Saba Abbasi

Experience

Professional journey spanning streaming platforms, fintech, and government solutions

Asl Al-Uroba • Baghdad, Iraq

Architect and deliver core CMS for large-scale streaming platform.

•Architect and deliver the core of a large-scale CMS for a streaming platform using ASP.NET Core and distributed services.

•Design and implement advanced caching strategies, improving response times and reducing backend load.

•Design and implement a scalable media transcoding pipeline optimizing processing workflows and cost.

•Own system design decisions and coordinated CMS release cycles and roadmap sequencing.

•Deliver an enterprise-grade platform under tight timelines, resulting in measurable cost savings.

Creative Advanced Technologies • Baghdad, Iraq

Engineered scalable backend services for high-volume media delivery.

•Engineered scalable backend services for high-volume media delivery supporting concurrent users using ASP.NET Core and PostgreSQL.

•Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines and release processes, ensuring high availability during production launches.

•Introduced performance monitoring and profiling, resolving critical bottlenecks and improving system stability.

•Architected a microservices-based middleware layer modernizing legacy systems and significantly improving response times.

Led end-to-end consultancy for ultra-sensitive government solution.

•Led end-to-end consultancy for an ultra-sensitive government solution, from requirements gathering to production deployment.

•Authored SRS, PoC, SDD, and implementation plans aligned with government and security standards.

•Guided a development team through the full lifecycle, providing architectural direction and technical governance.

•Implemented enterprise-grade security protocols and system integrations for sensitive government environments.

Arab Payment Services • Baghdad, Iraq

Engineered multi-format payment processing systems.

•Engineered multi-format payment processing systems compatible with diverse banking infrastructures using C#, SQL Server, and Oracle.

•Modernized a mission-critical legacy financial system, improving reliability and performance.

•Developed advanced SQL reporting modules for settlements, reconciliations, and transaction analytics.

•Designed a biometric authentication microservice (facial recognition) to meet Central Bank compliance requirements.

•Translated complex financial and regulatory business rules into deterministic technical implementations, often working independently.

Computiq • Baghdad, Iraq

Delivered full-stack development training for working professionals.

•Delivered full-stack development training for working professionals (beginner to mid-level).

•Mentored participants on end-to-end project planning, implementation, and technical decision-making.

•Reviewed projects and provided structured feedback on architecture, UI basics, and code quality.