Agoric

Engineering Manager

Algolab

Founder

Sr. Software Engineer

Airbnb

Designed, developed, and launched new microservices for a messaging system to replace legacy monolith.

VMware

Design, develop and launch new container runtime by VMware. Built new scalable data synchronization protocol for control plane engine that helped partner teams build low latency applications.

Staff Engineer

Microsoft

Windows Kernel Core, OData, Data Marketplace.

Software Engineer

Nokia

University of the Punjab

Lecturer

Mentor Graphics

Software Development Engineer

Currently, I lead the Kernel team at Agoric, where I manage a group of talented engineers focused on core distributed system functionalities. My role involves strategic planning, promoting innovation, and ensuring our technology aligns with the latest industry standards and practices. This position has enhanced my leadership skills and deepened my technical expertise, allowing me to contribute significantly to our company's growth and success.

With a robust background in computer science and extensive experience at tech giants like Meta, Microsoft, Airbnb, and VMware, I am passionate about leveraging technology to enhance education and bridge the skills gap. As the founder of Algolab, I've developed cohort-based courses that have enabled engineers to thrive in their careers. My hands-on role in teaching and course development has deepened my understanding of student needs and the dynamics of effective learning environments.

As an Engineering Manager, I prioritize a human-first approach to leadership. I am dedicated to fostering a team culture that champions innovation, ownership, and a commitment to excellence. My goal is to build strong, supportive teams that are well-equipped to drive progress and adapt to the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

I am grateful for the opportunity to mentor and guide aspiring tech professionals and remain committed to continuous learning and improvement, both for myself and my teams. In my downtime, I explore emerging technologies and write about innovative ways to make tech education more accessible and engaging. I also run an IRL robotics club for girls and building a team to compete in FTC robotics competition.

Let's connect and DM me for collaboration.

Touseef Liaqat

Yum! Brands

Designed, developed, and deployed the Loyalty and Promotion services for YUM's eCommerce Platform, driving a 56% increase in registered customer orders and playing a pivotal role in achieving $20 billion in annual digital sales

Lead Back-End Software Engineer

Developed the Customer and Authentication services for YUM's eCommerce Platform, enabling seamless digital ordering for over 100 million customers across more than 45,000 restaurants worldwide.

Senior Back-End Software Engineer

YouTube

- Co-organizer of DFW's largest software developer meetup (Dallas Software Developers)
- Producer and host of the Junior Jobs Podcast
- Conference and bootcamp guest speaker

Community Organizer & Content Creator

Pariveda Solutions

Led the end-to-end delivery of a $10 million cloud migration effort, overseeing 3 teams across engineering, QA, and DevOps (total of 12 contributors). Delivered the initiative under budget and on-time, while achieving near-zero customer impact (99.99% uptime)

Software Engineering Manager

- Setup a new cloud CI/CD pipeline for an on-prem VR experience, reducing install times by over 90% through using TravisCI and custom scripts
- Developed a cloud-based real-time leaderboard API able to consume 100+ requests per second by following data lake best-practices
- Trained and led a team of 12+ developers on Swift and increased team velocity by 15% by enabling the refactor from a legacy Xamarin.iOS app to a new native iOS app

Associate Full-Stack Mobile Developer

- Developed a mobile app for a national health services company, cutting call-center response times by 99% by automating doctor recommendations and cost estimates 
- Created intellectual capital that reduced the time to create a new mobile app by 75% through a re-useable, internal mobile framework that followed best practices

Full-Stack Mobile Developer

mCubed Labs

- Increased team velocity by 15% and reduced defect rate by 20% through introducing test-driven development, MVVM, and the active record pattern
- Built 9 separate mobile applications across 3 industries by using Objective-C and Java

Mobile Developer

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

- Saved nearly $3,000 monthly in developer time-savings by researching and documenting comprehensive requirements
- Increased employee productivity by 6% by implementing agile best-practices

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I am a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience supporting small startups to Fortune 100 companies, currently building the new eCommerce platform for the world's largest restaurant company (Node.js, React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL)

I am also an independent programming teacher and career coach for those looking for a new job in tech. My opinions are my own

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