Saja Abdullah

Dedicated and detail-oriented Junior Backend Engineer with 3 years of proven expertise in Python and Django. Known for delivering high-quality, scalable solutions and breaking complex problems into manageable tasks. Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous learning and process improvement.

Experience

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Oct 2022 - April 2024

Junior Backend Engineer

  • Refactored the backend architecture and APIs to enhance readability and scalability, resulting in optimized database queries that reduced response times from 3 seconds to 1 second.

  • Collaborated with product, frontend, and QA teams to translate product requirements into backend APIs, ensuring seamless integration of new features across the platform. Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and effective communication to deliver high-quality features on schedule.

  • Implemented Retool applications to automate customer support tasks, cutting ticket response times by 70%, boosting department performance, and enhancing customer satisfaction and user retention rates.

  • Developed scripts to facilitate data migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL, including updating and restructuring data types and database schema. This improved scalability and data integrity through effective SQL schema design, resulting in a 40% reduction in query execution time and a 30% increase in database performance.

  • Led the development of AI-based projects for processing natural language and images using LLMs, reducing manual processing time by 90%. This initiative showcased strong task ownership and leadership in motivating the team and fostering effective relationships.
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Personal Projects

  • Ecommerce Website

    Bake & Take is an e-commerce site for custom cake orders, featuring a user-friendly design interface and admin control panel. Built with React, Django, and React-Redux, it uses DRF and JWT for secure API requests. The responsive customer UI is styled with SASS, while the admin panel uses simple CSS.

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  • Generate content using Gen-AI

    Innovative project aims to automate the creation of exam and practice questions, extract and solve textbook exercises, and digitize book content. By leveraging advanced LLMs, it significantly reduces teachers' workloads, with seamlessly generated and extracted content readily available in a digital form

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  • Data Migration and Transformation Script

    This Python script migrates data from MongoDB to PostgreSQL by cleaning, transforming, and generating PostgreSQL-compatible fixtures. It ensures data integrity for seamless database transition.

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Area of Expertise


  • AI Models Integration
    GPT 4 | Gemini | AWS

  • Python
    Django | DRF

  • Databases
    SQL & NoSQL

  • Data Structures and Algorithms

  • System Scalability & Performance Optimization

  • API Development RESTful APIs
    Jquery | Axios

  • JavaScript
    Basic React

  • Version Control
    Git | GitHub

  • Docker Containerization

  • Write technical documentation of applications and systems

  • Refine existing programs and develop new web tools
    Retool

  • Monitor and troubleshoot application performance
    Django Tool Bar

  • Excellent collaborator with front-end developers and other stakeholders

Education

  • 2022
    Bacholer's Degree in Software Engineering
    International Islamic University,
    Islamabad, Pakistan
  • 2016
    Diploma in kindergarten teaching
    Imam Al Shatibi Institute,
    Jeddah.Saudi Arabia
  • 2015
    High Secondry School Certificate
    Fourth Secondary School for Girls,
    Jeddah.Saudi Arabia
  • 2012
    Secondry School Certificate
    Eighth Intermediate School for Girls,
    Jeddah.Saudi Arabia