Saquib Kazi
Skills
Technologies and tools I work with
Resume
My professional journey and qualifications
Summary
Master's student in Computer Science at University of Bristol with 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer. Passionate about building full-stack applications and developer tools. Skilled in React, Next.js, Java, Spring Boot, and test automation frameworks. Proven track record of creating solutions that significantly reduce manual effort and improve team productivity.
- 🚀 Looking for permanent, contract & freelance opportunities
- 🌍 Open for Remote & International Opportunities
Experience
Technical Co-founder
2024 – PresentProtectix
- Co-founding an AI-powered protection planning platform for financial advisers
- Architecting and developing full-stack application using Next.js, TypeScript, and TailwindCSS
- Integrating OpenAI LLM for intelligent policy analysis and conversational AI features
- Managing deployment pipeline with Vercel and Firebase for scalable cloud infrastructure
Software Development Engineer in Test
December 2022 – July 2024Veeva Software Systems
- Developed an internal React-based web tool for triaging automation failures, slashing manual effort by nearly 50%
- Architected an email-testing utility within the automation framework, enhancing automated email scenario coverage by more than 50 test cases and cutting manual validation effort by 80%
- Pioneered the use of front-end API calls to segment large end-to-end flow tests, reducing test duration by nearly 30%
- Monitored 15+ Jenkins pipelines daily, performing root cause analysis of job failures with AWS, Kibana, and Elasticsearch
- Enhanced RESTful API testing by designing and executing 200+ Java test cases, elevating endpoint coverage from 50% to 70%
Software Engineer
May 2021 – November 2022Capgemini
- Engineered a multi-threaded Java utility with a GUI, streamlining cucumber feature file uploads to Jira and eliminating 400 minutes of manual team effort each sprint
- Spearheaded the creation and continuous improvement of over 500 end-to-end test scripts, comprising 200 Selenium (web UI), 100 REST Assured (API), and 200 Appium (Android/iOS) scripts
- Drove a 90% success rate across 12 GitLab CI/CD pipelines through weekly maintenance and optimisation
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
September 2024 - August 2025University of Bristol, UK
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
August 2015 - May 2019Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Projects
Some of the personal projects I've worked on
Protectix - AI Protection Planning Co-Pilot
Technical Co-founder | 2024 - PresentBuilding an AI-powered platform for financial advisers that transforms complex protection research from 2 hours to 10 minutes. Features Selectix (AI research engine) and Agentix (conversational AI) for policy analysis and compliance.
Tech: Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, OpenAI LLM, Vercel, GitHub, Firebase
Tourlingo - Multilingual Tour Assistant
May 2025 - September 2025Designed and implemented a full-stack web application for an international client, integrating generative AI to deliver personalised, location specific travel insights.
Tech: Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Eureka
Customer Microservices Spring Application
User Registration Spring Application
Spring Data JPA Application
XRay Cucumber Feature Uploader
XRay Cucumber Feature Downloader
Contact
Let's connect and discuss opportunities
Location
London, United Kingdom
Interested in working together? Feel free to reach out!