Hamid Raza - Lead Software Engineer

Backend architecture / Real-time data systems / IoT integrations

I build backend platforms where real-time data drives real-world decisions.

I help teams ship scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient systems across logistics, mining, fleet management, healthcare, and analytics. The work sits where backend architecture, telemetry pipelines, product alignment, and client communication all shape what teams can trust and act on.

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Scale

1M+
data points handled per hour
Kafka/MQTT telemetry architecture for mining and fleet systems

Reliability

99.9%
uptime across operational SaaS
Fleet tracking, access control, and logistics workflows

Delivery

50%
faster production deployments
Monolith-to-Kubernetes migration across SaaS products

Performance

30%
lower peak API latency
Database and backend optimization under real fleet load
About

Senior-level backend judgment for systems that move real operational data.

Built around architecture, data flow, performance, and delivery in products where reliability and domain understanding are part of the job.

I am a Lead Software Engineer with 10+ years building backend platforms, full-stack products, and real-time data systems across logistics, mining, fleet management, healthcare, and analytics.

My strongest work is backend architecture and data flow design: Node.js and TypeScript services, event-driven telemetry pipelines, IoT integrations, performance optimization, and platform decisions that stay tied to business goals.

I work directly with clients and product teams to clarify requirements, improve data accuracy, and deliver scalable, reliable, cost-efficient systems without losing the execution detail.

Backend architecture across Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Express.js, REST, GraphQL, and tRPC.
Real-time data systems with Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Cassandra.
Cloud and platform work across AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Pulumi, CI/CD, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Client communication, product alignment, performance optimization, IoT integrations, and DevOps collaboration.

Design for reliable data flow

In real-time products, ingestion, normalization, storage, and user workflows all need to agree before the system can be trusted.

Turn requirements into systems

The highest-leverage work sits where client needs, product goals, backend architecture, and delivery pressure meet.

Raise delivery confidence

Strong teams reason clearly, communicate trade-offs early, and ship reliably with code review, architecture review, and ownership.

Education

Bachelor of Software Engineering

UET Taxila | 2011-2015

Current edge

Backend architecture and IoT integrations

Real-time data systems for fleet, mining, and analytics

Experience

Hamid Raza Lead Software Engineer experience: Proof from systems where reliability, data, and delivery were all under pressure.

The common thread is operational consequence. Whether the product tracks fleets, secures physical sites, or helps teams reason about real-time data, the work gravitates toward the places where architecture quality and engineering clarity have a measurable cost.

Lead Software Engineer

Operanex

Sep 2024 - Present
Brussels, Belgium

Leading Node.js backend services, platform architecture, and end-to-end data flow for IoT and analytics products.

Client-facing mining and analytics products needed reliable telemetry ingestion, cleaner device data, and platform choices that balanced speed, accuracy, and infrastructure cost.

Measured outcomes

  • Lead product delivery with primary ownership of backend services, platform architecture, and data flow.
  • Design and optimize event-driven services for high-volume telemetry ingestion using Kafka, MQTT, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
  • Work directly with clients to shape features, clarify requirements, and improve data accuracy across analytics, reporting, and operational workflows.
  • Align engineering with product, DevOps, and business goals around roadmap decisions, architecture efficiency, and infrastructure cost optimization.
  • Integrated new IoT devices and normalized device data into platform services, while supporting AI-assisted querying over fleet data.

Technology

Node.jsTypeScriptSveltetRPCKafkaMQTTPostgreSQLRedisKubernetesAWS

Tech Lead

glasc.io

Jan 2022 - Sep 2024
Johannesburg, South Africa

Led technical roadmap and backend architecture for SaaS products spanning access control, fleet tracking, weight analytics, and logistics operations.

Multiple products needed clearer architecture, faster delivery, and stronger resilience while continuing to serve operational customers without losing uptime.

Measured outcomes

  • Led a monolith-to-Kubernetes migration that cut deployment time by 50% and materially improved resilience.
  • Accelerated feature delivery by 20% while maintaining 99.9% uptime through architecture reviews, code reviews, and cross-functional delivery.
  • Owned technical direction across centralized access control, fleet tracking, weight analytics, and logistics products.

Technology

ReactNext.jsNode.jsNestJSPostgreSQLMongoDBKubernetesDocker

Senior Software Engineer

glasc.io

Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
Johannesburg, South Africa

Built platform and product features for real-time fleet management systems and telemetry-heavy workflows.

Operators needed reliable, fast decisions from live vehicle, payload, and event data, while the platform had to keep response times predictable under load.

Measured outcomes

  • Delivered fleet management features supporting 1000+ active users across tracking, monitoring, and event-driven workflows.
  • Optimized database access patterns to reduce API response times by 30% under peak load.
  • Shipped event detection and anti-theft workflows combining position, weight, and operational data.
  • Mentored junior engineers and improved frontend handling of large datasets.

Technology

ReactNode.jsExpress.jsKafkaRabbitMQPostgreSQLRedis

Earlier foundation

The roles that broadened my range

aiSight.ai

Senior Software Engineer

Built scalable backend services, secure data exchange workflows, and real-time dashboards for an FMCG analytics platform used by 500+ enterprise clients.

Graana.com

Full Stack Engineer

Developed listing and search workflows for a large real estate marketplace, supporting 50,000+ active listings and improving page load time by 40%.

Cloud Rangers

Backend Engineer

Designed RESTful APIs and automation scripts for cloud management workflows, reducing manual operational effort by 40%.

uExel

Backend Developer

Built and maintained backend services and RESTful APIs supporting web applications and 5,000+ daily API requests.

Capabilities

Technical skills and capabilities: Capabilities built for backend platforms, real-time data, and product delivery.

Most valuable in teams that need someone who can reason across backend architecture, product, infrastructure, delivery, and technical trade-offs without losing the execution detail.

Backend Architecture

Designing Node.js and TypeScript services, boundaries, data contracts, and APIs that stay understandable as product scope grows.

Platform & APIs

Building backend services and integration layers across NestJS, Express.js, REST, GraphQL, tRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS.

Real-Time Products

Building fleet, mining, analytics, and healthcare products with dashboards, alerts, secure workflows, and live operational data.

Data & Messaging

Designing event-driven data flow across Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Cassandra.

Engineering Leadership

Mentoring engineers, leading reviews, aligning stakeholders, and connecting technical choices to product and client goals.

IoT Integrations

Integrating device data into platform services, normalizing telemetry, and improving data accuracy across operational workflows.

Technology map

Tools I reach for most often

Product interfaces

ReactSvelteNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScript

Backend

Node.jsNestJSExpress.jstRPCRESTGraphQL

Data

KafkaMQTTRabbitMQPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisCassandra

Infra

KubernetesDockerAWSAWS LambdaHelmPulumiCI/CDPrometheusGrafana

Delivery

Backend ArchitectureClient CommunicationProduct AlignmentPerformance OptimizationIoT IntegrationsDevOps Collaboration

Leadership signal

Leadership through clarity, trust, and execution quality

Value comes not only from designing systems, but from helping teams make better decisions, communicate trade-offs clearly, and keep delivery quality high as complexity grows.

Technical direction

Translating ambiguity into architecture choices, trade-offs, and execution priorities.

Client communication

Working directly with clients to clarify requirements, shape features, and improve product accuracy.

Product alignment

Keeping engineering choices connected to roadmap decisions, business goals, and operational workflows.

Execution quality

Raising delivery confidence through code reviews, architecture reviews, and stronger ownership.

Selected systems

Selected systems with backend and product depth.

Enterprise work that matters rarely lives in public repos. What I can share is the technical scope, operating context, and outcomes behind the kinds of systems I have helped build and lead.

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Enterprise work

Kimax Digital

Operanex

Real-time mining and fleet operations platform that processes IoT and telemetry data from trucks, excavators, and field devices.

Role and scope

Backend platform architecture, telemetry ingestion, device data normalization, and operator-facing product delivery

Impact

Weight tracking and geofencingCycle monitoring and operational visibilityAnalytics for mining workflows
SveltetRPCKafkaMQTTPostgreSQLRedisKubernetes
NDA
Enterprise work

Turing Insights

glasc.io

Real-time fleet tracking and analytics platform that monitors vehicle movement, weight, location, events, and alerts.

Role and scope

Full-stack product engineering, telemetry modeling, event detection, and platform evolution

Impact

Logistics visibilityPayload theft detectionTransport workflow decisions
ReactNestJSPythonKafkaRedisRabbitMQPostgreSQL
NDA
Enterprise work

Aquila EHR

Healthcare platform

Electronic Health Record and healthcare operations platform for US/CA providers.

Role and scope

Backend and product engineering for secure healthcare workflows, interoperability, and provider operations

Impact

Patient records and schedulingTelehealth, charting, and patient portalBilling, RCM, lab, and eligibility workflows
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLAWSHealthcare Integrations
NDA
Enterprise work

Menar

glasc.io

Centralized access control and authorization platform for mining and logistics environments.

Role and scope

Platform architecture for identity, permissions, operator workflows, and compliance-sensitive systems

Impact

Secure identity managementRole-based access and auditabilityControlled access to operational systems
Next.jsNestJSPostgreSQLRedisRabbitMQDocker
NDA
Enterprise work

Leza

glasc.io

Multi-tenant authentication and authorization platform for centralized identity and secure login workflows.

Role and scope

Authentication and authorization product engineering across multi-tenant business applications

Impact

SSO and MFA supportOAuth and user managementAccess control across business apps
ReactExpress.jsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis

Additional product work

More range than a single niche

Field-force analytics at aiSight.ai, including real-time dashboards and FMCG-oriented operational intelligence.
Marketplace platform work at Graana.com, improving listing workflows, search, and performance for a large consumer audience.
Cloud automation and backend platform foundations at Cloud Rangers and uExel.

Public work

Explore GitHub and live product references

Public repos are a stronger signal for curiosity and craft than for the full scope of enterprise work, but they help round out the picture.

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Contact

Bring me in where technical direction changes the outcome.

I am strongest as a lead engineering partner: close enough to the backend to understand the trade-offs, close enough to product and clients to protect the business outcome, and steady enough to help teams move through ambiguity without losing quality.

Strongest conversations

Lead engineering roles, backend architecture, real-time data systems, IoT integrations, and consulting work where the first useful step is making the system and the decision space clearer.

Email

hamiofficial@gmail.com

Best for role discussions, consulting inquiries, backend architecture, and product delivery conversations.

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/ihamidraza

Useful for professional history, verified context, and shared connections.

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Best for teams ready for a deeper architecture or leadership conversation.

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