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Saim Malik
Available full-time as a remote contractor · Overlaps US/EU hours

Saim MalikSenior Software Engineer & AI Engineer

I build AI-powered SaaS and multi-tenant backends — and lead teams that ship investor-ready products.

Lahore, Pakistan (GMT+5)+92 344 4411987
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Revenue uncovered
$40M+
Years of Experience
6+
Engineers Led
10+
Investment raised (Kilow)
$2.5M+
By the numbers

Outcomes that moved the needle

Measurable impact across six years — revenue discovery, venture launches, and engineering velocity.

$40M+Revenue uncovered

Built an AI auditing engine that found $40M+ in unpaid commissions across a decade of MLS transaction data.

$2.5M+Investment raised

Built Kilow zero-to-launch for a European venture builder; the health app went on to raise over $2.5M.

100+Data sources integrated

Ingested 100+ MLS feeds and public datasets into a Snowflake warehouse powering enterprise analytics.

75%Fewer production defects

Drove a 75% reduction in defects through CI/CD pipelines, code review standards, and rigorous testing.

30%Faster release cycles

Cut deployment cycles by 30% with automated CI/CD pipelines and Dockerized deployments.

10+Engineers led

Led 10+ engineers across architecture, delivery, code reviews, CI/CD, and production reliability.

About

A pragmatic engineering leader who ships outcomes, not just code.

I'm Saim Malik, a Senior Software Engineer & AI Engineer based in Lahore (GMT+5), available full-time as a remote contractor with overlap for US/EU hours. I build multi-tenant SaaS, LLM-powered features, and production-grade APIs end-to-end — Django, FastAPI, React/Next.js, React Native — and put RAG, agents, and LangChain/LangGraph workflows to work where they move the needle. I've led 10+ engineers, shipped venture products from zero to launch (including Kilow, which raised $2.5M+), and built an AI auditing platform that uncovered $40M+ in missed commissions.

01

Outcomes over output

I align engineering work to measurable business outcomes — uncovering $40M+ in revenue, reducing defects by 75%, and shaving release cycles by 30%.

02

Pragmatic architecture

Multi-tenant SaaS, event-driven services, and async pipelines — but only when they earn their place. Architecture should serve the team, not the trend cycle.

03

Operational excellence

I treat reliability, observability, and security as first-class features. Robust CI/CD, structured testing, and clean monitoring are non-negotiables.

04

Lift the team

I invest in mentorship, RFCs, and code review standards. Leading 10+ engineers has taught me that great teams compound — clarity and trust are the multipliers.

Experience

Six years of leading and shipping at scale

Roles where I've owned architecture, mentored engineers, and delivered measurable business outcomes.

  1. Senior Software Engineer → Associate Team Lead

    DevsincLahore, Pakistan

    2021 — PresentEnterprise Web · SaaS · AI

    Software and product engineering company delivering enterprise web, SaaS, and AI-enabled solutions for global clients.

    • Built and scaled multi-tenant SaaS platforms in Django + PostgreSQL on AWS, designing the API layer and async processing backbone.
    • Shipped LLM-powered features — RAG assistants, intelligent search, and workflow automation — from prototype to production.
    • Built AI agent workflows and LLM-driven pipelines using LangChain/LangGraph, powering an AI career platform for job discovery, scoring, resume optimization, application tailoring, and interview-preparation generation across multiple LLM providers with schema-constrained outputs.
    • Cut production defects 75% by tightening CI/CD, review standards, and test discipline.
    • Led a team of 10+ engineers across architecture, delivery, code review, and production support.
    • Client engagement via Stryber (European venture builder) — Remote · (2023–2025)
    • Built two venture products from zero to launch as senior engineer: Kilow (health app) and Miza (fintech app). Kilow went on to raise over $2.5M in investment for the product.
    • Developed cross-platform mobile apps in React Native backed by Python APIs (FastAPI, Flask), with CI/CD and deployments on Google Cloud Platform.
    • Shipped a companion web application end-to-end, owning architecture and delivery from first commit through production.
    • Client engagement via letsremotify (a Devsinc company) — Remote · (2022–2023)
    • Delivered 25+ production features across multiple SaaS applications using Django, React, PostgreSQL, and cloud services.
    • Built full-stack workflows spanning REST APIs, frontend interfaces, background jobs, and integrations.
    • Improved code maintainability by 50% through structured reviews and modular, reusable architecture.
    • Automated CI/CD pipelines, cutting deployment cycles by 30%.
    PythonDjangoFastAPIFlaskExpress.jsNode.jsReactNext.jsReact NativePostgreSQLLangChainLangGraphAWSGCPDockerCI/CD

  2. Software Engineer

    CCJK TechnologiesLahore, Pakistan

    2020 — 2021Enterprise & Translation

    Technology company providing software development and localization/translation technology services.

    • Developed backend APIs and services using Python and Ruby on Rails for enterprise and translation platforms.
    • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs supporting scalable business workflows.
    • Built scalable systems for enterprise and translation platforms.
    • Contributed to full-stack development including API design and database architecture.
    • Participated in Agile development and code review processes.
    PythonRuby on RailsREST APIsPostgreSQLAgile
Industries

Shipped across 6 industries

Domain context shapes good engineering — production systems with case studies you can filter below.

AI & Machine Learning

Shipped LLM-powered features, RAG pipelines, and intelligent search into production SaaS products.

  • LLMs & OpenAI API
  • RAG & intelligent search
  • AI assistants & automation
View projects(2) for AI & Machine Learning

Multi-Tenant SaaS

Architected scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platforms with RBAC, analytics layers, and high-concurrency APIs.

  • Multi-tenant RBAC
  • Distributed services
  • High-concurrency APIs
View projects(3) for Multi-Tenant SaaS

Real Estate (PropTech)

Ingested 100+ MLS feeds and public datasets into a Snowflake warehouse powering real-estate analytics and recommendations.

  • MLS & public data feeds
  • Snowflake warehousing
  • Collaborative filtering
View projects(1) for Real Estate (PropTech)

Data Engineering & Analytics

Designed large-scale ETL, async ingestion, and analytics dashboards on Snowflake, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

  • ETL at scale
  • Celery + Redis
  • Real-time dashboards
View projects(2) for Data Engineering & Analytics

Revenue & Audit Intelligence

Built AI auditing pipelines using record-matching logic to recover missed commissions and revenue leakage.

  • $40M+ recovered
  • MLS-to-parcel matching
  • Decade of transaction data
View projects(1) for Revenue & Audit Intelligence

DevOps & Platform

Owned CI/CD, containerized services, and AWS/GCP infrastructure powering high-concurrency production systems.

  • GitHub Actions / CircleCI / Jenkins
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • EKS → ECS migrations
View projects(2) for DevOps & Platform
Products

Products I've helped ship

Venture and production products I've built and shipped — from zero-to-launch health and fintech apps to LLM career tooling and enterprise claims platforms.

Healthcare · MobileLive

Kilow

Digital weight-loss platform built zero-to-launch — raised $2.5M+.

Venture health product for Stryber (European venture builder): React Native apps on Python (FastAPI/Flask) APIs and Google Cloud, plus a companion web app owned end-to-end. Shipped from first commit to production; the product went on to raise over $2.5M.

  • Built zero-to-launch for a European venture builder
  • React Native apps on Python APIs (GCP)
  • Raised $2.5M+ in investment
React NativePythonFastAPIFlaskGoogle Cloud
Fintech · MobileShipped

Miza

Fintech venture product built zero-to-launch alongside Kilow.

Second venture product shipped from zero to launch as senior engineer for Stryber — cross-platform mobile experience backed by Python APIs, with CI/CD and deployments on Google Cloud Platform.

  • Zero-to-launch for a European venture builder
  • React Native on Python APIs (GCP)
  • Production CI/CD and cloud deployments
React NativePythonFastAPIFlaskGoogle Cloud
AI / ML · Career TechIn Development

AI Career Ops

LLM-powered job discovery, scoring, and application tailoring.

A multi-tenant platform that runs the full job-application loop — discover → score → select → tailor → PDF — on a multi-provider LLM layer with JSON-schema-constrained outputs. Evolving to LangGraph orchestration with Postgres + pgvector for semantic candidate↔job matching.

  • Pipeline: discover → score → select → tailor → PDF
  • Multi-provider LLM abstraction with retry/fallback
  • LangGraph + pgvector semantic matching
TypeScriptNode / ExpressReactPythonLangChainLangGraphpgvectorDocker
InsurTech · Enterprise SaaSLive

ParkGuard

Multi-tenant parking claims platform with zero-downtime CI/CD.

Enterprise claims platform with hierarchical partner RBAC, full claim lifecycle, Elasticsearch search, Celery Beat BI pipelines, and an EKS → ECS infrastructure migration that cut operational complexity while keeping zero-downtime deploys.

  • Strict multi-tenant RBAC with MFA & audit logging
  • Claim lifecycle with S3 evidence & PDF/ZIP records
  • EKS → ECS migration with GitHub Actions CI/CD
DjangoPostgreSQLCeleryRedisElasticsearchReactAWSDocker
Visit parkguard.com
Toolbox

The stack I reach for

Tools I've used to ship and scale production systems — picked for the team, the timeline, and the problem.

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Ruby

Backend Frameworks

  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Express.js
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Django REST Framework
  • GraphQL API

Frontend Frameworks

  • ReactJS
  • NextJS
  • React Native
  • Redux
  • VueJS
  • HTML5
  • Tailwind CSS

AI & Machine Learning

  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • OpenAI
  • Recommendation System
  • LLM Integration
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • AI Agents
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Token/Context Optimization
  • Vector Search
  • Embeddings
  • Semantic Search
  • Neural Networks (ANN)
  • Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)
  • Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)
  • Supervised & Unsupervised Learning
  • Feature Engineering

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS
  • S3
  • GCP
  • EC2
  • RDS
  • SQS
  • IAM
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Cloud Deployment

Architecture

  • Microservices Architecture
  • Event-Driven Systems
  • Distributed Systems
  • Asynchronous Processing
  • Message Queues
  • High-Concurrency Systems
  • Multi-Tenant Architecture
  • Scalable Backend Systems

Tools & Collaboration

  • Git
  • Bitbucket
  • JIRA
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Code Reviews
  • Technical Documentation
  • SDLC
Education

Academic background

Formal training in Computer Science, complemented by 6+ years of hands-on engineering.

Bachelor of Computer Sciences

2016 — 2020

University of Central Punjab

Lahore

What People Say

Voices from the teams I’ve worked with

Feedback from engineering leaders and teammates I've partnered with.

“Saim stands out for deep AI/ML ownership with LLMs, RAG pipelines, and production agent workflows, alongside full-stack delivery on our SaaS platforms. He leads with clarity, ships excellent work, and raises the bar for the whole engineering team.”
Muneeb Sheikh

Muneeb Sheikh

Engineering Director · Devsinc

“Working with Saim was a turning point. He took Kilow from zero to launch and the product went on to raise $2.5M+. He doesn't just write code, he ships venture-ready products.”
Omar Daouk

Omar Daouk

Product Lead · Stryber

“Saim is a full-stack force multiplier, strong across backend, frontend, and AI-powered features, with real ownership from architecture through production. He led work with clarity, raised the team's bar, and delivered excellent results under pressure. One of the strongest engineers I've worked with.”
Hamza Tahir

Hamza Tahir

CTO · Lets Remotify

“Saim has been one of the best finds for our team. He's excellent at full-stack ownership from architecture through delivery, and brings strong AI/ML depth with LLMs and RAG systems. His problem-solving, end-to-end product ownership, and client communication have been consistently impressive.”
Faizan Azhar

Faizan Azhar

Team Lead · Devsinc

Contact

Let’s build something great together

I'm currently open to senior and lead engineering roles, advisory engagements, and select consulting work. Overlaps US mornings / EU afternoons — book a 30-minute call or reach out directly.

Have a problem worth solving?

Whether it’s scaling a system, modernizing a legacy stack, or leveling up a team — tell me about it.

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Or reach me directly

saimmalik8397@gmail.com

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