Available for new opportunities

Hi, I'm
Md. Sakir Ahmed

Senior Backend Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing and building cloud-native APIs and microservices for platforms serving 30 million+ users. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh — open to remote collaboration worldwide.

PHP Laravel Node.js Golang Kubernetes Docker AWS Redis PostgreSQL RabbitMQ
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sakir@cloud-engineer:~
~ whoami
Md. Sakir Ahmed
~ cat skills.json
{
  "backend": ["PHP", "Laravel", "Node.js", "Golang"],
  "cloud": ["Kubernetes", "Docker", "AWS", "CI/CD"],
  "db": ["MySQL", "PostgreSQL", "Redis"],
  "uptime": "99.9%"
}
~ echo $STATUS
✓ Available for new projects
~ ./connect.sh
Connecting to hi@sakir.bd...

Engineering Solutions
That Scale

From architecting microservices to tuning database performance, I deliver backend systems that stay reliable under millions of daily requests.

Microservices Architecture

Design and implement event-driven, polyglot microservices with Kubernetes orchestration, service mesh, and zero-downtime CI/CD pipelines.

API Performance Engineering

Slash API response times from seconds to milliseconds using Redis caching, async processing, Nginx edge caching, and database query optimization.

Cloud & DevOps (AWS/K8s)

Build resilient cloud infrastructure on AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD for automated, repeatable deployments.

Database Optimization

Expert MySQL and PostgreSQL tuning — indexing strategies, query optimization, clustering, sharding, and multi-layer caching for peak throughput.

Secure Backend Systems

Implement role-based access control, encrypted communications, audit logging, and compliance-ready data handling for sensitive platforms.

Technical Leadership

Lead and mentor engineering teams, drive architectural decisions, conduct thorough code reviews, and maintain 85%+ code coverage standards.

Projects That
Made an Impact

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Mobile Platform · Microservices

MyGP — Grameenphone

High-performance backend for offers, recharge & value-added services powering Bangladesh's largest mobile operator app. Achieved 99.9% uptime and sub-second API responses for 30M+ active users.

PHP Laravel Golang Node.js Kubernetes Redis RabbitMQ
✓ API latency: 16s → 0.8s
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GIS Platform · Data Visualization

GIS Dashboard — UNICEF

Led backend architecture for a large-scale geographic information system visualization platform. Built optimized APIs serving complex geographic and statistical datasets with real-time data pipelines.

PHP 8.4 Laravel Vue.js MySQL Redis Nginx Leaflet.js
✓ Response time: 5s → 300ms
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Healthcare · Compliance Platform

eLogbook — BCPS

Designed and led development of a microservices-based healthcare compliance platform with encrypted communications, role-based access control, and audit-ready data handling for medical professionals.

PHP 7.4 Laravel PostgreSQL React.js Kubernetes Microservices
✓ 10-member team led
6+
Yrs Exp

Building the Backend
That Powers the Future

I'm a Lead Software Engineer at eGeneration PLC, where I architect and maintain backend systems for MyGP — Grameenphone's flagship app serving over 30 million users. My engineering journey spans high-performance API design, distributed microservices, and cloud-native DevOps.

I hold a BSc in Software Engineering from Daffodil International University and hold certifications in Laravel Advanced, Docker, CI/CD, and Kubernetes Fundamentals. I lead a team of 10 engineers, drive architectural decisions, and mentor the next generation of backend developers.

Laravel Expert Kubernetes AWS CI/CD Redis RabbitMQ Microservices Code Review Team Lead
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Engineering Insights
& Deep Dives

Performance Jan 15, 2025

How I Reduced API Response Time from 16s to 0.8s with Redis & Async Processing

A practical walkthrough of diagnosing slow API endpoints, identifying N+1 query problems, implementing Redis caching strategies, and adopting async job queues — achieving a 20× performance improvement in production.

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Kubernetes Dec 3, 2024

Zero-Downtime Deployments with Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and Docker on Production

The complete playbook for setting up rolling deployments and blue-green strategies using Kubernetes with GitLab pipelines. Covers readiness probes, resource limits, and rollback automation.

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Architecture Nov 20, 2024

Microservices vs Monolith: Lessons from Scaling a 30M-User Platform in Bangladesh

After managing the migration of a monolithic Laravel application to polyglot microservices on Kubernetes, here's what I learned about when to split services, communication patterns, and avoiding distributed systems pitfalls.

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Ready to Scale Your
Backend Infrastructure?

Whether you need to architect a new microservices system, optimize a slow API, or bring cloud-native DevOps to your team — I'm ready to help.