About

Nawab Iqbal is a seasoned Platform Engineer with over 12 years of relevant experience in the tech industry. Currently working at Sendoso, he is responsible for managing the platform engineering team and ensuring the smooth functioning of the company's services. His previous experience includes working as a Software Engineer at DoorDash, where he contributed significantly to the scaling of the Search Query Service. He fixed bottlenecks in Redis Cache and Elastic Search, enabling better caching implementations by writing new frameworks. He also improved the accuracy and currentness of Store Hours across search and discovery, resulting in a 40-55% improvement in P95 performance. Nawab also worked on Search Results Relevance Improvement, resulting in a 6% conversion lift, and Request A Restaurant Migration and Improvements, leading to a 30% increase in engagement. Before joining DoorDash, Nawab worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Box, where he was responsible for the Search Infrastructure. He upgraded Solr hosts to the latest version, Solr 7.x, and set up Continuous Integration (Jenkins, JFrog) for multiple components to quickly identify when and why the build was broken. He also worked on a POC for using EC2 as a search host as a hackathon project and implemented encrypted search index for ensuring customer privacy. Nawab holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences. He has a strong technical background in Search, Elastic Search, Software Engineering, Redis, CI/CD, Jenkins, Integration, and Infra. Overall, Nawab is a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer with a strong technical background. He is passionate about solving complex problems and delivering high-quality services that meet the needs of the business and its customers.