Backend Engineer · Platform Builder

Hi, I'm Faheel 👋

I build backend systems that stay reliable as products grow. I enjoy turning messy production challenges into clean architecture across APIs, cloud infrastructure, and data-heavy workflows, while creating tooling that helps engineering teams move faster.

What I Do

Over the last eight years, I have worked across startups and product teams to build systems that scale cleanly, stay dependable under load, and remain maintainable for growing engineering teams.

My work centers on high-throughput APIs and backend architecture, cloud performance, reliability, and cost optimization, async data workflows, and automation and tooling that improve developer velocity. Here are a few recent accomplishments I'm especially proud of:

1B+

Monthly API Requests

Engineered high-throughput API platforms in production with sustained reliability and low latency at scale.

10M+

Cloud Asset Scans / Month

Built distributed security scanning workflows across AWS, GCP, and Cloudflare with high availability and low error rates.

80%

Manual Effort Reduction

Gemini + RAG automation reduced repetitive questionnaire effort.

20%

Cloud Cost Reduction

Drove multi-cloud optimization initiatives that reduced recurring infrastructure spend while preserving performance.

60+ hrs

Ops Time Saved / Day

Designed a real-time logistics allocation engine that replaced manual planning with automated decisioning.

$10K+

Annual Infra Savings

Re-architected API authentication with JWT, cutting request overhead and lowering annual infrastructure cost.

3K+

ML Runs / Day

Production ML orchestration at scale with Airflow and Kubernetes.

250M+

Domains Scanned

Implemented large-scale search and scanning capabilities backed by Elasticsearch for security data workflows.

50x

VPN Capacity Increase

Led migration from OpenVPN to Tailscale to enable secure zero-trust connectivity and significantly higher team throughput.

Career Summary

Lead Software Engineer (Backend), RiskProfiler Apr 2025 - Present (1 year)
Leading backend systems handling 5M+ API requests and 10M+ security scans monthly, while improving reliability and reducing infrastructure costs.
Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Animall Jun 2021 - Apr 2025 (4 years)
Built and operated high-throughput API systems with measurable impact on latency, infra cost, and day-to-day operations at production scale.
Software Developer (Full-Stack), EthicalHat Jul 2018 - Jun 2021 (3 years)
Delivered full-stack and serverless security products spanning AWS services, Django platforms, and event-driven architectures.