Asif Ahmed

Experience

• 

  Curri

  Director of Engineering, Data

  Sep 2019 - Present

  Curri's mission is to revolutionize the logistics of delivering construction and industrial supplies. They aim to be the premier partner in logistics by offering the best service, technology, and tools to businesses of all sizes. Curri strives to supercharge supply chains, enabling businesses to delight their customers, scale operations, and boost efficiency. Their platform includes same-day, rush, and scheduled delivery services, tailored to meet diverse logistical needs, from local companies to large corporations​.

  • One of the Founding Engineering who rapidly developed everything from Admin interfaces, to a Driver mobile App, to the backend logistics system
  • Head of Data charged with giving employees the data they want, in the way they want, when they want it
• 

  Joymode

  Software Engineer

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  Joymode challenges the traditional idea of ownership by providing a subscription service that allows users to rent various items needed for unique experiences and everyday activities. Their slogan, "Do More, Own Less," encapsulates their goal of enabling people to enjoy experiences without the burden of purchasing and storing equipment.

  • Led infrastructure efforts and provided support to other engineers for incorporating best practices. Added tools including Datadog for logs, CircleCI for parallelized testing, and Netlify for frontend deployments
  • Architected the in-house Warehouse Management System as a hybrid app in Swift/Vue.js
  • Acted as the product manager, frontend developer, backend developer, dev-ops to solve problems for the operations team
• 

  Dollar Shave Club

  Lead Software Engineer

  Jun 2015 - May 2018

  The mission of Dollar Shave Club is to provide high-quality razors and grooming products at affordable prices, delivered conveniently to customers' doorsteps.

  • Led backend team in charge of building customer features and product launches for the e-commerce platform (projects included building a Product Information Management System to launching websites internationally)
  • Code assassin - aggressively targeted tech debt. Deleted more lines of code than added to main backend repo
  • Became the go-to guy for solving problems and helping people. Started off as a mid-level engineer and was promoted to team lead due to high level of support to other engineering teams
• 

  Airportparkingreservations.com

  Web Developer

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

  The mission of AirportParkingReservations.com is to provide travelers with convenient and affordable airport parking solutions. They aim to make the process of finding and reserving airport parking simple and stress-free by offering online reservations, comparisons of parking options, and free cancellations. Their goal is to save travelers time and money while ensuring a smooth experience from booking to parking.

  • Frontend developer on implementing redesign of AirportParkingReservations.com website. Pushed for development using Bootstrap and LESS. Coded in HTML, LESS, and jQuery.
  • Revamped systems architecture of all company websites to use Amazon EC2 Services. Configured Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, nginx, Apache, OSSEC, PHP, cron. Learned Grunt for deploying assets.
  • Developed the AirportParkingReservations.com iOS 7 application (over 50,000 downloads) for easy mobile booking for airport parking
• 

  Ideum

  Developer and Multitouch Programmer

  Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

  The mission of Ideum is to use technology innovatively to create compelling and engaging visitor experiences in public spaces. They specialize in designing integrated touch and touchless hardware products and software. Ideum's work focuses on immersive digital storytelling in areas such as science, art, history, and culture. Their approach emphasizes creating experiences that evoke wonder, awe, and surprise while also being educational and impactful.

  • Lead Developer on a project to architect, develop, and launch InformalScience.org for CAISE (Center of Advancement of Informal Science Education) using ExpressionEngine. InformalScience consolidates and revamps several existing websites.
  • Built a backend system using Collective Access that interacts with an Open Source Collection Viewer (http://openexhibits.org/download/collection-viewer/)
  • Create an interactive map using Actionscript 3 and Gestureworks - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/9262919213/