Hey, I'm Yousuf 👋

I build backends that scale

I build stuff that handles real traffic and doesn't wake me up at 3am. Usually.

⚡ My code has only caused 2 production incidents. This month.

Aug 2025 - Present

Developed SparrowDesk, an AI-driven customer support platform
Engineered SLA module with automated reminders, due calculations, and status transitions
Designing public APIs for integrations with external services

TypeScript Express PostgreSQL OpenSearch DynamoDB Redis

May 2025 - Jul 2025

Implemented threaded chat transcript feature for complete conversation histories
Fixed critical security issues: IDOR, cross-account access, and privilege escalations
Contributed to secure backend modules with TypeScript, Express, PostgreSQL

TypeScript Express PostgreSQL Security

Oct 2024 - Nov 2024

Built automated job scraping pipeline in Python with preprocessing and aggregation
Integrated a local LLM for classification and summarization, reducing API costs
Optimized AI deployment, saving $100/month in operational expenses

Python LLM Web Scraping AI

Interactive simulator with adaptive questioning using LLMs, integrating speech-to-text and text-to-speech for real-time feedback.

Personalized recommendations using ML algorithms and APIs for dynamic content delivery.

TypeScript Node.js Express REST APIs InversifyJS

PostgreSQL DynamoDB OpenSearch Redis

IDOR Prevention Privilege Escalation Access Control

Python Java SQL Web Scraping DSA