Architecting High-Throughput Microservices & Web3 Systems.
I specialize in designing low-latency distributed architectures on GCP Cloud Run, fault-tolerant dual-currency transaction engines, event-driven GCP Pub/Sub pipelines, and real-time WebSockets synchronization.

Measurable Production Results
Architectural decisions evaluated on throughput, reliability, system latency, and bottom-line infrastructure efficiency.
Infra Cost Reduction
Migrated legacy monolith to scalable Node.js & FastAPI microservices ecosystem on GCP Cloud Run.
P99 System Latency
Decoupled real-time game state with Redis Pub/Sub multi-pod synchronization & caching.
Transaction Engine
Engineered from scratch with atomic state settlement, fraud checks, and 3rd-party game aggregator webhooks.
Production Engineering
Led cross-functional teams, architectural reviews, CI/CD observability, and zero-downtime releases.
Production Systems & Work
High-throughput transactional engines, event-driven GCP microservices, and real-time multiplayer platforms engineered from design to production.
Scrooge CasinoSenior Full-Stack & System Architect
Dual-Currency Gaming & Web3 Ecosystem
High-throughput transactional gaming platform with dual-currency reconciliation, external game aggregator webhooks, and Web3 NFT token holding verification.
WEJE Microservices PlatformSenior Backend & Microservices Architect
Event-Driven GCP Architecture & Gemini AI Workflow
Containerized microservices ecosystem utilizing Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, FastAPI, Node.js, and Gemini Flash for automated prediction market workflows.
Cloud Poker NightLead Real-Time Backend Engineer
Multi-Pod WebSocket State Sync & WebRTC Streaming
Real-time multiplayer poker platform with real dealers, Redis adapter WebSocket synchronization across pods, QR-based physical card dealing, and encrypted video streaming.

Cricclubs RTMP Streaming BridgeMobile & Video Systems Engineer
High-Performance Mobile Video & MetalKit Overlays
Engineered a native iOS and React Native bridge for high-performance RTMP live video broadcasting with dynamic HTML score overlays.

Qokoon.ai SEO EngineSenior Full-Stack Developer
Dynamic SSR & Strapi Headless Architecture
Programmatic template generation platform built with Next.js and Gatsby, integrating Strapi CMS webhooks and 100/100 Core Web Vitals optimization.
Distributed System Pipeline Simulator
Simulate a real-time event passing through Rizwan's event-driven microservices architecture on GCP, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
Client & Ingress
Cloudflare Edge + SSL
GCP Cloud Run Gateway
FastAPI / Node.js Router
GCP Pub/Sub & Bus
Asynchronous Topic Queue
Redis Multi-Pod Cache
In-Memory State & Sockets
PostgreSQL & Gemini AI
ACID Ledger & AI Worker
Skills Matrix & Architectures
Proven engineering stack applied across high-throughput transactional backends, real-time gaming clusters, and modern web applications.
Backend & Distributed Systems
8 core competencies6+ yrs building high-throughput microservices & real-time engines
Async REST APIs, SQLAlchemy, AI pipelines
Clean architecture, dependency injection, middleware
Domain-driven design, service mesh, scale-to-zero
GCP Pub/Sub asynchronous event buses & workers
Low-latency multiplayer sync, multi-pod Redis adapters
Signed payloads, idempotent handlers, API gateways
Object-oriented services & Unity game backend scripts
Databases & Caching
5 core competenciesComplex queries, indexing, connection pooling, ACID locks
Sub-millisecond caches, distributed locks, WebSocket bus
Document schemas, aggregation pipelines, replica sets
Realtime data sync, security rules, Cloud Functions
Type-safe ORM migrations, relational models
Cloud & DevOps
6 core competenciesServerless container deployments, automated autoscaling
Asynchronous topic subscriptions, dead-letter routing
Asset storage, compute instances, IAM policies
Multi-stage builds, minimal alpine images
Automated GitHub Actions, Jenkins test suites
Edge caching, DNS management, DDoS protection
Frontend & Mobile
6 core competenciesApp Router, SSR, Server Actions, responsive UX
Strict type safety, modern async patterns
Design systems, glassmorphism, responsive tokens
MetalKit & HaishinKit native streaming bridges
Predictable client-side global state stores
Interactive animations, layout transitions
Web3 & AI Engineering
5 core competenciesERC-20, NFT standards, secure escrow mechanisms
Contract verification, wallet connect, signature checks
NFT marketplace integration, automated token gating
Automated prediction market workflow pipelines
Structured prompts, function calling, agentic tasks
Work Experience & Leadership
6+ years designing mission-critical distributed systems, leading agile engineering squads, and mentoring engineers.
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Architecting and delivering high-throughput gaming backends, dual-currency transaction engines, and Gemini AI-driven market prediction features.
- Architected and built a high-throughput gaming platform from scratch, engineering complex dual-currency transactional flows and robust backend logic.
- Built multiple microservices using Node.js and Python (FastAPI) for the Weje platform, using MongoDB and SQLAlchemy for DB/Schema and integrating into micro-frontends.
- Designed, deployed, and managed fault-tolerant, containerized microservices on GCP Cloud Run, optimizing PostgreSQL and Redis for low-latency retrieval and high concurrency.
- Integrated Google Gemini Flash AI models to power automated prediction market workflows.
Technical Lead
Spearheaded architectural transformation, engineered microservices, and led engineering squads delivering scalable production web applications.
- Spearheaded the migration of a legacy monolithic architecture to a highly scalable Node.js microservices ecosystem, driving a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs.
- Led multiple cross-functional teams of software engineers to build enterprise-scale customer projects.
- Managed sprint planning, architectural design reviews, code quality benchmarks, and automated CI/CD observability pipelines.
Senior Software Developer
Full-stack MERN stack development, game script programming, and client requirement engineering for real-time platforms.
- Developed and maintained multiple client projects using React.js, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB (MERN Stack). Built Unity game scripts with C# for interactive games.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, system designs, and delivery timelines.
- Engaged directly in technical client consultation calls for requirement gathering and architectural roadmaps.
Master of Computer Application (MCA)
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu Arabi Farsi University, Lucknow
Flexible across global time zones, distributed asynchronous teams, hybrid workplace models, and on-site engineering leadership.
Let's Build Something High-Throughput
Open to Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Backend Architect, and Web3 Lead opportunities (Remote, Hybrid, or On-Site Worldwide).
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