Faiza Mazhar
Software Engineering Team Lead at BBC
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFaiza Mazhar is a Software Engineering Team Lead at the BBC with nine years of experience building and shipping mobile and web products across BBC Sports, Sounds, News and iPlayer. She progressed from a graduate engineer to lead, contributing hands-on as an Android and iOS developer and implementing MVVM-C and hexagonal architectures, TDD practices, and native DRM integrations. Known for delivering well-tested, API-driven features and improving team practices—introducing pair programming and championing testing culture—she balances delivery with quality. Faiza holds an MPhil in Computer Science and blends academic rigor with practical product work, including designing multiple native trivia apps and responsive web experiences. Based in the UK, she brings cross-platform mobile expertise and a track record of collaborating closely with UX, QA and product to turn complex requirements into user-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Computer Science, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Computer Science at Quaid-i-Azam University, IslamabadZero To Mastery Academy
Github Skills (27)
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media-playback10
media-player10
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player10
vod10
drm9
hls-stream9
mse9
edtech9
broadcast9
video-streaming9
live-streaming8
android-testing8
javascript8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Faiza-Mazhar/QuizTrivia
Jul 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:43 PRs, 87 pushes, 47 branches in 2 years 7 months
Faiza-Mazhar/trivia-quiz-web
Dec 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:1 review, 60 PRs, 121 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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