Pathan Salman Khan
Senior Software Engineer passionate about backend systems, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and GenAI. Currently building CleverHire.ai — an AI-powered recruitment platform focused on real-time interviews and automation. I thrive in fast-moving startup environments where ownership, speed, and product thinking drive impact.
Skills
Blogs
Introduction to Dapr Part-2
What is Service Invocation | How to implement Service Invocation with Express.js
How to scrap webpages using Javascript
In this blog, I am going to use a puppeteer to scrap Wikipedia pages
Work Experience
Highbrow Technologies
Senior Software Engineer
Oct 2024 – Present- Making recruiters' lives easier | Building CleverHire.ai – an AI-powered recruitment platform.
Zaapi Singapore (Remote)
Back End Developer
Sept 2023 – Oct 2024- Built and maintained backend microservices using NestJS, MongoDB, and Docker.
- Led migration from EC2 to AWS Fargate, cutting infrastructure cost by 30%.
- Integrated SQS queues to improve real-time order processing — handling up to 10K req/min.
- Developed dashboards, analytics, and AI-based chat automation used by 100K+ merchants.
GeekyAnts
Software Engineer
Jun 2022 – Sept 2023- Bootstrapped a real estate SaaS platform using Dapr, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
- Built client onboarding, email/SMS marketing, and custom RBAC for 4+ applications.
- Integrated Stripe, Razorpay, Postmark, Ads APIs, and caching systems to scale usage.
- Led geospatial project search and analytics integration, boosting app speed by 40%.
Cognizant (Pearson Project)
Programming Analyst Trainee
Sep 2021 – Jun 2022- Collaborated on a proctored exam hosting platform for Pearson to improve delivery under high concurrency.
- Enhanced system reliability and performance for 10K+ concurrent test sessions.
Internship Trainee
Mar 2021 – Sep 2021- Completed in-house training on JavaScript, REST APIs, and Agile methodologies.
- Supported feature testing, bug fixes, and documentation efforts for legacy systems.
Projects
CleverHire.ai
GenAI-powered ATS platform to automate candidate screening using AI interview bots, resume analysis, and agentic workflows.
Real Estate SaaS Platform
Developed a multi-platform solution (2 mobile, 2 web apps) with role-based access, lead tracking, and analytics.
Chat-Based E-Commerce
Built a conversational shopping experience with real-time payments and product browsing.
Proctored Exam Platform
Improved scalability and performance for online exams hosted by Pearson using Node.js and Redis.