AGHA IRFAN BABAR — Senior Software Engineer / Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead

Team Lead, Multi-Therapy Module and RBAC System

Duration: Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
Summary:

• Designed, developed, and deployed the multi-therapy module used by 200+ therapists
• Built a granular RBAC system with 50+ roles improving compliance by 35%
• Optimized MongoDB performance reducing query time by 40% and scaling to 2M+ records
• Architected a permission hierarchy system reducing access issues by 25%
• Integrated ESLint & Husky hooks raising code quality compliance to 95%
• Configured MongoDB replica sets for high availability and improved scalability by distributing read operations across replicas
• Enhanced leadership and communication skills by actively engaging with product owners to discuss features and identify risks
• The ERM solution built on Node
• js, Angular, MongoDB, and Heroku

Responsibilities: Architected and implemented a robust permission hierarchy system where roles act as wrappers and permissions control internal access. Integrated ESLint and configured Husky pre-commit hooks to ensure code quality and consistency. Configured MongoDB replica sets for high availability and scalability. Engaged with product owners for feature discussions and risk identification.
Technologies: Node.js, Angular, MongoDB, Heroku, ESLint, Husky
Principal Software Engineer, Unpakt Project

Duration: May 2022 – Sep 2023
Summary:

• Maintained CI/CD pipelines cutting deployment time from 45 to 15 minutes
• Delivered 20+ feature updates improving customer satisfaction by 18%
• Standardized deployment documentation reducing onboarding time by 30%
• Built Node
• js middleware supporting 10K+ daily SSO logins
• Created npm theme packages improving UI consistency across 3 platforms

Responsibilities: Standardized the CI/CD process reducing deployment time by ~30%. Delivered modular, reusable authentication packages to improve maintainability and onboarding speed.
Technologies: Node.js, CI/CD, npm
Team Lead, Cybersecurity Features and Microlith System

Duration: Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
Summary:

• Led a cross-functional team of 15 engineers delivering 10+ cybersecurity features
• Developed advanced data visualizations for 500+ enterprise users
• Architected microlith system improving scalability by 40%
• Managed AWS infra handling 50K+ monthly transactions
• Upgraded Ruby/Rails versions and containerized via Docker reducing downtime by 90%
• Successfully revived a failing project, improving team performance and increasing staff count from 8 to 15 and boosting delivery velocity by 50%
• Designed and launched the first Microlith architecture project at Tkxel, later adopted as a national evaluation platform by the Australian Union

Responsibilities: Led the engineering team and project management efforts. Designed and implemented microlith architecture. Managed AWS infrastructure and deployment. Upgraded Ruby/Rails versions and containerized applications.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, Load Balancer), Microlith architecture
Senior Software Engineer, Background Workers and REST APIs

Duration: Sep 2016 – May 2018
Summary:

• Refactored logic with background workers improving processing speed by 35%
• Automated report generation reducing manual work by 70%
• Developed REST APIs handling 1K+ daily transactions
• Led a small development team across projects, ensuring timely delivery and code quality

Responsibilities: Led development team efforts. Implemented background processing and automated reporting. Developed and maintained RESTful APIs.
Technologies: JavaScript, REST APIs, Background Workers
Developer, Whitelist Recipient Ruby Gem

Duration: May 2023
Summary:

• Ruby gem restricting outgoing emails
• prevented 100% of misrouted staging emails

Responsibilities: Developed and maintained Ruby gem for email restriction.
Technologies: Ruby
Developer, Hit Click Counter Mobile App