Backend Engineer with 5+ years of enterprise experience building high-availability financial systems in the UAE. Specialized in Laravel/PHP and Java for banking and fintech environments, delivering APIs that process 1M+ daily transactions. Holds an MSCS from FAST University. Currently based in Dubai with proven experience in international, cross-functional teams. Actively seeking remote backend roles with US/EU companies.

Ahsan Majid Bhatti

Backend Engineer with 5+ years of enterprise experience building high-availability financial systems in the UAE. Specialized in Laravel/PHP and Java for banking and fintech environments, delivering APIs that process 1M+ daily transactions. Holds an MSCS from FAST University. Currently based in Dubai with proven experience in international, cross-functional teams. Actively seeking remote backend roles with US/EU companies.

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Backend Engineer with 5+ years of enterprise experience building high-availability financial systems in the UAE. Specialized
in Laravel/PHP and Java for banking and fintech environments, delivering APIs that process 1M+ daily transactions. Holds
an MSCS from FAST University. Currently based in Dubai with proven experience in international, cross-functional teams.
Actively seeking remote backend roles with US/EU companies.

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Language

English
Advanced
Urdu
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer (Backend) at Habib Metro AG
September 1, 2023 - Present
Architected backend modules for enterprise multi-country banking systems; engineered high-throughput RESTful APIs processing 1M+ daily financial transactions; improved database query performance by 35% through indexing and refactoring across MySQL and Sybase; implemented RBAC, field-level encryption, and audit trails; delivered 6 major backend features across 8 Agile sprints with 10+ cross-functional teammates.
Software Engineer (Backend) at Habib Metro AG
October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023
Developed enterprise backend applications for public sector digital transformation, supporting 50,000+ end users across government platforms; built backend integration services connecting 4 internal banking modules, reducing inter-system data latency by 25%; translated regulatory requirements into scalable Laravel and Java solutions, reducing change-request turnaround by 20%; improved system stability by 45% through debugging, refactoring, and performance profiling.
Technical Services Executive at SportsFever360
October 1, 2020 - October 31, 2022
Architected a real-time PHP sports score broadcasting platform serving 10+ media clients with concurrent live data streams; reduced page load time by 50% through backend optimization and third-party API integrations; led the complete development lifecycle independently, delivering MVP two weeks ahead of schedule; built zero-reload frontend score components reducing server polling frequency by 60% while maintaining real-time accuracy.

Education

Master of Science – Computer Science (MSCS) at FAST University
September 1, 2020 - January 31, 2023
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science (BSCS) at Bahria University
June 1, 2016 - June 30, 2020

Qualifications

Laravel Certification — In Progress
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026
React JS & React Native with Redux (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services