Usama A.

About Me

Usama is a Senior RoR Engineer with 9+ years of experience building user-friendly and optimized websites and creating new features, modules, and APIs for clients. He develops websites producing clean and maintainable code using modern technologies and tools like Ruby on Rails, HTML/CSS, React.js, Vue.js, Heroku, and AWS. Usama is a quick learner who follows engineering best practices on projects.

Frontend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Turing
Turing
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - 2024 (2 years)
Remote
  • Enhanced and maintained existing features and developed new features within the existing codebase.

  • Designed and built reusable and efficient Ruby code, managed deployment on AWS, and developed microservices using Backbone.js and React.js.

  • Created and maintained test cases to ensure code quality and participated in Jira sprint planning and daily standups as part of a large team.

Momentum Education
Momentum Education
Ruby on Rails Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Built and maintained web applications in Ruby on Rails for Momentum Education.

  • Designed and built high-quality features with a focus on usability.

  • Deployed solutions and monitored results to ensure quality, championing best practices on projects.

Freelance
Freelance
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
2018 - Present (7 years)
Remote
  • Designing, architecting, and executing new services and modules on projects using Ruby on Rails and other modern tools and frameworks.

  • Building integrations with APIs that span multiple code sets/services with highly extensible functionalities on solutions.

  • Driving the technical roadmap on projects, writing performant, fault-tolerant, maintainable, and concise code for clients.

AppsGenii
AppsGenii
Ruby on Rails Developer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Lahore, Pakistan
  • Worked on the development of a social platform web and mobile back end.

  • Developed the back end for a chat app similar to WhatsApp using RoR and related technologies.

  • Handled challenging assignments, problem-solving, and custom projects for multiple clients.

Showcase

Ruby on Rails Engineer - Momentum Education
Ruby on Rails Engineer - Momentum Education
  • Designed and developed the new Momentum website from scratch

  • Improved legacy code and migrated it to the latest version of Rails to boost functionality

  • Introduced new features for a functional database on the platform

Ruby on Rails Engineer - George Street Photo
Ruby on Rails Engineer - George Street Photo
  • Worked on the development of a platform named George Street Photo & Video

  • The platform is a community where users can easily book wedding photoshoots and select pre-booked or customized themes

  • The platform was developed using Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails Engineer - VoiceRules
Ruby on Rails Engineer - VoiceRules
  • Upgraded the VoiceRules website with new additions

  • Integrated third-party tool Plivo with the existing system

  • Provided ongoing support and maintenance for solutions

Ruby on Rails Engineer - Gas2Go
Ruby on Rails Engineer - Gas2Go
  • Worked on the Gas2Go app, delivering gas directly to users' worksites or offices

  • Developed back-end APIs for the service

  • Created new features for the iOS and Android apps

Education

BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science
University of Lahore - Pakistan
2011 - 2015 (4 years)