Backend · APIs · Systems

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.

Right now: keeping staging and prod in sync

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Work experience

SurveySparrow — Product Developer

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

SurveySparrow — Product Development Intern

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

Elevatebox — Backend & AI Intern

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

Featured projects

Research · LLM

AI Interview Simulator

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

ML · APIs

Movie Recommendation System

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

Skills & expertise

Backend & APIs

TypeScript Node.js Express REST APIs InversifyJS

Databases

PostgreSQL DynamoDB OpenSearch Redis

Security

IDOR Prevention Privilege Escalation Access Control

Languages & tools

Python Java SQL Web Scraping DSA

Competitive programming

1600+

LeetCode rating

350+

Problems solved

Top 3100

LeetCode contest

Top 276

CodeChef contest