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.Raspberry Pi enthusiast
Skills
Blogs
From Closet to Cloud: How I Made My Raspberry Pi 5 Accessible from Anywhere
The Weekend Project That Actually Worked I had a Raspberry Pi 5 sitting on my desk, and I wanted to host some side projects on it. Simple enough, right? Wrong. The moment you try to make your home device accessible from the internet, you hit a wall o...
Running Immich with S3 Storage: A Complete Developer Guide
I was thinking for many days about hosting my own Google Photos alternative. I found many options, but Immich is very close to what Google Photos offers. I'm using a $5 Hetzner Cloud machine, but there's a problem. What is Immich? Immich is an open-s...
I Built ChatGPT for MongoDB in 5 Days (And Open-Sourced It)
"Show me all React developers who interviewed last month with evaluation scores above 85." At our recruitment SaaS, questions like this were becoming a daily headache. Every time someone needed insights from our MongoDB database, it meant an engineer...
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 - AI Recruitment Platform
GenAI-powered ATS platform to automate candidate screening using AI interview bots, resume analysis, and agentic workflows. Built real-time AI interviews, automated CV parsing, and intelligent candidate ranking systems.
Mongoose Schema Extractor
NPM package that automatically extracts existing Mongoose schemas for AI consumption. Eliminates manual schema documentation for LLM integration—just extract, feed to ChatGPT, and build MongoDB copilots instantly.
ClipifyAI - Transform Videos into Viral Clips
Clipify your long videos into viral clips instantly. AI-powered platform specially designed for Indian languages. Perfect for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels.
Convert Fly - Free Online Video Compressor, Converter & Audio Extractor
Compress videos up to 2GB, convert formats, and extract audio - all in your browser. 100% private, no uploads, completely free. Works offline with lightning-fast processing.
Raspberry Pi AI Chat Interface
Built a complete AI chat interface powered entirely by a local LLM running on Raspberry Pi 5. Features real-time streaming responses, DeepSeek-style thinking display, and zero cloud dependency for privacy-first AI conversations.
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.