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Abdullah Al Jahid
Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead
Professional Summary
Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead with deep expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, C#, and F#. Early core engineer at Chaldal (YC S15), Bangladesh's largest online grocery platform, where I built the primary web and mobile applications from the ground up and currently lead the Payments & Integrations team.
Track record of shipping high-traffic, production-grade systems, from customer-facing React/React Native apps to secure payment gateway microservices compliant with Bangladesh Bank and PCI DSS standards. Hands-on architect who codes daily, mentors engineers, and drives technical decisions across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.
Professional Experience
Chaldal.com (YC S15)
2016 - PresentTeam Lead, Payments & Integrations
Jun 2024 - Present- Building a full PSP (Payment Service Provider) platform with a 5-engineer team, converting ambiguous regulatory requirements into shippable, compliant product features.
- Delivered 3D Secure for international cards, reducing fraudulent attempts by roughly 90% and unlocking global payment acceptance.
- Architected a multi-layer automated eKYC system with liveness, OCR, and face match for Chaldal Pay, designed to eliminate manual verification and lower fraud risk.
- Designed scalable, HA-ready payment gateway microservices with reliable sync across multiple financial APIs, including bKash, Nagad, and card networks.
- Led technical preparedness for Bangladesh Bank licensing and PCI DSS, passing all major compliance checkpoints.
- Fixed long-standing legacy payment bugs, recovering significant revenue leakage.
- Coordinated directly with banks and PSPs to ensure uninterrupted transaction flow in a security-critical environment.
Senior Software Engineer
Jul 2016 - May 2024- Architected and developed the core Chaldal.com frontend (React + TypeScript), creating a hyper-responsive UX used by millions of customers.
- Built the React Native mobile app and established the mobile engineering pipeline, including CI/CD, OTA updates, and release processes.
- Created a proprietary cross-platform framework (F# + React) enabling business-logic reuse across Web, Android, and iOS, reducing duplicate code by more than 40%.
- Rebuilt critical payment modules with F#, improving reliability and reducing failures across providers including bKash, Nagad, PortWallet, and Braintree.
- Contributed across backend systems for HR, purchasing, logistics, routing, and warehouse operations, unblocking teams and strengthening platform architecture.
- Defined frontend engineering standards for Clean Code, TDD, and React architecture, mentoring 20+ engineers and raising code quality across the organization.
- Delivered core components for distributed logistics systems, improving order accuracy, tracking reliability, and operational transparency.
Earlier Career
2010 - 2016Founder & Lead Developer, Dwetech
- Founded and ran a software agency, building and shipping 50+ web applications using PHP/Laravel, JavaScript, MySQL, and jQuery, managing the full SDLC from requirements to production.
- Recognized as BASIS Freelancer of the Year (2011), a national award for excellence in software export. Featured in Al Jazeera, Daily Star/AFP, and national TV.
Technical Skills
Languages TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), C#, F#, Python, SQL, HTML5, CSS3
Frontend React, React Native, Next.js, Redux, MobX, Tailwind CSS, Webpack, Vite
Backend & Data Node.js/Express, .NET (C#/F#), REST APIs, GraphQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis
Infrastructure & DevOps Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps (CI/CD), Azure Cloud, Git, Linux, Nginx
Architecture Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven, HA/Scalability, Domain-Driven Design
Practices & Quality TDD (Jest, xUnit, RTL), Code Review, Agile/Scrum, Observability, Security (PCI DSS)
Education & Recognition
Continuous Learning
Self-directed engineer with a strong track record of mastering complex paradigms: Functional Programming (F#), Distributed Systems, Payment Security (PCI DSS), and modern frontend architecture. Active learner through open-source contribution and hands-on engineering.
Awards & Media
- BASIS Freelancer of the Year (2011), national recognition for excellence in software export.
- International and national media features: Al Jazeera, Daily Star/AFP, ATN News, and ATN Broadcast.