Hi there! I'm Kainat Asif, a software engineer with 3+ years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy building robust features end-to-end and collaborating with local and international teams to ship high-quality products. Hello! I thrive on solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and delivering user-friendly experiences. Outside work, I enjoy exploring AI-powered search and data-driven improvements.

Kainat Asif

Hi there! I'm Kainat Asif, a software engineer with 3+ years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy building robust features end-to-end and collaborating with local and international teams to ship high-quality products. Hello! I thrive on solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and delivering user-friendly experiences. Outside work, I enjoy exploring AI-powered search and data-driven improvements.

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Hi there! I’m Kainat Asif, a software engineer with 3+ years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy building robust features end-to-end and collaborating with local and international teams to ship high-quality products.

Hello! I thrive on solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and delivering user-friendly experiences. Outside work, I enjoy exploring AI-powered search and data-driven improvements.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Intermediate

Work Experience

Software Engineer III at Vartana
June 1, 2024 - November 5, 2025
Led backend and product initiatives including a dynamic funder credit policy builder with drag-and-drop UI, a RAG-based Copilot trained on internal data, overhauled Progen backend to store customer credit terms, implemented migrations, and built a DaisyUI-based UI for term updates. Drove pre-qualification to reduce underwriting approvals from 30 days to 1 day, implemented custom payment schedules, and added delivery/acceptance workflow. Implemented end-to-end duplication detection with PG Search to flag duplicates during company creation. Enabled buyers to accept or decline project milestones.
Software Engineer II at Educative.io
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Implemented Elastic Search indexing to replace Elastic Enterprise Search, achieving ~65% cost reduction. Built automated SEO-optimized Learn Pages and migrated user analytics to BigQuery with Looker Studio dashboards. Established process for collecting user testimonials, developed DSML assessment, and provided mentorship during onboarding.
Software Engineer Intern at Conrad Labs
March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022
During internship, focused on transitioning from manual testing to automated testing and learning the business model to enable automation.
Intern at Educative.io
August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Content writing internship; authored articles covering programming languages and computer science concepts.
Teaching Assistant at FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Undergraduate teaching assistant for Programming Fundamentals and Design and Analysis of Algorithms.
Software Engineer L3 at Vartana
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
Developed a dynamic no-code Funder Credit Policy Builder using ReactFlow for drag-and-drop rule configuration and YAML for version-controlled policy storage. Built a recursive policy evaluation engine to execute nested decision logic. Backend implemented in Ruby with YAML schema validation for secure and scalable policy execution. Also led AI Search pipeline using RAG, implemented a Progen updates backend overhaul, and contributed to pre-qualification and duplication detection features.
Software Engineer E2 at Educative.io
August 1, 2022 - June 1, 2024
Migrated from Elastic Enterprise Search to indices, enabling cost reductions and improved performance. Built SEO-optimized Learn Pages pipeline, migrated analytics to BigQuery with Looker Studio reports, and enhanced global access to notes by migrating data to Elastic Search for faster responses. Implemented UI features such as screenshot capture for feedback and onboarding experiences, plus product marketing pages and font customization.

Education

Master’s Degree Program in Health Technology at University of Turku
September 1, 2025 - November 5, 2025
BS(CS) at FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
August 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
B.S. Computer Science at FAST - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
August 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
M.S. Computer Science - Health Technology at University of Turku, Turku, Finland
September 1, 2025 - January 2, 2026

Qualifications

Dean’s List
August 1, 2018 - November 5, 2025
Bronze Medalist
August 1, 2018 - November 5, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education