Saqib Nawaz
About Saqib Nawaz
Saqib Nawaz is the Lead Backend Developer at Perry Health in New York, with extensive experience in backend development and system architecture.
Current Role at Perry Health
Saqib Nawaz serves as the Lead Backend Developer at Perry Health, located in New York, United States. In this role, he utilizes his expertise in Node.js frameworks such as Express and Nest, in conjunction with AWS, to architect, design, and implement RESTful services and APIs. His responsibilities include ensuring the development of efficient, dynamic, and responsive web applications.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before joining Perry Health, Saqib worked as a Senior Backend Developer at Nutrisense in 2021 for four months in New York. From 2018 to 2021, he was a System Architect/Backend Developer at LILT in Chicago, Illinois. He also served as a Backend Developer at Collective Health from 2015 to 2018. Saqib's career began at the Chicago Public Library as a Software Engineer, a position he held from 2013 to 2015.
Education and Academic Background
Saqib Nawaz earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Michigan State University. This academic foundation equipped him with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the field of backend development, particularly in areas such as software engineering, database design, and web application development.
Technical Skills and Tools
Throughout his career, Saqib has developed a robust set of technical skills. He is proficient in using Node.js frameworks like Express and Nest, as well as AWS for various backend tasks. He has experience with Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL for database management, and uses tools like Jest for testing. Saqib is adept at scripting with Python and Unix Shell, implementing social logins with Passport.js, and integrating Auth0 with custom DB scripts. He has also architected real-time data ingestion pipelines using AWS Kinesis and Firehose, and orchestrated workflows using AWS Step Functions.
Projects and Initiatives
Saqib has been involved in numerous impactful projects. He has automated workflows using Python scripts and Unix Shell Scripting, implemented event-driven programming using Kafka and SQS, and worked on API development by converting API contracts to scalable and fault-tolerant systems. On the security front, he implemented rate limiting to prevent DDoS attacks using node rate-limiter with Redis, and completed Auth0 integration for enhanced security measures. Additionally, he utilized AWS SNS and SQS for pub-sub and batch-processing of large data sets.