User:Arif Iqbal

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Welcome to my Page. I worked at AboutUs as a software engineer until August 2008.

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I did my BS with majors in Computer Science from FAST Lahore in 2005. I am a System guy, I build stuff. I like working on large scale distributed systems. My area of interests are Distributed Systems, Web 2.0 startups and Information Retrieval . I like to architect, design and develop such systems. I have recently been more interested in Web 2.0 startups.I do programming for atleast 16.5 hours every day :D. My friends call me by many nick names like Lapaaz, Bano, Don and Dada.


Affiliations: Software Engineer
Location: Lahore Pakistan
Phone: +923214009007 - +923444506580

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Team Leader

  • Make sure we have proper discipline in the office
  • Make sure that everyone is adding value to the code base
  • Help people choose projects
  • Make sure that they are in a good pair ... match them up well ... careful about first pair
  • Lahore Development team is getting their tasks DoneDone
  • Getting the orientation done
  • Make sure new hires are up and running
  • Lahore Development team training.
  • Keep in touch with Brandon to discuss team performance/issues

Software Developer

  • Pair with one or two people myself and work on a development project
  • Example, WhoisRefresh (whois parsing) gives us better information
  • Add value to the code base daily
  • Make sure that i am getting my tasks DoneDone during every development cycle(1-15, 16-30).
  • Add more value to the 7 or 8 million pages we have right now

Engineering Strategist

Engineering Headhunter

  • Call people at the Universities
  • Promote open engineering positions on email lists and other forums
  • Interview and Select awesome candidates
  • Scheduling interviews

AboutUs Promoter

  • Invite people to join the AboutUs community.
  • Ask people to write about things on AboutUs that they love.


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edit Arif Iqbal's Comments on Testinfluenceus.com

  • Arif Iqbal (delighted) : I am loving the new address widget 01:36, 16 July 2008 (PDT)
  • Arif Iqbal (delighted) : Using influenceus on windows vista internet explorer 7 22:18, 6 May 2008 (PDT)
  • Arif Iqbal (delighted) : testing on may 1. 02:09, 1 May 2008 (PDT)
  • Arif Iqbal (delighted) : Test Message 02:49, 1 April 2008 (PDT)
    • Arif Iqbal's reply : Test Reply 02:49, 1 April 2008 (PDT)