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Zawadul Kawum

Backend Engineer Engineering Lead Distributed Systems

I design and run backend systems for businesses that depend on them every day. Enterprise ERP in Singapore, payments across Asia, healthcare distribution and streaming in Bangladesh.

Open to exciting opportunities

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Impact

50M+ Toffee app downloads OTT streaming, Google Play, Bangladesh
5M+ T Sports downloads Sports streaming, Bangladesh
1M+ Payment transactions a day Philippines, Korea, Japan and India
53 Developers led Nexdecade Technology
10M+ Government system users Bangladesh
10K+ Pharmacy clients served Bangladesh
20+ Branches automated Bangladesh
INITIATING USER...WHO AM I ??
Portrait of Zawadul Kawum
WHO AM I ??
User
zawadul.kawum
Real Name
Zawadul Kawum
Role
Senior Backend Engineer
Education
BSc, Asian University of Bangladesh
uname -a
Uptime
11+ years (since 2015)
Specialty
System architecture and engineering leadership
Host
Jatrabari, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Status
Open to exciting opportunities

Hello, I am Zawadul Kawum

I design and run backend systems for businesses that depend on them every day: enterprise ERP in Singapore, payments across Asia, healthcare distribution in Bangladesh, and streaming on Toffee, one of Bangladesh's biggest OTT platforms with 50M+ Google Play downloads, and T Sports. I've led a team of 53 developers, and I still write the code.

I've also built face recognition attendance, PCB mismatch detection and a TZone temperature gateway system, and I work with high-scale MongoDB clusters, Kubernetes and Active Directory.

Software Engineer IV at Techzu Ichicode, a Singapore company, working hybrid from its Dhaka office.

Programming Languages

PHP Java C# Python JavaScript Kotlin

Platforms & Tools

Laravel Spring Boot ASP.NET Node.js CakePHP Kafka WebRTC Socket.io Docker Kubernetes

Specialities

System architecture Microservices on Kubernetes API design Payment integration High-scale MongoDB clustering Real-time systems Performance and cost Process automation AI integration Engineering leadership
backend-engineer v11.0 · since-2015
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Real-world systems

Things I built that run on real hardware, real data and real users.

Face recognition attendance

Marks attendance by recognising faces on camera.

Python · .NET · OpenCV

PCB mismatch detection

Flags boards that do not match during inspection.

Python · Vision AI

TZone temperature gateway system

My own system, with no vendor software, that decodes raw gateway data into exact records in MongoDB.

C# · Socket.io · MongoDB

High-scale MongoDB clustering

Replication and sharding for large, busy datasets.

MongoDB

Kubernetes orchestration

Runs streaming and payment platforms in production.

Kubernetes · Docker

Active Directory at Pharma Solutions

Central user accounts and access management.

Active Directory
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Experience

11+ years, since Feb 2015, drawn below as a distributed trace.

2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Information Entertainment and Communications Ltd Advance Business Solutions'N Support Ltd Pharma Solutions Bangladesh Ltd Adventure Dhaka Ltd Nexdecade Technology Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd
Dec 2024 – Present

Software Engineer IV

Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd · Singapore company, hybrid from the Dhaka office
  • Architected the ERP for Singapore's largest aircon distributor, serving 10,000+ B2B clients
  • Built a WhatsApp Business integration that automates customer inquiries
  • Developed an AI document platform with OCR search that automates document processing
  • Integrated payments across 5 enterprise applications, including HitPay and AXS, with SGD 500K+ a month at 99.99% uptime
  • Built construction management software tracking 200+ active sites
  • Mentor a team of 8 engineers, with a 95% sprint completion rate
Enterprise ERP Payments AI and automation
Mar 2024 – Dec 2024

Head of Development

Nexdecade Technology
  • Led 53 developers across several stacks and delivered 25% faster after moving the teams to agile
  • Led development on Toffee, one of Bangladesh's biggest OTT platforms with 50M+ Google Play downloads, and T Sports with 5M+, serving millions of users with Spring Boot, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Oversaw WebRTC video calling, plus VMS and HRM products
  • Improved system performance by 30% and cut infrastructure costs by 20%
  • Brought API gateway response times under 200 ms
Streaming Real time Engineering leadership
Mar 2023 – Feb 2024

Asst. Manager, Payment and New Adventure Development

Adventure Dhaka Ltd
  • Built a global payment platform processing 1M+ transactions a day at a 99.8% success rate, using Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes and Kafka
  • Integrated gateways including PayPal, Adyen, Toss Pay, KakaoPay and 2C2P across the Philippines, Korea, Japan and India
  • Led NDC airline integration, including Lufthansa, and a multi-currency global hotel booking platform
  • Migrated the monolith to microservices
Payments Travel
Nov 2017 – Feb 2023

Asst. Manager, Application Development

Pharma Solutions Bangladesh Ltd
  • Built ordering systems for 10,000+ pharmacy clients and 800+ mobile field users
  • Automated ERP processes across 20+ branches, including HRM from recruitment to payroll
  • Delivered patient and inventory management with FEFO stock logic, handling 5,000+ invoices a day
  • Built real-time IoT temperature monitoring with C# and Socket.io
  • Worked on Active Directory for central user accounts and access management
Healthcare Distribution
Mar 2017 – Oct 2017

Sr. Software Engineer

Advance Business Solutions'N Support Ltd
  • Business and education ERP for 50+ clients, with a 20% performance gain
Enterprise ERP Education
Feb 2015 – Feb 2017

Software Engineer

Information Entertainment and Communications Ltd
  • Government systems serving 10M+ users and banking systems handling 10K+ requests a day
Government Banking

Education

Education

Bachelor of Science

Asian University of Bangladesh · GPA 3.90

Education

HSC / Alim

Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasah · GPA 4.92

Education

SSC / Dakhil

Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasah · GPA 5.00

Skill tree

My Core Skills

The stack I use in production today, with years of hands-on experience where it counts.

Languages

  • PHP 10+ yrs
  • Java
  • C# 7+ yrs
  • Python
  • JavaScript 10+ yrs
  • Kotlin

Backend

  • Laravel 8+ yrs
  • Spring Boot 5+ yrs
  • ASP.NET
  • Node.js 4+ yrs
  • CakePHP

Data

  • MySQL 10+ yrs
  • PostgreSQL 5+ yrs
  • MongoDB 8+ yrs
  • Redis 6+ yrs
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle

Real time and infrastructure

  • Kafka 3+ yrs
  • WebRTC
  • Socket.io
  • Docker 5+ yrs
  • Kubernetes 4+ yrs
  • Google Cloud
  • AWS
  • Active Directory

Frontend and mobile

  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Android 6+ yrs
  • Ionic
  • Flutter

AI

  • Vision AI
  • OCR
  • Speech Recognition
  • Face Recognition
  • OpenCV
  • Whisper
  • ONNX Runtime
  • Claude Code

Also worked with

.NET Core CodeIgniter Symfony Java Servlet Java Swing C and C++ IBM DB2 SQLite Apache Tomcat CentOS Ubuntu Windows Server AngularJS Unity MATLAB iReport
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Projects

[Business Systems]

Toffee and T Sports Streaming Platforms

Nexdecade Technology View project →
[Business Systems]

ERP for Singapore Aircon Distributor

Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd View project →
[API]

WhatsApp Business Integration

Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd View project →
[Business Systems]

AI Document Platform

Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd View project →
[Business Systems]

Construction Management Software

Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

Global Payment Base

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

PayPal Payment Microservice

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

Tosspay Payment Microservice

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

Adyen Payment Microservice

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

Lufthansa Airlines Microservice Integration

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

Kakaopay Microservice

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Microservices]

2C2P

Adventure Dhaka Ltd View project →
[Business Systems]

Patient and Inventory Management System (PAIMS)

Zuellig Pharma Bangladesh... View project →
[Business Systems]

Promo Material Management System (PMMS)

Zuellig Pharma Bangladesh... View project →
[Business Systems]

Trade Return Management System (TRMS)

Zuellig Pharma Bangladesh... View project →
[Business Systems]

Construction and Inventory Management System (CIMS)

UDC Construction Limited View project →
[API]

Chemist Ordering System API (For Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[API]

eZrx Order Collection System API (For Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[API]

Trade Return Management System API (For Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[API]

Subscriber Management System API (SMS)

TechnoFair LTD. (On behalf... View project →
[API]

DreamN App API

SAAS Based App. (On behalf... View project →
[Business Systems]

Quality Management System (QMS)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Web]

Chemist Ordering System Web (COS)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

eZrx Order Approval System (OCSCLIENT)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

eZrx WebSales Report (EWSR)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

Trade Return Client Portal System (TRMS CLIENT)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

eZRX Customer Creation (eZRXCust)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Web]

Web Based Management System (WBMS)

Lanka Bangla Finance LTD View project →
[Business Systems]

Creative Accounts and Inventory Management System (CAIMS)

Brothers Steel and Motors... View project →
[Web]

Subscriber Management System Web (SMS)

TechnoFair LTD. (On behalf... View project →
[Mobile]

eZrx Order Collection System (Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Mobile]

mFirstV3 CROSS Platform (IONIC)

Sanofi View project →
[Business Systems]

Third Eye Police Application (Demo)

Demo Apps for Bangladesh P... View project →
[Business Systems]

DreamN App

SAAS Based App. (On behalf... View project →
[Desktop]

eZrx SMART (Desktop Based App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[API]

Jamaljay Ecommerce Application (API)

Jamaljay Incorporation. (O... View project →
[Mobile]

Jamaljay Ecommerce App (IONIC)

Jamaljay Incorporation. (O... View project →
[Business Systems]

Service Request and Complaint Management System (SRNCMS)

BRAC Bank LTD. (On behalf... View project →
[Business Systems]

Customer Service Request and Complaint Management System

Mutual Trust Bank LTD. (On... View project →
[Business Systems]

Delivery Route Planning System DRP (Fleet Management)

Zuellig Pharma Bangladesh... View project →
[API]

HRIS Attendance System API (For Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Web]

HRIS Attendance System Web (For iOS Mobile App)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

HRIS CV Portal System (HRIS CV)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[Business Systems]

GPP (Generic Push Pull Program)

Pharma Solutions Banglades... View project →
[API]

FINSMART mobile Application (API)

Lanka Bangla Finance LTD View project →
[Mobile]

FINSMART CROSS Platform (IONIC)

Lanka Bangla Finance LTD View project →
[Business Systems]

SinoSMS

Lanka Bangla Finance Ltd View project →
[Business Systems]

Prescription Management System (Demo)

Demo Apps for Medical Pres... View project →
[Business Systems]

BKKB Combine

Bangladesh Kormochari Kall... View project →
[Business Systems]

BKKB Single Signon System

Bangladesh Kormochari Kall... View project →
[Business Systems]

Project Management Information System (PMIS)

Implementation Monitoring... View project →
[Business Systems]

Techno Invoice Management System (Tinvoice)

TechnoValley21 View project →
[Business Systems]

Contact Index

Demo Project for save cont... View project →
[Business Systems]

Diagnostic Test System

University Final Project View project →
[Business Systems]

Online BUS Ticketing System

Demo Project for highway b... View project →
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Training

Professional training I have completed alongside production work.

AWS Solutions Architect Associate training

Cloud architecture · View certificate for AWS Solutions Architect Associate training

ISMS Internal Auditor training

Information security · View certificate for ISMS Internal Auditor training

Competency Mapping training

People development · View certificate for Competency Mapping training

Leadership Skills training

Management · View certificate for Leadership Skills training

MS Excel Advanced training

Data and reporting · View certificate for MS Excel Advanced training

Good Storage Documentation Practice training

Pharma compliance · View certificate for Good Storage Documentation Practice training

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Get in Touch

Glad to talk about backend architecture, payments, ERP and leading engineering teams.

Location Jatrabari, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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