Talha Habib
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Talha is a full-stack JavaScript developer with 8+ years of experience. Some of the technologies he worked with include React, Next.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Express, Elasticsearch, AWS/GWS, and Google Maps. He's currently working on a rental marketplace called Lighthouse as the lead engineer and engineering manager leading two departments, each with a team of 10 or more people. Talha is in charge of maintaining and upgrading client-facing apps while leading the team goals to the next level.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Slack, Next.js, Sequelize, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Express.js, Figma, MacOS, Oh My Zsh, Git, Finance, Back-end
The most amazing...
...thing I've achieved is building the startup Lighthouse from the ground up solo for 3+ years. It's thriving with 200+ employees and rich technical solutions.
Work Experience
Principal Engineer
Zad Group
- Introduced new approaches and tools to help the team accomplish its goals.
- Set a new bar and practices for the QA and engineering team to get the most out of their day.
- Helped hire and vet candidates for multiple tech and non-tech roles.
- Contributed as a full-stack JavaScript engineer to the education and vet team and getting deliveries done.
Engineering Manager
Hotel Engine
- Managed a team of four engineers in 3+ groups along with other departments with 10-20 engineers in each department and helped make decisions for their ongoing goals.
- Helped upgrade existing tools, integrate new tools, and preach best practices.
- Contributed to the core foundation of new tools for their structure, behavior, and approach while introducing and highlighting existing fixable.
Lead Software Engineer | Engineering Manager
Lighthouse
- Developed cron workers to process incoming data feeds, handling 10,000+ records to insert and update to Postgres each day, Elasticsearch via integrations, and AWS Fargate CDK deploy.
- Built а Chrome extension to collect data from multiple endpoints and help the internal ops team progress faster. The extension is currently live.
- Introduced and enforced release day practices to better establish QA with smoke tests and feature releases on the percentage of users before going live, resulting in app uptime and stable builds.
- Established design documentation practices to help take or transfer tasks from engineers to other engineers, minimizing spikes for faster pace results.
- Introduced and set up best version control practices, allowing an unblocked release pipeline for fast-paced deliveries.
Lead Software Engineer
J. K. Group of Companies
- Built an SMS gateway using Arduino and hardware interfacing.
- Redesigned and upgraded the internal infrastructure, tools, and web apps to avail benefits of trending technologies.
- Developed a truck weight system that expanded their business and ensured goods export/import quality by 100%, and lowered time consumption 75% on each truck.
- Led team to adopt best practices and user experience mindset around database and end-user facing functionality.
Lead Software Engineer
Brickclay
- Led the engineering team to pick up the pace with progress while doing rapid development.
- Made technical decisions and roadmap around MVP and version of feature for better agile and sprint practices.
- Built internal image processing tool from scratch, acting as CTO/Engineering Lead and Engineer to adapt and provide for growing startup needs.
Software Engineer
Ranksol
- Developed Twilio-based IVR to handle the automated calls and serve as a full-scale automated call-center or help-center SaaS app.
- Developed WordPress Plugins that got sold up to 100k copies on CodeCanyon and the official WordPress directory.
- Developed Twilio-based SMS/MMS automated campaign/notifier system that integrates with WhatsApp API was adapted by restaurants and LMS to notify users.
- Developed integrated T-Shirt design Merch that auto-posts and extend client business to Amazon, TeeSprint, Shopify, and others, raising sails to 150%.
Software Engineer
01 Objects
- Developed Hotel Management System that integrates with push notification.
- Developed the attendance system that integrates with biometric devices.
- Designed and developed custom MVC frameworks to use as internal boilerplates for future development.
Experience
Lighthouse Mobile App
Puppeteer-based Facebook Instant Game Engine
GSM USB to SMS Service Integration Tool
Icooons
Lighthouse Chrome Extension
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lighthouse/cfkinobccokockgkggkabfaldlhojbioSkills
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, Sass, CSS, Python, PHP, Java
Frameworks
Next.js, Tailwind CSS, React Native, Express.js, Swagger, Jest, CodeIgniter 3, CodeIgniter, Bootstrap
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, Puppeteer, EJS, REST APIs, Google Maps API, Sockets, Stripe, Stripe API, Vue, Google Maps, ImageMagick, Socket.IO, jQuery, Amazon Merchant API, Shopify API, WhatsApp API
Tools
Slack, Sequelize, Google Sheets, Puppet, Git, Sentry, Figma, Oh My Zsh, Inkscape, PhpMyAdmin, Terraform
Paradigms
REST, Unit Testing, Agile, Test-driven Development (TDD), Microservices
Platforms
iOS, Android, Algolia, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Mobile, Google AppSheet, MacOS, WordPress, Twilio, AWS Lambda
Storage
MongoDB, NoSQL, Redis, MySQL, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Amazon DynamoDB
Other
JSDOM, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Leadership, Software Architecture, Full-stack Development, MERN Stack, Full-stack, Technical Leadership, APIs, Team Leadership, Back-end, Axios, Airtable, Mobile First, Styled-components, API Integration, Front-end, Front-end Development, CTO, Data Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Engineering, Web Scraping, Chrome Extensions, CSS Grid, Amazon RDS, Cloud, CI/CD Pipelines, Geofencing, Geolocation, Architecture, Finance, Facebook Ads, SVG Animation, SVG, GSM, Data Compression, Image Processing, Software, Programming, Computer Science, Mobile Apps, VPS/VDS, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Hotels & Lodging, PSD to HTML, SMS Bots, Lambda Functions
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
National College of Business Administration and Economics (NCBAE) - Lahore, Pakistan
Pre-bachelor Intermediate Degree in Computer Science
Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) - Faisalabad, Pakistan
High School Diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science
BISE Lahore Board - Lahore, Pakistan
Certifications
TestDome Certificate of Achievement – JavaScript
TestDome
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