Faisal Akbar

Faisal Akbar

Software Engineer

I'm a passionate and curious problem-solver who enjoys building scalable, maintainable, and high-quality products. I focus on creating solutions that are reliable, high-performing, and deliver real impact. I'm based in New York City.

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About

I’m a full-stack developer who enjoys building clean, intuitive web applications that balance thoughtful design with solid engineering. I care deeply about performance, usability, and maintainability, and I enjoy turning complex business problems into simple, reliable user experiences. My work spans modern front-end development with React,Next.js, and TypeScript, as well as building scalable backend systems with Node.js, Express.js, Python, Django, FastAPI, relational and non-relational databases. I’ve contributed to large, data-driven platforms used by enterprise teams, focusing on code quality, performance, and long-term scalability.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Bank of America
New York, USASep 2020 – Present
  • Led development of a large-scale, high-performance stock loan web application processing millions of records across multiple lines of business with real-time data updates.

  • Built a flexible, metadata-driven user interface enabling dynamic grids, live updates, and advanced data exploration for complex financial datasets.

  • Improved application performance and responsiveness through virtualization, optimized rendering, caching, lazy loading, and query optimization.

  • Successfully migrated and deployed a production Next.js application across DEV, UAT, and Production environments with zero-defect releases and standardized deployment processes.

TypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwindCSSAG GridReduxExpress.jsMaterial UISQL ServerSingleStoreAMPSPrismaPythondjangoRest APIsWebSocketsRechartTableau JavaScript APIBitbucketCI/CDCode ReviewDebuggingLeadershipAgile Methodologies

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