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Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of engineering excellence building enterprise-grade backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled platforms across SaaS, FinTech, mobility, and e-commerce domains. Specializing in high-throughput APIs, sub-100ms response times, and automated zero-downtime deployments.

Drexel Hill, PA 19026 (USA) — Greater Philadelphia Area 9+ Years Experience Senior Engineer · Tech Lead 100% US Remote (W2 & C2C)
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9+
Years Production Experience
50+
Enterprise APIs Shipped
2M+
Daily Transaction Workloads
40%
Average Latency Reduction
About & Architecture Story

Engineering Systems That Scale

Bridging architectural discipline, polyglot software design, and enterprise-grade reliability across 9+ years in production.

sohail_sharif.py
# Python 3.12 Enterprise Specification
class SeniorSoftwareEngineer:
def __init__(self):
self.name = "Sohail Sharif"
self.location = "Drexel Hill, PA (USA)"
self.experience_years = 9
self.core_backend = ["Java (Spring Boot)", "Python (FastAPI/Django)", "PostgreSQL", "Redis", "Hibernate"]
self.cloud_infrastructure = ["AWS", "Docker", "Kubernetes", "CI/CD", "Terraform"]
self.polyglot_ecosystem = ["Java & Spring Framework", "Python & Celery", "Go", "React.js / TypeScript"]
self.frontend_layer = ["React.js", "TypeScript", "Tailwind CSS"]
self.security_and_auth = ["Spring Security", "OAuth 2.0", "JWT", "RBAC"]
def primary_mission(self):
return "Architecting resilient, sub-100ms enterprise systems and automated CI/CD cloud pipelines."
Interpreter Ready (3.12.3)Drexel Hill, PA · UTF-8
Architectural Discipline · 9+ Years Journey

From Enterprise Backend APIs to Resilient Cloud Infrastructures

With over 9+ years of engineering excellence, I architect enterprise-grade backend systems, distributed microservices, and AI-enabled software platforms across SaaS, FinTech, and enterprise mobility domains. Based in Drexel Hill, PA (Greater Philadelphia), my engineering philosophy centers on architectural predictability: designing clean interfaces, isolating failure boundaries, and delivering sub-100ms response latencies under heavy sustained load.

Throughout my tenure at Futran Solutions and DMI, I have led cross-functional technical teams shipping 50+ enterprise APIs and automating hundreds of mission-critical business workflows. By mastering PostgreSQL indexing, query plan tuning, and Redis caching layers, I’ve repeatedly eliminated I/O bottlenecks and slashed query latency by up to 40% across datasets spanning 2M+ records.

As an enterprise polyglot engineer, I bring extensive production mastery in Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate, Spring Security) alongside deep Python expertise (FastAPI, Django, Celery), Go, and React 19 / TypeScript frontend systems. I treat infrastructure as code—deploying containerized microservices across AWS and Kubernetes with automated CI/CD pipelines to guarantee zero-downtime rollouts and resilient self-healing production topologies.

Education FoundationPUCIT — BS in Computer ScienceAlgorithms & Systems
Work Authorization100% US Remote OnlyW2 / C2C / Full-Time
Multi-Stack Expertise

Technical Skill Matrix

A comprehensive, verified taxonomy of backend languages, cloud infrastructure, high-concurrency protocols, and full-stack frameworks.

Backend

Java (Spring Boot, Spring Framework)

Production Proficiency96%
Security

Spring Security, JWT & OAuth 2.0 / RBAC

Production Proficiency94%
ORMs

Hibernate, JPA & Spring Data

Production Proficiency93%
Automation

Spring Scheduler & Quartz Async Workers

Production Proficiency91%
QA & Testing

JUnit, Mockito & Automated TDD

Production Proficiency93%
Tooling

Maven, Gradle & JVM Profiling

Production Proficiency88%
Backend

Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask, Tornado)

Production Proficiency98%
Backend

Go (Golang)

Production Proficiency88%
Backend

C# (ASP.NET Core)

Production Proficiency80%
Backend

Node.js & Express.js

Production Proficiency85%
APIs & Protocols

RESTful APIs & Microservices

Production Proficiency96%
APIs & Protocols

GraphQL & Schema Stitching

Production Proficiency86%
Career Trajectory

Engineering Experience

A 9+ year track record of delivering measurable performance gains, high-concurrency architectures, and automated infrastructure.

Futran Solutions

Current Role
Senior Software Engineer
Feb 2022 — PresentUSA
~35% Business Workflow Automation
50K+ Daily Transactions
40% Database Latency Cut
2M+ Records Optimized

Core Engineering Achievements

  • Modernized mission-critical enterprise applications and data pipelines using Python, Django, React.js, and TypeScript, reducing manual business workflows by ~35%.
  • Architected 20+ production REST and gRPC API endpoints handling 50K+ daily transactions with FastAPI and Django REST Framework.
  • Reduced database latency by up to 40% across 2M+ records using PostgreSQL indexing, Redis caching layers, and asynchronous Celery queues.
  • Implemented production AI/LLM workflows, building embedding extraction and RAG pipelines for intelligent document triage.
  • Deployed containerized microservices across Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, maintaining automated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
Technologies Deployed:
PythonFastAPIDjango RESTReact.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisCeleryAWSKubernetesDockerGitHub ActionsAI/RAG

DMI

Software Engineer
Aug 2019 — Jan 2022USA
10,000+ Deployed Devices
200+ Recurring Tasks Automated
~50% Manual Overhead Cut
85%+ Automated Test Coverage

RemoteReps

Full Stack Engineer
May 2017 — Jul 2019USA
500+ Active Agents Served
<200ms Search Latency
3,000+ Daily Background Jobs
99%+ Job Uptime
Architectural Case Studies

Featured Projects

Six enterprise-grade systems spanning high-throughput APIs, cloud CI/CD orchestrators, distributed Go microservices, and AI-enabled platforms.

Academic & Industry Pedigree

Education & Certifications

Formal Computer Science foundation paired with 8 verified industry credentials in Cloud Architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Production AI.

Academic Degree
University Degree

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)

Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT)
Graduated

Comprehensive academic grounding in distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, relational database architectures, and software engineering methodologies.

Distributed SystemsData Structures & AlgorithmsRelational Database SystemsObject-Oriented ArchitectureComputer Networks & Protocols
Industry Certifications (4 of 8)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate

AWS Verified
VerifiedFlip →
Verified Credential
AWS-SAA-83921
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate
Issuer: AWS
Core Competency:

Distributed cloud architectures, high availability, VPC networking, security & cost optimization

✓ Authenticated & Industry Recognized

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

CNCF / Linux Foundation
VerifiedFlip →
Verified Credential
CKAD-92014
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Issuer: CNCF
Core Competency:

Container orchestration, Pod design, multi-container deployments, ConfigMaps, Secrets, & Services

✓ Authenticated & Industry Recognized

GitHub Actions & CI/CD Pipeline Automation

GitHub Certified
VerifiedFlip →
Verified Credential
GH-ACT-7402
GitHub Actions & CI/CD Pipeline Automation
Issuer: GitHub
Core Competency:

Continuous Integration, automated test orchestration, container build caching, & secure deployment pipelines

✓ Authenticated & Industry Recognized

Python Core & Data Structures Specialization

Univ of Michigan
VerifiedFlip →
Verified Credential
UMICH-PY-5820
Python Core & Data Structures Specialization
Issuer: University of Michigan
Core Competency:

Advanced data structures, algorithmic efficiency, OOP patterns, and clean Pythonic architecture

✓ Authenticated & Industry Recognized
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Available for Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead, and Cloud Architect opportunities (100% US Remote Only — W2, C2C, and Full-Time).

Work Authorization & Availability

100% US Remote Only (W2 / C2C / Full-Time Contracts)

Notice Period: Available immediately for new engagements
Professional Email
sohailsharif.official@gmail.com
Direct Phone
+1 (610) 545-4332
Location & Hub
Drexel Hill, PA 19026 (USA) — Greater Philadelphia Area
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