UMER MUGHAL
Seni or Ba cke n d Devel o per | A WS Cl o u d Devel oper
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Backend & Cloud Developer with 5+ years of experience designing and delivering secure, scalable, and highperformance backend systems. Expertise in building serverless architectures on AWS, developing RESTful APIs and
microservices, and implementing authentication, authorization, and CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-grade platforms. Proven
track record of optimizing large-scale systems, including processing hundreds of thousands of financial transactions, scaling
trading platforms to handle thousands of events daily, and reducing manual operations by 60% in healthcare SaaS
applications. Adept at leveraging Python and modern cloud services (Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, RDS, DynamoDB, S3,
EC2, ECS, CloudWatch) to create robust, business-focused solutions. Recognized for a can-do attitude, technical leadership,
and the ability to translate complex requirements into reliable production systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TECHTICKS DIGITAL | APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
SENIOR BACKEND & CLOUD DEVELOPER
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native backends for SaaS applications.
• Build and optimize serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, SNS,
SQS, DLQ, ECS, EC2, CloudWatch) and Azure.
• Implement multi-tenant authentication, role-based access control, and API security for SaaS and enterprise platforms.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Docker) to ensure seamless deployments
and fast delivery cycles.
• Enhance application performance by refactoring workflows, optimizing queries, and applying fault-tolerant recovery
mechanisms.
• Collaborate with cros-functional teams to translate business requirements into production-ready solutions.
PROCUROSIS | SEPTEMBER 2020 - MARCH 2021
SOFTWARE ENGINEER | E-Procurement Platform
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Developed and maintained a cloud-based e-procurement solution enabling digital procurement transformation for
enterprise clients.
• Built and optimized REST APIs using Django and Python to support real-time vendor–buyer workflows.
• Implemented and enhanced web features using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to improve user experience.
• Automated vendor-buyer coordination and quotation processes, reducing manual intervention and increasing
efficiency.
• Collaborated with frontend developers and QA teams to deliver reliable, production-ready releases.
PROJECTS
Velvet (Trading Platform)
• Delivered FastAPI microservices for authentication and data ingestion, scaled to handle thousands of trading events
daily.
• Improved security, reliability, and deployment speed with JWT-based auth, schema validation, and CI/CD pipelines.
AI-Assisted Scheduling Platform (MVP Development)
• Built and launched MVP in 2 months, enabling early adoption and investor demos.
• Implemented multi-tenant authentication, subscription management, and automated scheduling pipelines, laying the
foundation for a production-ready SaaS.
Baby Medics (Healthcare Platform)
• Sole developer of a full-stack healthcare SaaS, enabling secure scheduling, access control, and compliance-driven
workflows.
• Reduced manual scheduling effort by 60%, improving operational efficiency for healthcare staff.
EDUCATION
BACHELOR’S DEGREE | Computer Science | Comsats Islamabad
2016 – 2020
Major Coursework: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Structures & Algorithms, Database
Systems, Web Development, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing.
CERTIFICATIONS
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Udemy: Python Flask: Make Web Apps with Python
LinkedIn Learning: Prepare for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
AWS & Cloud Skills: Serverless Architectures, AWS CI/CD Pipelines, Dockerized Deployments
