Key Contributions
Replacing PHP monolith with Go microservices
Senior Backend Engineer, 2022
When I first joined Muzz, I helped the CTO and other senior backend engineers plan the migration of key functionalities from the PHP monolith to Go microservices. I laid the foundations of core services that enabled the work of 20 other engineers, and successfully migrated analytics and blocking functionalities to Go.
The migration resulted in a massive reduction in deployment times, resources required for hosting, improved observability and on certain endpoints: request latency. This lead to a better developer experience as well as material benefits to the business and it's customers.
Leading the backend team working on a new social network
Backend Chapter Lead, 2023 - present
Muzz Social is a new product in the Muzz family, it is designed to be a social network connecting Muslims across the world. From building the backend team, to laying the architectural foundations to a lot of the actual development work; there isn't really an aspect of the social backend that I have not been involved in.
Muzz Social successfully launched to more than 1 Million members across the UK, Canada, United States and Australia, with no downtime on launch.
Stepping in to lead the backend and DevOps functions at Muzz
Interim Head of Backend Engineering, 2026 - present
As a result of a medical absence, I temporarily stepped up to lead the Backend Engineering and DevOps teams at Muzz. In this capacity I worked closely with the CTO, CEO and leads of the backend chapters to ensure that cost, risk and latency are properly managed. Assisting in the architecting, planning and project management of various initiatives across the teams.