Umair Shabbir is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York City with 10 years of experience building backend systems, currently driving engineering work at nTop. He specializes in Python and JavaScript, with practical experience in cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes, and a background in C++. Umair led impactful backend modernization projects—most notably migrating a large Django codebase from Python 2 to Python 3—and has a track record of improving product metrics through monetization, stability, and new feature launches. He brings full-stack sensibilities from earlier freelance work, combining web design, durable Python services, and frontend skills to deliver end-to-end solutions. Trained originally in molecular biology, he applies a methodical, data-driven mindset to engineering problems and product decisions.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Molecular Biology, Bachelor's degree, Molecular Biology at Hofstra University
Contributions:486 commits, 413 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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