Software Engineer IV  ·  Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd

Zawadul
Kawum

10+ years building enterprise ERP systems, global payment platforms, OTT streaming, and healthcare software — leading teams, shipping at scale, and engineering for the long run.

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1 const engineer = {
2   name: "Zawadul Kawum",
3   role: "Software Engineer IV",
4   experience: 10, // years
5   company: "Techzu Ichicode",
6   stack: [
7     "Laravel", "Spring Boot",
8     "Docker", "Kubernetes",
9     "Kafka", "AI/OCR"
10  ],
11  teamLed: 53, // developers
12  build: async () => {
13    return "enterprise systems";
14  }
15 };
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10+ Years of Building
Systems That Scale

I'm a Software Engineer IV with 10+ years of experience architecting and delivering enterprise-grade systems across global OTA, healthcare, fintech, and media industries. From leading 53-developer teams to shipping SGD 500K+ payment platforms and AI-powered ERP solutions.

Currently at Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd (Singapore), engineering the Gateway of Asia — an enterprise ERP serving Singapore's largest aircon distributor and 10,000+ B2B clients. I bring full production ownership from architecture decisions and API design to DevOps automation, AI integration, and team mentorship.

System Architecture

Designing scalable, maintainable backend systems

Cloud & DevOps

Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, cloud deployments

AI-Driven Development

Building intelligent, AI-augmented applications

Performance Engineering

Profiling, optimizing, and tuning at scale

Technical Expertise

A deep, battle-tested skillset forged across a decade of enterprise projects, production systems, and infrastructure challenges.

System Architecture

Designing microservices, event-driven architectures, and domain-driven backends built to last.

DevOps & Cloud

CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, cloud infrastructure management, zero-downtime releases.

Laravel & Backend

Deep expertise in Laravel, PHP, REST APIs, queues, jobs, and database optimization at scale.

API Design

RESTful & GraphQL API architecture, versioning, authentication, rate limiting, and documentation.

Linux Server Admin

Server hardening, Nginx configuration, shell scripting, process management, and log analysis.

AI-Driven Dev

LLM integration, AI-augmented workflows, prompt engineering, and intelligent system automation.

Docker & Deployment

Docker Compose, container orchestration, image optimization, and reproducible build pipelines.

Performance Tuning

Query optimization, caching strategies, profiling bottlenecks, and sub-100ms response targets.

Technical Proficiency
Laravel & PHP
98%
System Architecture
95%
Linux Administration
98%
Database Design
94%
Docker & DevOps
94%
API Design
96%
AI Integration
88%
Performance Tuning
97%

10+ Years of
Engineering

From software engineer to Software Engineer IV — delivering enterprise ERP, global payment platforms, OTT streaming, and healthcare systems across fintech, pharma, media, and government industries.

Open to Roles
Architect · Lead · Advisor
Dec 2024 — Present Active
Software Engineer IV
Techzu Ichicode Pte Ltd — Remote (Singapore)

Architected enterprise ERP for Singapore's largest aircon distributor serving 10,000+ B2B clients with automated workflows. Built AI-powered document management processing 100,000+ documents/day with intelligent OCR search. Engineered WhatsApp Business API handling 50,000+ daily inquiries (90% automation). Integrated payment systems across 5 enterprise apps (SGD 500K+/month, 99.99% uptime). Mentoring 8 engineers with 95% sprint completion rate.

Laravel Spring Boot AI / OCR WhatsApp API Docker MySQL Redis
Mar 2024 — Dec 2024
Head of Development
Nexdecade Technology (Pvt) Ltd

Led 53 developers across multiple technology stacks. Directed development of the Toffee & T Sports OTT streaming platform (Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes) handling millions of concurrent users. Oversaw VMS, HRM, and WebRTC video calling solutions. Achieved 30% performance improvement and 20% infrastructure cost reduction. Established CI/CD pipelines and agile practices across all teams.

Team Leadership (53) Spring Boot Kubernetes OTT Streaming WebRTC CI/CD
Mar 2023 — Feb 2024
Asst. Manager — Payment & New Adventure Development
Adventure Dhaka Ltd

Designed and built a global payment ecosystem processing 1M+ daily transactions. Integrated NDC Airlines booking, global hotel reservations, and payment gateways across 4 countries (Philippines, Korea, Japan, India) — KakaoPay, Tosspay, Adyen, PayPal, 2C2P. Led microservices migration from monolith to scalable architecture (99.8% success rate).

Spring Boot Apache Kafka NDC Airlines Laravel Docker VueJS Microservices
Nov 2017 — Feb 2023
Asst. Manager — Application Development
Pharma Solutions Bangladesh Ltd

Architected healthcare and distribution platforms serving 10,000+ pharmacy clients and 800+ mobile field users. Delivered 100% ERP automation across 20+ branches (order management, inventory, HRM, payroll). Built cross-platform IONIC mobile apps, Spring Boot microservices, IoT temperature monitoring (C#, Socket.io), and processed 5,000+ daily healthcare invoices.

Laravel CakePHP C# / ASP.NET Spring Boot Android IONIC IoT
2015 — 2017
Software Engineer → Sr. Software Engineer
IECL & ABSSL

Built government, healthcare, and financial solutions at Information Entertainment & Communications Ltd (IECL) — including systems serving 10M+ users and banking platforms handling 10K+ daily requests. Subsequently at Advance Business Solutions (ABSSL), developed Business and Education ERP solutions with CakePHP, Laravel, NodeJS, and Angular.

PHP Laravel NodeJS Angular IONIC MySQL VueJS

Featured Projects

Real-world systems engineered for performance, reliability, and scale.

Aircon ERP Platform — Gateway of Asia

Enterprise ERP for Singapore's largest aircon distributor serving 10,000+ B2B clients with fully automated workflows. Integrated WhatsApp Business API handling 50,000+ daily customer inquiries (90% automation rate). Built AI-powered document management processing 100,000+ documents/day with intelligent OCR search. Payment systems across 5 enterprise apps with SGD 500K+ monthly at 99.99% uptime. Construction management for 200+ active sites with real-time monitoring.

Laravel Spring Boot AI / OCR WhatsApp API Docker MySQL Redis

Global Payment Base — Multi-Country Fintech Platform

Multi-country payment ecosystem processing 1M+ daily transactions across 4 countries (Philippines, Korea, Japan, India). Integrated KakaoPay, Tosspay, Adyen, PayPal, and 2C2P gateways. Built NDC Airlines booking & payment and a global hotel booking platform with multi-currency, multi-gateway support. Microservices migration from monolith architecture with 99.8% payment success rate.

Spring Boot Apache Kafka Docker Kubernetes Laravel VueJS NDC Airlines

OTT Streaming Platform — Toffee & T Sports

Led development of a high-concurrency OTT streaming platform handling millions of concurrent viewers. Built real-time WebRTC video calling with HD audio/video support alongside the main platform. Architected the Spring Boot backend on Kubernetes orchestration for elastic scaling. Achieved 30% performance improvement through architectural optimization and 20% infrastructure cost reduction via strategic cloud optimization.

Spring Boot Docker Kubernetes WebRTC Redis CDN CI/CD

Healthcare Management Suite — PAIMS & eZrx

End-to-end healthcare and pharma distribution platform serving 10,000+ pharmacy clients and 800+ mobile field reps. Patient & Inventory Management System (PAIMS) with FEFO logic, processing 5,000+ daily invoices. Chemist ordering platform supporting multi-language, 500+ international clients. 100% ERP automation across 20+ branches eliminating all manual processes.

Laravel CakePHP C# / ASP.NET Android IONIC MySQL IoT

DevOps Expertise

Building and maintaining production-grade infrastructure — from bare-metal Linux to multi-region cloud deployments — with a focus on reliability and security.

Linux Server Admin

Ubuntu/CentOS hardening, user management, cron automation, and performance tuning.

Proficiency98%
Nginx & Web Servers

Reverse proxy, load balancing, SSL termination, and virtual host configuration.

Proficiency95%
CI/CD Pipelines

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, zero-downtime deployments, and automated testing gates.

Proficiency92%
Docker & Containers

Multi-stage builds, Compose orchestration, container security, and registry management.

Proficiency94%
Secure Deployments

SSL/TLS management, firewall rules, secrets handling, and security hardening.

Proficiency96%
Performance Tuning

PHP-FPM pools, OPcache, Redis caching, database indexing, and response optimization.

Proficiency97%
Tools & Technologies
Ubuntu CentOS Docker GitHub Actions GitLab CI MySQL PostgreSQL Redis AWS EC2 AWS S3 Nginx PHP-FPM Certbot/SSL Bash Supervisor Git Datadog PagerDuty

Building Scalable Systems
& Reliable Infrastructure

Whether you need a system architect, DevOps engineer, or a senior technical lead — let's connect and discuss what we can build together.

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