Shaam Ahmed

Full Stack Developer at First News
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(386) 825-5501
Location
London, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Credentials

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Full Stack Developer
      • May 2018 - Present

      - Extensive experience in development and maintenance of complex web applications - Configuring and managing Postgres databases, Ruby on Rails applications, and Puma with Nginx - Strong understanding of design patterns such as Facade pattern and Service Objects, consistently adhering to SOLID principles - Implemented job management systems using Sidekiq and Redis, leveraged Elasticsearch for advanced search and analysis - Optimised performance in large-scale applications, developed front-end features using modular Javascript, HTML, and CSS - Experience with deployment automation using Circle CI for continuous integration and delivery, migrated systems from Linux Ubuntu to a scalable AWS solution with Elastic Beanstalk, auto-scaling EC2 instances, ELK, and AWS Aurora - Implemented encryption solutions to secure sensitive data, utilised Capistrano for deployments - Server administration skills with SSH and Vim, test development using RSpec Show less

    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Junior Developer
      • Feb 2017 - May 2018

      - Developed, configured and maintained an online web application using Ruby on Rails (ROR), JavaScript (JS), Bootstrap, HTML and CSS. - Implemented a custom authentication system using Devise gem and integrated the application with Paypal using IPN technology. - Utilized version control with GitHub and Git for effective code management and collaboration. - Consumed the Helipaddy JSON API to display markers and information on Google Maps using Google Map Javascript API. - Advised and assisted with RESTful API design, carried out quality control and collaborated with designers on website designs. - Documented RESTful API for Helipaddy using the Swagger documentation tool. - Adhered to Test-Driven Development (TDD) techniques and utilized testing technologies such as RSpec, Capybara and Factory Bot. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Apprentice Developer
      • Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

      - Gained experience in code/repo hosting platforms and project management systems (Codebase and Redmine) - Analysed user experience and provided solutions for improvement - Developed website features based on user experience and content logic - Assisted in testing mobile and web platform functionality - Used testing platforms for documenting content logic - Supported users and documented customer feedback - Assisted in back-end database administration and gained database-driven website development insights Show less

Education

  • Birkbeck, University of London
    Master's degree, Advanced Computing
    2023 - 2024
  • Udacity
    React Nanodegree Program
    2020 - 2020
  • Bloc
    Rails Fundamentals and Web Development Course
    2017 - 2018
  • CIW Database Design Specialist
    1D0-541
    2016 - 2016
  • CIW JavaScript Specialist
    1D0-635
    2016 - 2016
  • CIW Site Development Associate
    1D0-61B
    2016 - 2016
  • QA apprenticeships
    2016 - 2017
  • Newvic Sixth Form College
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    2015 - 2016
  • Langdon Academy

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