Amin Shah Gilani

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Member since October 7, 2016

Amin is a developer and entrepreneur who loves writing clean, test-driven Ruby and ES6 code—wrapped in perfectly crafted containers for CI/CD. In one of his two hackathon wins, he was awarded the first prize from over 300 global entries. In his free time, he authors technical content, contributes to open source projects, and builds fun things. He also founded and led a company in Pakistan that raised venture capital in Silicon Valley.

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Portfolio

Nazdeeq.com
Ruby on Rails, Nginx, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Product Advertising API
ABC Containers (via Toptal)
Ruby on Rails, GitLab CI, Mailgun, eSignature
Payload Technologies Inc.
Ruby on Rails

Experience

GitHub, 5 years
Node.js, 3 years
Ruby on Rails (RoR), 3 years
Ruby, 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Atom, Ubuntu or macOS

The most amazing...

...thing I've coded is a Bitcoin-to-currency converter bot that I would send bitcoin to and it would convert it to PKR and wire it to my bank account.

Employment

Co-Founder | CTO
Nazdeeq.com
2017 - PRESENT
- Built the technology that powers the company.
- Built complex Nginx configurations that powers the core application.
- Created a powerful, very available infrastructure to handle the huge traffic demands.
- Containerized multiple micro services to make the software infrastructure and platform agnostic.
- Created scalable pipelines for support and partner communications.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Nginx, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Product Advertising API
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
ABC Containers (via Toptal)
2017 - 2017
- Created a customized ERP for the business.
- Automated almost all themanual aspects of the business logic.
- Developed a database schema that would fit past data and aid in new data.
- Implemented real-time business reports.
- Reviewed and translated business logic into code.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, GitLab CI, Mailgun, eSignature
CEO | Developer | Head of Operations
Payload Technologies Inc.
2014 - 2017
- Architected an auditable financial system that allowed users to exchange balance and make payments among each other.
- Created a messaging application that allowed users to talk to each other in real time.
- Implemented an escrow system that would hold and payout agreed amounts based on user actions.
- Used third party APIs to securely store Bitcoin.
- Created a service that automatically liquidated Bitcoin into currency through third party exchanges.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails
Technology Consultant
Treebark
2012 - 2014
- Created brochureware websites for clients.
- Set up and maintained WordPress and Joomla websites.
- Registered and managed domain names on behalf of clients.
- Set up Google apps for clients.
Technologies: HTML/CSS, Photoshop

Experience

Please Use Git (Other amazing things)
https://hackernoon.com/please-use-git-da3bea7d1234
Counterarguments to the most common reasons against using Git.

Despite Git being ubiquitous among organizations and teams, I’ve met a surprising number of people in Pakistan that don’t use version control. It makes it incredibly difficult for me to collaborate with them.
2 Welcome Side Effects of Webpack in Rails | Article (Other amazing things)
https://web.archive.org/web/20170924211345/https://www.euruko2017.org/2017/09/19/two-welcome-side-effects-of-webpack-in-rails.html
An article that I wrote that discusses how a Rails' Webpack integration lets us tap into the world of JavaScript dependencies and bypass the "use CSS helpers" annoyance in the asset pipeline.
A Guide to Security Best Practices for Remote Teams (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/remote/best-security-practices-for-remote-teams
Learn how, with the right remote worker security policy, distributed teams can be just as secure as in-house teams. Toptal Freelance Software Engineer and full-time remote worker Amin Shah Gilani walks us through common security attack methods, cyber defense strategies, and, finally, an example of a good remote worker security policy.
Unlimited Scale and Free Web Hosting with GitHub Pages and Cloudflare (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/github/unlimited-scale-web-hosting-github-pages-cloudflare
Whether you’re a bootstrapped startup that needs a brochureware website or a corporation that needs a high-performing web app, this post is for you. In it, Toptal Software Engineer Amin Shah Gilani teaches you how to setup a static, SSL-secure website for the very low cost of free, using Github Pages and Cloudflare.

Skills

Languages
Ruby, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, EcmaScript 2015 (ES6), Python 3
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Bootstrap 3+, Express.js
Tools
GitHub Pages, GitHub, Cucumber, RSpec, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Jekyll, Docker Compose, Kubernetes
Paradigms
Test-driven Development (TDD), Behavior-driven Development (BDD)
Misc
APIs, Bitcoin, Domains & Hosting, Semantic UI, Technical Writing, AWS S3, Documentation Writing
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, Twitter API, Stripe, Stripe API, jQuery, Mailgun API, React.js, Blockchain, Coinbase API
Platforms
Docker, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi, Ghost.io, WordPress, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Drupal, Joomla
Storage
PostgreSQL, Cloud, MongoDB

Education

Certificate in Getting Started With Python
University of Michigan | Coursera - Online (https://coursera.org/verify/2GU354Z9X8XT)
2017 - 2017
Certificate in Ruby on Rails: An Introduction
Johns Hopkins University | Coursera - Online (https://coursera.org/verify/2GU354Z9X8XT)
2016 - 2016
Bachelor of Science with honors in Economics & Finance
Lahore School of Economics - Lahore, Pakistan
2010 - 2015

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