Six years of things that had to keep working

Hey, I'm Syed Muhammad Maaz, a freelance software & AI engineer with 6+ years of shipping production systems. I go by maazaowski online.

After 5 years at Astera Software where I grew from associate to senior, led teams, and built everything from microservices to AI-powered workflows. Then I went independent. Now I help clients build web applications and deploy AI agents that actually solve problems.

This blog is where I write about what I'm building, what I'm learning, and what I think about the tech industry. No fluff, no filler. Just real stories from the work.

[01]// NowAvailable for projects

I'm freelancing, currently working with two clients on projects ranging from web applications to deploying AI agents for their business workflows. If you need software built or AI integrated into your stack, let's talk.

[02]// Record5 roles

2025 – PresentPakistan

Freelance Software & AI Engineer

Independent

Building web applications and deploying AI agents for client workflows
Currently onboarded with two clients on projects ranging from full-stack web apps to AI-powered automation
End-to-end ownership: architecture, development, deployment, and iteration

Jan 2025 – May 2025Karachi, Pakistan

Senior Software Engineer

Astera Software

Automated installer pipelines with Anthropic API (Claude) for PR review, reducing QA blocker issues by 80%
Led backend transition from WinForms to WPF and microservices architecture using .NET Core 8
Implemented gRPC services with bidirectional streaming and RabbitMQ/MassTransit message queues
Migrated installer pipelines from InstallShield to WiX, saving $10,000/year
Led Cross-Platform team for macOS compatibility via Avalonia XPF

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

Software Engineer II

Astera Software

Built the LLM Workbench for orchestrating AI requests and visualizations
Improved software performance by 86% through backend refactoring and query optimization
Established CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps with unit and integration test coverage
Directed monthly SonarQube audits over 12 sprints, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 67%

Jun 2021 – Jan 2023

Software Engineer I

Astera Software

Led Visualization department in the Data Prep team for real-time data insights
Pioneered the Analytics Workbench architecture for data analysis in C# .NET
Built Installation Manager using Builder/Factory/Singleton patterns, cutting install time by 92%
Reduced latency by 40% through targeted C# .NET module refactoring over 6 months

Jul 2020 – Jun 2021

Associate Software Engineer

Astera Software

Integrated statistical and ML models into Centerprise, boosting predictive accuracy by 20%
Created diagnostic tools reducing manual troubleshooting time by 30%
Designed data pipelines for model training

[03]// CredentialsVerifiable

2016 – 2020Karachi, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science

Institute of Business Administration (IBA) · CGPA: 3.63 / 4.00

August 2026certificate

Claude Certified Architect - Professional

Anthropic — verify ↗

[04]// Toolkit6 areas

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, Redis
Languages: C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP
Frameworks: .NET Core 8, ASP.NET Core, Next.js, React, Laravel, Avalonia XPF
AI & Agents: Claude, Cursor, GPT, LLM Orchestration, AI Agents
Architecture: Microservices, gRPC, RabbitMQ, REST, Docker
Cloud & DevOps: Azure DevOps, AWS, GCP, CI/CD, Vercel

Got something that has to work?

Tell me what breaks, what it costs when it breaks, and what you have tried. That is enough for me to say whether I can help.

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