About

Waleed Ashraf is a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience in designing and developing Microservices with Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQL/NoSQL Database, RESTful APIs, and other cutting-edge technologies. He is currently working at Klarna as a Senior Software Engineer, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software solutions. Waleed is a passionate advocate of open-source software and is a member and contributor to many open-source projects, including Node.js and OpenJS Foundation. He is also a tech speaker at different conferences around the world, where he shares his expertise and insights on the latest trends and technologies in the software engineering industry. Prior to joining Klarna, Waleed worked at relayr as a Senior Backend Engineer and Backend Engineer - Node.js. At relayr, he was responsible for developing and improving the microservices architecture and developing new features. He also managed cross-team communication with Frontend, Solution Architect, and DevOps teams, and investigated DLQ, CDC, CQRS implementation with Kafka, improving Async communication between services through Kafka, and testing, validating, and documenting live data through AsyncAPI. Waleed holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the University of the Punjab, where he graduated in 2016. He is highly skilled in software engineering, backend development, SQL, NodeJS, Javascript, Kafka, Microservices, RabbitMQ, NoSQL, test, DevOps, Frontend, and is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer. Overall, Waleed is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer with a strong passion for open-source software and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions. He is a valuable asset to any team and is committed to staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the software engineering industry.