Summary
Altaf Hussain is a pragmatic Software Engineer with nine years of experience building scalable Python backends and microservices for both local and international tech companies. He specializes in Django and Flask, REST/GraphQL integrations, payment gateway work, and efficient database design for large-scale systems, and has applied this expertise to cost- and performance-conscious cloud deployments on AWS and GCP. At MarketMuse he shipped reusable Python packages, infrastructure-as-code, and large data pipelines that improved API latency and reduced cloud spend, and he now continues his career at Siteimprove. Comfortable across the full software lifecycle, Altaf also brings front-end and real-time experience from React, Node.js, Socket.io projects and browser-extension work. Based in Lahore with ties to Canada, he pairs a practical engineering focus with a curious love of exploring new technologies—and an unexpected passion for cricket that keeps his teamwork competitive and strategic.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS software engineering Computer Science, BS software engineering Computer Science at University of Gujrat
Matric Agriculture Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences, Matric Agriculture Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences at Govt High School Budha Goraya
Intermediate (FSC) Science, Intermediate (FSC) Science at Degree College Daska
English, Urdu, Punjabi