Hi, I'm

Taha Jamal

Backend & Data Engineer building scalable systems, ETL pipelines, and data-driven services.

I design and maintain microservices, optimize databases and queries, and build data workflows and automation that support analytics and downstream applications.

JavaPythonSpring BootBigQuerySparkAirflowReactSQL
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Featured Projects

Cryptogrammer

Cryptogrammer

A minimal cryptography playground for text encryption and decryption.

What is this?
  • Features 9 interactive cipher playgrounds (e.g., Caesar, Vigenère, Enigma) with real-time encoding.
  • Includes educational context and visual algorithms for each cipher.
ReactSpring BootPostgreSQL
TechTrends

TechTrends

Real-time data engineering platform aggregating developer signals from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and Hacker News.

What is this?
  • Aggregates trending repositories, top posts, and popular tags automatically.
  • Employs an LLM to generate daily insights and summaries of developer trends.
PythonJavaPostgreSQLReactCI/CD
FindMyPhoto

FindMyPhoto

Tool to find photos using face recognition and Google Drive API.

What is this?
  • Leverages facial recognition to quickly locate all pictures of a specific person.
  • Integrates directly with Google Drive to search through shared albums.
PythonDrive APIFaceNetOpenCV
SkillOrbit

SkillOrbit

A technology-focused content platform.

What is this?
  • A scalable content platform with full user authentication and markdown support.
  • Designed with SEO best practices and a modern, responsive UI.
MongoDBExpressReactNode.js

Fun Stuff I Make

Editor Cam Watch

Editor Cam Watch

A fun countdown tracker and mini-game ("Ciggy Rush") for the Tip to Tip YouTube series. Complete with live community messages.

What is this?
  • Live countdown timer tracking the exact time until the next video upload.
  • Features "Ciggy Rush", an interactive mini-game with global leaderboards.
ReactGameCommunity
Video Speed Controller

Video Speed Controller

Chrome extension to easily control video playback speed on any website using keyboard shortcuts and on-screen controls.

What is this?
  • Override default video players on any site to adjust playback speed precisely.
  • Quick keyboard shortcuts for seamless control without interrupting the viewing experience.
Chrome ExtensionJavaScript
LinkedIn Post Scraper

LinkedIn Post Scraper

A handy Chrome utility that automatically scrolls your LinkedIn feed and seamlessly extracts posts into a CSV file.

What is this?
  • Automates the tedious task of manually scrolling and copying data from LinkedIn feeds.
  • Instantly exports scraped posts into a structured CSV format for easy analysis.
Chrome ExtensionData ScrapingCSV

Skills & Technologies

Languages

JavaPythonSQLJavaScriptC++

Frameworks & Tools

Spring BootFlaskAirflowElasticsearchGitREST APIs

Big Data & Cloud

Apache SparkBigQueryGCPGoogle Cloud StorageDataprocDockerKubernetesHelm

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedis

Concepts

ETL PipelinesDistributed SystemsMicroservicesCI/CDSQL TuningData Modeling

DevOps & Process

GitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDKafkaTerraformJenkins

Experience

Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services•Sept 2023 – Present
  • Built and maintained ETL pipelines using Python, PySpark, Java, Spring Boot, and Apache Spark for high-volume structured and semi-structured datasets.
  • Designed and optimized complex SQL queries and stored procedures, improving pipeline performance by ~25%.
  • Implemented workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow on GCP Cloud Composer.
  • Integrated data from REST APIs and flat files into centralized repositories.
  • Performed SQL performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query troubleshooting.

Software Developer Intern

Imaginate | Collaborate in VR/AR•Dec 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Integrated Microsoft’s Custom Vision API into the application, enabling intelligent image recognition capabilities and enhancing feature offerings.
  • Diagnosed and resolved a wide range of critical and edge-case bugs in the Assist app, significantly improving stability, performance, and overall user experience.
  • Maintained high code quality by performing detailed code reviews, identifying improvements, and delivering polished, production-ready solutions.

Web Developer

KarthWealth Consultancy•Oct 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Collaborated directly with clients to gather and understand requirements for custom web solutions, including a job portal and a greeting card platform.
  • Designed, developed and deployed backend modules tailored to client needs, ensuring functionality, scalability, and user satisfaction.
  • Set up and maintained customized business email accounts and ensured seamless deployment and communication infrastructure for clients.

Achievements

TCS CodeVita 2022

Achieved AIR 113 among 100K+ participants worldwide.

LeetCode

Knight ranking with an 1859+ contest rating.

T-Hacks v3.0

Secured 4th place out of 100+ participating teams at IEEE ADGITM 2021.

Latest Posts

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n8n Locally? Why? How?
Nov 12, 20253 min read

n8n Locally? Why? How?

You know that one friend who swears automation will “save you hours”?

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“Scan to receive” The Clever UPI QR Scam You Should Know About
Jun 29, 20254 min read

“Scan to receive” The Clever UPI QR Scam You Should Know About

There’s nothing more infuriating than getting scammed — especially on a peaceful Sunday morning — and perhaps more shameful when your country becom...

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Revolution of 2001 : Advance Encryption Algorithm
May 15, 20242 min read

Revolution of 2001 : Advance Encryption Algorithm

Revolution of 2001 : Advance Encryption Algorithm

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