Hi, I'm Ashfaque Ali

Software Engineering Manager

Leading development teams at vFairs with 14+ years of experience in modern web technologies. Passionate about building scalable solutions and mentoring developers.

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Ashfaque Ali

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Senior Software Engineering Manager at vFairs

I'm a passionate software engineering manager with over 14 years of experience in the tech industry. Currently leading a team of seven talented developers at vFairs, where I focus on building scalable virtual event platforms that connect people globally.

My expertise spans across multiple programming languages including PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, and JavaScript. I believe in fostering a collaborative environment where innovation thrives and team members can grow both professionally and personally.

Team Leadership
Scalable Solutions
Innovation Focus

Location

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Education

University of Sindh

Languages

English, French, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi

Certifications

Ethical Hacking (Udemy)

Work Experience

My professional journey

Software Engineering Manager

vFairs Oct 2024 - Present Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Currently working as a software engineering manager at vFairs, managing a dev team of 6 members with 50% coding and 50% management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing a dev team of 6 members
  • Code reviews and task assignments including roadmap sprints
  • Setting up goals for the teams for quarters
  • Supporting the dev team with any roadblocks
  • Daily sync-up meetings and weekly CEO reports
  • Attending tech hiring interviews for the team
  • Helping project managers with client requirements
PHP MySQL Yii2 Laravel ReactJS AWS

Senior Software Engineer

vFairs Jan 2021 - Sep 2024 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Worked as a senior software engineer at vFairs with 80% coding and 20% team support responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the dev team with any roadblocks
  • Coding (80% of daily time)
  • Daily sync-up meetings
  • Attending tech hiring interviews for the team
  • Weekly CEO reports for the team
  • Helping project managers with client requirements
PHP MySQL Yii2 Laravel ReactJS AWS

Senior Software Engineer

Bayt.com Sep 2014 - Dec 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bayt.com is the leading online recruitment website in the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia. With more than 27 million registered job seekers and almost 8 million visits each month.

PHP jQuery Laravel JavaScript Yii AWS

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

Digital Dividend Sep 2012 - Sep 2014 Karachi, Pakistan

Worked as a Senior Software Engineer / Team lead on multiple platforms including PHP and .NET technologies.

PHP .NET C# ASP.NET Laravel MySQL

Senior Software Engineer

Affordable Web Programmers Jun 2010 - Feb 2012 Markham, Ontario, Canada

Worked as a Team-Lead & Senior Software Engineer on PHP-based web applications.

PHP WordPress JavaScript MySQL Codeigniter CSS

Skills & Technologies

Technologies I work with

Backend Development

PHP 96%
Java 85%
Python 82%
Go 60%
C# 50%
Rust 30%
Ruby 20%

Frontend Development

HTML/CSS 98%
Bootstrap 90%
React 70%
Livewire 70%

Template Technologies

Django Templates Flask Jinja2 ERB (Ruby) Blade (Laravel) Twig (PHP) Handlebars

Databases

MySQL MSSQL SQLite PostgreSQL MongoDB Realm

Cache & Analytics

Redis Memcache ClickHouse

Tools & Others

DevOps Git Docker AWS CI/CD Unit Testing Code Review Agile/Scrum REST APIs

Languages

Languages I speak and write

English

Native/Fluent

Native

French

Intermediate

Learning

Urdu

Native/Fluent

Native

Sindhi

Native/Fluent

Native

Punjabi

Intermediate

Intermediate

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