Saad A.

About Saad A.

Saad Aziz is an experienced engineering manager with over five years of experience leading teams in developing and implementing innovative projects. He began his career as a hands-on developer, writing layered API-first solutions, and over time, matured into an engineering manager, holding a strong understanding of the cloud and partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders.Saad offers services as a fractional CTO in addition to his work as an engineering manager. He is skilled at directing high-performance teams and launching new products, with a proven track record of successful project delivery.Skills:1) Full stack developer, recent experience leading cross functional teams - End to end solutions using AWS, microservices and data intensive workloads.2) Hands on programming with the following languages: t-sql, Java, C, C++, C#, Java, and Python.3) Project management, and operational excellence.

Experience

1. Technology Leader, Fractional CTO, and Software Developer

   Independent Consultant

   Apr 2022 — Present

   As an engineering leader, I\'ve had the opportunity to partner with startups to drive technology projects forward. In these roles, I\'ve served as a strategic advisor, guiding the development team and ensuring that all technology initiatives align with business goals. One model I\'ve used to great success is working as a part-time or interim CTO, providing startups with the leadership and expertise they need to achieve their technical objectives. By leveraging my experience as an engineering leader, I\'ve helped startups build robust, scalable systems that position them for success in today\'s competitive landscape.Recent achievements include:1) Saving an organization over USD by switching from subscription software to a full-stack in-house solution.2) Rapid development of full stack applications using the following: Java, Maven, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, REST API, OpenApi Documentation, Testing, Spring Data JPA (SQL), Spring Security (JWT), NodeJs, ReactJs, NextJs, StorybookJs, Semantic UI, Polaris, Auth0, Okta, Asserto, DataBricks and TypeScript.3) Modifying the architecture of a full-stack application to achieve scalability and fault tolerance.Current project scope:I’m currently developing a customizable SaaS platform that integrates structured knowledge bases with AI to deliver expert-level responses to complex user queries. From backend architecture to user interface, I lead full-stack development while actively experimenting with hybrid search, vector embeddings, and prompt engineering.

Education

• Portland State University

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

  2000 — 2007

• University of Portland

  None, Biology - Pre-Medicine

  1999 — 2000

• University of Oregon

  Bachelor of Science (Unfinished), Biology (Pre-Medicine)

  1999 — 1999

Skills

• Agile Development
• Knockout.js
• Css3
• Data Cubes
• Breeze.js
• Nhibernate
• Sql Reporting Services and Designer
• Visual Studio
• Sharepoint
• Ado.net
• Backbone.js
• Sharepoint Services 3.0
• Soa
• Javascript
• Team Foundation Server (Tfs)
• Agile Methodologies
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Json
• Ajax
• Kendo UI
• Computer Science
• Iis
• Soap
• C#
• .net
• Entity Framework
• Software Project Management
• Asp.net Mvc
• Sharepoint Designer
• Html5
• T-Sql
• N-Tier
• Ddd
• Communication
• Mootools
• Asp.net
• Java
• Databases
• Note.js
• Windows Sharepoint Services