Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, APIs, microservices

He is a Senior Backend Engineer / System Architect with over 12 years of experience specializing in banking, fintech, payment systems, microservices, AI-enabled platforms, and enterprise backend architectures. Currently, he works at XXXX (XXXX UAE) as a System Architect, where he designs and leads the development of banking and compliance-focused platforms. His work spans backend architecture, ETL pipelines, AI-powered applications, sanction-screening systems, analytics platforms, and secure data-processing solutions. His current responsibilities include: Designing scalable backend services and APIs, building secure ETL and data-processing pipeline, developing sanction-screening systems, building RAG-based knowledge platforms, integrating LLMs into banking workflows, maintaining data security and compliance standards and leading technical teams and architecture initiatives. Prior to XXXX, he worked at XXXX UAE, where he architected digital learning systems, tutor management workflows, ranking algorithms, and large-scale educational platforms. Throughout his career, he has consistently focused on backend engineering, microservices, distributed systems, and business-critical applications.

What skill(s) / experience would you self-describe as strongest or specialist in?

He specializes in backend architecture, distributed systems, fintech platforms, regulated banking systems, and AI-powered enterprise applications. A key strength is his ability to design secure, scalable banking systems while combining traditional backend engineering with modern AI-powered applications.

2.       Do you have the list of key criteria according to the client’s requirements?

He is a backend engineer with strong commercial Node.js expertise, having built extensive backend services using Express.js. His primary language is TypeScript, complemented by strong PostgreSQL expertise in schema design and optimization. He has direct Redis implementation experience for caching and performance optimization, alongside hands-on AWS deployments across EC2, RDS, SES, and S3. His API background includes building REST APIs, gRPC services, internal banking integrations, and third-party integrations. Architecturally, he has designed microservices with service decomposition and distributed systems, supported by event-driven architectures using Kafka and RabbitMQ for messaging-driven workflows. He has delivered high-scale financial systems, including banking transaction platforms, financial data processing, and secure ETL pipelines. Importantly, he has explicit reconciliation reporting experience, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance across transaction-heavy environments.