Malaika Hussain

Backend Developer & AI Engineer | EdTech Innovator

Based in: Islamabad, PKCurrently: Coding Instructor, IndependentExperience: 4 years

AI Engineer specializing in agentic systems and enterprise backend architecture. Proven experience scaling production services to 1M+ users at Systems Limited and building real-time AI educational tools at Knodemy. Expert in Python, FastAPI, and LangChain, with a focus on low-latency RAG pipelines and multi-provider LLM orchestration.

Experience

Coding Instructor

IndependentRemotefreelance2025 – Present

Teach Scratch, Python, web development, and AI basics to school-age students in structured, project-based one-on-one and small-group sessions. Designed a 7-project Python curriculum (in-class projects plus homework) taking beginners from core syntax to building games such as a turtle-graphics Pong. Create worksheets, slide decks, and practice projects adapted to each student's age and pace. Share regular progress updates with parents and adjust lesson plans based on student performance.

ScratchPythonWeb developmentAI basicsTurtle-graphics

Backend Developer

Systems LimitedworkApr 2026

Summary

Build backend integration services for the Telenor-Ufone merger, including versioned REST APIs, Redis caching, and ELK logging. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end features for enterprise telecom systems.

Results

Supported over 1 million users in production for the Telenor-Ufone merger integration.

REST APIsRedisELK loggingTFS

AI Engineer & Instructor

KnodemyPakistan, Riyadh, and the USwork2025 – Apr 2026

Summary

• Taught Scratch to 20 students in Pakistan, and AI basics plus AI-powered app development with MIT App Inventor to 25 students in Riyadh, running 2 live classes per week for each group. • Built an AI co-teacher used in live classes for both groups (45 students), with Whisper speech transcription, ElevenLabs TTS, and a guardrail layer to keep outputs safe and age-appropriate. • Automated live Zoom classroom delivery with Playwright and built a retrieval-based Q&A system for course content. • Benchmarked LLM providers (OpenAI, Gemini) and built FastAPI middleware to route and validate across them. • Built RetroShift, a VS Code extension for workflow automation using LangChain to support multiple providers (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini).

What I did

Taught AI literacy and programming to K-12 students online across Pakistan, Riyadh, and the US, and contributed to curriculum design.
Built an AI co-teacher for live classes, with Whisper speech transcription, ElevenLabs TTS, and a guardrail layer to keep outputs safe and age-appropriate.

Results

Managed small-group live classes of 4-5 students across multiple time zones (Pakistan, Riyadh, US).
Achieved <2s end-to-end latency for AI co-teacher responses using RAG and optimized FastAPI middleware.

WhisperElevenLabs TTSZoomPlaywrightOpenAIGeminiFastAPI

Skills

Technical

Python

Scratch

Curriculum and lesson design

Google Workspace

AI fundamentals

Project-based learning

Zoom

Git

Slack

FastAPI

LangChain/LangGraph

PyTorch

JavaScript

SQL

Node.js

Areas of expertise

Student assessment

Parent communication

Projects

Retrieval-based Q&A System

AI Engineerprofessional

Built a retrieval-based Q&A system for course content and automated live Zoom classroom delivery with Playwright.

PlaywrightPythonRAG

AI Co-teacher

AI Engineerpersonal

Built an AI co-teacher for live classes, with Whisper speech transcription, ElevenLabs TTS, and a guardrail layer to keep outputs safe and age-appropriate.

WhisperElevenLabs TTSPythonRAGFastAPI

Retroshift

personal

A VS Code extension for workflow automation that supports multiple AI providers including GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini using LangChain and LangGraph.

LangChainLangGraphPythonGPT-4ClaudeGemini

7-project Python Curriculum

Curriculum Designerprofessional

Designed a 7-project Python curriculum (in-class projects plus homework) taking beginners from core syntax to building games such as a turtle-graphics Pong.

PythonTurtle-graphics

Education

BS

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST NUCES), IslamabadComputer Science2021 – 2025

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