Shakir Azimli

Software Engineer

Guavapay•  January 2021 - Present•  London

Designed and optimized high-performance REST API using Java and Spring Boot for payment processing systems (CMS/CORE), reducing latency by 30% (450ms to 300ms) and handling 5,000+ transactions/sec. Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment time by 50% and ensuring zero-downtime releases for 10+ microservices in a Kubernetes-based microservices architecture. Migrated monolithic systems to Kubernetes-managed microservices, achieving 20% infrastructure cost reduction through optimized container orchestration, autoscaling, and resource allocation.

Software Developer

Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund•  January 2018 - January 2021•  Baku

Developed Spring Boot applications for financial data management, serving 100+ users with automated reporting and audit trails. Optimized SQL queries and integrated Redis caching, reducing database load by 25% and improving response times by 40%. Led a 3-developer team to implement GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment errors by 60% and enabling weekly releases.

IT Specialist

Branch No 3 of Azerpost LLC•  January 2017 - January 2018•  Baku

Upgraded IT infrastructure by deploying automated monitoring tools (Nagios), reducing system downtime by 35%. Streamlined internal workflows through scripting (Bash/Python), improving operational efficiency by 20%.

Software Developer

Proton MMC•  January 2016 - January 2017•  Baku

Built responsive web applications using PHP/WordPress for client portfolios, enhancing user engagement by 15%. Collaborated on a logistics management tool with Javascript frontend, reducing manual data entry time by 25%.