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Mazdaq Shahzad

Senior Software Engineer @ S&P Global

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About Me

Professional Background

I am a Full Stack Developer with 8+ years of experience specializing in .NET/.NET Core and React. My work covers the full lifecycle, from requirement gathering and system architecture to writing maintainable code and conducting code reviews.

I've also worked with AI integrations, including OpenAI models and Assistants, custom MCP servers for dynamic API calls during LLM conversations, and LLM fine-tuning for custom workflows.

Collaboration & Problem Solving

I work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver software that solves real business problems, balancing solid engineering with practical problem-solving.

Work Environment & Preferences

Comfortable both on-site and remote, including distributed teams across time zones. I work best in remote settings with modern collaboration tools.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer - S&P Global (October 2023 - Present)

  • EMR Serverless & Airflow Pipelines: Building Airflow jobs via Terraform on EMR Serverless that pull data from GCP BigQuery, transform it to match our internal schema, and push it downstream. Owning the Python data transformation scripts for these pipelines.
  • Secure Coding & CodeQL: Addressing CodeQL findings and vulnerabilities across our repositories, and helping the team stay aligned with secure coding practices.
  • Manual Library (MFE): Delivered the Manual Library feature as a micro-frontend, with a major role in its development and integration.
  • KPQI & Screener: Worked on KPQI creation for the Screener application (Canadian Insurance) while supporting existing Market Intelligence modules.
  • Solr Compatibility: Refactored and updated .NET code for full compatibility with the latest Apache Solr version.
  • Legacy Migration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to migrate legacy .NET modules including Ratewatch and Marketshare to a modern React architecture.
  • Logging & Monitoring: Implemented Kibana logging across .NET applications to reduce technical debt and improve monitoring.
  • Release Support: Regularly provided hands-on release support to keep production deployments smooth.

Senior Software Engineer - IDWare (July 2023 - September 2023)

  • Access Management: Maintained and optimized the Access Management Web Application to keep user access flows secure and reliable.
  • Performance & Stability: Implemented performance improvements and resolved critical bugs to maintain platform stability and security standards.

Senior Software Engineer - Netsol Technologies (September 2021 - July 2023)

  • NFS Ascent Product: Contributed to enhancing the NFS Ascent product across requirement gathering, planning, and feature development.
  • Framework Improvements: Collaborated with the Architecture Team to improve in-house frameworks used across product modules.
  • AI/ML Initiatives: Led initiatives on AI/ML projects, including domain-focused assistant work for the internal framework.
  • Automation: Built custom utilities and CronJobs to automate recurring tasks and cut down manual intervention.

Software Engineer - Panacea Logics (February 2019 - September 2021)

  • MissionControl: Led delivery of MissionControl, an IoT sensor integration platform for farm monitoring, using .NET Core MVC, Node.js, and Python.
  • Chamber of Commerce: Supported Chamberofcommerce.com, a major U.S. business portal, with feature work and maintenance.
  • Expeedio: Contributed to Expeedio.com.au, an Australian freight management platform.
  • Rule Engine: Built a custom rule engine for automated monitoring and alerting based on configurable thresholds.
  • Agile Delivery: Led project work in an Agile environment across the stack above.

.NET Developer - InnovExcell Pvt Ltd (June 2018 - February 2019)

  • ASP.NET MVC: Started my career building web solutions with ASP.NET MVC.
  • Sanitary Store Management: Developed a Sanitary Store Management System, with focus on the Vendors and Stock modules.
  • Point of Sale: Built point-of-sale flows for inventory tracking and vendor management.

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