Areeb Siddiqui
Building what matters.
Platform Engineer at Wise. 10+ years shipping data platforms, real-time systems, and products that move business metrics.
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Certified at 13
When <table> was still a layout tool and CSS was optional. I started building websites at 11 and became a Microsoft Certified Professional at 13 — the youngest in the room, but not for long.
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const projects = [
"Streaming Platform",
"Live Video Calling",
"E-commerce Store",
"Meeting Scheduler",
"Restaurant Search",
"Skill Barter App",
];
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7 Products. Solo.
University by day, freelance by night. Streaming platforms, real-time video calling, e-commerce stores, meeting schedulers — each a different stack, a different problem. I didn’t wait for a team. I became one.
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: payment-service
spec:
replicas: 3
strategy:
type: RollingUpdate
# error_rate: 90% ↓
# test_coverage: 95%
# sonarqube: A rating
Trusted With Payments
SWVL and Securiti.ai taught me what production really means. Fixed critical payment bugs affecting thousands. Built dead letter queues that slashed system errors by 90%. Hit 95% test coverage with TDD. Reliability isn’t a feature — it’s the standard.
┌─ metrics.dashboard ────────────┐ │ revenue ████████░░ +60% │ │ api_speed ██████████ -40% │ │ lead_gen ███████░░░ +30% │ │ latency ██████████ <200ms│ │ cost/device ██████░░░░ -$4.2K│ └────────────────────────────────┘ // wise: analytics platform infra // the needle keeps moving.
Led 10. Shipped 3.
Led a 10-member team at ByteCorp — sub-500ms fleet tracking, $4,200 saved per device. Drove 60% revenue growth at Dubizzle. Now at Wise, building analytics platform infrastructure — automated migrations, zero-downtime tooling. Every line of code moves a metric.
Where I've made an impact.
Wise
Platform Engineer- Automated Looker → Lightdash migration pipeline
- Zero-downtime PipelineWise → Apache Flink migration
- Analytics Platform team, Tallinn
Dubizzle
Software Engineer- 60% revenue increase via real-time leads tracking
- <200ms search with Algolia, 30% more leads
- 40% faster API response times
ByteCorp.ai
Software Engineer- Led 10-member team across 3 products
- Sub-500ms live fleet tracking dashboard
- $4,200/yr saved per device via Golang optimization
Securiti.ai
Software Engineer- 90% error reduction with dead letter queues
- 80% SonarQube quality rating
- 100% accuracy in document classifier
SWVL
Software Engineer- Fixed critical payout bug across 2 cycles
- 95% test coverage with TDD
- 90% error rate reduction
The tools I reach for.
Things I've built.
Course Streaming Platform
Full course creation and streaming platform with AI-powered content tools.
Live Video Calling
1-on-1 audio and video calling platform with real-time connectivity and payments.
Restaurant Search
Restaurant listing and cuisine search across web and native mobile apps.
Skill Barter
Platform for exchanging skills and services between users.
Meeting Scheduler
Cross-timezone automated meeting scheduler for distributed teams.
EV E-commerce (SHAED)
Cloud platform for the EV trucking industry with 3D configurator and order tracking.
How I can help.
Full-Stack Development
From responsive frontends in React and Next.js to robust APIs in Django and FastAPI. End-to-end delivery, not just one side of the stack.
Platform & DevOps Consulting
CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code. I help teams ship with confidence and observe what matters.
Architecture Design
System design that fits your stage. Whether you need microservices, a well-structured monolith, or something in between — the architecture should serve the business.
Code Reviews & Mentoring
Elevate your team's engineering culture. Structured code reviews, pair programming sessions, and mentoring for engineers at any level.