unattended, cutting cycle time by >90% versus manual entry.

Remote Developer at Glass & Grafix

Redesigned the CRM data model and implemented batched Apex triggers/services to resolve governor-limit bottlenecks, reducing DML/SOQL per transaction by ~70%. Built secure Apex REST integrations with Named Credentials, adding retries, idempotency keys, and a DLQ pattern to stabilize external order/invoice syncs and cut failures by ~90%. Automated multi-step operational workflows in Flows/Process Builder, escalating to Apex for complex branching and callouts, shrinking cycle time from hours to minutes and removing manual steps. Enforced validation rules, before-save Flows, and field-level security to correct inconsistent data entry, driving an ~80–95% QoQ reduction in bad records. Defined acceptance criteria and test cases, demoed increments to stakeholders, and managed scope to keep delivery predictable, completing >90% of milestones on time.

Full Stack Developer at Fusion of Ideas

Refactored a 30k+ LOC PHP monolith into modular services to improve maintainability, cutting average request time by ~35–45% and reducing change-related defects by ~40%. Redesigned PostgreSQL/MySQL schemas and applied composite indexes and query tuning to resolve performance bottlenecks, taking slow queries from >50s to <300ms on peak endpoints. Built customer-facing sites end to end (JavaScript/React/Next.js, PHP, SQL, AWS S3/CloudFront/Lambda), delivering features from API and data layer through UI to production. Standardized error handling and logging with structured logs and correlation IDs to speed incident response, reducing mean time to diagnose from hours to under 30 minutes. Partnered with clients and executives to define scope and timelines and kept a transparent roadmap, enabling 90–100% on-time sprint delivery across releases.