Faizal Maulvi

Software Engineer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada1 yr 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Winner of multiple national hackathons
Experience with Confluent ecosystem and Kafka
Developed and maintained production-level applications

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Developer with expertise in data engineering and cloud technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

KafkaFlinkSqlSpring BootGo (programming Language)Full-stack DevelopmentHtml5

Other Skills

API DevelopmentAmazon Web Services (AWS)Apache KafkaApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Back-End Web DevelopmentC (Programming Language)C++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Computer ScienceContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Data StructuresDatabase DevelopmentDatabasesElasticsearchFront-End Development

About

*Background Details* Born in India, I had an aim to be a software developer since I was in 8th standard. I am a huge fan of sports, especially badminton and chess. I love to pen down some of my thoughts in the form of poetry. Always available for chit-chat. I am good at words online, better on call, and best in person. *About Me* # Pragmatic # Enthusiastic # Realistic Thinker # Mathematics Lover # Deterministic *Highlights about my work* # Switched to Psyncopate as a Consulting Engineer, primarily working with the Confluent ecosystem. # Started with an internship at CRA, promoted to CS1, and eventually to CS2. # Graduated with a Master's in Applied Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Canada # Got an offer from Amazon UK, for SDE, but unfortunately had to turn it down # Worked as a full-stack developer at Bacancy LLP # Winner of COVID-19 National Level Hackathon # Winner of Smart City Hackathon # Built a website for my college as my first project, and it is in production to date # Built a feedback portal where students can anonymously give feedback regarding faculties # Built a game using sockets in GoLang

Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Psyncopate technologies, inc.

Consulting Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote

Migrated 700+ GB of data across hundreds of Kafka topics between Confluent environments, working extensively with Confluent Cloud, Flink, and Kafka Connectors to ensure scalable, reliable data pipelines
Designed, modified, and tested scalable applications in .NET and Java , based on functional and technical specifications
Design, code, and implement the JMS Bridge into the existing infrastructure to replicate/forward the messages from JMS to Kafka systems
Creating multiple servers/VMs on the cloud, binding them with the Confluent Cloud cluster, and managing them as per the needs
Performance testing and benchmarking various applications, documenting them to maintain the technical specification and transparency

KafkaFlink

Canada revenue agency - agence du revenu du canada

3 roles

CS02 Developer

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Mar 2025 · 7 mos · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Remote

Re-engineered integration tests by generating trust accounts on the fly instead of static ones, boosting test efficiency by 30%
Upgraded internal Maven plugins to simplify development tasks for 12+ component teams, improving collaboration and coding efficiency
Managed and maintained Solr servers, performing regular updates and migrations. Successfully executed production migrations, and implemented role-based access controls (RBAC) to secure Solr operations and prevent unauthorized data modifications
Conducted meetings to address questions and challenges related to tool usage, and foster a collaborative environment across teams

SQLSpring Boot

CS01 Developer

May 2024 – Aug 2024 · 3 mos · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Remote

Migrated legacy ANT project to Maven, streamlining build automation and enhancing the development process by updating dependencies
Designed and implemented a standardized branching strategy for annual release cycles, ensuring smooth version control and workflows

SQLSpring Boot

Software Developer

Jan 2024 – Apr 2024 · 3 mos · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Remote

Gained hands-on experience with the existing system and workflow, quickly adapting to the development environment.
Learned about various plugins and their integration within the system.
Identified and removed code smells, improving code quality and maintainability.
Increased test coverage, enhancing system reliability and robustness.

SQLSpring Boot

Bacancy technology: work from anywhere

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jul 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Developed multiple platforms using Go (Golang), achieving seamless integration with frontend using HTML, CSS, JS, ReactJS, and Vue.js
Managed data operations up to 400 GB with Redis, SQL, MongoDB, and used Kafka to transfer data to Elasticsearch for enhanced search
Assessed and documented strategies for horizontal scalability that improved the system performance and reduced operational costs
Contributed to all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance
Mentored 20+ new graduates by giving code demonstrations, system understanding, and aiding in debugging

SQLGo (Programming Language)

Software Engineer Intern

Dec 2020 – Jun 2021 · 6 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Led a team of 13 to create a real-time, web-based multiplayer word guessing game, enabling 50,000 concurrent players using Go, Angular, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk for hosting
Promptly debugged, addressed, and resolved user-facing critical issues and bugs in both frontend and backend

SQLFull-Stack Development

Vgec

Software Intern

Jul 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · India

https://www.vgecg.ac.in/ - Designed and maintained a website, fully functional and responsive, for over 20 months for the university
Utilized Bootstrap and jQuery to build a user-friendly, responsive front-end and PHP API calls for fetching, processing, and data storage
Monitored and optimized website performance, ensuring smooth operation and high uptime having more than 200,000+ visitors annually
Used Git for version control, facilitating collaboration and efficient code management throughout the development process

SQLHTML5