Attiya Ishaque
Software Engineer at Arbisoft
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Summary
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Top SchoolAttiya Ishaque is a seasoned full-stack Python engineer with about a decade of experience building and maintaining scalable web applications, currently contributing at Arbisoft from Lahore. She has deep Open edX experience—fixing bugs, adding features, and improving both frontend micro-apps and backend services for a platform used by education sites worldwide. Her background spans startups and consultancy stints including edX, McKinsey, and Wandera, where she balanced hands-on coding with mentoring new engineers. Strong in debugging, unit-test fixes and UX tweaks, she routinely bridges backend APIs and polished front-end flows. Known for disciplined problem-solving and clear communication under deadlines, she also brings an educator’s mindset to developer onboarding. A BCS (Hons) graduate with a 3.65 CGPA, she quietly combines technical rigor with product-focused thinking.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
bcs(hons), Computer Science, 3.65 CGPA, bcs(hons), Computer Science, 3.65 CGPA at Government College University, Lahore
Github Skills (25)
unit-testing10
javascript10
openedx10
data-service10
back-end-development10
python10
django10
webservice10
edx10
backend10
react10
apidoc9
css9
api9
html9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/frontend-app-authn
Aug 2021 - Dec 2022
Open edX micro-frontend application for new login and registration experience.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:55 reviews, 31 commits, 117 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Attiya primarily contributed to the frontend application, focusing on bug fixes and feature enhancements within the Open edX micro-frontend. Their work included correcting issues related to the display of the side banner and validating the full name field in the registration page. They also added a 15% discount incentive banner and resolved various design and UX issues related to the registration and login flows. The user also worked on the display of the year of birth field.
reactedxregistrationmicro-frontendfrontend
openedx-unsupported/ecommerce
Mar 2016 - Sep 2019
(Deprecated) Service for managing edX's product catalog and handling orders for those products
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 5 PRs, 16 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Attiya primarily contributed to fixing unit tests within the `ecommerce` project, specifically addressing compatibility issues with Python 3.5. They also modified code in several files to address errors related to course ID validation, and updated dependencies. The user demonstrated skills in debugging and ensuring the code's functionality.
djangoedxproduct-catalogbackend-servicehandling
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