Farhan Tariq

Lahore, Pakistan adzn9r@r.postjobfree.com +447********* in/farhan-tariq-dev

SUMMARY

Dynamic and results-driven Software Engineer with nearly 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and optimizing complex software solutions. Proven expertise in integrating third-party platforms, leading data migration projects, and enhancing system security and performance. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project success and achieve technical excellence. Demonstrated proficiency in a diverse range of technologies, from React and Docker to PHP and AWS services. Committed to continuous learning, innovation, and delivering high-quality software products. EXPERIENCE

Software Developer

Sykes Holiday Cottages August 2019 - August 2023, Chester, United Kingdom

• Engineered features to seamlessly integrate financial and booking data from third-party platforms into the database system. This significantly reduced manual work across teams by up to 99%, ensured accurate double-entry records, and facilitated the design of intuitive user interfaces with ReactJS, bolstered by Jest for testing. The approach streamlined third-party platform configurations, paving the way for future integrations.

• Spearheaded the integration of over 6 million bookings and financial data, amounting to millions of pounds, from multiple acquired sources into the MySQL database. This required collaboration across teams, refactoring of business logic, and leveraging expertise in double-entry accounting, MySQL stored procedures, scripting, and Laravel.

• Played a key role in automating the financial data export to SAP, enhancing data visibility, streamlining reporting capabilities, and boosting overall efficiency.

• Contributed to the development of a microservice for push notifications using Salesforce. This involved integrating technologies like Terraform, Docker, PHP, Bref, Bitbucket Pipelines, and AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, ECR, DynamoDB, and Cognito.

• Led the upgrade of multiple codebases, updating PHP versions and dependencies. This ensured optimal compatibility, performance, and enhanced security.

• Proactively addressed support tickets, mentored team members, and orchestrated various project initiatives.

• Assisted in debugging and fixing bugs that caused user disruption after deployment by writing detailed documentation and utilizing Graylog and New Relic.

Customer Solutions Specialist

RAC June 2019 - August 2019, Manchester, United Kingdom

• Managed vehicle breakdowns in a specific region, prioritizing based on factors such as the severity of the breakdown, geographical location, and the personal status of passengers.

• Coordinated the daily schedule, optimized routes using real-time traffic data, and dispatched patrols according to both member policy and the urgency of each breakdown.

• Ensured all members received first-class service from RAC resources or approved garages.

• Liaised with different businesses and departments to provide customers with third-party breakdown services when our patrol drivers could not attend their location.

• Managed regular inbound calls to provide patrols with critical breakdown information, including service entitlements and recovery quotes.

General Assistant

Tesco September 2012 - February 2019, Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Assisted customers with their inquiries and needs, delivering high-quality service.

• Operated tills and meticulously processed both cash and card payments to ensure accurate transactions.

• Managed stock and orchestrated product rotation according to date codes, prioritizing older items to minimize waste and prevent out-of-date products.

EDUCATION

BSC in Computer Science - 2019 University of Liverpool • Liverpool, United Kingdom Classification 2:1

Foundation Year in Computer Science – 2016 University of Liverpool • Liverpool, United Kingdom Classification 2:1

PROJECTS

Clustering Using Self Organizing Maps University of Liverpool • January 2019 - March 2019

• Researched and implemented the Kohonen self-organizing maps neural network to cluster letters that are in different handwritings.

• Designed and implemented the learning tool which included the simulation of the self-organzing map algorithm, a tutorial on SOM and a multiple choice quiz.

• Developed three different visualizations to help see convergence of the neural network map during training, activity of each node (neuron) in the map and arrangement of the inputs as clusters.

• Implemented methods to statistically analyze the quality and performance of the network maps on different input sets.

CERTIFICATIONS

The Complete Web Developer Udemy • 2019

COURSEWORK

Efficient Sequential Algorithms

Complexity of Algorithms

Software Engineering 1 & 2

Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent System

Database Development and Applied Management

SKILLS

Frontend: JavaScript, React, Node.js, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git Backend: PHP, Laravel, Code Igniter, PHP Slim, MySQL, DynamoDB, AWS Services, Nginx OS: Linux, Windows

Soft Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaborative, Problem Solving Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi