Sajjad Arif Gul
Senior Software Engineer | .NET & AI Specialist | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
About Me
Hi! I'm Sajjad Arif Gul, a Senior Software Engineer with a growing specialization in Artificial Intelligence. I have 8+ years of experience in full stack development, specializing in .NET, AI, and scalable enterprise solutions. My passion lies in integrating AI into real-world applications, building robust, scalable, and future-ready solutions for diverse industries.
I have recently developed sajjad.ai, an AI Tools platform, leveraging OpenAI, DeepSeek and Ollama local APIs, built with a .NET backend and a modern React frontend.
Check out my latest AI project: sajjad.ai
Open to remote and onsite opportunities.
Key Skills:
- C#, ASP.NET (MVC, Core)
- SQL, MySQL, Entity Framework, Dapper, Redis
- HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript/jQuery
- RESTful APIs, Microservices
- AI-powered web applications
- OpenAI API integration, Prompt engineering, End-to-end AI service development
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
October, 2023 — Present @ University of Business and Technology
- Developed and maintained IT systems for 5,000+ students and staff using .NET Core and MySQL.
- Upgraded legacy modules to .NET Core 8, improving performance and maintainability.
- Implemented Clean Architecture and Repository Pattern across multiple projects.
Senior Software Engineer
July, 2018 — October, 2023 @ Argaam - Danat
- Led a team to develop Argaam Tools for C-level executives & investors.
- Implemented new Argaam Subscriptions and spearheaded Argaam Data APIs (120+ endpoints).
- Redesigned and developed IPOs and Mergers & Acquisitions Reporting Services.
Software Engineer
December, 2016 — July, 2018 @ Argaam - Danat
- Maintained Argaam.com and related business applications for financial market data.
- Developed and maintained data feeder services and subsidiary websites.
.NET Developer
February, 2016 — November, 2016 @ ComSouls Technologies
- Developed ASP.NET MVC powered websites and APIs for various projects.
- Key projects: Tutor Finder, Pakimandi, MartX, ComplaintMS.
Education
BSc. Software Engineering
September, 2012 — June, 2016 @ Bahria University
Studying at Bahria University has been the most life changing experience and has shaped me to be who I am today.
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
February, 2024 @ DeepLearning.io
CompTIA A+ Certification
December, 2011 — February, 2012 @ PNS Johar
Skills
Artificial Intelligence
- OpenAI API integration
- Prompt engineering
- AI-powered web applications
Backend
- C#, ASP.NET (MVC, Core)
- Entity Framework, Dapper
- RESTful APIs, Microservices
Frontend & Tools
- React, Vue.js, Angular
- HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Tailwind, JavaScript/jQuery
- Git, SVN
Databases & Other
- SQL Server, MySQL
- Redis, VectorDB
- Payment Gateway Integration
Featured Project
sajjad.ai — A platform with collection of powerful AI tools built with .NET backend and React frontend, integrating multiple AI model provider's APIs.
Visit sajjad.ai
Achievements
- Successfully digitized the Certificate granting process for UBT.
- Upgraded several .Net 4.8 based modules to .Net Core 8 with Clean Architecture Pattern & Repository Pattern for UBT.
- Lead my team to develop Argaam Tools for C-level executives & investors.
- Implemented new Argaam Subscriptions.
- Actively participated in system design, code architecture and development of Argaam Polls.
- Spearheaded Argaam Data APIs that includes 120+ API endpoints for use by 3rd parties.
- Played active part in coordination & development of Argaam Investor Relations Solutions for SRMG.
- Redesign and Development of IPOs and Mergers & Acquisitions Reporting Services for Argaam.
- Integrated HyperPay, AlRajhi BPG, Authorize.Net, KuPay & AmBank payment gateways for Argaam.
- Planned & Lead the complete migration from SVN to Git for all Argaam code repositories.
- Achieved Employee of the Year 2021 while working remotely from home.
- Sold my own commercial projects 650+ times on CodeCanyon.
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