Awais Nasir
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Hi, I'm Awais Nasir

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Software Engineer & Full Stack Architect with a focus on building secure, scalable, resilient, high-performing and cost-effective software solutions.

Doha, Qatar+974 72249657awaism551@gmail.com
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About Me

Who I Am

Solving real-world problems with technology — from architecture to production.

I am a Software Engineer with practical experience focusing on solving real-world problems using technology, with 8+ years delivering production-grade platforms across startups, product companies, and enterprise environments.

As a Full Stack Architect, I build secure, scalable, resilient, high-performing and cost-effective software solutions — spanning backend architecture, cloud infrastructure, AI-integrated systems, and end-to-end product delivery.

I have a proven track record of collaborating closely with AI researchers and data engineers to translate advanced analytical models and unstructured data workflows into production-ready enterprise applications.

What defines my approach:

Practical focus on solving real-world problems with the right technology
Architect for security, scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability
Bridge AI research, data engineering, and production software delivery
Lead with ownership — from system design and team alignment through deployment and operations
8+
Years Experience
7
Companies
20+
Projects Shipped
11
Certifications

Education

BS Software Engineering

PUCIT, Lahore, Pakistan

2013 – 2017
3.0 / 4.0 CGPA

FSc Pre-Engineering

Chenab College, Jhang, Pakistan

2011 – 2013
92% Marks
Technical Skills

Tech Stack

A comprehensive toolkit built over 8+ years across startups, enterprises, and AI-driven products.

Front End

React.jsNext.jsReactAngular 2+AngularJSApollo Angular

Back End

Node.jsNestJSFirebaseExpress.jsC#PythonFlaskDjango

UI Skills

Material UIAngular MaterialBootstrapTailwind CSSSCSSSASSCSS

Databases

SQLPostgreSQLFirebase Realtime DBMySQLFirebase Cloud FirestoreMariaDBMongoDBGreenplumAWS RDSAWS DynamoDBApache Cassandra

AI Engineering & Tools

LangChainpgvectorOpenAI APIsClaude CodeCodexCursorAntigravity

Event Driven Systems

RedisKafkaAWS SQSAzure Service Bus

Cloud

AWSMicrosoft Azure

Azure

Azure VMAzure Blob StorageAzure SQLAzure AD (Entra)Key VaultContainer AppsFront DoorAzure DevOpsFoundry IQ

Headless CMS

Directus

Mobile App Dev

IonicPhoneGapCordovaCapacitorNativeScript

Tech Stacks

MAIN (MySQL Angular Ionic Node)MEANMERN

ORM

TypeORMKnex.jsMongooseSequelize

Scripting

Bash Script

State Management

ReduxReact-Reduxnext-redux-wrapperRxJS

Security & Identity

KeycloakNextAuth.jsFirebase AuthAWS IAM Admin

APIs

GraphQLREST

DevOps & Observability

DockerJenkinsAzure PipelinesBitbucket PipelinesPrometheusGrafana

QA Automation

JestCypressPlaywright

API Gateway

KongNginx

System Design

ExcalidrawMicroservicesEvent Driven Systems

Soft Skills

LeadershipTechnical Decision MakingTrade-off AnalysisArchitecture DiagramsCross-Team CollaborationTechnical PresentationMentoring Juniors
Professional Experience

Work History

8+ years of building impactful software across AI, SaaS, real estate, media, and cultural institutions.

Senior Web Developer

Qatar Museums | Memberships Portal

Sep 2025 – Mar 2026Doha, Qatar
Next.jsNestJSHasura GraphQLAzure PostgreSQLAzure Data FactoryQNB PaymentsMS Foundry IQpgvectorAI Chatbot
  • Led architecture and delivery of a centralized Memberships Platform for QC+ and Qatar Museums, migrating 100K+ members from legacy systems using Azure Data Factory and fully digitizing corporate, individual, and event-based memberships.
  • Built the platform on Next.js, NestJS, Hasura GraphQL, and Azure PostgreSQL with RBAC-driven admin workflows, membership approvals, ticketing, and QNB payment integrations — now the core system for cultural event access and monetization across all museums.
  • Designed and deployed an AI-powered chatbot assistant enabling members to query events data and membership info conversationally, using MS Foundry IQ, custom Python orchestration, SLM for prompt intent, and pgvector embeddings.
  • Led end-to-end system design discussions, collaborating with infrastructure, security, operations, and memberships teams.

Software Engineer

Port Software | Daleel Aqar

Feb 2025 – Aug 2025Doha, Qatar
AngularNestJSGraphQLPostgreSQLAWSNx.devWCAG
  • Delivered key architectural guidance and end-to-end technical functionalities for Daleel Aqar, a large-scale real estate platform enabling property buying, selling, and rentals, using Angular, NestJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS within an Nx.dev monorepo.
  • Architected the app fully compliant with WCAG guidelines to achieve the official LevelAccess certification.
  • Established AWS-based DevOps practices including Dockerized services, Bitbucket Pipelines, monitoring, IAM roles management, and secure infrastructure.

Software Engineer

Authentic Influencers

Jan 2025 – Feb 2025Lahore, Pakistan
ReactDirectus CMSNode.jsAWSGraphQLREST
  • Designed and delivered the architecture for a platform connecting Instagram and TikTok influencers with brands, enabling seamless pitching, negotiations, and deal finalization.
  • Implemented a React-based frontend integrated with a Directus headless CMS (Node.js) for dynamic content management and flexible editorial workflows.
  • Architected AWS-based microservices for authentication, content delivery, and notifications, with GraphQL/REST integrations between Directus CMS and AWS services.
  • Mentored the development team on engineering best practices, modular design, and cloud deployment strategies — leading the project from initial architecture through full deployment on AWS.

Software Engineer 2 → Sr Software Engineer

Afiniti

Dec 2020 – Dec 2024Lahore, Pakistan
Node.jsNext.jsPythonOpenAILangChainpgvectorKeycloakPostgreSQLMicroservices
  • Performance Reporting (Jun 2023 – Dec 2024): Engineered a reporting platform with an AI-powered chatbot using OpenAI APIs, a custom Python RAG pipeline, orchestrator, and PostgreSQL (pgvector) for semantic search; integrated with dashboards via REST APIs and deployed to portal.afiniti.com.
  • WFM Historical Connectors (Apr 2023 – Oct 2024): Architected an ETL application to export, transpose, and load historical data from Afiniti databases into client environments, running complex migrations while maintaining data integrity.
  • WFM SaaS (Dec 2021 – Nov 2023): Delivered scalable tenant-based microservices with Keycloak RBAC, timezone-aware agent scheduling, forecasting, time-off workflows, and live/historical reporting for global contact centers.
  • Db Utility (Apr 2021 – Nov 2022): Built an internal utility for smooth deployment of database schemas, stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers on production and staging servers with backup and log tracking.
  • Visenya (Nov 2023 – Dec 2024): Designed an internal platform automating data pipeline creation for AI and data integration teams, with an abstraction layer over a workflow orchestration engine — collaborating daily with AI researchers and data engineers.

Software Engineer → Team Lead

Phaedra Solutions

Sep 2018 – Nov 2020Lahore, Pakistan
AngularJSAngular 2+IonicNode.jsNestJSGraphQLSequelize
  • Planned, executed, and delivered diverse products within time and budget using AngularJS, Angular 2+, Ionic, Node.js, NestJS, Express.js, Sequelize, and GraphQL; led sprint planning with Trello, Jira, and ClickUp.
  • Omni Central: Contributed to an all-in-one communication platform with SMS, WhatsApp, email, and live chat, plus CRM, inbox management, and directories — owning inbox module frontend and backend.
  • Aduro: Developed a hybrid Ionic app for remote hardware controller management (DHW systems, hoppers, boilers); upgraded from Ionic 1 to Ionic 4 and published to App Store and Google Play.
  • Built APK/IPA files post-testing and deployed iOS apps to App Store and TestFlight for public release and beta testing.

Software Engineer

DynaSoft Cloud

Jan 2018 – Sep 2018Lahore, Pakistan
AngularJSAngular 2+jQueryNetSuite
  • Part of the Full Stack Developer team enhancing and integrating new features on the NetSuite platform.
  • Led design and enhancement of front-end applications connected to the NetSuite backend using AngularJS, Angular 2+, and jQuery.
  • Integrated NetSuite with various technologies and systems, streamlining data flow and enhancing functionality across multiple business processes.

Software Engineer

SW3 Solutions

Sep 2017 – Dec 2017Lahore, Pakistan
PHPLaravelCore PHPLAMP Stack
  • Full stack development on various PHP products using PHP Laravel and core PHP on the LAMP stack.
Projects

Featured Work

From AI-powered tools to enterprise SaaS platforms — a selection of impactful projects.

Personal Project

Contextual Synthesis

Multi-agent workflow engine that ingests long-form, unstructured stakeholder meeting transcripts and dynamically transforms them into targeted, context-aware corporate assets — including domain-specific LinkedIn posts, official press releases, and structured follow-up emails with clear action items. Showcased at QSTP.

  • Ingests unstructured meeting transcripts and synthesizes context-aware outputs
  • Generates LinkedIn posts, press releases, and follow-up emails with action items
  • Demonstrated at QSTP as a personal AI project
Multi-Agent AILLM WorkflowsNLPContent GenerationQSTP
Personal Project

Agentic Job Ingestion Tool

Robust AI operator solving the fragmented job market problem in the Global South. Uses intelligent data schemas to align scraped LLM outputs with structured business requirements and automated scheduling for hands-off operation.

  • Built a LangChain-powered AI operator for job market data ingestion in the Global South
  • Resolved complex schema mismatches between LLM outputs and structured business data
  • Automated scheduling for hands-off operation — tools that improve personal and team speed
LangChainPythonTavilyGoogle Sheets APIAI Agents
Enterprise

QC+ Memberships Platform + AI Assistant

Centralized Memberships Platform for QC+ and Qatar Museums, migrating 100K+ members via Azure Data Factory. Includes an AI-powered member assistant for conversational queries about events and membership, built with MS Foundry IQ, Python orchestration, and pgvector.

  • 100K+ member migration from legacy systems using Azure Data Factory
  • AI chatbot for conversational events and membership queries
  • RBAC workflows, QNB payments, and ticketing across Qatar Museums
Next.jsNestJSHasura GraphQLAzure PostgreSQLAzure Data FactoryAI Chatbotpgvector
Enterprise

Afiniti Performance Reporting + AI Chatbot

Reporting platform giving senior management clear insights into Afiniti product performance across client environments. Features an AI-powered chatbot enabling stakeholders to query performance data conversationally with dynamic, contextual responses.

  • AI chatbot with custom Python RAG pipeline and pgvector semantic search
  • Integrated with reporting dashboard via REST APIs for real-time answers alongside analytics
  • Led end-to-end from architecture to deployment on portal.afiniti.com
OpenAI APIsPython RAGpgvectorREST APIsEnterprise SaaS
Enterprise

Visenya — AI Data Pipeline Platform

Internal platform automating data pipeline creation and management for AI and data integration teams. Built an abstraction layer over an industry-standard workflow orchestration engine, developed in close collaboration with AI researchers and data engineers.

  • Abstraction layer over workflow orchestration — no deep infra knowledge required
  • Daily collaboration with AI researchers and data engineers
  • Became a core productivity tool compressing pipeline setup time for data and AI teams
Data EngineeringPipeline AutomationAI ToolingWorkflow Orchestration
Enterprise

Daleel Aqar — Real Estate Platform

Large-scale real estate platform enabling property buying, selling, and rentals. Delivered end-to-end across planning, architecture, and deployment. WCAG-compliant and certified by LevelAccess.

  • WCAG certified by LevelAccess
  • Nx.dev monorepo for scalability and rapid team onboarding
  • AWS DevOps: Docker, Bitbucket Pipelines, IAM, monitoring
AngularNestJSGraphQLPostgreSQLAWSNx.devWCAG
Enterprise

WFM SaaS — Workforce Management

Scalable, tenant-based SaaS for contact center workforce management with Keycloak RBAC, timezone-aware scheduling, forecasting, time-off workflows, and live/historical reporting.

  • Tenant-based microservices tailored to each client's operational structure
  • Timezone-aware agent scheduling and statistical forecasting
  • Time-off request workflows and live/historical reports for strategic insights
Multi-tenant SaaSKeycloak RBACWorkforce ManagementEnterprise
Product

Omni Central — Omnichannel Communication

All-in-one platform for multi-channel customer communication including SMS, WhatsApp, email, and live chat, with CRM, inbox management, directories, and spreadsheet features.

  • Multi-channel: SMS, WhatsApp, Email, Live Chat
  • CRM, inbox management, and directories
  • Owned inbox module frontend and backend end-to-end
Angular 2+Node.jsNestJSGraphQL
Mobile App

Aduro — IoT Hardware Controller App

Hybrid Ionic app interfacing with hardware controllers for remote management of DHW systems, hoppers, and boilers. Upgraded from Ionic 1 to Ionic 4 for improved performance and user experience.

  • Remote management of DHW systems, hoppers, and boilers
  • Upgraded from Ionic 1 to Ionic 4
  • Published on iOS App Store and Google Play
IonicCapacitorTypeScriptIoTMobile
Certifications

Credentials

Industry-recognized certifications spanning cloud architecture, development, and accessibility.

BackendMobileFrontendCloudAccessibilityAI
Backend

NestJS Developer

Udemy

Mobile

Ionic Developer

Udemy

Frontend

AngularJS / Angular Developer

Udemy

Frontend

Certified JavaScript Developer

Udemy

Cloud

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

AWS SkillBuilder

Cloud

AWS Cloud Quest: Practitioner

AWS SkillBuilder

Cloud

AWS Solutions Architect SAA-C03

Amazon Web Services (Credly)

View Certificate
Accessibility

WCAG Principles & Compliance

Udemy

Cloud

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

Microsoft Learn

View on Microsoft Learn
AI

Microsoft AI Fundamentals AI-900

Microsoft Learn

View on Microsoft Learn
AI

Azure AI Apps & Agents Dev Associate (AI-103)

Microsoft Learn · In Progress

View on Microsoft Learn
Contact

Get In Touch

Have a project in mind or want to collaborate? I'd love to hear from you.

Let's work together

I'm currently open to new opportunities in the Gulf region and globally. Whether it's a full-time role, consulting engagement, or technical advisory — reach out and let's explore what we can build together.