# Zaim Abbasi — Software Engineer

> Software Engineer specializing in scalable backend systems, AI-powered integrations, distributed architectures, and secure enterprise infrastructure. Class of 2026 at FAST-NUCES.

## Identity & Quick Facts
- Name: Zaim Abbasi
- Title: Software Engineer (Full Stack & Backend)
- Current Role: Full Stack Engineer at KarobarLink
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES), Islamabad, Pakistan (2022 – 2026)
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
- Email: zaim.k.abbasi@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zaim-abbasi (2,900+ followers, 500+ connections)
- GitHub: https://github.com

## Top Engineering Skills
- Full Stack Engineering
- Secure API Engineering & Automation
- System Design & DevOps Execution
- AI Integration & Prompt Engineering
- Scalable System Architecture

## Technical Stack & Proficiencies
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python
- Frontend: React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
- Backend & Distributed Systems: Node.js, NestJS, Fastify, Express.js, Microservices, FastAPI, Redis
- AI, ML & Computer Vision: RAG Pipelines, FAISS, Sentence Transformers, OpenCV, CNN, K-Means Clustering
- DevOps, Cloud & Tools: Git, Linux, OCI, Nginx, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, PM2
- Databases & Security: Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Dual-node LDAP Failover, RFC 6238 TOTP, AES-256

## Verified Production Experience
1. KarobarLink (Jul 2026 – Present, Full-time) — Full Stack Engineer
   - Architecting core workforce marketplace infrastructure connecting businesses, homeowners, and skilled professionals.
   - Building scalable backend systems & AI integrations matching skills with opportunities.
2. APIRadar (Jun 2025 – Mar 2026, Self-employed) — Founder & Lead Engineer
   - Bootstrapped real-time secret detection platform with 50K+ site visits.
   - Built multi-threaded ML daemon scanning 200K+ GitHub repos, detecting 80K+ exposed secrets across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Discord, Slack. Handled 3,138% 24h traffic surge with zero downtime.
   - Retired after GitHub natively implemented instant token revocation.
3. Focentra Inc. (Aug 2025 – Sep 2025, Contract) — Full Stack Engineer
   - Engineered Next.js frontend for AI brand strategy platform with state machines and row-level security (RLS).
   - Delivered multi-tenant SaaS feature modules for creator economy platform.
4. Horizon Tech Services Pvt. Ltd. (Jul 2025 – Sep 2025, Internship) — Full Stack Engineer Intern
   - Engineered internal ERP from scratch with barcode-driven payroll engine and ACID financial workflows using Node.js and MS SQL Server.
   - Architected React frontend for proprietary version-control system with sub-100ms interactions.
5. NADRA (Jul 2024 – Aug 2024, Internship) — Backend Engineer Intern
   - Architected enterprise MFA gateway with dual-node LDAP failover, RFC 6238 TOTP, and automated SSO handshakes for national infrastructure.
   - Built concurrent OCR physical record archival portal with Tesseract and iText7.

## Key Research & Publications
- Title: "The Code Behind the Color: A Complete AI Stylist Pipeline"
- Focus: Dermatology-grade Individual Typology Angle (ITA) skin tone formula and CIEDE2000 seasonal color harmony for South Asian demographics. Co-engineered with Hammad Ali Duggal and Syed Hussain Murtaza, supervised by Laiba Imran at FAST-NUCES.

## Essays & Perspectives
- "The Biggest Lie in Tech: Code Is an Expensive Side Effect" (Why engineering value is problem-solving and writing less code, not syntax translation)
- "The Master's Degree Red Flag on Junior Resumes" (Why fresh MS degrees without production experience carry low signal vs. international mobility)
- "The Entry-Level Tech Market & Degrees" (The reality of junior engineering markets, degree filters, and shipping real systems)