Zubair Ahmed, Developer in Kamra Kalan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Zubair Ahmed

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Python Developer

Location
Kamra Kalan, Punjab, Pakistan
Toptal Member Since
March 23, 2020

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.

Availability

Part-time

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

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.

Languages

Python, Bash, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Frameworks

Django, Flask

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, React, Node.js

Tools

Vim Text Editor, Git

Platforms

MacOS, VxWorks, Ubuntu, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

PostgreSQL

Other

Tornado, Administration, FastAPI, Web Scraping

1998 - 2002

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Avionics Engineering

National University of Sciences and Technology - Islamabad, Pakistan

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