Md. Readul Hasan Chayan - Résumé
Contact Information:
Md. Readul Hasan Chayan
Flat-B4, House-279, Road-16, Block-K,
Banashree, Dhaka-1219, Bangladesh.
Phone: -
Email:-Web: heemayl.net
Open Source code: github.com/heemayl
Professional Objective:
To work on stuff I like, for fun and profit.
Employment History:
Backend Developer
Saffron Technologies, Inc.
July, 2020 - Present
Development of backend of the Mata VC web app.
Tasks:
- API: Django and DRF (Django REST Framework) based API development.
- Async Tasks: Async tasks development for Celery with RabbitMQ as the broker
and Redis as the result backend.
- Database: Postgresql with Django ORM for database operations.
- DevOps: Installation, configuration, and maintenance of all the system stuff on
Amazon Web Services (AWS) including all the software packages on EC2.
Creation and maintenance of deployment pipelines on GitHub Actions.
Mentor
CodeMentor
July, 2019 - Present
Helping developers on a wide range of topics including Python, Django,
Flask, Docker, Databases, JavaScript, Git, GNU/Linux, Nginx, Regex,
Shell etc.
Profile: CodeMentor.io/@heemayl
Tasks:
- Direct 1:1 Mentorship
- Long-term and Short-term Freelance Jobs
- Code Review
Backend Developer
Cuz Translation
July, 2019 - December, 2019
Development of the web app backend.
Tasks:
- API: Development of Django and DRF (Django REST Framework) based API.
- Database: MySQL with Django ORM for database operations.
- Microservices: Development of multiple Flask microservices.
- Deployment: Deployment and maintenance of API and docker-based microservices
on GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
Chief Technology Officer
Eating Habits
April, 2019 - June, 2020
Full stack development, deployment, maintenance, administration of the Hybrid
App (Web/Android/iOS).
Tasks:
- Backend: The backend is Python/Django, with a REST API written by me using
DRF (Django REST Framework) exposed to the frontend for CRUD calls.
- Database: Used Postgresql with Django ORM for storing/retrieving data
programmatically.
- Frontend: Written Quasar framework and Vue.js based frontend using Vue.js
libraries like i18n, Vuex, vue-router, and so on.
- Deployment/Maintenance/Administration: Configured and maintained Nginx (as
web server), uWSGI (as WSGI server), GitLab CI (for CI), Git (as VCS), Ansible
(for automation).
- Management: Was responsible for taking various strategic decisions from
technical perspective, and making sure the team is moving forward in harmony
towards a collective goal.
Creator
Dealiable.com
June, 2018 - April, 2019
Full stack development, deployment, maintenance, administration is done by me.
Tasks:
- Web scraping: Written numerous web scraping and parsing scripts in Python for
collecting product data from Online shops of Bangladesh. Notable libraries used:
Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Requests.
- Backend: Written the backend in Python/Django. A REST API written using Django
REST Framework (DRF) is exposed for the frontend.
- Database: Used Postgresql as the database to store scraped/formatted data. Used
Django ORM for storing/retrieving data programmatically.
- Frontend: Used Vue.js as the frontend JS framework, and Bootstrap as the only
CSS library. Everything else is written by me from scratch.
- Deployment/Maintenance/Administration: All deployment/maintenance works in
VPS running Ubuntu as the OS, Nginx as the web server, uWSGI as the WSGI
server is done by me. All System administration tasks are done by me, where most
stuff is automated using either a respective library or through manual scripting.
Revision controlling of all codes and configurations through Git is done by me.
Creator
BookShelfBD.com
December, 2017 - June, 2018
All coding, deployment, maintenance, administration of this peer-peer book sharing
Platform of Bangladesh is done solely by me.
System Administrator II
Therap Services LLC
October, 2017 - December, 2017
Development, Devops, System Administration.
Projects and tasks:
- Developed GNU/Linux Distro: Single handedly developed, and maintained an
Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution for internal use. The distro included all the bells
and whistles including package management with independent repositories, custom
packaging of programs, custom programs, maintainer methodologies, and so on
- Development: Developed various toolsets and written many scripts for variety of tasks
Including but not limited to inventory management, networking, device statistics, log
parsing, text processing, resource tracking
- DevOps and System Administration: Maintained and enhanced previously developed,
implemented toolsets in the DevOps and System Administration chain, as day-to-day
tasks
Associate System Administrator
Therap Services LLC
July, 2015 - September, 2017
GNU/Linux administration, Devops stuffs.
Projects and tasks:
- GNU/Linux Administration: Worked on, and debugged many GNU/Linux stuffs that
require deeper understanding of the system, tools, and methodologies. Worked on both
Debian (as desktop) and Fedora (as server) derivatives. Worked with various package
management systems, diagnosed issues from lower level. Managed various init systems
including Systemd, SysV, Upstart
- Ansible: Designed, written, and now maintaining the configuration management, and
automation tool - Ansible. Currently, 20 configuration combinations of the company’s
infrastructure are fully automated through it
- Centralized Logging Infrastructure: Designed, implemented, and now maintaining the
ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack for Log management, it is now the
centralized Log infrastructure for the company. Experienced with implementing, and
administering Splunk too
- Scripting: Written many scripts according to customer requirements in Bash (also POSIX
sh), Python, Go for the production environment. Also written many scripts for
automating various System administration and DevOps tasks
- Version Control: Experienced with Git; designed, configured, and maintaining Gitlab
-- the central Git remote repository infrastructure for the Operations people; all stuffs that
need to be revision-controlled are put here
- Nagios: Configured, and maintained Nagios, the monitoring system. Written many plugins
for Nagios using Bash, Python
- Cacti: Configured, and maintained Cacti for tracking relevant historic data (usually
resource usages) from devices using SNMP. Written many custom scripts for getting and
formatting the data properly
- DNS: Designed, implemented, and maintaining DNS server using BIND for internal use;
had implemented variety of configurations for ensuring optimum security and usability
- Text Processing: Written scripts, and one-liners for various tasks involving text
processing; tools used: awk, sed, grep, bash, python and other standard *nix text
processing utilities
- LXD/LXC: Very familiar with Linux Namespace and Cgroups based machine-centric
container technologies: LXC, LXD
- Vagrant: Extensively used Vagrant; created Vagrantfile, and other necessary wrapper
scripts for VM creation and management
- Docker: Tested the possibility of deploying the company App with Docker; used Docker in
many smaller projects
- Virtualization: Installed, configured, and administered Xen based OVM (Oracle Virtual
Machine); written Python scripts for VM management using the REST API; familiar with
QEMU, KVM, Virtualbox as well
- Database: Worked with relational databases especially MySQL, PostgreSQL; written
queries as per requirements
- Web Servers: Installed, configured and now administering Nginx as web server, reverse
proxy; working on performance optimization, secure transportation and overall efficiency.
Also maintained Apache previously.
- Performance Optimization: Worked on optimizing various performance related
Parameters of Linux kernel, disks, networks, and related toolsets.
- Day-to-day Operational Tasks: Performing the trivial Operational tasks regularly to keep
the whole Operational ecosystem on the best performant state
Junior Unix Administrator
herap Services LLC
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July, 2014 - June, 2015
GNU/Linux Administration, System monitoring.
Projects and tasks:
- Monitoring Infrastructure: Monitored company’s Java based web application, network,
and related stuff, on a roster basis. Diagnosed problems, forwarded to tier-2 if needed;
also done regular health checking of devices
- Scripting for Production: Written Python scripts for getting data from several production
scripts by parsing mail, saved the data, sent mails as reports with detailed time and other
relevant data
- Cobbler: Configured and maintained Cobbler for automating installation of various
Operating systems on bare metal and virtual machines
- Scripts for Monitoring: Written scripts for automating various infrastructure monitoring
tasks
- Log Parser: Written in-house application, and access Log parser for Company’s Java
based application for parsing logs, in Bash, *nix standard utilities, and Python
- Browser Automation: Written automated script for browser to get data from tools, using
Python (webdriver based, used Selenium)
- Monitoring Tools: Extensively familiar with the inner-workings and administration of
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Nagios, Cacti
Executive, Technical Support
Bangladesh Online Limited (Beximco IT)
April, 2013 - June, 2014
Configured and maintained networking devices of the ISP, provided support to the
clients
Projects and tasks:
- Team Supervision: Supervised a team working on network infrastructure
- Infrastructure Monitoring: Monitored, on a roster basis, the whole network of the ISP;
diagnosed and fixed issues
- Networking Device Management: Configured, and administered various brands of
networking devices including routers, switches which were used in-house and also by the
clients
- GNU/Linux and Service Administration: Installed and managed Debian/Ubuntu, and
various needed services including but not limited to mail server (Postfix, Zimbra), proxy
server (Squid) for the clients
- Firewall Management: Installed, configured, maintained PFSense (FreeBSD based) as a
firewall, for the clients; also familiar with different forms of firewalls and such applications
- Client Support: Provided support to the clients over email, phone and on-premise
- Monitoring Tools: For regular monitoring, used Smokeping, Nagios, Cacti, MRTG,
WhatsUpGold; familiar with all of these
Summary of skills:
Development Skills:
- Understand the software development metaphors, methodologies and best practices
- Inclined towards writing efficient algorithms and data structures
- Written many small and large scale programs, for various purposes, in various languages
- Experienced with full stack Web development; used Vanilla stuffs and also various
popular frameworks like Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), Flask, Vue.js, Quasar,
jQuery, Bootstrap, Wordpress
- Proficient with revision control using Git
- Experienced in TDD, and writing tests for backend/frontend
- Familiar with FOSS development architecture/workflow
Devops Skills:
- Highly proficient with scripting and text processing, for efficient automation
- Experienced with Ansible, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Docker, LXC/LXD,
Git and other relevant tools
- Understand the basis of the Devops culture and can act accordingly
- Deployment and maintenance experience on AWS (Amazon Web Services), GCP
(Google Cloud Platform), VPS (Virtual Private Server), and bare metal
System Administration Skills:
- Highly proficient with the internals of any GNU/Linux distro
- Installation, configuration, maintenance of various packages
- Proficient with all mainstream package management tools
- Experienced with Linux Kernel internals
- Experienced with all trivial and nontrivial System Administration tasks
- Experienced with implementation of security policy
Language Skills:
- Proficient in Python
- Experienced in JavaScript especially Vue.JS, jQuery
- Experienced in HTML, CSS (Vanilla and Bootstrap)
- Proficient with POSIX sh shell and all derivatives
- Experienced with Perl, Golang
- Experienced with metalanguages: JSON, XML, YAML
- In depth experience with other tools: AWK, Sed, Grep, all standard *nix utilities
Others:
- Highly Proficient with Regular Expressions (RegExp)
- Experienced with various editors: Emacs (primary), Vi(m), Nano
General Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Experienced with supporting technical and non-technical personnel with various
technical stuff
- Can productively work under pressure, for long hours
- Ability to work with fellow Developers, System Administrators, and others alike
- Can communicate proficiently in English, and Bangla
Education:
M. Sc in Applied Physics, Electronics, and Communication Engineering
University of Dhaka
Class of 2013
Thesis: Design and implementation of a cognitive network
CGPA: 3.68
B. Sc in Applied Physics, Electronics, and Communication Engineering
University of Dhaka
Class of 2011
Project: Designing a secure wireless network for University of Dhaka campus, with
associated security policy
CGPA: 3.41
My Digital Footprint:
Usually, I like to pass my spare time on the StackExchange Network; here’s the link
to my profile: https://stackexchange.com/users/-/heemayl?tab=accounts