Shahfayaz Khan
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead in Dubai, UAE — backend architecture, MT5 trading platforms, crypto payment gateways, automation and Web3. 10+ years shipping production software; leads and mentors engineering teams.
About Shahfayaz
Shahfayaz Khan (often searched as “shahfayaz”) is a software engineer who started with Java, Android and desktop systems and today designs high-throughput Node.js and Java backends, trading and brokerage platforms, multi-chain payment rails and large-scale browser-automation systems. He holds a BSCS from Gomal University.
Selected work
- Multi-Broker Trading Backend & Delivery Pipeline — One codebase, many brokerages — each deployed to its own server with a single approved click. (Node.js, Express, Docker, GitHub Actions, GHCR)
- Crypto Payment & Wallet Gateway — Multi-chain deposits and withdrawals credited straight to MT5 trading accounts. (Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ)
- Copy Trading, PAMM & MAM System — Master trades mirrored to followers with lot scaling, allocations and performance fees. (Node.js, Kafka, Next.js, MUI, MT5)
- Prop Firm Challenge Platform — Evaluation accounts with live rule tracking, automatic pass/fail and funded payouts. (Next.js, MUI, Node.js, MT5)
- Brokerage CRM with MT5 Integration — Back-office for a forex brokerage: clients, trading accounts and finance in one place. (Next.js, Material UI, Node.js, Express, MongoDB)
- Risk Management System (RMS) — Live exposure and account-risk monitoring for an MT5 brokerage dealing desk. (Next.js, Material UI, MT5)
- MT5 Bridge & Event Streaming — Connecting multiple brokers’ MT5 servers to Node.js services over Kafka. (.NET, C#, Kafka, MT5, Node.js)
- Amazon & eBay Automation Ecosystem — Bots, a Chrome extension and a dropshipping engine that removed 70% of manual work. (Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Puppeteer, Playwright)
- Multi-Chain Wallet Transaction Listener — Watches wallet addresses across chains and triggers services on confirmed transactions. (Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, Prometheus, Web3 RPC)
- Offline-First Hospital Information System — A LAN-based HMIS that keeps OPD, pharmacy, lab and billing running without internet. (Java, JavaFX, Node.js, MySQL, Python)
- Sumsub KYC Integration Kit — Reference implementation of identity and address verification flows. (React, Express, Node.js, Sumsub API)
- Lend & Borrow Ledger App — A cross-platform app to track money lent and borrowed, person by person. (Flutter, Dart, Firebase Auth, Firebase Realtime Database)
Experience
- Senior Backend Developer, Zonix — Dubai Marina, 11/2025 – Present. Architected backend systems using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Sequelize with a focus on scalability and clean service boundaries.
- Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead (Automation), Softbuilders Software Design LLC — Dubai, 07/2023 – Present. Architected a full-scale e-commerce automation ecosystem (Amazon & eBay) with Node.js, Puppeteer, Playwright, and Express.js — reduced manual operations by 70%.
- Senior Software Developer (Remote), Public sector organization Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Peshawar, 03/2022 – Present. Architected and delivered a secure, scalable enterprise platform with a focus on performance, reliability, and cybersecurity.
- Senior Software Developer Lead, Dr Fida Painless & General Hospital — Peshawar, 08/2017 – 11/2022. Designed and built a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) as a Java desktop app for local-network, offline operation.
- Center IT Head (Remote), ELL & Cars (UK-based company) — Remote (UK), 01/2019 – 03/2023. Developed and deployed Solidity smart contracts for DeFi across Ethereum Mainnet, Polygon, Optimism, and testnets.
- Senior Software Developer Lead, Saif Medical Complex Hospital — Swabi, 08/2021 – 07/2023. Built a full HMIS as a Java desktop application for offline local-network hospital operations.
- Java Developer, Venture Software House — Peshawar, 07/2015 – 11/2019. Built feature-rich Android apps (Android Studio, Java/Kotlin) with REST integrations and SQLite persistence.
Now
- Building: A unified multi-broker trading backend with one-click, per-broker Docker deployments; A multi-chain crypto payment & wallet gateway that credits MT5 accounts; Copy-trading (PAMM / MAM) and prop-firm challenge platforms
- Learning: .NET & ASP.NET — to own the MT5 bridge end to end; Apache Kafka & RabbitMQ for event-driven services
- Side project: A Flutter lend-&-borrow ledger app for Android, iOS and the web, on Firebase
- Open to: Senior / lead backend roles; Fintech, trading & Web3 platform builds; Architecture reviews
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Contact
Open to senior engineering and team-lead roles, consulting and platform builds. Email Shahfayaz or message on WhatsApp.