Aatif Shaikh

Product Engineer

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

11+ years in software engineering and development.
Expert in building scalable, cloud-native systems.
Led engineering teams to deliver high-reliability software.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Aviation expert with strong cloud architecture and full-stack development skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureSystem DesignFull-stack DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Other Skills

API GatewayAWS LambdaBack-End Web DevelopmentDesign PatternsEvent Driven ProgrammingGitHubJavaScriptMongoDBMySQLNestJSNode.jsOOPPHPReactReact Native

About

- Lead Engineer with 11+ years of experience in software engineering and software development, building scalable, cloud-native systems in aviation and digital platforms. - Promoted to Lead Engineer at AirFi for driving system architecture, API development, performance optimization, and engineering management. - Experienced in GenAI, distributed systems, cloud architecture, serverless architectures, and delivering high-reliability software used by 100K+ global users. - Experienced in building scalable, high-availability, event-driven, cloud-native distributed systems, with strong focus on reliability, system design, and performance tuning.

Experience

Brewmytech

Tech Brewer

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Delivering production-ready, high-quality MVPs in 21 days through a focused MVP agency. Ready to build your idea? Reach out.

Airfi

2 roles

Lead Engineer - Cloud Services

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Progressed from a JavaScript developer into a lead engineering role, driving core architecture and system-critical initiatives across AirFi’s platform.

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2021 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

⁌ Engineered a Remote Sync Service powering real-time, cross-aircraft content delivery ensuring seamless user experiences even in constrained environments.
⁌ Built a mission-critical monitoring dashboard giving live visibility into hardware & system health across the fleet.
⁌ Executed a 50M+ record migration from legacy systems to MongoDB with zero downtime, ensuring uninterrupted global operations.
⁌ Refactored core backend services using TypeScript + OOP, cutting technical debt, improving reliability, and enabling faster feature development.
⁌ Delivered secure, scalable integrations using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Secrets Manager, modernizing AirFi’s serverless footprint.
⁌ Developed In-Flight Live Feeds, significantly improving passenger engagement and real-time content delivery capabilities.
⁌ Collaborated with cross-functional teams across regions, contributing to a high-availability platform serving 100k+ users.

TypeScriptOOPAWS LambdaAPI GatewayMongoDBCloud Architecture+1

Bombayworks - a digital growth consultancy

Sr. Software Engineer

Aug 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

⁌ Owned end-to-end development of enterprise applications using Node.js (TypeScript), React, MySQL, MongoDB, delivering production-ready features with high reliability.
⁌ Designed scalable architectures emphasizing maintainability, modularity, and clean engineering practices.
⁌ Developed a real-time uptime monitoring system, drastically improving observability and reducing incidents.
⁌ Introduced engineering best practices across OOP, testing, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines, raising overall code quality.
⁌ Mentored junior developers, improved sprint workflows, and ensured consistent delivery in a multi-team setup.

Node.jsReactMySQLMongoDBFull-Stack DevelopmentSystem Design

Healthdekho healthcare pvt. ltd.

Team Lead & Sr. Software Engineer

Jan 2016 – Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

⁌ Led the full engineering transformation of TGBTT into HealthDekho, a modern health-tech platform used by thousands.
⁌ Modernized legacy systems by introducing a Node.js + React.js + MongoDB stack, resulting in higher performance and smoother product iterations.
⁌ Designed and enforced a modular, TypeScript-based architecture, enabling long-term maintainability and faster onboarding for new developers.
⁌ Managed and mentored a team of engineers, driving sprint planning, code reviews, and adherence to clean code standards.
⁌ Played a key role in defining engineering culture, improving delivery consistency, and scaling the platform over multiple years of growth.

Node.jsReact.jsMongoDBTypeScriptFull-Stack DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Codebox

Associate Engineer

Apr 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India · On-site

⁌ Started fullstack development, contributing to diverse client projects with fast turnarounds and strong problem-solving.
⁌ Built features using PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, and progressively transitioned into modern web stacks.
⁌ Gained hands-on experience in real-world debugging, performance improvements, and delivering solutions under tight deadlines.
⁌ Developed a solid foundation in software engineering that shaped future expertise across backend and cloud systems.

PHPJavaScriptMySQL