Muhammad Rizwan Sharif

Principal Software Engineer with 14+ years of experience building large-scale backend platforms, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications. Currently leading backend architecture at Dubizzle Group, delivering high-traffic products across the UAE, Pakistan, Egypt, and other regional markets serving millions of users. Experienced in PHP, Laravel, Java, Spring Boot, Python, Ruby on Rails, AWS, Microservices, and System Design. Passionate about AI-assisted software engineering using Claude and Cursor to accelerate development while maintaining high code quality. Experienced in leading engineering initiatives, modernizing legacy platforms, mentoring engineers, and delivering scalable production systems.