Hi, I’m Fahim Farhad, a full-stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience building high-performance web apps. I am passionate about clean architecture, DevOps automation, and building observable, production-ready systems. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced teams and enjoy mentoring others while shipping reliable software that users love.

Hi, I’m Fahim Farhad, a full-stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience building high-performance web apps. I am passionate about clean architecture, DevOps automation, and building observable, production-ready systems. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced teams and enjoy mentoring others while shipping reliable software that users love.

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Hi, I’m Fahim Farhad, a full-stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience building high-performance web apps.

I am passionate about clean architecture, DevOps automation, and building observable, production-ready systems. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced teams and enjoy mentoring others while shipping reliable software that users love.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer (ML Security Engineer) at Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Designed and deployed a secure, containerised federated learning environment using Docker and Docker Compose, validating up to 4 concurrent federated nodes on a local test bed with a computer vision dataset.
Frontend Team Lead at Gain Solutions
September 1, 2021 - November 1, 2023
Led frontend development for a large-scale property platform serving 100,000+ users and 650+ partner organisations; owned core features like Google Maps-based property search and real-time chat; implemented performance optimisations (React.memo, useMemo, useCallback) and improved dashboard load times by ~50%.
Software Engineer (Data & Analytics) at Sarina Russo Group
May 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023
End-to-End ML Pipeline: built a complete predictive analytics pipeline (research, feature engineering, training, deployment) to identify at-risk students and support early intervention.
Junior Software Developer at IdeaXen
August 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
ERP development: engineered core modules for a comprehensive ERP solution focusing on complex inventory management systems.
Frontend Team Lead at Gains Solutions
September 1, 2021 - November 30, 2023
Led frontend development for Unit Living, a property platform serving 650+ partner organizations and 100,000+ users; implemented Google Maps-based property search, real-time chat, and an admin/settings module; drove advanced React optimizations to improve load times and user engagement.

Education

Master of Data Science (Professional) at James Cook University Brisbane
March 1, 2020 - December 1, 2025
Master of Data Science (Professional) at James Cook University
March 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025

Qualifications

Node.js Microservice Certificate
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Node.js Microservice Certificate
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment