Hamza's CV
Hamza Ashraf
Software Engineer |.NET & Full-Stack Developer
Profile summary
Accomplished Software Engineer with 8 years of progressive experience in full-stack development and enterprise software engineering, specializing in.NET Core and microservices architecture. Trilingual in English, Urdu, and Punjabi, bringing strong GCC experience and cross-cultural team leadership across multiple international markets. Resulted in track record of designing secure REST APIs, improving system uptime, and enforcing coding standards to support large-scale digital solutions. Dedicated to delivering robust technical architecture and maintaining high standards of software quality for enterprise clients.
Career highlights
Enterprise API Development: Designed secure REST APIs using.NET Core 8 with Identity and external login integrations, enabling authentication for applications serving 50K+ active users.
Production Quality Engineering: Implemented coding standards and SQL normalization best practices, reducing critical production issues by 20% over a 6-month period.
Public Sector Engineering: Built enterprise web projects using ASP.NET, JavaScript, Angular, and Microservices architecture, supporting systems with 1M monthly users.
Banking System Enhancements: Delivered enhancements to enterprise systems including the Software Change Management System, Issue Logging System, and Home Remittance System, reducing issue resolution time by 20%.
Key skills
Professional experience
CRESCOtec is a Dubai-based IT services and consulting company under the CRESCO Group, delivering enterprise software, fintech, and digital transformation solutions for clients across the Middle East and Europe. The firm operates with 80 employees and manages multimillion-dollar client projects.
- Report to the Head of Software Engineering within a 6-person development team delivering enterprise-grade digital solutions.
- Designed and developed secure REST APIs using.NET Core 8 with Identity and external login integrations, enabling authentication for applications serving 50K+ active users.
- Implemented and enforced coding standards and SQL/MySQL normalization best practices, reducing critical production issues by 20% over a 6-month period.
- Contributed to scalable solution architecture for enterprise clients in finance and operations with project budgets exceeding USD 2M.
Directed enterprise software development within a public sector technology organization of 1,200 personnel, designing technical requirements for public initiatives with budgets spanning from 50 to 200 PKR. Established system architecture decisions and enforced coding standards across large-scale digital transformation projects serving 110 citizens.
- Built and deployed multiple enterprise web projects using ASP.NET, JavaScript, Angular, and Microservices architecture, supporting systems with 1 monthly users.
- Designed REST APIs with ASP.NET Core and MVC, enabling integration across 12 government platforms while enforcing SQL normalization practices and reducing defect density by 15 percent.
- Troubleshot and debugged production applications, reducing downtime incidents from 8 per quarter to under 3.
Reported to the Software Development Manager while operating within a 7-person engineering team, focusing on support for enterprise-scale banking applications and core digital banking systems.
- Developed and deployed secure web services using ASP.NET, SOAP, and XML to manage and retrieve customer service records, processing 500 records monthly.
- Delivered enhancements to enterprise systems including the Software Change Management System, Issue Logging System, and Home Remittance System, reducing issue resolution time by 20%.
Reported to the engineering director while guiding a 120-employee software consultancy delivering enterprise SaaS and fintech solutions for clients across North America and the Middle East, with contract values spanning from 500K to 5M dollars.
- Directed design sessions and performed code reviews, reducing post-release defects by 18% across 6 enterprise projects.
- Led pre-testing and proposal evaluations, identifying risks that shortened project delivery timelines by 12%.
- Introduced modern frameworks and tools, improving feature development cycle times by 25% over a 6-month period.
Projects
Developed secure authentication and role-based access using.NET Core 8 Identity & external logins for an enterprise SaaS platform serving 50K+ users.
Designed reusable code libraries and REST APIs to support document parsing and automation for regional clients across the Middle East.
Built microservices and APIs for the Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department, digitizing registration for millions of vehicles across Punjab.
Engineered training and evaluation modules for the Pakistan Air Force, supporting 10,000+ personnel.
Developed web applications for skill-building initiatives within the Pakistan Air Force, deployed across multiple training centers.
Automated change approvals and workflows, reducing manual processing time by 25%.
Delivered an internal bug/issue tracking solution, improving resolution efficiency by 20%.
Built services supporting billions of PKR in annual remittance transactions.
Implemented card issuance workflows integrated with core banking systems.
Created centralized reporting services, reducing reporting turnaround from days to hours.
Developed a digital system for electronic payment receipt certificates, reducing processing overhead and improving compliance tracking.
Education
Software Engineering
Languages
English · Professional
Urdu · Professional
Punjabi · Professional