# Hakeem Abbas > Senior Full Stack Engineer | Ex-Microsoft, Skype, Meta | AI/ML, SaaS, Cloud | React, Node.js, Next.js, GraphQL Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hakeem I am a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 𝟏𝟐+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling enterprise grade applications across SaaS, eCommerce, healthcare, AI, and cloud platforms. My journey spans 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭, 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚 (𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤), where I engineered products serving millions of users with real time, high performance solutions. At 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭, I developed the Remote Desktop Client for Android and iOS, implementing custom Android UI components, JNI C++ integrations, Material Design upgrades, SQLite storage, RxJava async pipelines, and telemetry systems for performance monitoring. At 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐩𝐞, I contributed to the ReactXP (React Native) Skype client, implementing chat threads, message syncing, presence indicators, accessibility improvements, forward media features, bug reporting workflows, and integration with backend chat services. At 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚, I built the streaming experience for Oculus VR, leveraging WebRTC, HLS streaming, VoIP stacks, abuse prevention systems, and cross platform casting to redefine social VR. 𝐌𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬: ⁍ Frontend: React.js, Next.js, React Native, Angular, Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, SCSS ⁍ Backend: Node.js, Express.js, NestJS, GraphQL APIs, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture ⁍ Mobile: React Native, Android (Java/Kotlin), iOS integrations, Oculus VR SDKs ⁍ Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, CosmosDB, SQLite, Astra DB (vector search) ⁍ Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), Azure (Document Intelligence, CosmosDB, AI Services), Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, PM2 ⁍ AI/ML: OpenAI APIs, TensorFlow, scikit learn, PyTorch, NLP, RAG pipelines, recommendation systems, predictive analytics ⁍ Security & Auth: OAuth, Azure AD, JWT, SSO, Firebase Authentication ⁍ Performance: A/B testing, telemetry, caching strategies, async processing, real time infrastructure 𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, I have delivered AI driven and SaaS solutions such as: ⁍ Hellogov AI: AI powered citizen service automation with Azure OpenAI, RAG search, and Document Intelligence. ⁍ Fabletics & Yoga Joint: Large scale eCommerce and fitness platforms with subscription billing, React Native apps, Node.js APIs, and MongoDB. ⁍ Bicycle Health: Virtual healthcare mobile platform integrating TensorFlow driven recommendations. I focus on building scalable, secure, and reliable systems that turn complex challenges into innovative, real world solutions. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ HelloGov AI Jan 2023 – Present | Miami, Florida, United States I am lead engineer on Hellogov AI (www.hellogov.ai). Hellogov integrates with groundbreaking AI tech to solve expediting passport application process for US passport and provides technology solution to several visas. I utilized Azure's document intelligence and Azure Open AI models with RAG technique to offer a chat bot experience which help serve customers and bring down the cost of having to manage huge support team. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Coding Crafts Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Led the development and scaling of software products for startups, utilizing my expertise to drive early-stage growth. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions for product scalability and performance. • Achieved measurable impacts on revenue and efficiency through the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and strategies. ### Software Engineer @ Facebook Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park Oculus VR - Developed React Native Oculus app - Social VR features that includes abuse reporting and prevention in VR. - Live streaming/screen mirroring oculus quest/oculus go to Facebook - Mixed Reality capture. - WebRTC based streaming from Oculus Headset to React Native companion app for iOS & Android as well as chrome cast & tv Facebook App - Facebook news feed backend. - Wrote a facebook client app as service that runs in data centers and tests news feed services end to end. ### Software Engineer II @ Microsoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto Skype Consumer 1. Implemented front end for bug reporting & user feedback and hooked it with back-end service. 2. Implemented accessibility for Skype Android client in major parts of Skype Android client. 3. Work on ReactXP based Skype Client focusing on Chat experience, message syncing & integration with back-end chat services. 4. Implemented forward media message feature in ReactXP (React-Native) Skype client (aka Skype for Life) and integrated with back-end service. 5. Implemented user presence feature (user seen timestamp) for new ReactXP (React-Native) Skype client (aka Skype for Life). 6. Fixed major bugs in messages syncing integration for Skype for Life client. 7. Designed & Implemented share intent feature on Android Skype for Life client. 8. Helped ship Skype for Life client, the first major rewrite of Skype on ReactXP (react-native). ### Software Engineer II @ Microsoft Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA Responsible for development of Remote Desktop Client app for Android platform. 1. Designed and implemented custom widgets and UI elements for Remote Desktop client app on Android using Android SDK. 2. Design and implementation of JNI C/C++ layer using Android NDK. 3. Implementation of in app storage sqlite database and cache store. 4. Designed and implementation of front end of Rdp client app using MVP principal. 5. Design and implementation of Telemetry for A/B testing and improving quality. 6. Design and implementation of Azure remote app client. 7. Design and implementation of beta/alpha packaging for android to beta test app 8. Written cross platform connection module in C++ for host machine discovery. This reduced connection failures on Rdp Apps by 10%. 9. Unit testing & automated testing. 10. Setup and maintenance of build infrastructure and ship pipeline for Rdp Client Android app. 11. Designed and implemented solution of crash collection for Android app (both C++/Java). 12. Designed and implemented hockeyapp integration with Rdp App. ### Software Engineer, Microsoft Mediaroom @ Microsoft Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Mountain View, California Responsible for Automation and development of Test framework for Mediaroom Client Software. ## Education ### BS(CS) in Computer Science National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences ### A Levels in Mathematics and Computer Science Lahore Grammar School ### O Levels in Sciences Chenab College Jhang ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hakeemsyd --- Source: https://flows.cv/hakeem JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hakeem/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10