Muhammad Zaid Amjad

Associate Python Developer & Software Engineering Student specializing in Scalable Backend Systems

Based in: Lahore, PakistanMost recently: Associate Python Developer, AGLIVO

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A detail-oriented Python Developer with experience in building high-performance REST APIs and multi-tenant SaaS architectures using Django and AWS. He has a proven track record of optimizing database response times by 90% and leading technical communities as a GDGoC Tech Lead.

Experience

Associate Python Developer

AGLIVOworkMay 2025 – Jul 2025

Summary

Developed, tested, and maintained Python-based backend applications using Django, Django REST Framework, and PostgreSQL in a collaborative team environment. Wrote clean, efficient, and well-documented REST APIs following PEP8 standards, achieving a 90% improvement in response times through database schema optimization and query tuning. Collaborated with Agile teams using Git version control, participated in code reviews, and contributed to CI/CD pipeline workflows. Deployed the project on EC2 instance using Docker and Nginx as a Reverse Proxy.

Results

  • Achieved a 90% improvement in response times through database schema optimization and query tuning.
PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQLPEP8GitCI/CDAWS EC2DockerNginx

Python Developer Intern

AGLIVOinternshipFeb 2025 – Apr 2025

Summary

Built and maintained Python-based web applications using Django, Django REST Framework, and PostgreSQL. Debugged and resolved technical issues in a large-scale Flask backend through remote server connections. Developed a strong foundation in backend infrastructure including NGINX, Gunicorn, ASGI/WSGI servers.

What I did

  • Debugged and tested multiple application layers including client, server, and database to identify root causes in a large-scale Flask backend.

Results

  • Resolved a critical synchronization bug between the QuickBooks database and the custom ERP software by implementing consistent database transactions.
PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQLFlaskNGINXGunicornASGIWSGIQuickBooks API

Skills

Technical

PythonPython
DjangoDjango
Django REST FrameworkDjango REST Framework
REST APIs
VS Code
GitGit
Postman
OOP
Data Structures
GitHub CopilotGitHub Copilot
LinuxLinux
DockerDocker
NginxNginx
SQLSQL
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Databases
Agile/Scrum
Design Patterns
React.JsReact.Js
AWS
CI/CD Pipelines
BashBash
JavaScriptJavaScript
Networking
FigmaFigma
Webhooks
Celery
C++C++
MongoDBMongoDB
Model Evaluation
FlaskFlask
Machine Learning
TypeScriptTypeScript
Hyperparameter tuning
GitHubGitHub

Projects

English Sentiment Analysis

personal
Built a Flask-based English sentiment analysis web app using NLTK preprocessing, TF-IDF feature extraction, and a Naive Bayes classifier to categorize text as positive or negative. Deployed it on pythonanywhere that takes user input and returns real-time sentiment predictions using serialized scikit-learn models.
FlaskNLTKTF-IDFNaive BayesScikit-learnPythonanywhere

Senior Year Project - Multi-tenant SaaS - Intelliversity

Architectacademic
Architecting a multi-tenant SaaS platform using Python, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL and ReactJs. Database-per-tenant architecture to ensure strict data isolation and GDPR compliance across universities.
PythonDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQLReactJs

Plottrade - Real Estate Marketplace

personal
A MERN stack application to serve property buyers and sellers deployed on AWS EC2 linux instance. AWS Secrets Manager, Security Groups, IAM, Nginx, Docker, Name.com Domain. Used Cloudinary for assets uploading, Firebase auth for "Continue with Google".
MERN StackAWS EC2AWS Secrets ManagerSecurity GroupsIAMNginxDockerCloudinaryFirebase AuthTypeScript

Urdu Comments Sentiment Analysis for Multiclass Classification

personal
Trained a multiclass classification model for Urdu sentiment analysis using Google Colab and evaluated its performance on real-world data.
Google Colab

Education

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore CampusSoftware EngineeringGPA 3.42023 – 2027

Societies & activities

Google Developers Group on Campus (GDGoC)

Recognition

Awards

National Skills Competency Test (NSCT) - 99.2 Percentile

HEC, P@SHA, VU and PSEB

Score: 76/100

Certifications

Certified Associate Python Developer

DataCamp

Social impact & activities

Tech Lead

Google Developers Group on Campus (GDGoC)mentorPresent

Led different teams across Web, App, and AI/ML; mentored students and organized impactful sessions to strengthen the campus tech community of 400+ members.

Google AI Solution Challenge 2025

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Participated in Google AI Solution Challenge 2025.

Inter University Pitching Competition

Inter University Pitching Competitionpanel

Pitched our product to Inter University Pitching competition infront of many CEOs.

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