# Rafi Haque

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rafi

Software engineer with 6+ years of experience focused on backend development.

Areas of Expertise -
Distributed Systems: Building scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant architectures.
Cloud Infrastructure: Proficient in Azure, AWS, and GCP for deploying and managing robust cloud solutions.
Microservices Architecture: Designing modular, scalable, and maintainable services.
Distributed Caching: Implementing efficient caching strategies to enhance system performance.
API Design: Creating intuitive, secure, and high-performing APIs.

Technical Skills - 
Programming Languages: C#, Java, C++, C, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Ocaml, SQL.
Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP.
DevOps Tools: Docker, Kubernetes
Web Development: Django, .net, Node.js, Express, React, Vue.js, Web2py, Chart.js, HTML, CSS.
Additional Tools: Stripe, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Rippling
Jan 2024 – Present

### Founder / Engineer @ Stealth
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
Worked on Service Account Authentication Team(C++).

### Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
◦ Worked on License Enforcement and Authorization(IAM) for Dynamics data platform(Microsoft’s CRM software)
◦ Introduced ISV License Management which allows ISVs to monetize their apps in the dynamics platform by simply adding XML to their package. 
◦ Implemented and rolled out Pay As You Go for apps that bill the customer based on app usage instead of paying the cost upfront regardless of usage.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area
◦ Developed a poc for Dynamics(Microsoft’s CRM software) data platform to take advantage of secondary replicas based on scenarios which reduced the usage of primary replica which resulted in a more scalable data platform.

### Explore Intern (SWE & PM) @ Microsoft
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bellevue, Washington, United States
◦ Created an internal application for Business Admins to keep track of their inventory, automate and handle requests from employees. (Handled 50 employee requests for hardware using the app within the first day)
◦ Implemented the prototype version of Printing feature for Microsoft PowerApps.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
University of California, Santa Cruz


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rafi-haque
- Website: http://www.techthatinterest.com/
- Website: http://rafihaque.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-22