Zulfiqar Ahmed
VP Engineering at Authlete
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Summary
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Top SchoolZulfiqar Ahmed is a seasoned product and technology leader with 25+ years in software and 15+ years focused on identity, access, and developer-facing platforms, now serving as VP Engineering at Authlete in Islamabad. He combines hands-on expertise in Node.js and .NET with a proven track record of designing and launching mission-critical products (including Authlete 3.0) and scaling customer-aligned cross-functional teams. His background spans engineering leadership at Okta and Auth0, deep solution architecture work across APAC/EMEA, and high-throughput systems design for enterprises like Tesco. Known for operational rigor, he drives SRE practices, incident response optimization, and the establishment of core functions (support, HR, CRM) to sustain growth. Beyond strategy, he hires and mentors top talent and has repeatedly translated complex identity requirements into production-ready solutions and integrations.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MCS Computer Science, MCS Computer Science at Hamdard University
Github Skills (53)
account-linking10
authentication10
openidc8
ldap8
expressjs7
openid7
identity7
reference-implementation7
openid-connect7
apache-http-server7
redirection7
act6
oauth6
cli6
idp6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
zamd/wsfedidp
Mar 2016 - Oct 2020
Contributions:2 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 4 years 7 months
zamd/wsfedidp-samlsp-sample
Mar 2017 - Jun 2020
Simple express application to act saml sp and wsfed idp
Contributions:1 release, 8 commits, 7 pushes in 3 years 3 months
actidpexpressjssingle-sign-onspid
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