# Ahad Rahman

> Software Engineer | New Zealander in London

Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Profile: https://flows.cv/ahad

Kia Ora! I'm a young Software Engineer at Microsoft working in the Azure for Operators team, with the vision of empowering the telecommunications industry through our ground-breaking technologies. 

Growing up in an era of rapid technological advancements, I quickly became interested in understanding how computers worked, and how they had catalysed the development of our world; undoubtedly with software at their core. I am super excited to continue to develop my skill set and expand my knowledge in a field I am immensely passionate about.

I'm based in London and always open for a chat or coffee if you're around the area.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Simply Business
Jan 2025 – Present | London Area, United Kingdom

### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Ripple Energy
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | London Area, United Kingdom
- Apply expertise on both frontend and backend components with a
small team to develop a modern and user-friendly web application.
- Fulfilling many different roles by working with web, infrastructure,
security, data, and testing tech stacks.
- Contributing to key architectural and refactoring decisions that
impact long-term future development by drawing on experience.
- Recently introduced to the project management team as tech lead.

### Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Azure for Operators
- Part of team to build, bootstrap, configure, deploy and test VMs where our products are shipped on.
- Primarily worked with Python, Docker, Bash, and Azure in addition to working on Linux kernel processes such as Systemd services.
- Regularly led meetings, retrospectives and workshops tailored for those early in career with high levels of group engagement while managing budgets.

### Web Developer & Computer Systems Expert @ Waymark Solutions
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Wellington, New Zealand
- Installed SSL certificate on existing website and implemented Google Ads campaign which increased SEO, website visits and online sales by 18%.
- Published several e-books to the Kindle Store and Apple Books Store by utilizing a vendor-independent XML based e-book format.

### Tutor - School of Engineering & Computer Science @ Victoria University of Wellington
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Tutored courses for:
- Engineering Mathematics (1st year level)
- Introduction to Computer Program Design (1st year level)
- Introduction to Algorithms & Data Structures (1st year level)
- Algorithms & Data Structures (2nd year level)
- Software Design (2nd year level)
- Mobile App Development (3rd year level)

Built a friendly rapport with students where they feel comfortable asking questions. I also provided a platform for constructive, one-on-one feedback that is founded on student understanding and experiences.

### Mentor for Pasifika Students @ Victoria University of Wellington
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

### Software Engineer @ Metaswitch Networks
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Migrated an existing application into Azure Kubernetes Service; complete with build and destroy pipelines whilst utilizing Azure Logging Services and Azure Monitor.

### Software Engineer @ Metaswitch Networks
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Developed a React web app that analyses the Java Garbage Collection logs of an application server to detect problems and provide recommendations/solutions.

### Intern @ Totum Compliance
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Wrote unit tests for existing C# code to help minimise bugs for clients.
- Learnt how to code collaboratively in an efficient manner to meet challenging deadlines.


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering - BE(Hons) in Software Engineering
Victoria University of Wellington


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ahad-rahman-1220a7188

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Last updated: 2026-04-05