Umair Sarfraz-Senior Software Engineer / Product Developer
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Experienced Software Engineer
MediaMarktSaturn
Scientific Researcher
Technical University of Berlin
Scientific Researcher and Developer for BeIntelli (be-intelli.com/). Primarily worked on the development of simulation, visualization & showcase applications for autonomous vehicles with a goal to make Aritificial Intelligence for autonomous vehicles more tangible and accessible to general public.
Technical Lead
IOTA Foundation
- Contributed to the development of wallet application, SDKs and tooling applications for IOTA cryptocurrency network.
- Led engineering teams focused on building developer tooling & payment processing applications for IOTA network.
- Responsible for performance evaluation, career development, growth & OKR planning.
- Technical Program Manager for liaising with cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Mentoring and teaching engineers on the team.
React Native Developer
Emumba
Led a team of mobile application developers to build a cryptocurrency digital wallet and a reward-based agent application that incentivizes users with crypto tokens for sharing mobile sensory information.
Software Engineer
IOTA Foundation
IOTA Foundation is a global non-profit foundation incorporated and headquartered in Germany. It is a leading innovator in the cryptocurrency and Decentralized Ledger Technology (DLT) / Blockchain space. The Foundation's mission is to support the research and development of the protocol layer (aka the Tangle), allowing seamless information and value sharing, removing fees and enhancing trust between entities.
As a Software Engineer, I primarily worked as a lead developer on the official IOTA payment wallet (Trinity). The wallet was supported for all major desktop & mobile platforms. Additionally, I was also actively involved in the development and maintenance of client SDKs and tooling for IOTA network.
Software Engineer
Wanclouds Inc
Wanclouds offers products and services to automate and solve challenges related to Cloud Security, Cloud Migrations & Disaster Recovery.
As a Software Engineer, I worked on a Cloud Monitoring web application Shepherd. The idea of Shepherd was to provide security monitoring services for cloud orchestration engines e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, OpenShift.
I was predominantly involved in the frontend development and deployment operations (devOps).
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Experienced in Information Technology, Retail, Automotive, Education, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Operations, and Research and Development.
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COMSATS University Islamabad
Master's degree · Information Security
University of Sargodha
Bachelor of Arts - BA · Political Science
COMSATS University Islamabad
Bachelor’s Degree · Computer Software Engineering
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Umair is based in Berlin, Germany.
Umair speaks the following languages: Urdu (Native), English (Advanced), German (Elementary).
Umair has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Umair has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Umair may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Umair would be well-suited for roles such as: Experienced Software Engineer, Scientific Researcher, Technical Lead.
Umair's most recent position is Experienced Software Engineer at MediaMarktSaturn.
In recent years, Umair has worked for MediaMarktSaturn, Technical University of Berlin, and IOTA Foundation.
Umair is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Automotive. Umair also has some experience in Education and Banking and Finance.
Umair is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Umair also has some experience in Operations and Research and Development.
Umair has recently worked in industries like Retail, Information Technology, and Automotive.
Umair has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Umair holds a Master in Information Security from COMSATS University Islamabad, a Bachelor in Political Science from University of Sargodha and a Bachelor in Computer Software Engineering from COMSATS University Islamabad.
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