Waleed Aslam

Certified Cloud Professional with years of experience delivering high-performance solutions across multiple business domains. Experienced in analysing complex system landscapes, aligning architecture with business workflows, and building scalable, resilient platforms in fast-moving service environments.
Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Appsfactory

Berlin, Germany • June 2023 — Present
  • Built cloud-native backend services with latest .NET, ASP.NET Core, and Azure for enterprise products.
  • Delivered backend work across manufacturing, media, healthcare, sports, and AI-assisted platforms.
  • Designed asynchronous integrations with Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Azure Functions.
  • Built secure REST APIs for web, mobile, and partner-facing applications.
  • Deployed microservices on Azure Container Apps and stabilized message-driven workflows.
  • Automated infrastructure and delivery pipelines with Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Pulumi.
  • Diagnosed production issues and improved service stability through refactoring and structured support.
  • Standardized configuration, CI/CD, and integration patterns across distributed services.
  • Partnered with product, QA, and mobile teams to define practical, secure API contracts.
  • Contributed to code reviews and technical alignment to improve maintainability and delivery quality.
  • Used AI-assisted tools for code analysis, refactoring support, and faster technical exploration.
  • Moved across client domains and parallel projects while keeping delivery on track.
  • Translated changing business requirements into maintainable backend solutions across industries.
  • Improved service observability with stronger logging, diagnostics, and operational visibility.
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to clarify requirements, priorities, and delivery expectations.
  • Reduced delivery friction by resolving blockers early and keeping backend work aligned across teams.
  • Supported release readiness by validating fixes, coordinating rollouts, and following through on production feedback.

Senior Software Engineer, Synergy-IT

Islamabad, PK • June 2020 — May 2023
  • Built modular services with C#, .NET, Azure, Cosmos DB, and Microsoft Graph for education workflows.
  • Integrated Microsoft 365, OneDrive, and Outlook into a shared education platform.
  • Delivered document, calendar, and analytics features across Microsoft 365 workflows.
  • Implemented notifications and scheduling on Azure event-driven services for collaboration flows.
  • Built Graph integrations for collaboration, scheduling, and document-sharing flows.
  • Enabled role-based workflows for educators, coordinators, and student users.
  • Aligned backend changes with product goals, release plans, and team delivery.
  • Managed Azure DevOps branching, pull requests, and CI/CD delivery planning.
  • Supported code reviews, mentoring, and collaboration across engineering teams.

Software Engineer, Willowbyte

Islamabad, PK • November 2017 — May 2020
  • Developed ASP.NET MVC apps and Web APIs with C#, SQL Server, Razor, and jQuery.
  • Integrated QuickBooks services for invoicing, reporting, and financial workflows.
  • Built PDF and Excel reporting with advanced filters for business users.
  • Maintained invoicing, reporting, and operational workflow modules for daily use.
  • Tuned SQL-heavy reports with indexing, stored procedures, and targeted query fixes.
  • Delivered backend changes for finance and operations without breaking reporting flows.
  • Turned business reporting needs into maintainable features for long-term use.
  • Improved performance through query tuning, debugging, and focused refactoring.

Software Engineer, EmCentrix

DIKhan, PK • June 2016 — August 2017
  • Maintained ASP.NET Web Forms apps with C#, ADO.NET, LINQ, SQL Server, and ODBC.
  • Delivered bug fixes and small feature updates across legacy business modules.
  • Extended legacy modules with new logic while preserving SQL and ODBC compatibility.
  • Supported analysis and testing to keep legacy workflows stable during change.
  • Delivered incremental improvements with senior engineers and project stakeholders.
  • Modernized legacy ASP functionality and supported UAT and rollout activities.
Professional Projects

My Mill (Industrial IoT Platform)

Germany • June 2023 — Present
Core Tech: .NET 10, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, IoT Hub, Time-Series Data, Microservices
  • Engineered high-throughput data pipelines orchestrating terabytes of IoT sensor real time data.
  • Architected mission-critical subscription pivot, refactoring resource allocation logic licensing shift.
  • Optimized latency via asynchronous messaging using Azure Service Bus & event-driven Functions.
  • Resolved architectural bottlenecks ensuring system stability during high-load data ingestion.
  • Improved ingestion reliability by refining retries, message handling, and operational recovery flows.

FAZ.NET & Tamedia (Enterprise Media Ecosystem)

Germany • June 2023 — Present
Core Tech: .NET, CMS, Pulumi (IaC), Azure DevOps, OAuth 2.0, RESTful APIs, JSON Optimization
  • Developed CMS delivering complex JSON for multimedia content serving millions across Europe.
  • Collaborated with iOS/Android teams to standardize API contracts and optimize content delivery.
  • Spearheaded Pulumi IaC initiatives automating secure Azure environment provisioning.
  • Engineered OAuth 2.0 security and Azure DevOps CI/CD for zero-downtime deployments.
  • Improved publishing reliability by aligning content, infrastructure, and release workflows across teams.

Primedia Plus (South African Streaming Platform)

South Africa • June 2023 — Present
Core Tech: Umbraco, Azure Functions, Cloudflare, Live Streaming, EPG, Notification Scheduling
  • Built backend features for a streaming platform with live, on-demand, and editorial content.
  • Delivered Umbraco publishing workflows for pages, schedules, and editorial content.
  • Implemented Azure Functions for notifications, scheduling, content automation, and background jobs.
  • Supported EPG-driven experiences keeping streams, metadata, and station content aligned.
  • Improved delivery through Cloudflare, caching, and resilient edge-friendly APIs.

Banking Broker App

Germany • June 2023 — Present
Core Tech: Latest .NET, ASP.NET Core, Azure, REST APIs, Auth, Trading Workflows
  • Developed backend services for a digital investing and brokerage app focused on trading workflows.
  • Supported onboarding, account flows, and secure APIs for investment features.
  • Built integrations for market content, investment guidance, and trading functionality.
  • Kept financial workflows stable through secure architecture, diagnostics, and production support.

Ottobock (MedTech/Prosthetic Health)

Germany • June 2023 — Present
Core Tech: .NET Core, 3D Visualization Data, Secure APIs, PLM
  • Developed 3D prosthetic backend services with medical-grade data integrity.
  • Built management tools for lifecycle flows across prosthetic components.
  • Implemented high-availability .NET APIs for 3D metadata and production workflows.
  • Modernized internal tools into cloud-ready solutions supporting global prosthetic services.
  • Strengthened reliability across product metadata, lifecycle handling, and internal operations.

Collaborative Education App

Denmark • June 2020 — May 2023
Core Tech: .Net Core, C#, Azure, MS Education 365, One Drive, Outlook & Cosmos Db
  • Enabled OneDrive-based document workflows for educators and students.
  • Built analytics dashboards with real-time scoring insights and optimization metrics.
  • Integrated MS Graph and event-driven services for scheduling, notifications, and collaboration flows.

Pool Building Software

Unites States • January 2019 — May 2020
Core Tech: .Net/Core Framework, C#, Asp.net MVC, Ajax, jQuery, MS Azure,SQL & Reddis
  • Served as Lead Engineer, mentoring developers through code reviews and sprint planning.
  • Built reporting workflows with PDF/Excel export and advanced business filtering.
  • Optimized database queries, cutting load times 70%+ through indexing and SQL tuning.
Profile
Berlin, Germany
English C1 · German B1
0152-52889694
Education
M.sc in Computer Science
Qurtuba University
Pakistan, 2013 — 2016
Certifications
Technologies
BackendC#, .NET / .NET Core, Aspire, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Razor, Blazor, Minimal APIs, REST APIs, gRPC, Middleware, EF Core, Dapper, ADO.NET, LINQ, xUnit, NUnit
DatabasesSQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Redis, MongoDB
CloudAzure, App Services, Container Apps, Functions, Front Door, API Management, Key Vault, Storage, Managed Identities, Entra ID, Application Insights, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Pricing Plans
DevOpsDocker, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Secret Management, Grafana, Prometheus, NGINX, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, Git
Asynchronous Messaging & StreamingService Bus, Event Grid, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Pub/Sub, Queue-Based Processing
Architecture & DesignMicroservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, Cloud-Native Architecture, SOLID, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection, CQRS
AILLMs / RAG, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Context Engineering, MCPs
Project Context
Industrial IoT Real-time sensor pipelines, manufacturing workflows, and event-driven backend delivery for production-grade environments.
Media & News High-traffic CMS delivery, mobile publishing performance, and release coordination across digital news platforms.
Streaming Media Live channels, editorial publishing, EPG-driven scheduling, and notification workflows across regional media audiences.
FinTech / Brokerage Investment onboarding, secure account workflows, trading-related APIs, and operational stability for brokerage products.
HealthTech Medical-grade product data, lifecycle workflows, and secure backend operations supporting prosthetic services.
EdTech Microsoft 365 collaboration, scheduling flows, notifications, and analytics dashboards for education platforms.
Construction Business Lead tracking, reporting workflows, billing support, and operational tooling for contractor-facing systems.
Environment & Delivery
Service-based delivery across parallel client projects and changing business domains with rapid onboarding into new workflows.
Backend ownership from implementation and integration design through release support, production stabilization, and iterative improvement.
Cross-team delivery with product, QA, mobile, and stakeholder groups to keep APIs, releases, and workflows aligned.
Cloud-first development using messaging, background processing, operational diagnostics, and distributed service integrations.
Release coordination, troubleshooting, and stable backend delivery under changing business requirements in active production environments.
Maintainable backend design, reliable integrations, and structured support practices for long-running production systems.