Publication
High-performing Apps With Python: A FastAPI Tutorial
https://www.toptal.com/developers/python/build-high-performing-apps-with-the-python-fastapi-framework
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Zubair Ahmed
Verified Expert in Engineering
Python Developer
Kamra Kalan, Punjab, Pakistan
Toptal member since March 23, 2020
Bio
As a Python developer, Zubair has about three years of web development experience using Django, Flask, and FastAPI. He's also developed the front end with both Bootstrap/jQuery as well as React single-page apps. In 2017, a career highlight was Zubair using Django and React to build a social eCommerce platform. Previously, for about a decade, Zubair worked as an embedded software developer in the aerospace industry.
Portfolio
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Tornado, VxWorks, C++
Ezupp
React, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Django, Python
Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute 611 (CADI), PR China
Tornado, VxWorks, C++
Experience
- Python - 4 years
- React - 3 years
- JavaScript - 3 years
- PostgreSQL - 2 years
- Flask - 2 years
- Django - 2 years
- jQuery - 2 years
- FastAPI - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Ubuntu, MacOS, Bash, Git, Vim Text Editor, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed was an eCommerce platform for small scale retailers in Pakistan. The platform provided shops that could be published as Facebook pages.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
2006 - PRESENT
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
- Developed a type of avionics software that provides warnings to aircrew in case of system failures.
- Created a type of simulation software for testing aircraft software on a desktop.
- Established a version-control system for the team using Gitolite.
Technologies: Tornado, VxWorks, C++
Full-stack Developer | Co-founder
2016 - 2018
Ezupp
- Developed an eCommerce platform for small-scale retailers where sellers could create shops that were seamlessly integrated with their Facebook accounts and shoppers could ask recommendations from their friends.
- Used React to completely revamp the user interface and provide an immersive shop creation interface and admin control panel. The UI was much appreciated by potential investors during pitching sessions.
- Completed the project as a solo developer and technical co-founder and managed its deployment.
Technologies: React, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Django, Python
Avionics Software Developer
2004 - 2006
Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute 611 (CADI), PR China
- Developed a type of software for displaying vital parameters on aircraft multi function displays.
- Wrote a book on mathematical models and algorithms used in avionics software.
- Tested and verified an avionics systems in a dynamic simulation lab.
Technologies: Tornado, VxWorks, C++
Engineering Officer
2002 - 2004
Aerospace MRO
- Managed the functioning of an engineering maintenance center.
- Supervised on-the-job training of aircraft technicians.
- Managed the quality control process for a work center.
Technologies: Administration
Experience
eCommerce Platform | Web App
As a full-stack developer, I contributed to the build of an eCommerce platform and also managed deployments. Working alongside the design and marketing team, I developed the Django back end and React front end to handle complex user interactions for the creation of shops, shop management, checkout, and social interactions.
Education
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Avionics Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology - Islamabad, Pakistan
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, React, Node.js
Tools
Vim Text Editor, Git
Languages
Python, Bash, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Frameworks
Django, Flask
Platforms
MacOS, VxWorks, Ubuntu, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Storage
PostgreSQL
Other
Tornado, Administration, FastAPI, Web Scraping
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