Hashaam Mahboob

About Hashaam Mahboob

Experienced software engineer skilled at building scalable and fault tolerant backend systems. Part of the launch team for the current best selling gaming console in the US: PS5. Now leading software development projects in the finance and global business org at Amazon.Graduate of masters in computer science from USC and well versed in working in a team based environment and have excellent communication skills.My area of interests span cloud computing and data-centers, wireless networks and building scalable fault tolerant backend systems.

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer

   Amazon

   Aug 2021 — Present

   Lead architecture and delivery of large-scale backend systems and data platformpowering workplace management and real-time analytics for 1M+ global employees.• Designed and delivered the Workspace Data Management platform, the authoritativesource of truth for seat, zone, and floorplan data across 600+ global corporatebuildings, powering real-time space assignment decisions for 300K+ employees, andeliminating >90% of data inconsistencies through automated validation andsynchronization.• Designed and built scalable, fault tolerant distributed microservices andREST/GraphQL APIs (Java/Kotlin, Lambda, AppSync, API Gateway, ECS) enablingflexible, low-latency data access for enterprise applications.• Modernized infrastructure via RDS upgrades, CDK migrations, and legacydeprecations, improving reliability and achieving ~20% infrastructure savings.• Built workflow orchestration and event-driven data synchronization pipelines (StepFunctions, Lambda, SQS) ensuring eventual consistency and automated recoveryacross distributed systems.• Automated data aggregation from 6+ source systems using AWS Glue & Spark,eliminating manual processes and saving 900+ hours/year.• Built near real-time analytics pipelines with Lambda, Kafka, and Redshift streamingto power QuickSight live dashboards.• Partnered with product, UX, and security teams to launch enterprise applications usedacross Amazon global offices.• Mentored engineers, led design reviews, and established best practices in backend

Education

• PAF Chapter City School, Karachi

  Advanced Levels

  2010 — 2012

• Lahore University of Management Sciences

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

  2012 — 2016

• University of Southern California

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• C++
• Java
• Python
• Matlab
• Sql
• Cassandra
• Android Development
• Computer Vision
• Mobile Applications
• Cloud Computing
• Algorithms
• Computer Science
• Data Analysis
• Research
• Distributed Systems
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