Farrukh Razzaq Butt
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since April 27, 2026
Farrukh is a senior full-stack Python developer and machine learning engineer with 10+ years of experience, specializing in Django, FastAPI, Flask, React, and Angular across AWS, Azure, and GCP. He architects robust microservices and real-time data pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Redis. Equally at home designing REST APIs and distributed systems as he is fine-tuning ML models, Farrukh delivers cohesive, high-performance solutions at every layer of the stack.
Portfolio
Experience
- Software Architecture - 10 years
- Python 3 - 10 years
- PostgreSQL 9 - 8 years
- Django - 8 years
- MQTT - 8 years
- FastAPI - 6 years
- React - 5 years
- Grafana - 4 years
Preferred Environment
Windows 10, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Cursor AI, Docker, GitHub, Slack, Jira, PostgreSQL 9, RabbitMQ, Sockets
The most amazing...
...solution I've developed is a scalable AI-driven KYC system used by banks for real-time identity verification.
Work Experience
Lead Full-stack Developer | Python Architect
Algosoftware DMCC
- Developed a poker analytics platform, enabling professional players to upload and analyze hand histories for performance improvement.
- Built a high-performance back end using Django and Celery to process large volumes of game data in parallel.
- Designed scalable pipelines to compute expected value (EV), strategy, and range analysis across billions of combinations.
- Optimized API performance to consistently deliver responses within 500 – 800 milliseconds under heavy computational load.
- Architected and deployed strategy training pipelines on AWS to support continuous model improvement.
- Directed end-to-end development, including back-end architecture, admin dashboards, and data processing workflows.
- Implemented asynchronous task processing using Celery and Redis to manage high-throughput workloads efficiently.
- Developed an admin platform to manage data ingestion, model execution, and system monitoring.
Lead Back-end Developer
AI Center
- Architected an airport automation system using facial recognition and MQTT for real-time device communication and monitoring.
- Built scalable back-end services in Django and dynamic front ends in React for real-time operational dashboards.
- Implemented know-your-customer (KYC) systems for UAE banks, enabling secure account creation and money transfer workflows.
- Integrated facial recognition and liveness detection models to enhance identity verification accuracy and prevent fraud.
- Developed OCR pipelines using Azure Cognitive Services to extract and process passport and ID card data.
- Extracted and validated MRZ data against the UAE Ministry of Interior systems to ensure compliance and data accuracy.
- Managed deployment and monitoring of Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA Jetson Nano devices across distributed locations.
- Designed real-time device status tracking systems using edge devices and centralized back-end architecture.
Senior Software Engineer
Digital Lab
- Developed a video conferencing platform using Twilio, Node.js (AdonisJS), and Angular for real-time communication.
- Led the project as the sole developer, delivering end-to-end functionality from back-end services to front-end dashboards.
- Implemented document scanning and sharing features, enabling seamless user-agent interaction during live sessions.
- Built multiple dashboards for agents and admins to track calls, time spent, and performance analytics.
- Designed real-time sentiment analysis microservices to visualize user emotions for agents during conversations.
- Developed admin dashboards with graphical insights into agent performance and user activity.
- Integrated payment functionality to support transaction workflows within the platform.
- Built scalable MySQL-backed services, ensuring reliable data storage and retrieval.
- Delivered multiple proofs of concept (POCs) to validate new product ideas and technical approaches.
Software Engineer
Phlox Inc.
- Developed Kasandra, a multi-agent architecture that runs parallel prompt pipelines to generate and evaluate multiple AI responses.
- Implemented cosine similarity scoring to select the most relevant response from multiple AI-generated outputs.
- Optimized parallel processing of prompt executions to improve response quality and system efficiency.
- Developed tenant contract management workflows, covering lease creation, renewals, move-in, and move-out processes.
- Architected bulk email systems with reusable templates for efficient communication with tenants.
- Built a Twilio SMS-based chat system integrated into Django Admin for direct tenant communication.
- Automated end-to-end tenant lifecycle management, reducing manual effort in property operations.
- Developed scalable back-end services for managing properties, tenants, and financial transactions.
- Implemented automated cron jobs to send rent reminders and payment notifications via email.
- Enhanced property management system with contract tracking and payment lifecycle visibility.
Experience
KYC and Identity Verification Platform
I integrated face recognition and liveness detection to prevent fraud and ensure identity authenticity, built OCR pipelines using Azure Cognitive Services to extract data from passports and Emirates IDs, and extracted and validated MRZ data against the UAE Ministry of Interior systems for compliance and accuracy. I designed low-latency APIs for instant identity verification and decision-making and developed Django-based services to handle high volumes of verification requests securely. I managed Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA Jetson devices for distributed data capture and monitoring, ensuring encryption and secure storage of sensitive user data across the system. I built dashboards for monitoring verification status, system health, and user activity.
Video Conferencing Platform
I built dashboards for agents and admins to track calls, duration, and performance metrics. I developed admin panels to monitor agent activity and user engagement, with graphical insights and integrated payment workflows to support service-based transactions. I designed MySQL-backed services to handle concurrent sessions and data processing.
Property and Tenant Management System
I designed workflows for lease creation, renewals, move-in, and move-out processes, implemented rent and utility tracking with overdue alerts and financial summaries, and built dashboards to monitor occupancy, payments, and tenant activity. Finally, I enabled sending bulk emails/SMS with reusable templates for efficient communication, and designed back-end services to securely and efficiently handle multi-tenant data.
Kasandra AI Conversational System
I also implemented cosine similarity scoring to select the most relevant output. I built dynamic, context-aware prompt strategies to enhance conversational quality, enabling low-latency, human-like conversations for improved user engagement. In addition, I developed services to efficiently handle concurrent AI interactions and leveraged ChatGPT APIs to power adaptive and intelligent responses. Finally, I built a modular system to support future AI agents and enhancements.
Flop Hero Poker AI Training Platform
https://app.flophero.com/omaha/sessionsI also designed systems to evaluate large volumes of gameplay scenarios efficiently, enabling fast response times for interactive analysis and feedback. I improved retention through data-driven insights and continuous performance tracking and built back-end services to handle complex computations and concurrent users. Finally, I developed dashboards to visualize player performance, trends, and strategy adjustments.
Education
Master's Degree in Software Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (UET Taxila) - Taxila, Pakistan
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (UET Taxila) - Taxila, Pakistan
Certifications
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025
Udemy
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional 2025
Udemy
Training YOLO v3 for Objects Detection with Custom Data
Udemy
NGINX Fundamentals: High Performance Servers from Scratch
Udemy
Amazon EC2 Master Class (with Auto Scaling & Load Balancer)
Udemy
Build a Back-end REST API with Python & Django – Advanced
Udemy
Mastering Django – AJAX, Class Based Views, Forms
Udemy
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Django ORM, Sockets, Node.js, React, Pandas, NumPy, Twilio API, Stripe, Python API, REST APIs, HTTP API, SQLAlchemy, Zoho API, QuickBooks API, Social APIs, PostgREST, API Development, Claude API, OpenAPI, Beautiful Soup 4, Google Drive API, OpenAI API, React Query, React Router, Socket.IO, Pydantic, Auth0 API, TanStack Table, PySpark, jQuery, SOAP APIs, Stripe API, React Native for Web, Vue 3, Playwright, WebGL, Three.js, Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS), NetSuite API, OpenGL, Dropbox API, Vue, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce API, POCO C++, React Flow, GraphQL API
Tools
NVIDIA Jetson, GitHub, RabbitMQ, MySQL Workbench, Celery, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), ChatGPT, SourceTree, Keycloak, n8n, RealtimeBoard, Auth0, MATLAB, Claude, Claude Code, Microsoft Excel, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), BigQuery, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon EKS, GitHub Copilot, Notion, Zapier, You Only Look Once (YOLO), GitLab, SonarQube, Zoom, SendGrid, Google Sheets, AWS IAM, AWS Key Management Service (KMS), Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Visual Studio, Microsoft Access, Git, Power BI Desktop, Power BI Report Server, Microsoft Power BI, Amazon Cognito, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), MQTT, Slack, Jira, Grafana, Terraform, PyCharm, Sentry, Retool, Shell, Figma, Expo, GIS, Dynatrace, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, AWS Glue, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Web Services, NGINX, Flyway
Languages
SQL, Python 3, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Python Script, HTML5, HTML, Go, TypeScript 5, PHP, C++, C, Modern JavaScript, CSS, GraphQL, Java, Bash, Groovy, C#, Swift, Elixir, Snowflake, Ruby, Rust
Frameworks
Flask, Django, Django Channels, OAuth 2, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Next.js, NestJS, React Native, Django REST Framework, Express.js, Swagger, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Flutter, Redux, Material UI, AngularJS, gRPC, AdonisJS, Tailwind CSS, Spark, Angular, LangGraph, Jest, Cypress, Selenium, Laravel, Qt, Symfony, Payload CMS, Bedrock
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Microservices, Code Refactoring, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Automation, API Architecture, Model Context Protocol (MCP), ETL, DevOps, B2C, Database Design, Real-time Systems, Event-driven Architecture, Agile, Scrum, REST API Architecture, Refactoring, B2B, Event-driven Design (EDD), Synthetic Data Generation, Business Intelligence (BI), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Application Architecture, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Microservices Architecture, Unit Testing, Mobile Development, HIPAA Compliance, UX Design, HL7 FHIR Standard
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Twilio, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Web, Linux, Cloud Run, Mobile, Windows, Salesforce, Oracle, SharePoint, WordPress, Fabric Lakehouse, Docker, Raspberry Pi, AWS IoT, Kubernetes, Databricks, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Apache Kafka, Android, iOS, Firebase, Vercel, Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Fabric, ARM Linux, Django CMS
Storage
MySQL Server, Redis, Database Architecture, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), SQL Architecture, MSSQLCE, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Data Validation, Databases, Relational Databases, SQL Stored Procedures, Google Cloud, DB, Data Pipelines, Amazon Aurora, Database Migration, JSON, Elasticsearch, Cloud Deployment, Database Modeling, Master Data Management (MDM), MongoDB, NoSQL, Memcached, Neo4j, PostGIS, Datadog, SQLite
Industry Expertise
Web Design, Healthcare, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Project Management, Cybersecurity
Other
Software Development, Software Deployment, Data Structures, Windows 10, FastAPI, RESTFul APIs, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Architecture, PostgreSQL 9, Socket Communication, Web Dashboards, ChatGPT API, Full-stack Development, Scalability, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Performance Optimization, Software Design, API Integration, Large Language Models (LLMs), OpenAI GPT-3 API, HTTP, Architecture, Full-stack, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents, Zoho, Fintech, Back-end, OAuth, Dashboards, Data Visualization, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Bug Fixes, ELT, Risk Reporting, APIs, WebSockets, Web Development, Message Queues, AI Programming, Workflow Automation, Workflow Automation & System Integration, App Support, Bug Triage, Financial Systems, Debugging, AI Automation, Business Requirements, IT Consulting, Real Estate Management, Solution Design, System Integration, Back-end Performance, AI-generated Code, AWS Cloud Operations, Security, Startups, Technical Leadership, AWS ECS Fargate, LLM Integration, Cloud Architecture, Multitenancy, Leadership, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), OpenAI, Cloudflare, Uptime Monitoring, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Engineering, CRM, Cloud, Prompt Engineering, Containerization, Routing, Web Servers, Linux Servers, Data Annotation, Code Review, Data Science, Image Processing, Data Labeling, Data Processing, Project Consultancy, ETL Pipelines, Data Analysis Consultant, Complex Data Analysis, AI Accelerators, Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), Edge AI, Embedded Systems, IOTA, GitHub Actions, Workflow, Systems Engineering, Startup Consulting, Technical Project Management, Webhooks, Supabase, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Solution Architecture, System Design, Systems Design, Technical Documentation, Real-time Data, Finance, Error Logging, Back-end Development, API Design, AWS Secrets Manager, Documentation, Pub/Sub, AlloyDB, CDC, AI Chatbots, Real Estate, SMS, Integration, AI Tools, Payment APIs, Single Sign-on (SSO), RFQ, Marketplaces, Enterprise Systems, Third-party APIs, Third-party Integration, Software Engineering, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Relational Database Services (RDS), Amazon RDS, Informatica, DataOps, Asset Management, Reporting, Row-level Security (RLS), Web App Development, Vibe Coding, Authentication, Document Processing, Quality Assurance (QA), Technical Architecture, Automation Scripting, CSV File Processing, Data Extraction, Product Development, Product Discovery, CSV, Planning, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Product Roadmaps, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Email, Gmail, Web Application Security (Web AppSec), Open-source LLMs, PDF, Performance Tuning, Object Detection, IP Cameras, Workflows, 2D to 3D, 3D, Anthropic, AI-assisted Development, Open Banking, Open Banking APIs, Observability, API Testing, AWS Cloud Architecture, Inventory Management, Troubleshooting, React Components, Email Automation, Event-driven Systems, Scripting, Agentic Coding, Financial APIs, Financial Data, Finance APIs, Geospatial Data, Gradient Boosting, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Agentic Workflow Design, Amazon Bedrock, Zustand, Video Analytics, CCTV, Outlook, Resend, HL7, Authorization, Command-line Interface (CLI), Analytics, ECS, Data Security, Compliance, Healthtech, Internet of Things (IoT), Telemetry, Real-time Streaming, MVP Design, DLL, SSL, Metabase, Deployment, Azure Databricks, Big Data, Data Migration, Airtable, AWS Bedrock AgentCore, OData, Front-end Development, Integrations, Website Integration, Data Mapping, Data Warehousing, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, Invoicing, Billing, Stibo Systems Enterprise Platform (STEP), Product Information Management (PIM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Front-end, Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), RESTful Microservices, Cursor AI, Angular 8, Prometheus, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Dashboard Development, Data-driven Dashboards, Analytical Dashboards, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, AI Integration, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Code Auditing, React Hooks, LangChain, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Speech-to-Text (STT), Text-to-Speech (TTS), API Gateways, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AI Design, Legacy Software, Site Reliability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), AI Model Training, AI Research, Commercial Real Estate, Process Mapping, CTO, Enterprise Infrastructure, Azure Service Bus, HIPAA, Product Management, Agentic AI, Know Your Customer (KYC), User Interface (UI), Anti-money Laundering (AML), Computer Vision, User Experience (UX), Tools, Consulting, Fractional CTO, Advisory, Communication, Tailwind UI, Workforce Management (WFM), Payroll & Benefits, Modular, Clinical Research, Robot Operating System (ROS), Inventory, eCommerce, Lovable, Attendance Systems, Underwriting, Job Boards, Supabase Auth, Agentic AI Systems, Agentic RAG Systems, Waterfall, Satellite Images, Mathematical Modeling, Qwen, Vite, Model Evaluation, NetSuite, Microsoft Entra, Okta, RAG Systems, Shaders, Mesh Optimization, ShipStation API, IT Security, AI-augmented Software Engineering (AIASE), Know Your Business (KYB), Monorepos, APM, Data Build Tool (dbt), NIST, Gemini API, Product Listings, DocuSign, Gemini, Auditing, System Architecture, Microsoft Graph API, IT Audits, Emailers, ReAct Agents, Human Resources (HR), Machine Learning, Ajax, YOLO3, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, HRIS, Railway, SOC 2
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