Fahad Iqbal Shah Iqbal Shah

Backend Software Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India 1+ yrs exp 83 · Excellent

About

Backend Software Engineer with 1.5+ years of experience building scalable production backend systems using Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, and AWS cloud services, supporting 30+ enterprise clients. Specialized in REST API development, database design, SQL query optimization, authentication, and third-party integrations, improving backend performance by up to 18%, reducing database load by 24%, and delivering scalable production solutions.

Skills & Expertise (35)

SQL Intermediate

7.1/10

1.5

Years Exp

GitHub Intermediate

7.1/10

1.5

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

7.1/10

1.5

Years Exp

MySql Intermediate

7.1/10

1.5

Years Exp

Python Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

DBMS Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Data Structures & Algorithms Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Amazon S3 Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Amazon RDS Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

API Gateway Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

AWS Lambda Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Indexing Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

database design Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

API Design Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

REST APIs Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Express.js Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Query Optimization Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Node.js Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

CSS Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

HTML Intermediate

6.4/10

1.5

Years Exp

Codex Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

Claude Code Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

GitHub Copilot Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

Cursor Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

Prompt Engineering Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

OpenAI API Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

Vector Databases Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

Embeddings Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

LangGraph Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

LangChain Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

AI Agents Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

EventBridge Intermediate

5.6/10

1.5

Years Exp

C++ Beginner

4.8/10

Years Exp

Javascript (ES6+

Work Experience

Software Engineer

TekChant Solutions

Feb 2025 - Present

Engineered and deployed scalable backend services for the Grooviz hospitality platform, supporting 30+ enterprise clients and processing over 3000+ API requests/day through a secure multi-tenant production architecture. Built a production ready LLM-powered conversational AI assistant for hospitality using n8n workflow automation and Google Gemini, enabling automated guest support for 20+ hotels/clients. Architected a secure middleware API layer between the LLM and the database, preventing direct database access while delivering real-time, context-aware responses. Integrated Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP) APIs, enabling automated real-time synchronization of guest, reservation, and operational data while reducing manual effort by approximately 60%. Optimized complex SQL queries using indexing and query refactoring, reducing average query execution time by approximately 26%. Built a scalable bulk data ingestion pipeline to import 10+ lakh voter records from Excel/CSV files using validation and batch processing, reducing import time by 20% while ensuring data integrity. Implemented server-side caching for frequently accessed resources, reducing database hits by approximately 22%, improving API response time by 37%. Collaborated with frontend engineers and QA teams to deliver 20+ production features/releases, resolving 200+ critical production issues.