Sara Al-Qahtani
Backend Engineer
sara.example@example.com | +966 50 000 0000 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | linkedin.com/in/sara-example
Summary
Backend engineer with 5 years of experience building payment and banking APIs in Go and PostgreSQL. Focused on reliable services, clear APIs and fast response times.
Experience
Backend Engineer
Riyadh Pay | Riyadh | Feb 2022 – Present
- • Built the payments API in Go serving 2 million customers
- • Cut average response time by 35% by redesigning database queries
- • Led the move of 4 services to Docker and Kubernetes
Software Developer
Gulf Finance Group | Jeddah | Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
- • Maintained the internal loans system in PHP and MySQL
- • Wrote automated tests that reduced production bugs by 40%
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
King Saud University | Riyadh | 2016 – 2020
GPA: 4.5/5
Skills
Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs, PHP
Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CNCF | 2023
Languages
Arabic – Native | English – Fluent