Muhammad Atif

Principal Software Engineer

About

I am a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 / 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 with 𝟴+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 building secure, scalable, and high-performance web applications for global clients. I specialize in designing 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 using 𝗔𝗦𝗣.𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗖𝗤𝗥𝗦, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, with a strong focus on maintainability, performance, and real-world business needs. I have worked across multiple domains including 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦, 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗖𝗥𝗠, 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹, 𝗘-𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, delivering production-ready solutions used by real users at scale. My approach to development is simple: 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 • .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET MVC, Web API • Entity Framework Core, Dapper, LINQ • RESTful APIs, Authentication & Authorization 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 • Angular (10+), React • TypeScript, JavaScript • Bootstrap, PrimeNG 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 • Clean Architecture, CQRS, MediatR • DDD, SOLID Principles • Repository & Unit of Work 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 • Azure App Services, Azure Functions • Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 • SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 • Stripe, PayPal, Twilio • SendGrid, QuickBooks, Zapier 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻 • Designing scalable backend systems • Refactoring legacy codebases • Improving API performance • Solving complex technical problems • Collaborating with remote teams 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 I am 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Full-time or Contract) with international teams that value 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Let’s connect and build reliable software together.

Country

City

Pakistan

Industry

Health, Wellness & Fitness

Skill

GitHub Actions, Stripe, PayPal, Twilio, SendGrid, SaaS Development, Agile/Scrum, ASP.NET MVC, Bootstrap, SSRS, RDLC, Git, web api, Microservices, CQRS, MediatR, Clean Architecture, EF Core, ReactJS, Azure

Experience

Principal Software Engineer

Optikode

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Leading system architecture and enterprise application development using .NET Core and modern design patterns. Driving CI/CD implementation, containerization, and scalable deployment strategies. Mentoring development teams and ensuring high-quality, maintainable code standards.

Freelance Full Stack .NET Developer

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

• Delivered high-quality software solutions for global clients across 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦, 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹, 𝗖𝗥𝗠, 𝗘-𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • Developed full-stack applications using .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗖#, 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗣𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 • Built 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 including Microservices, CQRS, Clean Architecture, DDD, and multi-tenant SaaS (ABP/ASP.NET Zero) • Integrated third-party systems: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹, 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱, 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗔𝗣𝗜 • Optimized backend performance, improved system stability, and refactored legacy codebases • Delivered secure payment modules, dashboards, reporting, authentication, and REST API solutions • Communicated directly with clients, managed delivery timelines, and ensured clean, maintainable code

Principal Software Engineer

Universal Digital Healthcare

2018-2 - 2025-5 · 7 yrs 4 mos

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Designed and developed enterprise-level healthcare applications using .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗖#, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗣𝗜 • Built scalable backend architecture with 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗤𝗥𝗦, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗥 • Developed and optimized data access layers using 𝗘𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗤, 𝗔𝗗𝗢.𝗡𝗘𝗧, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Created responsive UI modules with 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗝𝗦, 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 • Implemented integrations for 𝗙𝗛𝗜𝗥, 𝗛𝗟𝟳, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹, 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼, 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱 • Improved system performance through database tuning, caching, and code optimization • Worked closely with cross-functional teams in an 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲/𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 environment • Managed deployments and CI/CD pipelines using 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀

Senior Software Engineer

Universal Digital Healthcare (UDHC)

2018-2 - 2024-4 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Led backend development using ASP.NET Core, Web API, and SQL Server. Designed and implemented RESTful APIs and optimized database performance. Applied Repository Pattern and Unit of Work for maintainable system design. Contributed to Agile sprint planning and cross-team collaboration.

Software Engineer

Text Fame Pvt. Ltd. — Lahore, Pakistan

2017-1 - 2018-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Developed and maintained web applications using 𝗔𝗦𝗣.𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗩𝗖, 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗣𝗜, 𝗖#, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Implemented reusable components and UI modules with 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁, 𝗷𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 • Assisted senior developers in module design, debugging, and performance tuning • Built REST API endpoints for internal and external integrations • Worked on data access layers using 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗘𝗙) and LINQ • Supported deployments, version control, and task tracking through Git and Azure DevOps • Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and collaborated with cross-functional teams

Web Developer

Intelliscence Software, Web & Mobile Development Company

2016-12 - 2018-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Lahore, Pakistan

Junior Software Engineer

Intelliscence

2016-12 - 2017-2 · 3 mos

• Assisted in developing web applications using 𝗔𝗦𝗣.𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗩𝗖, 𝗖#, 𝗔𝗗𝗢.𝗡𝗘𝗧, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Built UI components with 𝗛𝗧𝗠𝗟𝟱, 𝗖𝗦𝗦𝟯, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽, 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆 • Implemented basic CRUD operations, REST API integrations, and database-level tasks • Performed debugging, bug fixing, and small feature enhancements under senior developer guidance • Supported the team in writing clean, maintainable code following best practices • Collaborated in Agile/Scrum sprints, contributing to daily standups, tasks, and documentation • Worked on report generation using 𝗦𝗦𝗥𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗗𝗟𝗖 • Gained foundational experience in Git, Azure DevOps, and team collaboration tools