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Arqam
Farooq

Senior Software Engineer

Building resilient backend systems, intelligent data pipelines, and full-stack products at scale — from distributed APIs to AI-driven features.

Ruby on Rails Python AWS Kubernetes Redis PostgreSQL React 7+ Years
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// About me

Building Systems
That Scale

Full-Stack / Backend Engineer with 7+ years building and maintaining production systems. I specialize in Ruby on Rails, Python, and data-driven backend architectures — from web scraping automation to distributed APIs and cloud-native deployments.

Experienced with asynchronous processing, background workers, data normalization for searchable systems, and deploying on AWS, Kubernetes and Redis-backed queues. I work directly with founders and product teams to bring ideas into production.

7+
Years of Experience
3
Production Stacks
45%
Response Time Cut
20%
Team Productivity Up
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Backend & API Architecture

Event-driven systems, REST & GraphQL APIs, background workers, Redis-backed queues at production scale.

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Data Engineering & AI

Scraping pipelines, data normalization, searchable systems, and ML-backed feature development.

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Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes — deployed with a focus on uptime and fault tolerance.

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Team Leadership

Mentored junior engineers, led agile sprints, and drove code quality across cross-functional teams.

// Tech Stack

Skills & Technologies

Across seven years I've built expertise in a diverse set of technologies — always choosing the right tool for the right problem.

Languages
Ruby Python JavaScript TypeScript Elixir SQL HTML5 CSS/SCSS
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails Django Flask React Next.js Node.js NestJS GraphQL
Databases
PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Elasticsearch
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2/S3/RDS/Lambda) GCP Docker Kubernetes CI/CD GitHub Actions
Data & Automation
Sidekiq Celery RabbitMQ SQS / Kafka Oban Web Scraping Data Pipelines
Frontend & UI
React Redux / RTK Tailwind CSS Bootstrap Framer Motion
// Work

Selected Projects

Real-world production systems I've built and shipped — click any card to explore the full project details.

01 —
Painter Marketing Pros

Elite marketing platform exclusively for painting contractors — SEO, Google Ads, social media, and a full backend powering lead pipelines, automated outreach, and KPI tracking across 15+ years of campaigns.

Ruby on RailsSidekiqRedisAWSPostgreSQL
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BioMark

Health-tech platform helping patients and doctors make sense of medical data. Powers 300,000+ lives across 2,500+ clinics in 4 countries — with patient apps, doctor dashboards, and smart health tracking.

Rails APIReactPostgreSQLRedisDocker
03 —
Xquic

AI-powered hotel automation platform that stops profit leakage. Automates OTA reconciliation, virtual card charging, commission disputes, and no-show fee enforcement — recovering thousands in lost hotel revenue monthly.

PythonAI/MLPostgreSQLAWSREST API
04 —
Asendia AI

AI-powered recruitment platform for staffing agencies. Sources candidates with one prompt, automates outreach, and runs AI interviews that screen 10x more talent — delivering ready-to-hire shortlists in hours, not weeks.

Next.jsNode.jsOpenAI APIPostgreSQLAWS
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Mission Inbox

Enterprise email infrastructure platform with isolated, AI-protected servers and dedicated IPs. Trusted by teams sending 50M+ emails monthly — competing directly with SendGrid and Mailgun for inbox deliverability.

Ruby on RailsSMTPREST APIRedisPostgreSQL
06 —
Left Field Labs

Creative technology partner for ambitious brands — building digital ecosystems, AI-powered experiential activations, and next-gen platforms. Clients include Google, Adobe, and major entertainment brands.

ReactNode.jsAWSApplied AIGraphQL
// Career

Experience

Jun 2025 — Present Current
Senior Software Engineer
Painter Marketing Pros
  • Designed scalable, high-performance backend architectures for data-intensive workflows and real-time business operations.
  • Built async event-driven processing with Redis-backed queues and background workers (Sidekiq/SQS/Kafka patterns).
  • Architected and deployed backend services on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) with focus on fault tolerance and HA.
  • Implemented RBAC and system-level permissions across multiple modules with secure access control.
  • Applied event-driven design and modular service architecture; explored Elixir/Oban for background job processing.
Sep 2024 — Sep 2025
Senior Software Engineer
Devsinc
  • Led an agile team of 4 junior developers — mentorship boosted code quality and team productivity by 20%.
  • Built and maintained Rails-based backend systems with Sidekiq workers handling asynchronous tasks at scale.
  • Optimized data-heavy Rails applications, reducing response times by 45% via query tuning and caching.
  • Improved application uptime by deploying on AWS with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Led monitoring and performance improvements, increasing stability and scalability under load.
Apr 2021 — Sep 2024
Software Engineer
Devsinc
  • Built and maintained Rails-based APIs supporting data-driven features and searchable systems.
  • Developed automation scripts and API integrations using Rails and Python to collect, normalize, and store external data.
  • Implemented caching and background job processing (Redis + workers) to improve performance by 30%.
  • Applied TDD practices — improved data reliability, reduced post-launch issues by 30%.
  • Received top performance reviews for two consecutive years — recognized for Rails, AWS, and Redis expertise.
// Find me

Online Profiles

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GitHub
@arqamfarooq
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LinkedIn
arqam-farooq
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Email
arqamfarooq8460@gmail.com
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LeetCode
@arqamfarooq
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Kaggle
@arqamfarooq
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Phone
+92 309 794 6938
// Let's work

Get In Touch

Have a project in mind? Want to discuss a role or collaboration? Let's talk — I'm always open to interesting problems.

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