Hammad's Portfolio

Indeed · Remote

Software Engineer I

Dec 2024 – Jul 2025

  • Worked with a dedicated team to maintain and enhance backend systems powering company profiles and specialized tools for employers using Java Spring Boot and MongoDB
  • Led the cross-team migration of a frontend analytical dashboard with dynamic charts to use a newly built GraphQL API developed by my team, reducing load times from several seconds to near-instant rendering
  • Maintained code quality through rigorous testing and code reviews in an Agile environment across all roles at Indeed

Software Developer II

Apr 2024 – Dec 2024

  • Joined a newly formed team to develop an early-stage AI chatbot leveraging OpenAI’s language models
  • Developed an agent that narrows job search results by asking targeted follow-up questions to personalize recommendations
  • Collaborated with data scientists, product managers, and UX designers to optimize chatbot prompts
  • Contributed to the development of a UI that assisted data scientists in evaluating prompts by adding features such as tagging, sorting, and filtering
  • Implemented secure, read-only access to AWS databases by defining IAM roles via Terraform

Software Developer I

May 2022 – Mar 2024

  • Played a key role in the development of Career Services, a new offering that provides job seekers with professional resume writing and career coaching tools
  • Built and maintained scalable, user-facing features using React, focusing on performance, accessibility, and responsive design
  • Collaborated with the accessibility team to ensure the UI was inclusive and usable across a wide range of users
  • Worked closely with UX designers and product managers to rapidly prototype features and iterate based on real user feedback

CLOCworks · Madison, WI

Software Engineer

Mar 2019 – May 2022

  • Developed microservices in Node.js, supporting scalable and modular backend systems
  • Designed and implemented dynamic Angular user interfaces, enhancing usability and client engagement
  • Containerized applications and managed deployments to both local and production Kubernetes clusters using Gradle build automation
  • Authored and maintained internal technical documentation, publishing regularly to a local wiki for team reference and onboarding
  • Maintained and updated the company website, including rendering and editing SVG graphics

EnSync Energy Systems · Madison, WI

UI Developer

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Developed single-page applications using Angular 2+ to deliver fast, interactive, and maintainable user experiences
  • Collaborated closely with senior engineers to design, develop, and iterate on backend APIs, ensuring seamless integration with frontend applications

Frontend Web Developer

Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

  • Developed single-page web applications using Angular 2+, TypeScript, Bootstrap 4, and RESTful API integrations for dynamic content delivery
  • Processed and transformed complex datasets to visualize insights through interactive charts and dashboards in the user interface
  • Designed and built clean, responsive, mobile-first user interfaces to ensure optimal performance across all device types

Zendesk · Madison, WI

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

  • Acted as the primary point of contact across multiple product areas, ensuring consistent and effective support coverage
  • Trained and mentored new support engineers, accelerating their onboarding and productivity
  • Maintained and improved internal product documentation to ensure up-to-date, accurate resources for support teams

Technical Support Engineer

May 2015 – Jul 2017

  • Resolved complex, escalated technical issues from Tier 1, providing timely and high-quality support
  • Identified, reproduced, and documented bugs, collaborating with engineering teams to drive timely fixes
  • Delivered tailored solutions aligned with each customer’s unique goals and workflows

Customer Advocate – Tier 1 Support

May 2015 – Jul 2017

  • Delivered multi-channel support via email, phone, chat, and social media, maintaining high CSAT scores
  • Guided users in best practices to help them get the most out of Zendesk’s tools
  • Proactively identified trends and inefficiencies, suggesting product and process improvements