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Qaiser Shah

Senior Software & AI Engineer

Open to opportunities

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years in Microsoft-centric application development, specializing in backend engineering using C#, .NET (WPF, WinForms, ASP.NET Core), and RESTful/API services. Proven track record modernizing legacy trading, healthcare, and industrial platforms while delivering measurable performance gains. Currently leading delivery of a cross-platform encrypted communications product on .NET 9 and Uno Platform. Agile practitioner with full DevOps (Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Jira) and cloud (Azure, AWS, Kubernetes) expertise. Applies AI-assisted engineering under architecture, review, and production quality gates to accelerate delivery without compromising standards.

Skills

Languages
C# Python VB.NET
.NET Platform
.NET 9 / Core / 8 ASP.NET Web API ASP.NET MVC Blazor WCF EF Core / LINQ
Desktop / XPlat
WPF / WinForms Uno / WinUI MAUI / Xamarin XAML / MVVM Prism / DI
Architecture
MVVM / SOLID Microservices Design patterns DDD Distributed systems
Data
SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Oracle T-SQL tuning
Messaging / Cloud
SignalR RabbitMQ Azure Service Bus Azure App Service AWS Lambda / RDS
DevOps / CI
Docker Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) Azure DevOps Jenkins Git / Bitbucket SonarQube Jira
Quality / AI
TDD / NUnit / MSTest Performance profiling L10n / I18n AI-assisted delivery

Work Experience

Senior Software & AI Engineer

Yottaverse Ltd · Reading, UK

June 2025 – Present
  • Lead delivery of a cross-platform secure communications and collaboration product (.NET 9, Uno Platform / WinUI) backed by ASP.NET Core, PostgreSQL (EF Core), and SignalR across desktop, WebAssembly, Android, and iOS.
  • Architect confidential messaging and media: modern key agreement and ratcheting, encrypted group distribution, secure attachment handling, and fail-closed client cryptography integrated with platform keystores.
  • Implement REST and hub contracts for chat, voice/video call orchestration (managed RTC), contact discovery, and shared list collaboration; grow automated regression coverage for API, hub, and client layers.
  • Ship OTP-first and federated identity onboarding, multi-language localization, and premium UX; keep living architecture documentation aligned to security, compliance, and product goals.
  • Drive performance: startup/UI pre-warming, streaming data flows, CI-ready multi-target builds, and resilient integrations with key rotation and degraded-mode handling.

Senior Software Engineer

Shargaming · Manchester, UK

Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Optimized back-office trading forms (WPF/WinForms), reducing load times from 45s to under 2s (95% faster), boosting trader efficiency by 75%.
  • Engineered asynchronous ASP.NET Web API and WCF services, cutting API latency by 60% and supporting 10x concurrent event updates during peak periods.
  • Developed CSV imports for 150 market selections in under 1 minute (86% faster than manual), ensuring data integrity and error-free pricing across all markets.
  • Architected multi-franchise system integrating retail operations and supporting nationwide rollout, reducing franchise onboarding by 40%.
  • Resolved high-priority incidents, maintaining 99.9% availability and conducting post-mortems to prevent recurrence.

Senior Software Engineer

Solvica Limited · Reading, UK

Jan 2020 – Aug 2021
  • Delivered modular EMR suite for 50+ hospitals, automating scheduling, pharmacy, and inventory, reducing manual processes by 50%.
  • Developed multithreaded MVVM back-end on SQL Server, achieving sub-2-second transaction times for critical clinical operations.
  • Created DevExpress-based reporting dashboards generating 200+ monthly reports at 99.9% uptime.
  • Packaged and deployed EMR suite via InnoSetup to 100+ client sites, lowering installation issues by 90%.

Software Engineer

Infinitesima · Oxford, UK

Aug 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Enhanced nano-optical metrology software, optimizing WPF controls and multithreaded algorithms, accelerating image analysis by 50%.
  • Built interactive trench-width measurement tool and a license-generation module for secure feature unlocking.

Senior Software Engineer

Solvica Limited · Reading, UK

Jan 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Architected core framework for multi-domain EMR product, enabling rapid customization and deployment across hospital groups with varying clinical workflows.
  • Led EMR feature upgrades and maintenance, refactoring legacy modules, improving system stability, scalability, and team velocity.

Senior Software Engineer

IDEAL Industries · Warrington, UK

Jan 2014 – Dec 2015
  • Overhauled DataCenter software, scaling capacity from 2,000 to 16,000 test records and reducing PDF generation from 100+ minutes to 15 minutes (85% reduction).
  • Modernized UI with WPF and multithreading, boosting user satisfaction by 40%.

Software Engineer

The Fidelis Group, LLC · Newton, MA, USA (Remote)

May 2012 – Dec 2013
  • Developed reliability modeling enhancements that cut simulation runtimes by 90%, transforming previously impractical analyses into routine engineering workflows.

Software Technical Consultant

Logica (now CGI) · Reading, UK

May 2011 – Feb 2012
  • Migrated MS Access/VBA automation of UK Power Networks (Energy) to a .NET client-server architecture, improving data processing reliability by 75%.

Earlier Experience

Software Engineer Vining-Hartness Company · Andover, MA, USA (Remote)
Built RTI educational software modules in VB.NET, improving test-feedback cycles by 60%.
Apr 2005 – Sep 2007
Software Engineer Pakistan Revenue Automation Ltd (PRAL) · Islamabad, Pakistan
Developed toll collection and tax systems, processing 100K daily transactions at 99.99% accuracy.
Apr 2003 – Mar 2005
Programmer Informage Software Pvt Ltd (ISPL) · Islamabad, Pakistan
Developed ERP modules (accounts, sales, HR/payroll) in VB6/SQL Server.
Oct 2002 – Mar 2003

Education

MSCS

Master of Science in Computer Science

Data Engineering and Intelligent Systems

Exec-MSIT

Executive Master of Science in Information Technology

Technology leadership and management

BCS

Bachelor of Computer Science

Core computing foundations