Download CVAli Raza
Lead Software Engineer • Backend & DevOps • 10+ Years
Backend engineer with 10+ years building scalable systems. Expert in
Go, PHP, event-driven architectures, and cloud infrastructure. I ship
production code that performs at scale and generates measurable business value.
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10+ Years
Building scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure
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Go & PHP Expert
Deep expertise in backend languages and frameworks
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Cloud Native
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform specialist
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Event-Driven
Kafka, Redis Streams, SQS/SNS architectures
FeaturedOpen Source
Velocity
Fast, Simple, Powerful — Full Stack Framework for Go
Velocity is a comprehensive Go web framework for rapid development.
Build faster, ship sooner — with Go's performance and type safety.
Zero-configuration setup with sensible defaults. Batteries included.
- Driver-based architecture (swap implementations via .env)
- 21 packages: ORM, Cache, Queue, Mail, Validation, and more
- Automatic route discovery
- Built-in middleware & production-ready logging
Core Components
Arc ORMPostgreSQL & SQLite with migrations
RouterFast HTTP routing with middleware
vel CLIDev server, migrations, code gen
velocity-installerProject scaffolding CLI
Ecosystem
velocityvelocity-installervelvelocity-templatevelocity-docshomebrew-tap
Open Source
Laravel Locksmith
Secrets rotation orchestration with zero downtime
Tech: PHP, Laravel, AES-256, AWS IAM
- Zero-downtime rotation with dual-key grace periods
- Orchestrated workflow: generate → validate → swap → cleanup
- Built-in AWS IAM key rotation recipe
- Audit trails with correlation IDs
→ View ProjectOpen Source
Laravel Convert Timezone
Automatic timezone conversion for Eloquent models
Tech: PHP, Laravel, Eloquent
- Store in UTC, display in user's timezone
- Zero database changes required
- Simple trait-based integration
→ View ProjectQS Feedback Platform
Full-Stack B2B SaaS Platform
Tech: PHP, PostgreSQL, Redis, Pusher
- Built production-grade feedback system with real-time updates
- Multi-tenant architecture with QR-based collection
- Advanced fraud prevention and analytics
Monitor.temp.cam
Contactless COVID-19 temperature monitoring
Tech: Real-time processing, 1M+ readings/month
- Modernized legacy server provisioning system — 175+ files migrated, refactored architecture end-to-end
- Led team of 6 on platform migration: 130+ endpoints total, 50+ migrated personally
- Resolved 250+ tickets in Q4 2024 while managing tech debt and migration workload
- Integrated Taxamo into billing system resulting in $5M+ yearly net profit
- Automated Adyen refund system enabling customer success to schedule full/partial refunds
- Drove DDD adoption, championed TDD culture, onboarded 6+ engineers, established team documentation standards
- Led POC for PHP framework 5.5 to 10.x upgrade using TDD methodology
- Increased code coverage from 0% to 30%+ in two quarters while delivering operational tasks
- Monitor.temp.cam: Real-time contactless temperature monitoring for COVID-19, processing 1M+ readings/month for Chelsea FC, NHS UK, Metroline UK
- WavePRO: Property CRM managing contacts, projects, units, offers, sales, and staff
- QuScan (quscan.com): Mobile/web platform for customer-business communication with real-time sentiment analysis
- SAMENA Council (samenacouncil.org): Full website and backend services architecture
- Khilari PK (khilari.com.pk): Sports platform featuring news, venues, events, and coach directory
Backend & Languages
GoPHP (Expert)TypeScript/Node.jsPython
Infrastructure & Cloud
AWS (EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda)KubernetesDockerTerraform
Event Streaming
Apache KafkaRedis StreamsRabbitMQSQS/SNS
Databases
PostgreSQLMySQLRedisDynamoDB
Frontend
React.jsNext.jsVue.jsTailwind CSS
Real-time & APIs
gRPCWebSocketsSSERESTGraphQL
Testing
TDDPHPUnitGo testingJestk6 (load testing)