# Md Takiuddin Ahmed

> Md Takiuddin Ahmed (also known as "Taki") is a Senior Backend Engineer based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh (UTC+6, Asia/Dhaka). He builds resilient, observable microservices and event-driven systems in Python, Go, Rust, and TypeScript. He is currently a Software Developer at Cognitus, an IBM Company, working on LambdaX (an enterprise contract-lifecycle-management platform). He is open to remote senior backend roles and consulting engagements.

This is a single-page personal portfolio. Canonical URL: https://takiuddin.me/
Last updated: 2026-05-02.

## Profile

- [Homepage / portfolio](https://takiuddin.me/): Bio, experience, projects, stack, education, FAQ, contact.
- [Full profile (markdown)](https://takiuddin.me/llms-full.txt): Plain-text snapshot of the site for LLM ingestion.
- [Resume / CV (PDF)](https://takiuddin.me/assets/files/md_takiuddin_resume.pdf): Latest resume (also at /cv and /resume).
- [Sitemap (XML)](https://takiuddin.me/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable URL list.

## Identity

- Full name: Md Takiuddin Ahmed
- Short / preferred name: Taki
- Title: Senior Backend Engineer
- Pronouns: he/him
- Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh (UTC+6, Asia/Dhaka)
- Languages: Bangla (native), English (full professional), Hindi (limited working)
- Years of professional experience: 5+ (since March 2020)

## Experience

- Software Developer @ Cognitus, an IBM Company — Nov 2023 — Present (Remote). LambdaX enterprise CLM. Stack: Python, FastAPI, Go, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, Keycloak, gRPC.
- Software Developer @ Grype Digital — May 2022 — Nov 2023 (Remote). Member Lounge engagement SaaS, HPSA portal. Stack: NestJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Stripe, Next.js, Docker.
- Full-Stack Developer @ Bugfixers — Mar 2020 — Apr 2022 (Dhaka, Hybrid). Clients: LearnGenie, Devsfit, Bangladesh Navy. Stack: Node.js, Express, Python, React, Electron, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS.

## Selected projects

- LambdaX — enterprise contract-lifecycle-management platform (Python, FastAPI, Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes).
- Taxstar — UAE corporate-tax SaaS (Python, Flask, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Member Lounge — engagement SaaS with Stripe billing and notification fan-out (NestJS, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Stripe, Next.js).
- Honest Elite — niche social network with WebRTC calls and Elasticsearch feed (NestJS, GraphQL, MongoDB, WebRTC, Elasticsearch).

## Core stack

- Languages: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, SQL, Bash.
- Backend & APIs: FastAPI, NestJS, Flask, Django, Express, gRPC, GraphQL.
- Datastores: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Elasticsearch, pgvector.
- Messaging & streaming: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams, Socket.io.
- Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Cloudflare, NGINX, GitHub Actions, Linux.
- Security & observability: Keycloak, OAuth 2.0, JWT, MFA, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
- AI & data: LangChain, LangGraph, Pydantic-AI, scikit-learn, Pandas.
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Flutter.

## Contact

- Email (preferred): takiuddinahmed@gmail.com
- Phone / WhatsApp: +880 1723 100 925
- GitHub: https://github.com/takiuddinahmed
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takiuddin-ahmed-871607b5/
- Calendly: https://takiuddin.me/calendly
- Personal site: https://takiuddin.me

## Optional

- [Education](https://takiuddin.me/#education): B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, RUET (2016 — 2022).
- [Stack overview](https://takiuddin.me/#stack): Languages, datastores, messaging, cloud, security, AI/data, frontend.
- [FAQ](https://takiuddin.me/#faq): Quick answers about availability, location, role, and stack.