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Akhtar Abbas

Akhtar Abbas

Principal Software Engineer | .NET & Full-Stack Engineering

Lahore, PakistanPrincipal Software Engineer at Persivia Inc.11 years of experienceOpen to work

About

I’m a Principal Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable enterprise web, desktop, mobile, and healthcare-data solutions. I specialize in .NET, backend architecture, data integration, real-time monitoring, and interoperable healthcare systems using HL7, FHIR, CCDs, and claims data. At Persivia, I lead engineering initiatives that turn complex clinical and operational data into reliable products for population health, care coordination, quality reporting, and compliance. My work spans high-throughput data pipelines, microservices, API design, performance optimization, and engineering leadership. I enjoy solving difficult system-design problems, improving delivery processes through automation, and helping teams grow. Key areas: .NET • C# • SQL Server • Microservices • REST APIs • Healthcare Interoperability • HL7/FHIR • Data Integration • React • Node.js • Technical Leadership Open to connecting with engineering leaders and teams working on healthcare technology, data platforms, and high-scale software systems.

Top skillsC# · VB.NET · TypeScript · JavaScript · Python

Experience

  • Principal Software Engineer

    Persivia Inc. · Lahore

    Apr 2025 to Present

    • As a Principal Software Engineer in the Data Monitoring division at Persivia Inc., I led the design, development, and deployment of high-performance data acquisition and monitoring systems. My role involved architecting end-to-end software solutions that process, visualize, and analyze large volumes
    • Key Responsibilities:
    • • Led the design and development of web applications using ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core.
    • • Worked extensively with Entity Framework Core and ADO.NET for data access and manipulation.
    • • Designed complex relational databases in Microsoft SQL Server, including stored procedures, views, indexing, and performance tuning.
    • • Integrated third-party APIs and external services to extend application functionality.
    • • Oversaw code quality through peer reviews, best practices, and clean architecture patterns.
    • • Mentored junior developers, conducted code walkthroughs, and guided technical design decisions.
    • • Followed Agile/Scrum methodologies, participating in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
    • Key Achievements:
  • Principal Software Engineer

    Soliton Technologies · Lahore

    Nov 2019 to Mar 2025

    • As a Principal Software Engineer in the Data Monitoring division at Soliton Technologies, I led the design, development, and deployment of high-performance data acquisition and monitoring systems. My role involved architecting end-to-end software solutions that process, visualize, and analyze large
    • Key Responsibilities:
    • • Led the design and development of web applications using ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core.
    • • Worked extensively with Entity Framework Core and ADO.NET for data access and manipulation.
    • • Designed complex relational databases in Microsoft SQL Server, including stored procedures, views, indexing, and performance tuning.
    • • Integrated third-party APIs and external services to extend application functionality.
    • • Oversaw code quality through peer reviews, best practices, and clean architecture patterns.
    • • Mentored junior developers, conducted code walkthroughs, and guided technical design decisions.
    • • Followed Agile/Scrum methodologies, participating in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
    • Key Achievements:

Education

  • National Textile University, Faisalabad

    BS Computer Science

    2009 to 2013

Skills

Languages

C#VB.NETTypeScriptJavaScriptPythonT-SQL

Backend

ASP.NET CoreASP.NET MVCWeb APIASP.NET Web FormsClean ArchitectureEntity Framework CoreADO.NETHangfireSerilogSignalRASP.NET Identity

Frontend

AngularReactTailwind CSSReduxJavaScriptjQueryBootstrapHTML5CSS3

Databases

Microsoft SQL ServerPostgreSQLClickHouseMongoDB

AI & LLM

OpenAI (incl. Realtime voice)Google Geminiand Anthropic Claude APIsAI voice agentsAI content and video pipelinestext-to-speechNaive Bayes classification

Integrations

TelnyxWebRTCWebSocketsHL7FHIROAuth 2.0JWTGoogle Sign-InStripePayPalAuthorize.NETGoogle Maps APISocial Media APIs

Languages

  • EnglishProfessional
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