Aurangzeb Malik
Full Stack Developer
I craft end-to-end solutions with 3+ years of experience building scalable applications and leading development teams.
Currently a Software Developer at Amazon
TypeScriptReact & Next.jsNode.jsPythonAWS
Frontend Development
- Modern React Architectures
- Performance Optimization
- Responsive & Interactive UIs
Backend Development
- API Design & Development
- Database Architecture
- Real-time Systems
DevOps & Cloud
- AWS Infrastructure
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Scalable Architecture
Work Experience
- June 2022 — Present
Software Engineer
Amazon
- Developed full-stack features for customer-facing grocery order details page using Java-based REST and GraphQL APIs alongside internal frontend frameworks
- Completed major web app deprecation reducing 20k+ lines, improving readability, and raising unit test coverage by 1%
- Led initial security review process for new backend service, creating threat models and conducting code reviews for service readiness
- Drove design reviews for monitoring and dashboard integration across backend and frontend systems
- Designed and implemented an AWS Neptune data migration achieving zero downtime during infrastructure upgrades, preventing customer impact and cross-team disruptions
- Key technologies: AWS, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript/JS, GraphQL, CI/CD Pipeline, Docker
- November 2021 — June 2022
Junior Software Engineer
Charles Schwab
- Maintained and enhanced frontend (Angular) and backend (.NET C#) components for risk control systems via JIRA-driven development
- Led migration from IBM SIRIS to MyGRC risk control system, coordinating with multiple teams to ensure data integrity and continuity
- Maintained Python-based model validation dashboard and improved automation coverage during system migration
- November 2020 — December 2021
Software Engineer
Momentum Optics
- Developed software systems for optical component analysis and simulation
- Promoted from intern to full-time engineer after six months based on performance and initiative
- Collaborated with cross-functional hardware teams to optimize automated test workflows and data capture
- June 2020 — November 2020
Software Engineer Intern
Momentum Optics
- Built early prototypes for internal optical measurement tools using Python and C++ integrations
- Contributed to R&D efforts supporting NASA SBIR Phase I grant applications
- August 2021 — December 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant – CSCI 2400: Computer Systems
University of Colorado Boulder
- Taught computer systems fundamentals to undergraduates and assisted with labs and office hours
- Supported course material creation and exam grading under faculty supervision
- October 2018 — August 2021
Buff Techs Technician
University of Colorado Boulder – Office of Information Technology
- Provided on-campus IT support for hardware, software, and networking issues
- Streamlined device onboarding and troubleshooting for hundreds of students and faculty members
- August 2020 — August 2021
CTO
Constellate
- Co-founded and led technical direction for a startup focused on collaborative learning tools
- Managed software architecture, cloud deployment, and frontend/backend coordination
- June 2021 — August 2021
Model Risk Oversight Intern
Charles Schwab
- Built analytical dashboards to monitor and validate risk models across multiple financial products
- Automated report generation pipelines to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort
Full Stack Projects
MyDiagrammer: AI Diagram Generator
Full-stack web application that converts natural language prompts into UML or Mermaid diagrams in real time through an intelligent chat interface.
Frontend
- • Next.js
- • TailwindCSS
- • React
- • PlantUML
- • Mermaid
Backend
- • Next.js API
- • AWS Lambda
- • SQS
- • PostgreSQL
- • Auth
- • Email Service
- • Netlify
Highlights
- • ChatGPT-like conversational UI that interprets user prompts and dynamically generates visual diagrams
- • Supports both PlantUML and Mermaid syntax with auto-selection and live rendering preview
- • Subscription-based authentication system with usage tiers and role-based access control
- • Asynchronous AWS SQS job queue for background email and subscription renewal events
- • Integrated email delivery with retries, analytics tracking, and plan renewal notifications
System Visualization
LSTM Music Generator
Deep learning project that composes original piano-style sequences by training an LSTM model on classical compositions.
Frontend
- • CLI tools
Backend
- • Python
- • TensorFlow (Keras)
- • NumPy
- • MIDI
Highlights
- • Curated dataset of Beethoven piano pieces preprocessed for sequence modeling
- • Implemented tokenization and one-hot encoding of musical notes for model input
- • LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) architecture built in TensorFlow/Keras for temporal pattern learning
- • Trained network generates variable-length piano sequences mimicking harmonic and rhythmic structure of the training corpus
- • CLI utilities for inference, playback, and MIDI export of generated compositions
System Visualization
Face Similarity Calculator
Responsive web app that compares two facial images by embedding them using Facenet and computing Euclidean distance for similarity scoring.
Frontend
- • React
- • Bootstrap
Backend
- • Python Flask REST
- • TensorFlow
- • Facenet
- • AWS EC2 hosting
Highlights
- • Upload of two face images via React interface
- • Facenet-based feature extraction pipeline using TensorFlow for robust embeddings
- • Calculates similarity score and renders visual similarity percentage preview
- • Lightweight Flask REST API for embedding computation and score generation
- • Deployed on AWS EC2
System Visualization
IoT Ground Irrigation System
End-to-end IoT solution that collects real-time soil moisture data and recommends watering schedules based on live weather insights.
Frontend
- • Bootstrap UI
- • Flask Jinja
Backend
- • Python Flask
- • GCP Pub/Sub
- • Redis
- • PostgreSQL
- • Weather API
- • Particle Photon (C++)
Highlights
- • Remote Particle Photon sensors measure soil moisture and transmit readings via GCP Pub/Sub
- • Flask backend ingests streaming data and stores it in PostgreSQL with timestamp indexing
- • Weather API integration adjusts watering recommendations based on local humidity, temperature, and precipitation forecasts
- • Redis caching layer supports real-time dashboard updates and low-latency data access
- • Admin dashboard provides sensor health, recent readings, and water-use analytics
System Visualization
Buff Techs Inventory
Campus IT equipment checkout system featuring QR-based scanning and a prototype Flutter mobile client for field operations.
Frontend
- • PHP
- • HTML/CSS
- • JavaScript
- • Flutter mobile client
Backend
- • Nginx on Ubuntu
- • PHP backend
Highlights
- • QR code scanning for device check-in/out
- • Inventory tracking and audit history per item
- • Experimental Flutter client for mobile technicians
System Visualization
MemeMaps (HackCU)
Hackathon project that groups shared images by geographic location on an interactive map.
Frontend
- • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- • Google Maps API
Backend
- • LAMP stack (CentOS, Apache, PHP, MySQL)
Highlights
- • User-uploaded memes tagged with GPS coordinates
- • Clustering algorithm groups nearby images on map view
- • Google Maps API for visualization and navigation
- • Hosted prototype on CentOS LAMP stack
System Visualization
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