Ayaan Shaikh

I teach code and software engineering @ https://www.youtube.com/@ayaanshaikhdev

Architected and engineered core platform building blocks, designing scalable foundational components and implementing critical end-to-end product workflows to support seamless financial operations.

Developed a fully compliant KYC module aligned with Reserve Bank of India Master Directions on KYC, ensuring regulatory adherence, secure user onboarding, and audit-ready verification processes.

Engineered a comprehensive Payout Module featuring batch payouts, payout links, and standard payout workflows.

Built and maintained the public-facing UnitPe website, optimizing for performance, responsiveness, and user experience while ensuring consistent branding and reliability.

Designed and delivered a complete product Proof of Concept (POC), demonstrating the platform’s capabilities to stakeholders and enabling early market validation and strategic decision-making.

Led the end-to-end development of a video proctoring system for school-organized contest exams, enabling recording and monitoring of students and their screens.

Designed a configurable violation tracker that auto-submits contests when rule thresholds are breached, improving exam integrity.

Refactored the audio/video processing pipeline to a pull-based architecture, increasing VM utilization by ~50%.

Built and launched the Bundles feature, allowing schools to create and sell customized package offerings, improving engagement and conversions.

Migrated transcription workflows from Whisper to Microsoft Batch Transcription API, reducing infrastructure costs and improving scalability.

Developed a cron-based asynchronous reporting system for large dataset generation and delivery.

Engineered a bandwidth tracking mechanism integrated with billing systems for accurate usage-based invoicing.

Resolved production issues, refactored legacy code, and improved frontend and backend performance.