
Harsimran Kaur Brar
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Toptal member since October 18, 2022
Harsimran has been working as a technologist in startups and large-scale tech companies for over a decade. She's helped build products from the ground up for companies that have grown to hundreds of employees. Living and working in multiple countries has given her a global perspective, which is a huge asset in developing new impactful products. Harsimran wants to take up high-impact work and help businesses succeed, as she believes that responsible companies build a better world.
Portfolio
Experience
- Software - 8 years
- PostgreSQL - 6 years
- JavaScript - 5 years
- Architecture - 5 years
- Go - 4 years
- OAuth 2 - 3 years
- Java - 2 years
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Remote Work
The most amazing...
...thing I've done was architecting and facilitating the COVID-19 test results delivery system for travelers getting tested at Berlin Airports.
Work Experience
HubSpot Expert
The Aesthetic Experience Holdings, Inc.
- Created a Shopify-based marketing campaign, bundling multiple products at a discounted price.
- Developed a Shopify custom app to add custom input fields to the thank-you page.
- Automated workflows, for example, syncing data between Boulevard, HubSpot, and Shopify.
- Built automations to schedule Google-based calendar events whenever a virtual appointment was scheduled.
Founder
A&H Solutions
- Founded and led A&H Solutions, delivering 20+ end-to-end software projects across AI, SaaS, healthtech, proptech, and IoT sectors, consistently achieving on-time delivery and client satisfaction above 95%.
- Architected and deployed scalable platforms using Node.js, React/Next.js, AWS, and PostgreSQL, optimizing cost-performance ratios to achieve enterprise-grade reliability on lean budgets.
- Directed cross-functional teams of up to 10 engineers and designers, overseeing product strategy, client communications, and agile development from ideation to launch.
- Built a company-wide foundation in AI innovation, integrating OpenAI, RAG pipelines, and domain-specific knowledge systems into client products, establishing A&H Solutions as a trusted boutique engineering partner for complex, data-driven projects.
- Developed proprietary internal tools—including a resume builder and e-receipt generator—to accelerate in-house prototyping and streamline delivery, reducing development cycles by 40%. More can be seen at youtu.be/O7xlQhfnNIU.
- Provided development and consulting services to multiple clients: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vui-zHOlkBt5OajGIOSARB107t4F72kjm96JKMEi1gY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.lor6reyl3x2q.
Senior Full-stack Developer
MyPeptides
- Created a conversational AI platform recommending peptides based on user-provided health data and goals. The platform functions as both an educational resource and a personalized recommendation tool, with affiliate integrations.
- Co-developed a conversational AI engine that generated personalized peptide recommendations based on user health data, achieving >90% user satisfaction in beta testing.
- Designed and implemented a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline leveraging a curated peptide knowledge base, improving recommendation accuracy by 40% compared to static prompt methods.
- Integrated GoHighLevel’s B2B API and authentication system, enabling seamless marketplace deployment and driving over 200 affiliate-linked recommendations per week within 3 months.
- Engineered a HIPAA-compliant AWS + Supabase architecture, ensuring secure handling of health-related data and maintaining full compliance across consumer and enterprise use cases.
- Optimized conversational UX flow and back-end latency, reducing average response time by 35% and increasing user retention by 25% during the first testing phase.
Python/HL7 Developer
Cloudsync
- Migrated the underlying Firestore DB to Postgres for an existing product live with multiple clinics.
- Acted as mentor and technical lead, guiding the client through scaling and best practices.
- Worked on EHR integration of the system, guided the process from outreach to EHR vendors to integrating with their APIs.
Full-stack Developer
Smartvet AI
- Built and launched an AI-driven veterinary platform that translated complex medical reports into dual outputs — one technical and one layperson-friendly — improving pet owner comprehension by over 70% in user testing.
- Developed end-to-end architecture using Next.js, Node.js, AWS, and OpenAI APIs, enabling real-time translation of diagnostic data with 99% processing reliability.
- Integrated Auth0 and Stripe for secure authentication and payment handling, creating a fully autonomous SaaS platform that required no developer maintenance post-handoff.
- Collaborated directly with the founding DVM, iterating on AI prompt design to ensure medical accuracy and tone calibration across 150+ veterinary cases.
- Delivered admin tools for prompt management and translation customization, reducing dependency on engineering updates and empowering client self-sufficiency.
Python/HL7 Developer
Brooke Magruder
- Enabled payment integration using Stripe to enable the client to start accepting payments for their service.
- Optimized the current application to meet new use cases in the healthcare environment.
- Provided consultation to the client on ways to improve their existing application and workflow.
Project Lead | Researcher | Software Developer
Juree
- Led research and development of an AI-driven platform specializing in contextually accurate legal translations, reducing human post-editing time by over 60% compared to DeepL and Google Translate.
- Designed and delivered a custom legal document editor with built-in support for annotations, seals, and QR verification, enabling end-to-end authenticated translation workflows.
- Collaborated closely with legal professionals to refine domain-specific translation logic, ensuring 95%+ fidelity in preserving legal terminology and intent across jurisdictions.
- Implemented a secure, scalable architecture using Node.js, React, and AWS — supporting concurrent translation sessions with 99.9% uptime.
- Guided a cross-functional engineering team, mentoring developers through complex features like contextual prompt tuning and compliance layers, resulting in a 50% faster delivery cycle across project milestones.
Technical Project Lead | Senior Software Engineer
Propcan
- Led a 4-member engineering team to build a full-scale Canadian real estate platform rivaling Realtor.ca and Zillow, achieving 99% API uptime and under $240/month hosting costs on AWS.
- Architected and deployed a Node.js + Next.js + PostgreSQL stack with optimized data pipelines using Realtor.ca DDF APIs and AWS Lambdas, handling tens of thousands of property records daily.
- Engineered advanced property search and interactive mapping features, increasing average user session time by 45% and improving property discovery efficiency.
- Integrated SEO-friendly WordPress pages with the core Next.js app, enabling non-technical users to publish content and boosting organic traffic by 30% within two months of launch.
- Balanced scalability and cost-effectiveness through performance optimization, reducing query response latency by 40% while maintaining sub-enterprise infrastructure spend.
Technical Project Lead | Senior Software Engineer
Coursera
- Created and streamlined the Looker setup in the company.
- Led a 10-person engineering team in building Coursera’s degree progress and academic planning platform, enabling millions of learners to visualize graduation paths and track completion in real time.
- Led an 8-member engineering team to create a course quality improvement recommendation engine, integrating AI tools.
- Stabilized course research data export infrastructure for partners to enable them to improve course quality.
- Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration among product managers, degree success teams, and partner universities, resulting in on-time feature launches aligned with academic calendar milestones.
- Optimized Airflow-based data pipelines to handle large-scale academic datasets, reducing processing time by 30% and improving the accuracy of learner progress calculations across thousands of degree programs.
- Delivered a high-visibility learner experience upgrade that improved student clarity and confidence in degree completion, directly contributing to a measured increase in on-time graduation rates across partner universities.
PostgreSQL Consultant Data Engineer
Md Distribution LLC
- Debugged and Improved data pipelines to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
- Worked closely with the CEO to provide feedback on the existing application.
- Worked on the eCommerce website to ensure data accuracy for end users.
Developer
A&H Solutions
- Used Twilio APIs and OpenAI models to create an end-to-end AI-based voice agent that calls various family clinics and gathers patient intake data.
- Created a new Patient Intake database for family clinics in different cities.
- Coordinated with doctors and receptionists at clinics to understand the new patient intake flow and develop a system that provided the most up-to-date availability of new patient intake data.
Data Engineer
Aquanomix LLC
- Created data pipelines to sync client data for research and analysis.
- Created an IoT-based remote control system for water treatment systems.
- Consulted on database optimization strategies for existing products.
Scripting/OpenAI Developer
Steven Toews
- Worked with our client, an independent contractor who collaborated closely with a publisher, focusing on creating book covers. The essence of the tool lay in deciphering semi-structured email data to craft a book cover.
- Designed a script or process to autonomously extract vital information from received emails.
- Implemented this script to oversee emails in real-time, capturing essential details and populating a template.
- Leveraged GPT-3.5 to produce the initial draft of the book cover copy by feeding it appropriate prompts and materials.
Consultant
Save Grow and Share Agency Inc d/b/a SGS Coverage
- Enabled the successful delivery of the online insurance quoting system, https://quote.sgscoverage.com, which helped the client optimize their insurance brokerage process and generate more leads.
- Enabled communications between multiple agencies the client was working with.
- Helped host the insurance quoting system to ensure successful integration with other website components.
Consultant and Team Lead
Aquanomix
- Helped integrate Google Analytics into the platform to make data-based decisions.
- Created a report for the current database status and suggested what would be needed to ensure scaling.
- Led the team to deliver a high-priority product critical for the company's roadmap success.
Full-stack Go Developer
Vireo
- Refactored the Go back-end service and implemented new GRPC endpoints to support a real estate investments app.
- Implemented login, register, and document creation and display on React Native.
- Implemented integration tests to ensure app stability.
Senior Software Engineer
Levven Electronics
- Stabilized the integration of patented smart home components with Alexa and Google Homes.
- Helped improve database performance from 15 seconds to less than two seconds.
- Enabled the automation of customer support processes to prepare the company for scale.
- Introduced integration tests for each service as part of the company-wide development processes to stabilize the cloud infrastructure for continuous integration.
- Practiced test-driven development (TDD) and also guided junior developers.
- Collaborated with the company's leaders to develop process optimizations required to scale the company as expected in the 1-year vision.
- Enabled creation and visualization of business and engineering metrics using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, and Retool.
Senior Software Engineer
Data4Life
- Created a patient-centric health data platform. Since health data is very sensitive and the privacy laws in Germany are very strict, we followed a zero-knowledge approach.
- Defined encryption protocols and conceptualized and implemented a zero-knowledge platform, verifying it with external cryptographic experts, coordinating with security consultants, and creating SDKs for health partners for integration.
- Started the project with a six-membered team that has grown to more than 100.
- Implemented company-wide CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Makefiles.
- Enabled a smooth COVID-19 test results delivery at airports and other regular testing sites.
- Architected and built a data warehouse for business intelligence and analytics.
- Created a JavaScript SDK enclosing the encryption protocols for the partners to use.
Product Engineer
Babajob Services Pvt Ltd. (Now acquired by Quikr India)
- Redesigned a platform based on a microservice architecture from the ground up and integrated it with the enterprise-level codebase in a period of four months and a team of eight members.
- Maintained the old codebase that was written in C# .NET.
- Created metrics and analytics dashboards for the marketing teams.
- Integrated a new payment provider, Razorpay's API, with the platform; also enabled users to add coupon codes during checkout.
Software Engineer
Zemoso Technologies
- Worked with clients based in the US to develop web-based applications, being involved in the conceptualization and implementation of the front-end interface and server architecture.
- Managed and coordinated the team's release cycles.
- Created a hospital back-office app to help medical assistants manage and schedule patient appointments.
Experience
Canadian Real Estate app
https://propcan.comAI-based Veterinary Report Translation Engine
https://www.smartvetai.comAI-based Peptides Knowledge Platform and Recommendation Engine
Data Warehouse for Business Insights
https://app.data4life.careAI-based Legal Translations Platform
https://app.juree.ioGreenSwap API | Manage and Track Carbon Footprint for Food Products and Recipes
https://docs.greenswapp.com/Digital Health | Data Sharing Between Patients and Doctors
https://app.data4life.careThe project involved layering an encryption protocol on top of OAuth 2.0, enabling user research by rapid prototyping, and collaborating with third parties for penetration testing.
JavaScript SDK for Third-parties End-to-end Encryption
https://app.data4life.careAngular-Spring Web Portal
Proprietary Digital Receipt Delivery System for POS Systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7xlQhfnNIUIntegration of a Payments API with a Platform
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, India
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS
Generating New Recipes using GPT-2
Coursera Project Network
React Basics
Meta | via Coursera
The Java Language
Learn Quest | via Coursera
Writing Java Application Code
Learn Quest | via Coursera
Java as a Second Language
Learn Quest | via Coursera
Parallel Programming
EPFL | via Coursera
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
EPFL | via Coursera
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, REST APIs, Sockets, Stripe, API Development, OpenAI API, Twilio API, PostgREST, Stripe API, Puppeteer, Leaflet, Google Workspace APIs, AWS Amplify, Shopify API, Claude API, Google Maps, Google APIs, Dropbox API
Tools
RabbitMQ, Celery, Apache Solr, Ansible, Make (formerly Integromat), Ghost, Docker Compose, NGINX, Kibana, Jenkins, Travis CI, Grafana, Retool, ChatGPT, Redux Toolkit, Git, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Zapier, Atlassian, Claude, Jira, Observability Tools, Claude Code, n8n, GIS, GitHub, Retell AI, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Terraform, Bitbucket, Google Analytics, Apache Airflow, Azure App Service, Asana, SMART on FHIR, Looker, SendGrid, Auth0, Astro, AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), AWS SDK
Languages
Scala, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Go, Python, SQL, TypeScript, GraphQL, PHP, HTML5, C#.NET, C++, C#, RAPID, Python 3
Frameworks
OAuth 2, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), React Native, ASP.NET, Next.js, Flask, Django, .NET, Jest, Serverless Framework, WebApp, Express.js, ASP.NET Web API, AngularJS, Electron, Flutter, Tailwind CSS, .NET Core, Selenium, gRPC, Redux
Paradigms
Parallel Programming, Testing, HL7 FHIR Standard, User Testing, Agile, DevOps, Automation, Microservices, Cross-platform, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Mobile Development, Functional Programming, Azure DevOps, Web Performance Optimization (WPO), Role-based Access Control (RBAC), B2C, Microservices Architecture, REST API Architecture, ETL, HIPAA Compliance, Event-driven Design (EDD), Unit Testing
Platforms
MacOS, Linux, AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Amazon EC2, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), WordPress, Google Ads, iOS, JVM, Android, FlutterFlow, Twilio, Vercel, HubSpot, Voiceflow, Kubernetes, Azure, Firebase, Shopify, Apple Watch, GoHighLevel, DigitalOcean, Twilio Conversations, Google Cloud Engine, AWS IoT, AWS ALB, Mapbox, Mixpanel, Dropbox
Storage
PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, JSON, MongoDB, MySQL, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Redshift, Redis, Databases, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostGIS, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Azure SQL, SQL Performance, Cloud Firestore, Data Pipelines, Redis Cache
Industry Expertise
E-learning, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Healthcare, Marketing, Web Design, App Performance
Other
Architecture, Development, Remote Work, Software, Data Warehouse Design, Data, Data Encryption, Asymmetric Encryption, Deterministic Encryption, APIs, HTTP, Scripting, Back-end, Microcontrollers, Point of Sale, POS, Near-field Communication (NFC), Full-stack, Web Development, Software Design, Software Architecture, Leadership, JavaScript Libraries, Reporting, Data Visualization, Prometheus, Payment APIs, SDKs, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Technical Architecture, Data Science, Bots, Cloud Services, Documentation, Data Engineering, CTO, Iframes, Widgets, OpenAI GPT-3 API, Artificial Intelligence (AI), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Caching, Authentication, Apollo, Software as a Service (SaaS), Software Development, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Computer Vision, PDF, Internet of Things (IoT), OpenAI GPT-4 API, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), CI/CD Pipelines, API Integration, High-load, Performance, Startups, AsyncAPI, Education Technology (Edtech), Full-stack Development, Prompt Engineering, Programming, Single Sign-on (SSO), WebSockets, AI Integration, Headless CMS, AI Agents, Agentic AI, Web Scraping, Finance, Tesseract, Data Warehousing, Lambda Functions, Deployment, Technical Leadership, Performance Optimization, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Fintech, Data Analytics, Mobile App Development, QR Codes, Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Web Crawlers, Back-end Development, Web Applications, Cloud, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), AI Chatbots, System Architecture, Conversational Agent, Workflow Automation, Early-stage Startups, Data Extraction, Workflows, Recommendation Systems, Gemini, Gemini API, AI Programming, Automations, Integration, Reports, AI-assisted Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Cursor AI, AI Enablement, AI Tools, Healthtech, HIPAA, HIPAA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Health, RESTful Microservices, Supabase, Image Processing, Database Optimization, Query Optimization, AI Assistants, IT Security, Containers, Code Auditing, Code Review, Anthropic, AI Voice Agents, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Data Collection, Data Cleaning, Data Mining, Data Scraping, Data Analysis, AI Automation, AI Model Training, Webhooks, Row-level Security (RLS), Workflow Automation & System Integration, OAuth, Email Automation, Event-driven Systems, Biotechnology, Encryption, Elastic Load Balancers, CRM APIs, IIS, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Chatbots, Subscriptions, MERN Stack, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Translation, Translation, OpenAI, Terraform Cloud, Classification, Azure Blob Storage, Chrome Extensions, Marketplaces, User-centered Design (UCD), Machine Learning, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Generative Pre-trained Transformer 2 (GPT-2), Headless WordPress, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3), HL7, AWS VPN, AWS ECS Fargate, Mapbox SDK, LangChain, PDF Scraping, Legal, AWS Jam, Amazon MQ, Vibe Coding, RAG Pipelines, Tailwind UI, Make, Custom Shopify Apps
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