Systems that scale. Products that matter.
I build self-healing Python backends that process 50M+ records a day, cut query latency by 45%, and ship Agentic AI into production.
Available for senior backend contracts and fractional architecture engagements — direct.
Expertise
Built for the hard problems
Distributed Backend Systems
I design and build self-healing microservices that survive traffic spikes without human intervention. My architecture at LogicTree scaled ingestion from 10M to 50M+ daily records using FastAPI, RabbitMQ, and Celery — achieving 99.99% uptime through automatic quarantine and exponential-backoff retry on every failure path.
High-scale Data Platforms
Terabyte-scale MariaDB and PostgreSQL tuning: composite indexing, table partitioning, and stored-procedure validation that cut P99 query latency by 45% at 50M+ daily records.
Agentic AI
Autonomous AI agents with LangGraph that plan, execute, and audit their own SQL — with human-in-the-loop safeguards. Automates 70% of routine database maintenance while preventing destructive commands.
Products
Built, shipped, and growing
SmartFeed
Shopify to Google Shopping, simplified.
SmartFeed connects your Shopify store to Google Merchant Center with AI-powered product validation — so your listings are always accurate, optimized, and ready to sell. Changes sync automatically in real time; the AI flags missing fields, policy violations, and optimization opportunities before Google ever sees them. Setup takes under 2 minutes.
500+
Products synced
99.9%
Uptime
< 2 min
Setup time
Status
Social Proof
What clients say
Saad and I have been working together for almost 6 years now. He spent much of that time designing, building and improving several of our companies services. What I like most about Saad is his honesty, and his willingness to learn new technologies to keep us on the cutting edge of technology. Saad was easy to work with because when I had ideas for new products or product enhancements, he was able to quickly understand what I was looking for and get it built. I couldn't get them to understand the big picture of what I wanted to accomplish — but with Saad, it was very easy to effectively communicate what I was looking for. I highly recommend him.
Marc Orenberg
Founder, LogicTree.com · 6-year contract
You're a strong engineer who understands the fundamentals of coding and software development deeply. You have a great sense of creating robust code. Overall pleasure to work with you and you've done excellent work.
Spencer Kline
Real Numbers
Saad is an excellent Software Engineer. He works diligently, communicates well and provides fair estimates for complex work. Highly recommend!
Upwork Client
Python FastAPI Engineer · 165 hrs · 5.0★
I'm so happy with how stable the API has been lately. I'm very appreciative of this also. Thank you!!
Marc Orenberg
Founder, LogicTree.com
Really appreciate your hard work so far Saad, you've been making leaps and bounds of progress with the backend.
Spencer Kline
Real Numbers
About
Who I am
I'm a principal back-end architect who builds systems that survive massive scale. With 7 years of engineering experience across fintech, e-commerce, and data services, I specialize in Python (FastAPI), complex SQL, and Agentic AI — bridging the gap between experimental data science and production-grade infrastructure.
My most recent project re-architected a legacy monolith into a distributed microservices platform capable of processing 50M+ daily records with 99.99% uptime and a 45% reduction in query latency. I build self-healing systems: failed tasks are automatically quarantined, retried, and recovered — zero data loss guaranteed.
Outside client work I bootstrap SaaS products — most recently SmartFeed and an autonomous AI Database Agent. No venture funding, no hype. Just useful software built to last.
7+
Years of Experience
50M+
Records / Day (peak)
165K+
Production Python LOC