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Aftab Hussain

Software Engineer - Backend Developer | .NET · C# · ASP.NET MVC · REST APIs · Redis · Azure · MySql | 3+ YOE building enterprise SaaS at scale | IEEE Published

Greater Bengaluru Area

3+ years of work experience

Vision Group Retail
Jun 20251 yr 3 mosPresent

Owning end-to-end backend architecture for enterprise retail SaaS, driving design decisions across API contracts, DB schema, and deployment pipelines for global CPG clients Leading cross-functional code quality initiatives; established shared service layer patterns adopted across 5+ product modules, reducing onboarding ramp for new engineers Driving AI-assisted engineering workflows (Azure + LLM tooling) that cut implementation planning time by ~60% per feature cycle
Vision Groups
Jun 20233 yrs 3 mosPresent

Developed and maintained enterprise-scale SaaS applications using C# (.NET Framework/.NET), ExtJS, JavaScript, REST APIs, and MySQL, delivering scalable, high-performance solutions for global clients. Successfully migrated and optimized 30+ high-traffic Read APIs from a legacy Image Recognition platform to a modern ASP.NET MVC-based architecture, achieving 50%+ improvement in API response times, reducing latency, and significantly enhancing application scalability and maintainability. Implemented Redis distributed caching, query optimization, and efficient data retrieval strategies, reducing database roundtrips and improving response times for frequently accessed data while lowering overall database workload. Led a large-scale application modernization and code refactoring initiative across 50+ modules/screens, transforming duplicated controller and business-layer logic into reusable common models, services, and utility components; reduced average implementation size from ~1,000 lines to ~150 lines, improving code reusability, maintainability, and long-term scalability. Designed and developed AI-assisted engineering workflows leveraging Azure-based ticketing systems, solution documentation, and source-code analysis to automatically generate implementation plans, code-change recommendations, technical documentation, and pull request drafts, significantly accelerating development lifecycle and reducing manual analysis effort. Designed, developed, and maintained RESTful APIs consumed by Web, Mobile, and Internal Service teams, owning the complete development lifecycle from requirement analysis, database design, and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support. Also contributed to resolving framework-level and cross-project architectural issues impacting multiple applications.
Vision Group Retail
Jun 20241 yrMay 2025

Migrated 30+ high-traffic Read APIs from legacy image recognition platform → ASP.NET MVC; achieved 50%+ reduction in API response latency and improved horizontal scalability Implemented Redis distributed caching layer for frequently queried datasets, reducing average DB roundtrips per request and improving p95 response times across critical data endpoints Spearheaded large-scale refactor across 50+ modules: extracted reusable common models, services, and utility components; reduced avg. controller size from ~1,000 → ~150 lines (85% reduction)
Vision Group Retail
Jun 20231 yrMay 2024

Designed and shipped RESTful APIs consumed by Web, Mobile, and Internal Service teams — owned complete lifecycle from requirements → DB design → deployment → prod support Contributed to framework-level fixes resolving cross-project architectural issues affecting multiple production applications simultaneously Resolved critical production bugs (OutOfMemoryException on large DataTable operations, duplicate-key crashes in bulk validation pipelines) with zero-downtime fixes under live SLA pressure

Aftab’s AI Stack

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Education

PES University

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

PES University

20194 yrs2023

ICSE

Sandur Residential School - India

20161 yr2017

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Headline

Software Engineer - Backend Developer | .NET · C# · ASP.NET MVC · REST APIs · Redis · Azure · MySql | 3+ YOE building enterprise SaaS at scale | IEEE Published

About

I don't just write code; I engineer systems that move business metrics. Over the past 3 years at Vision Group Retail (Bengaluru), I've worked at the intersection of backend performance, scalable API design, and AI-assisted engineering building enterprise SaaS products used by global CPG clients to run retail operations at scale. What I've actually shipped: → Migrated 30+ high-traffic Read APIs from a legacy image recognition platform to modern ASP.NET MVC architecture, cutting response latency by 50%. → Reduced codebase sprawl across 50+ modules shrinking average implementation size from ~1,000 lines to ~150 lines through reusable Lib services and model abstractions through common models. → Designed and deployed Redis distributed caching strategies that slashed redundant DB roundtrips across frequently accessed data → Built AI-assisted developer workflows (Azure ticketing + source analysis → auto-generated PRs, implementation plans, and technical docs) that compressed feature delivery cycles My stack: C# · .NET (Framework & Core) · ASP.NET MVC · RESTful APIs · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · Docker · Kubernetes · Azure Beyond the day job: I hold a B.Tech. in Computer Science (Machine Intelligence & Data Science) from PES University, and I'm an IEEE-published researcher—my paper on zero-shot multilingual voice cloning (ICPCSN 2023) reflects my genuine curiosity about where AI and systems engineering converge. I'm currently exploring backend SDE roles at product-first companies and MNCs where engineering quality, distributed systems, and scale actually matter. Open to roles in Bengaluru. · Remote · Hybrid Let's connect if you're building something worth scaling.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

antigravity

cursor

Work experience

Software Engineer at Vision Group Retail, Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Owning end-to-end backend architecture for enterprise retail SaaS, driving design decisions across API contracts, DB schema, and deployment pipelines for global CPG clients Leading cross-functional code quality initiatives; established shared service layer patterns adopted across 5+ product modules, reducing onboarding ramp for new engineers Driving AI-assisted engineering workflows (Azure + LLM tooling) that cut implementation planning time by ~60% per feature cycle

Full Stack Engineer at Vision Groups, Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos, Developed and maintained enterprise-scale SaaS applications using C# (.NET Framework/.NET), ExtJS, JavaScript, REST APIs, and MySQL, delivering scalable, high-performance solutions for global clients. Successfully migrated and optimized 30+ high-traffic Read APIs from a legacy Image Recognition platform to a modern ASP.NET MVC-based architecture, achieving 50%+ improvement in API response times, reducing latency, and significantly enhancing application scalability and maintainability. Implemented Redis distributed caching, query optimization, and efficient data retrieval strategies, reducing database roundtrips and improving response times for frequently accessed data while lowering overall database workload. Led a large-scale application modernization and code refactoring initiative across 50+ modules/screens, transforming duplicated controller and business-layer logic into reusable common models, services, and utility components; reduced average implementation size from ~1,000 lines to ~150 lines, improving code reusability, maintainability, and long-term scalability. Designed and developed AI-assisted engineering workflows leveraging Azure-based ticketing systems, solution documentation, and source-code analysis to automatically generate implementation plans, code-change recommendations, technical documentation, and pull request drafts, significantly accelerating development lifecycle and reducing manual analysis effort. Designed, developed, and maintained RESTful APIs consumed by Web, Mobile, and Internal Service teams, owning the complete development lifecycle from requirement analysis, database design, and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support. Also contributed to resolving framework-level and cross-project architectural issues impacting multiple applications.

Junior Software Engineer at Vision Group Retail, Jun 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr, Migrated 30+ high-traffic Read APIs from legacy image recognition platform → ASP.NET MVC; achieved 50%+ reduction in API response latency and improved horizontal scalability Implemented Redis distributed caching layer for frequently queried datasets, reducing average DB roundtrips per request and improving p95 response times across critical data endpoints Spearheaded large-scale refactor across 50+ modules: extracted reusable common models, services, and utility components; reduced avg. controller size from ~1,000 → ~150 lines (85% reduction)

Associate Software Engineer at Vision Group Retail, Jun 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr, Designed and shipped RESTful APIs consumed by Web, Mobile, and Internal Service teams — owned complete lifecycle from requirements → DB design → deployment → prod support Contributed to framework-level fixes resolving cross-project architectural issues affecting multiple production applications simultaneously Resolved critical production bugs (OutOfMemoryException on large DataTable operations, duplicate-key crashes in bulk validation pipelines) with zero-downtime fixes under live SLA pressure

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, PES University

ICSE, Sandur Residential School - India