Arslan Arshad | Software Engineer

// About Me

Who I Am

Current Role

Senior Software Engineer at HungerStation (Delivery Hero)

Dubai, UAE 🇦🇪

Specialization

Backend Development, Microservices, Distributed Systems

Go • Java • PHP • Ruby • Python

Education

MS in Computer Science (IIS)

NUST SEECS • CGPA: 3.35/4.0

Research

Published in Journal of Economy and Technology

Poverty Mapping via Satellite Imagery

Contributing to the Integration Squad at HungerStation, where I build GoLang microservices for vendor integrations across 50+ partners. I led the Scheduled Orders initiative, built a Logistics Compliance Tool integrating government APIs, and developed the Item Replacement feature.

I'm passionate about building scalable systems and leveraging AI tools like Claude AI, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor AI to enhance productivity and code quality.

// Technical Expertise

Skills & Technologies

Languages

Go (Golang)

Java

PHP

Ruby

Python

Backend & Cloud

Spring Boot Laravel Ruby on Rails Express.js Django Docker Kubernetes GKE AWS Google Cloud

Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Elasticsearch

AI & Tools

Claude AI GitHub Copilot Cursor AI Custom Agents Prompt Engineering

// Career Journey

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

HungerStation (Delivery Hero)

Oct 2023 - Present

Led Scheduled Orders initiative with gRPC, complex Saudi scheduling (Ramadan/Eid)
Built Logistics Compliance Tool (Athr/Yakeen government APIs) for rider verification
Developed Item Replacement feature with real-time inventory checks
Contributing to Integration Squad building GoLang microservices across 50+ partners

GogRPCGKEPub/SubRedisPostgres

Sr. Software Engineer I

Careem (Uber Subsidiary)

Apr 2022 - Sep 2023

Captain Acquisition: Driver onboarding with Tawseel compliance
Captain Reward: Gamified tier system with 2 microservices processing millions of events
Led product initiative for driver retention and engagement

Spring BootLaravelMongoDBRedis

Lead Software Engineer

LearnOBots

Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

LearnOSTEAM: Built from scratch (50+ schools, 10K+ students) - Phaser/Unity games, Blockly-Arduino
POULTA IoT: AWS Greengrass, 500+ devices, 4 fleet types
Led team of 3 engineers, 99.9% uptime

DjangoKubernetesPhaserUnityAWS

// Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Ready to collaborate?

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.

arslanarshad07@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/iamarslan github.com/arslan77