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Afraz Syed

Bengaluru

Summary

Innovative Software Engineer with around 3 years of experience and a proven track record of driving success in the fast-evolving world of technology. As a Co-Founder and Software Engineer, I played an instrumental role in shaping Octacore, a pioneering Web3 infrastructure company that enables seamless interaction with multiple Blockchains and empowers the creation of Decentralized apps. With a rich background in software development I successfully lead development at CoinCave, a cryptocurrency trading and payment platform, and harnessed patented technology to drive the digital financial landscape forward. I possess advanced proficiency in Golang, Python, and Solidity, as well as comprehensive knowledge of storage systems, cloud architecture, blockchain infrastructure, smart contracts, object-oriented programming and data structures. My expertise lies in blockchain technology and API Design & Development. I am now eager to continuously expand my knowledge and stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

Overview

3
years of professional experience

Work History

Octacore
Bengaluru

Software Developer/Co-Founder
09.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Co-founded Octacore(Web3 infrastructure), overseeing its strategic direction and driving innovative services within the web3 infrastructure.
  • Designed and developed a robust backend infrastructure, encompassing an API server for blockchain data retrieval, a smart contract deployment service, and a user rate-limiting mechanism based on subscription plans.
  • Orchestrated secure user authorization by implementing an architecture that provided JWT tokens as API keys and integrated Firebase authorization with session tokens for restricted web app services.
  • Pioneered the adoption of revolutionary web3 concepts, including ERC4337, ERC6551, and web2-based user onboarding, to stay at the forefront of blockchain technology.
  • Published comprehensive libraries in JavaScript and Flutter, complete with detailed documentation and user guides, enhancing accessibility to Octacore's services.
  • Demonstrated versatility by developing React and Flutter demo applicationsand fine-tuning a GPT model for natural language interaction. Additionally, contributed to marketing strategies and led the hiring process, ensuring efficient resource utilization and successful growth.
  • Gained experience with storage systems by containerizing all microservices and efficiently deploying them and setting up DNS as well as load balancers on GCP ensuring efficiency and responsiveness. Also got some in-hand experience with AWS.

Coincave
Bengaluru

Software Developer
09.2021 - 09.2022

Job overview

  • Played a key role in the design and development of the entire backend infrastructure, guaranteeing its seamless operation to support the trading and payment application. Integrated microservices into a single dockerized container and successfully deployed it on GCP Cloud Run, optimizing resource management and ensuring efficient scaling.
  • Contributed to the development of the CoinCave app, which enabled users to trade cryptocurrency and perform real-time UPI payments using crypto. Played a key role in ensuring the app's user interface was responsive, conducted comprehensive bug testing to prevent app crashes, and implemented a lazy loading architecture for the orders page. Additionally, integrated candlestick charts for various currencies and performed thorough testing on both Android and iOS platforms.
  • Designed and developed the backend infrastructure responsible for maintaining the order book for all trades using Firebase Realtime Database. Implemented a Golang service to monitor and match trades in real-time, ensuring optimal trade execution.
  • Developed a trade-bot that successfully executed the "Market-Making" strategy by populating the order book with orders from other platforms, significantly improving liquidity and trading efficiency.

TomTom
Pune

Software Developer Intern
02.2021 - 08.2021

Job overview

  • Successfully led the migration of the team's database infrastructure from a SQL database to a NoSQL database, improving data storage and retrieval efficiency by 18% .
  • Developed a RESTful API server (Flask) to interact with the new database and seamlessly integrated the new API service into various existing programs, ensuring a smooth transition to the new database.
  • Learned advanced data collection and cleaning using pandas as well as computational operations using numpy.
  • Contributed to the optimization of a machine learning model that utilized satellite images to generate geospatial data of roads, achieving an impressive accuracy rate of 95% through data gathering and hyper-parameter tuning.

Education

MIT-WPU
Pune

Bachelor of Technology from Engineering
06.2022

University Overview

  • 9.3 GPA/CGPA

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Python, Golang, JavaScript,C, Solidity
  • Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Firebase (Realtime & Firestore Database)
  • DevOps and Deployment: Docker, Deployment Strategies, DNS Configuration, Health Monitoring
  • API Design: REST API Design and Development, Microservices Architecture, Unit Testing, Distributed Systems
  • Blockchain Technologies: Smart Contract Development (Ethereum, Solidity), Gas Optimization and Testing of Smart Contracts, thorough understanding of latest ERC's, Node management , Node Interaction
  • Version Control: Git (Version Control)
  • Software Architecture: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Storage Systems
  • Blockchain Infrastructure: Thorough understanding of blockchain technology and infrastructure
  • App/Web Development: Flutter and React for Cross-Platform App Development
  • Documentation: Comprehensive Documentation for Users and Developers
  • Machine Learning: Fine-Tuning, Dataset Collection, Testing
  • Team Leadership: Leadership in team collaboration and resource management

Languages

Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Software Developer/Co-Founder

Octacore
09.2022 - Current

Software Developer

Coincave
09.2021 - 09.2022

Software Developer Intern

TomTom
02.2021 - 08.2021

MIT-WPU

Bachelor of Technology from Engineering

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