**Muhammad Khizer Riaz**
(Authorized to work for any employer in the United States)
(815) 779-7115
khizerriaz19@gmail.com
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### **Summary**
Forward-thinking software engineer/developer with 5+ years of experience building, integrating, testing, and supporting digital solutions for mobile and web apps. Seeking a full-time opportunity in a challenging environment.

### **Professional Experience**

**Jumppace Pvt. Ltd** | *Software Engineer III* | *Dallas, Texas* | *June 2023 – April 2024*
- Developed and maintained backend services using JavaScript, Java, and Python frameworks.
- Implemented real-time chat systems using sockets and optimized MongoDB queries.
- Leveraged RabbitMQ and Kafka for microservices communication.
- Utilized Docker for containerization and AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, EC2) for scalable deployments.
- Integrated payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal) and managed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
- Enhanced performance using Redis for caching and autoscaling for high-traffic applications.

**PUMPJACK DATAWORKS** | *Software Engineer I* | *Fort Worth, Texas* | *November 2022 – May 2023*
- Developed backend services in Node.js and migrated to Python Flask for improved scalability.
- Managed PostgreSQL databases and built RESTful microservices with Express.js.
- Integrated Kafka, Redis, and DynamoDB for messaging, caching, and data storage.

**TIXSEE LABS, LLC** | *Software Engineer* | *Fort Worth, Texas* | *June 2022 – September 2022*
- Built scalable backend systems using TypeScript, Node.js, Python (Django, Flask).
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines and deployed applications on AWS.

**ORAAN** | *Software Developer* | *October 2020 – May 2022*
- Refactored APIs, removed technical debt, and led daily scrum meetings as Scrum Master.
- Developed and deployed Oraan’s consumer application with unit testing (Mocha, Chai).

**AVIALDO SOLUTIONS** | *Trainee Software Developer* | *April 2019 – October 2020*
- Built a white-labeled cross-platform mobile app for labor unions (20,000+ users).
- Automated CI/CD pipelines for 100+ apps and published them on App Store/Play Store.

### **Education**
**Bachelor of Science in Computer Science**
FAST-NUCES | *August 2019 – May 2023*

### **Honours & Awards**
- **2nd Place**, CTF Competition (Powered by Ebryx) | *April 2022*

### **Skills**
**Languages:** Java, JavaScript, C++, C, Python
**Frameworks:** React, Nest.js, Express, Fastify, Django, Flask, FastAPI
**Protocols:** REST, GraphQL, XML, JSON
**Databases:** MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, DynamoDB
**Cloud:** AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, Lambda), Firebase, Heroku
**Tools:** Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, RabbitMQ
**Practices:** Clean Code, TDD, SOLID, CI/CD
**OS:** Windows, Linux

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