Awais Ahmad - Backend & AI Systems Engineer

    Awais Ahmad

    Backend & AI Systems Engineer

    I design and ship scalable APIs, AWS infrastructure, and automation workflows that turn data-heavy products into reliable, production-ready systems.

    About Me

    Senior engineer with 7+ years designing and shipping production systems — scalable APIs, AWS infrastructure, and applied AI pipelines for data-heavy products.

    7+
    Years Experience
    200+
    Projects Delivered
    10+
    AI Solutions Built

    What I Do

    Full-Stack Development

    Production APIs and applications with React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript — from MVP to scale.

    Solution Architecture

    System design for multi-tenant platforms, schema-driven automation, and distributed backend services.

    AI & Automation

    LLM integrations, AI agents, RAG pipelines, and document workflows embedded into production systems.

    DevOps & Cloud

    AWS infrastructure, Terraform IaC, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and observability for reliable deployments.

    Work Experience

    A journey of building impactful solutions and leading teams across diverse industries.

    Senior Software Engineer

    Uploader.io

    2024 - Present
    South Africa / Remote
    Contract

    Senior engineer scaling AI document processing infrastructure for enterprise clients. Owned workflow automation, LLM-based extraction and classification pipelines, AWS architecture, and production CI/CD.

    Key Achievements

    • Scaled document processing infrastructure 7x — from 140K to 1M+ monthly files — serving 50+ enterprise clients including McDonald's
    • Diagnosed and resolved critical Step Functions queue failures, restoring pipeline stability
    • Architected and built workflow automation module from scratch supporting SharePoint, webhooks, and custom script integrations
    • Built end-to-end document extraction and classification pipeline using LLMs with third-party integrations
    • Maintained CI/CD pipelines via AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions with Docker for Lambda deployments

    Technologies Used

    AWS
    Step Functions
    Lambda
    EC2
    S3
    CodePipeline
    Docker
    LLMs
    Terraform
    SharePoint
    Webhooks
    Document AI
    Workflow Automation
    CI/CD
    Embeddings
    Neo4J
    Mongo DB

    Technical Expertise

    The stack behind scalable products — from AI pipelines to cloud delivery

    AI

    Applied intelligence in production systems

    AI / LLMs
    AI Agents
    RAG
    Embeddings
    pgvector
    LangChain
    Google ADK
    Google Vertex AI

    Frontend

    Interfaces that scale with the product

    React.js
    Next.js
    TypeScript
    JavaScript
    Tailwind CSS
    Shadcn UI

    Backend

    APIs, services, and platform logic

    Node.js
    Express.js
    NestJS
    Python
    FastAPI
    Flask
    GraphQL

    Database

    Storage, queries, and data modeling

    MongoDB
    PostgreSQL
    MySQL
    Redis
    DynamoDB
    Neo4j

    DevOps & Cloud

    Ship reliably on AWS and beyond

    AWS
    Docker
    Terraform
    CI/CD
    Git
    GitHub Actions

    Featured Projects

    Some of the impactful projects I've built and led, showcasing technical excellence and innovation

    AI/SaaS Platform

    hireon

    Live

    AI-powered hiring platform that automates CV screening and candidate matching. Extracts structured data from resumes, scores candidates against job requirements, and ranks them — cutting manual screening time by 80%.

    Next.js
    TypeScript
    Node.js
    AWS
    OpenAI
    Tailwind CSS
    Web3 / AI Social Platform

    nostal

    Live

    Web3-powered social platform where content creators earn real rewards. Features AI-driven content tools, referral-based growth mechanics, and on-chain reward distribution that puts creators first.

    TypeScript
    React
    Node.js
    AWS
    Docker
    CI/CD
    AI Document Infrastructure

    Uploader.io

    Live

    AI document processing infrastructure for automating file ingestion, classification, and structured data extraction at scale.

    AWS
    Backend Services
    Document AI
    OCR/Extraction
    Workflow Automation
    APIs
    Webhooks
    AI/SaaS Platform

    Cold Pages

    Live

    Revolutionary AI-powered landing page generator that transforms ideas into conversion-optimized pages in seconds. Features intelligent content generation, A/B testing capabilities, and seamless deployment pipeline.

    Next.js
    TypeScript
    AWS EC2
    AWS Amplify
    S3
    OpenAI GPT
    Tailwind CSS
    E-Commerce

    Cush Living

    Live

    Immersive e-commerce experience featuring stunning 3D product visualizations, seamless payment integration, and intelligent inventory management. Delivers premium shopping experience with real-time analytics and customer insights.

    React.js
    Chakra UI
    Three.js
    MongoDB
    Stripe API
    WordPress
    Fintech

    Deltaf Mortgage

    Live

    Sophisticated mortgage platform featuring advanced financial calculators, real-time rate comparisons, and streamlined application processes. Transforms complex mortgage decisions into intuitive, user-friendly experiences.

    React.js
    TypeScript
    Tailwind CSS
    Figma
    AWS

    Open Source

    Tools and libraries I've built and shared with the developer community

    Developer Tools

    CLIDesk

    MIT

    Desktop-style terminal file explorer with icon grid, git status indicators, built-in command runner, and 6 themes. Navigate, run commands, and manage files without leaving the CLI.

    Go
    Bubble Tea
    TUI
    Cross-platform
    Homebrew
    npm Package

    typed-env-safe

    MIT

    Zero-dependency, TypeScript-first utility to safely define, validate, and type environment variables with schema-like syntax and runtime checks.

    TypeScript
    Node.js
    Validation
    Zero Dependencies

    Let's Connect

    Ready to discuss your next project or explore opportunities? I'd love to hear from you.

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    Location

    Open to global opportunities — remote or relocation

    Availability

    Open to opportunities

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