Waqas Shahzad
Head Of Technology at FITT Meals
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolWaqas Shahzad is a technology leader with over a decade of experience building scalable web and cloud-native systems across fintech, crypto, and e-commerce, now serving as Head of Technology in Dubai. He progressed from full-stack development to executive engineering leadership, architecting high-performance APIs, microservices, and payment/compliance systems while leading cross-functional teams in product delivery. His hands-on background includes migrations to Google Cloud, CI/CD modernization, and designing real-time trading and payment integrations at BitOasis, plus ground-up e-commerce platforms and API-driven mobile backends. Known for blending technical depth with strategic vision, he drives engineering culture, mentoring, and process optimization to align tech investments with business outcomes. A practical pragmatist, he often bridges legacy monoliths to modern microservices while keeping operational reliability and scalability front and center.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Matriculation, Science, Matriculation, Science at National Grammer SchoolDiploma of Associate Engineering, Electrical, Diploma of Associate Engineering, Electrical at Government College of Technology Raiwind Road LahoreBsc Hons, Computer Science, Bsc Hons, Computer Science at Virtual University Pakistan
English, Urdu, Punjabi
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
expo6
foreach6
seo6
php6
file-upload6
android6
react-native6
yii5
silverstripe4
cms4
ecommerce4
commerce4
shopping-cart3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
waqasshahazad/MagentoAutoDiscount
Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
waqasshahazad/bit-oasis
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
Contributions:13 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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