Zaid Imtiaz

Software Engineer | Proficient in JavaScript, React/React Native, NodeJS, and UX Design | Committed to delivering high-quality code and user-centric solutions

Position: Unified Communication Systems Student (09/2022 – 04/2023) Company: BlackBerry Waterloo, Ontario 

• Identified and resolved UX/UI problems such as usability, responsiveness, and accessibility in a Vue JS website, resulting in a 17% improvement in user engagement • Developed 5 new components in a Nuxt JS website as per the requirements of the team • Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions to cross-functional teams, resulting in a 15% reduction in onboarding time

Position: Front-End Developer (08/2020 – 07/2021) Company: Avolox Pvt. Ltd Karachi, Pakistan 

• Monitored product lifecycles of React Native applications, ensuring specifications and functionality support business objectives, and engineering decisions, undertaking re-development where required • Improved the efficiency of a React JS dashboard by streamlining the data processing pipeline, resulting in a 40% decrease in loading time and an increase in customer retention by 18% • Collaborated with UX Team to create outstanding experiences for users resulting in 15% increase in customer satisfaction • Utilized modern Agile software team tools, such as git, webpack, CI tools, and unit testing tools resulting in a productive and efficient team

Position: Software Engineer (01/2020 – 07/2020) Company: Hashlob Karachi, Pakistan 

• Attained user-centric design of 3 mobile applications using React Native and Flutter • Upgraded 1 application to the latest version of the stack, improving efficiency by 40% • Wrote and maintained quality code using JavaScript, ensured defect-free programming consistent with standards; provided code maintenance and support during testing cycles

Position: Web Developer (02/2019 – 01/2020) Company: Ecommerce Gateway Karachi, Pakistan 

• Performed database integrations to existing websites using RESTful APIs • Debugged and maintained 40+ responsive websites built using HTML, CSS, and PHP to ensure that best practices were met • Worked with stakeholders, internal technology partners to ensure engineering solutions meet technical direction, requirements, performance, time-to-market, and innovation goals

Position: Intern (06/2016 – 07/2016) Company: 7nSoft Systems Karachi, Pakistan 

• Wrote quality assurance reports and performed black box testing on company website • Communicated with team lead to perform research and development for ongoing project

Master of Applied Computing (09/2021 – 04/2023) University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada 

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (01/2015 – 12/2018) Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan