Suleman Tariq

Senior Software Engineer at Tkxel

December 2025 - Current

• Own end-to-end delivery for TaxProvision, a tax SaaS platform, acting as the sole developer and delivery lead across client communication, priority setting, implementation, QA coordination, and release planning.
• Onboarded to a slow, buggy, and incomplete legacy React/Node/MongoDB application using Hono-backed backend services, stabilizing critical customer workflows while creating a practical modernization path.
• Helped customers move through balance-sheet and state tax workflows roughly 60% faster by removing slow steps, simplifying user journeys, and improving the reliability of recurring tax preparation flows.
• Reduced file-handling friction by roughly 70% by delivering clearer document management and AWS S3 upload workflows for tax records and supporting files.
• Improved day-to-day usability by roughly 45% across key screens, replacing confusing interactions with cleaner workflows and self-serve video tutorial catalogs for customer onboarding.
• Increased delivery speed and maintainability by upgrading React, replacing legacy class-component patterns, removing unused libraries, and tightening frontend data structures around high-traffic workflows.

Tech Lead at Token Metrics

July 2024 - November 2025

• Led the end-to-end architectural overhaul of the company’s core analytics platform, eliminating critical performance bottlenecks and reducing page load and navigation times by 70% across 100K+ user sessions per month.
• Implemented async workflows for subscription management, slashing customer complaint tickets by 90% and improving billing system reliability.
• Directed the migration from OLAP to OLTP (PostgreSQL) with a strongly-typed ORM, simplifying query logic and cutting cross-team data friction by 80%.
• Established engineering quality gates - standardized code review processes, CI checks, and deployment workflows - increasing merge success rate by 30% and halving post-release defects.
• Managed a team of 6 engineers, running weekly 1-on-1s, sprint planning, and architecture reviews to align engineering output with business priorities.
• Partnered directly with product and AI teams to define technical strategies for data streaming and analytics, ensuring low-latency data delivery at scale.

Lead Software Engineer at Lombard Standard

September 2023 - June 2024

• Led development of the company’s Next.js PropTech SaaS platform, scaling it to serve 20K+ active users and increasing engagement by 70% through UI performance optimization and feature rollout.
• Architected AWS Amplify deployment with EC2, Lambda, and DynamoDB, cutting server response times by 25% and enabling cost-efficient scaling.
• Designed and shipped real-time chat and AI-driven content streaming, boosting user interaction metrics by 30% and improving retention.
• Prioritized user needs through cross-functional collaboration, leading to agile feature development and a user-centric application, resulting in a 20% increase in user satisfaction scores.

Software Engineer at Emerssive Solutions

January 2021 - August 2023

• Built and maintained full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails, improving overall application performance by 25% and reducing average load times by several seconds.
• Developed mobile applications with React Native, expanding the company’s reach and increasing mobile user engagement by 70% across client projects.
• Delivered multiple Shopify custom and public apps, driving measurable revenue and engagement growth for merchants through tailored e-commerce solutions.
• Mentored and led a team of 3-4 junior developers, conducting regular code reviews, sprint planning, and technical training sessions - resulting in a 10% improvement in team productivity and higher code quality standards.
• Led cross-functional team collaborations to deliver robust software solutions, ensuring project success and reducing development time by 30%.