**W. Harrison**
+1 (315) 504-2018
work1@gmail.com

**Summary**
Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience, specializing in Django, React, Flask, Vue, and Angular. Proficient in AWS cloud services, team leadership, and delivering scalable solutions.

**Location**
133 E Stadium DR APT 6D, Eden, NC 27288

**Technologies**
- **Backend**: Python (Django, Django-REST, Flask), Node.js, Express.js
- **Frontend**: React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js, TypeScript, React Native
- **Databases**: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis
- **Infrastructure**: AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EC2, Elasticsearch

**Experience**

**Contractor** (2022 – Present)
- Developed a real-time chat app and e-commerce platform using Django, reducing latency by 75% and increasing sales by 50%.
- Built a microservices architecture with Docker/Kubernetes and integrated Stripe, PayPal, and Braintree, improving payment options by 25%.
- Created *Smashing*, a content curation system with a recommendation engine using vectorization and cosine similarity.

**Senior Software Engineer, Outliant** (2019 – 2020)
- Led client pitches, requirements gathering, and full-stack development (React/Redux, GraphQL).
- Delivered 7 diverse projects across multiple tech stacks and infrastructures.

**Software Engineer, Code Genesis** (2013 – 2019)
- Developed consumer-facing features in Django within an agile team.

**Head of Engineering, Karla Rewards** (2020 – 2022)
- Built infrastructure from scratch, secured funding, and led engineering strategy for a shopping rewards platform.

**Projects**

**Smashing** (www.smashing.xyz)
- Architected a Django-based microservice for content scoring (relevance/quality) amid low-quality online material.

**Freebusy** (https://freebusy.io/en)
- AI-powered meeting scheduler integrating with calendars/web conferencing tools, prioritizing privacy and efficiency.

**TestGorilla** (https://www.testgorilla.com/)
- Python Django platform offering 400+ talent assessments to streamline bias-free hiring.

**Links**
GitHub: github.com/waqashussain2194
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/waqashussain1

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