Hameed Yusuf England, UK hasmeedcoder@gmail.com +44 (0)7564 548141 Website GitHub LinkedIn I am a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Python, Django and FastAPI, building scalable API driven platforms with a strong focus on clean architecture and performance. I design systems that are built to last, not just to launch. I work closely with product and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into reliable, maintainable backend systems. My approach balances speed, structure, and long term scalability. I am currently deepening my expertise in distributed systems and AI engineering, with the goal of building intelligent platforms that operate confidently at scale. Career History Senior Software Engineer (Django) Democrance | Mar 22 - Jan 26 Spearheaded the end-to-end architecture, development, and launch of multiple, high-value insurance products such as Cyber, Professional Indemnity, Travel and many more for top-tier clients (e.g., AIG), from initial concept through to production deployment and maintenance. Led the design and development of scalable, secure backend systems using Python, defining technical standards and mentoring cross- functional teams to ensure robust and maintainable codebases. Architected and delivered a suite of server-side rendered (SSR) applications utilizing the Colander framework, ensuring robust performance, form validation, and seamless user experiences for complex insurance workflows. Conceived and built a dynamic, generic report generator that served as a unified analytics platform across all products. This empowered client management with deep, customizable data insights, directly contributing to a 25% increase in annual revenue through improved lead acquisition and retention strategies. Designed and implemented a sophisticated hierarchical referral system for internal and external quote management. This automated complex workflow, eliminated manual errors and email dependencies, and streamlined the entire referral process, boosting operational efficiency. Software Engineer Menaget | Apr 18 - Mar 22 Directed the end-to-end development of multiple revenue-generating applications from concept to production, leading cross-functional teams of backend and frontend engineers and managing project planning and execution. Drove a key business transformation by designing and building a large-scale ETL pipeline; automated a manual, error-prone process, slashing its cycle time from 1 month to 1 day and unlocking new data-driven capabilities for the client. Architected a modular, microservices-based ecosystem that served as the foundational backend for all client web and mobile applications, ensuring scalability, independent deployability, and high availability. Engineered critical platform features including a real-time chat system using WebSockets for instant user communication and a geospatial data processing service with Mapbox for advanced location-based functionality. Optimized infrastructure and cost by leveraging a serverless architecture (AWS Lambda) for data pipelines and implementing event-driven workflows with RabbitMQ for efficient, asynchronous task processing. Enhanced data acquisition capabilities by developing automated scraping scripts with Python and Selenium, systematically reducing manual data collection efforts. Earlier Career: Backend engineering roles focused on Python developer, PHP/Lavavel developer, database design & development and production deployments.
Hameed Yusuf hasmeedcoder@gmail.com +44 (0)7564 548141 Website GitHub LinkedIn From the moment I developed my first Excel and Access VBA projects, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career developing software with an intuitive end user experience solving complex problems. Having an extensive background in Business Intelligence, Applications Development, and ETL Projects, I enjoy developing innovative solutions for people who like things “to just work” in the way they would expect. Projects / Apps Django Blog A full CRUD application using Django’s models, views, and templates Django Blog REST API Endpoints Source Code | API endpoints enabling front-end developers to consume with their preferred framework Countdown: Letters Game Source Code | Take on Susie Dent in this simulation of the letters game from Countdown Countdown: Numbers Game Source Code | Take on Rachel Riley in this simulation of the numbers game from Countdown Holiday Roulette Source Code | Leave it to fate to decide your next luxurious holiday destination in this suspenseful game Scraping Source Code | Scrape EU Referendum results or famous speeches using ‘Requests’ and ‘Beautiful Soup’ Text Analysis Source Code | Calculate the number of words and letters input/pasted by the user Data Science Application | Source Code | Explore fascinating datasets using libraries such as ‘Pandas’, ‘NumPy’, ‘Matplotlib’ and ‘Seaborn’ Professional Development Enjoys a continuous programme of self-study for professional and personal development principally targeted towards skills in software engineering, web development, and data science. review the programming books I have studied here.