Khuzaima Saeed

CTO & Co-Founder | Scaling Fintech to 100K+ Users | AI & Distributed Systems Expert

Based in: Lahore, PakistanCurrently: CTO & Co-Founder, PaymoExperience: 4 years

High-impact CTO and Full Stack Developer with a track record of building and scaling complex systems, from fintech super apps with $1.3M valuations to national-level AI forest fire detection. Expert in Python, Flask, and Domain-Driven Design, with a focus on architecting secure, high-concurrency platforms that serve hundreds of thousands of users.

Experience

CTO & Co-Founder

PaymofounderAug 2023 – Present

Built and scaled a fintech super app (QR payments, lending, food delivery, event systems) from scratch. Architected backend with Flask + Domain-Driven Design; modular, scalable microservice structure. Scaled to 100,000+ users across Pakistani institutions; infrastructure stress-tested for 1M+ users. Led 6 engineers; maintained 100% test coverage; contributed to $1.3M valuation.

FlaskDomain-Driven DesignMicroservices

CTO & Co-Founder

Ticketlywork2024

Summary

Built a digital ticketing & event platform deployed across multiple universities in Pakistan. Designed secure payment systems, real-time ticket validation, and high-concurrency architecture.

Results

Successfully managed ticketing for multiple high-profile events, including a LUMS concert with 3,000+ attendees.
Handled peak concurrency for events with 3,000+ attendees across multiple universities.

Full Stack Developer

Zin Technologieswork2023 – Dec 2024

Delivered large-scale US-based telecom and map-based platforms; led UI redesign of PurpleAirOne. Stack: Angular, Node.js, MySQL; implemented unit testing suite with Jasmine.

AngularNode.jsMySQLJasmine

Skills

Technical

Scalable Architecture

Domain-Driven Design

REST APIs

JavaScript

Flask

Python

Lambda

React

Next.js

Angular

Distributed Systems

AWS

EC2

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Vue.js

MongoDB

Jasmine

CI/CD Pipelines

Google Cloud

Selenium

BigQuery

Java

Figma

Areas of expertise

Leadership

Team Management

Projects

Dastarkhwaan — NGO Donation Platform

personal

Location-based platform enabling donation of food and funds to NGOs across Pakistan.

MERN StackMongoDBExpress.jsReactNode.js

AI-Based Forest Fire Detection System

Lead Developerpersonal

Built ML models using satellite + sensor data to detect and predict forest fires across Pakistan. Full-stack system with real-time visualization via Google Maps API; co-developed with national stakeholders.

Machine LearningGoogle Maps APIKNN

Education

BSc Computer Science

Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS)Computer ScienceGPA 3.59Aug 2019 – Jun 2023

Thesis. AI-Based Forest Fire Detection System

Coursework

Machine LearningData StructuresDatabasesSoftware EngineeringHCI

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