Shima Fallah | From Food to Code

Origin Story

2014-2018: Studies Food Science. Learns that food processing is basically just chemistry with snacks.

2019: Realizes Python is more fun than pasteurization. Discovers that data analysis on food quality reports is just... Data Science? Makes the switch.

2020-Present: Becomes a Django wizard & Data Science enthusiast. Databases fear her. APIs respect her. Pandas DataFrames bow to her. Machine Learning models ask for her approval.

Ongoing: Bridges backend engineering with data science. Turns raw data into insights, and insights into production-ready systems. CS degree? Loading...

Always: Plays chess competitively. Applies opening theory to code architecture. (Sicilian Defense == Microservices)

2024: Ranked Top 10 Python Creator GLOBALLY on LinkedIn by Favikon. Out of 1 MILLION+ creators. No big deal.

Battle Log (Experience)

Freelance Python/Django Sorceress Apr 2024 - Present

Self Employed | Gorgan, Iran

Built web apps so fast, clients thought I was a team of 5
Designed PostgreSQL schemas that would make a DBA weep tears of joy
Celery tasks running smoother than my morning coffee routine
Integrated more third-party APIs than I have friends (that's a lot, I'm very popular)

Backend Guardian Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

ParsWebServer | Amol, Iran

Containerized apps with Docker like putting food in Tupperware (food science finally useful!)
Made servers so secure, even I couldn't hack them
Automated tasks so hard the servers got bored
DevOps team said "she's one of us now"

Lead Backend Warrior May 2022 - Nov 2023

Camooda | Amol, Iran

Led backend development like a chess grandmaster leads pawns to promotion
Wrote middleware so secure, hackers sent thank-you notes for the challenge
Optimized queries until the database said "please, I can only go so fast"
Git commits so clean you could eat off them

Python Sensei Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

Private Tutoring | Amol, Iran

Taught Python to CS students who thought "for loop" was a type of cereal
Made Data Structures sound less scary than they are (they're still scary)
Students went from "what's OOP?" to building actual things. Proud mom energy.

Skill Tree (Fully Maxed)

Primary Weapons

Python

basically my first language (after Persian)

Django

we're in a committed relationship

Django REST Framework

API go brrr

built a file encryptor in it because Python wasn't enough drama

SQL

SELECT * FROM my_heart WHERE passion = true

Database Mastery

PostgreSQL

my ride or die database

Oracle

enterprise-grade drama queen

Database Design

normalization is my love language

Query Optimization

making slow queries cry for mercy

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker

containerizing my emotions

Linux (Ubuntu)

btw I use Ubuntu

Nginx

reverse proxy? more like reverse psychology on traffic

Gunicorn

the unicorn that actually works

Git

git commit -m "fixed everything again"

Async & Real-time

Celery

async like my sleep schedule

WebSockets

real-time like my anxiety

RESTful APIs

REST in peace, bad API design

Django Signals

event-driven like my coffee addiction

Data Science & Analytics

Pandas

not the animal, sadly

NumPy

numbers go zoom

Data Visualization

making charts that even managers understand

Statistics

p-value < 0.05 or it didn't happen

Math & Theory

Linear Algebra

matrices are just spicy spreadsheets

Calculus

derivatives of my career trajectory: always positive

Engineering Mathematics

food science math hits different

Algorithms & DSA

chess taught me to think in algorithms

Languages (Human Ones)

Persian

native - can trash talk in Farsi fluently

English

professional - IELTS loading...

German

Ich bin ein... programmer?

Python

wait, this counts as a language right?

Boss Fights (Projects)

8 major projects. Multiple countries. Open-source packages. One developer. Let that sink in.

Ziqual

USA (Remote) ● LIVE

Multi-role Service Management Platform

"Built RBAC for 5 user types. It's like chess - everyone has different moves but I control the board."

DRF • Docker • Celery • Stripe • Pandas

Automated tasks reducing manual work by 40%
Stripe integration for cross-border payments
Analytics dashboard with Pandas & Matplotlib

Nov 2024 - Present

Digital Signage Ecosystem

Germany (Remote) ● LIVE

Real-time Display Synchronization for Retail

"Making giant screens update in real-time. It's like being a DJ but for pixels."

Django • WebSockets • Nginx • Linux

WebSocket magic for real-time cloud-to-hardware sync
Async data pipeline for low-latency content updates
99.9% uptime (the 0.1% was a coffee break)

Dec 2025 - Present

WhoPays

Iran ● LIVE

Centralized Payment & Site Management

"Finally answered the eternal question: Who pays? (Spoiler: the API handles it now)"

DRF • Pandas • Data Analysis • SQL

30% smoother transactions (butter-level smooth)
Real-time charts that make accountants happy
Built entire backend from scratch. Alone. Like a boss.

RunFlare

Iran ● LIVE

Cloud Infrastructure & Server Management (PaaS)

"Managing clouds. Not the fluffy kind. The expensive kind."

DRF • Gunicorn • Nginx • Docker • Django Signals

Django Signals for async event handling
Survived high-traffic PaaS environment
Dockerized everything that moved

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

Fitness Barbie

Iran ● LIVE

Data-Driven Health Platform

"Tracking 9 health metrics. My food science degree is FINALLY relevant."

Pandas • NumPy • PostgreSQL • Docker • DRF

Biometric tracking with actual data science
Dual portals for trainers & trainees
Where food science meets tech (my multiverse)

Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

FZACO

Iran ● LIVE

Industrial Enterprise Platform (Steel Company)

"Built a platform for a STEEL COMPANY. I'm basically Iron Woman now."

DRF • Oracle • Docker • I18n

3 languages supported (more than I speak)
Oracle DB for enterprise-grade reliability
Deployed on-site in a protected industrial network

Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

ash-encrypt

Open Source ● PyPI

Encryption/Decryption Python Package + Web App + Go CLI

"Published a PyPI package at version 3. Also built it in Go because one language wasn't enough chaos. Then made a whole website for it because why not."

Python • AES • PyPI • Go • encrypt-o.ir • Go version

pip install ash-encrypt — yes, that's MY package on PyPI
AES encryption made simple enough for humans
Built the same thing in Go just to flex
Created encrypt-o.ir — a web UI for encryption/decryption

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

MasterDnsWeb

Open Source ● GitHub

VPN & DNS Management Platform for Iran

"When your country blocks the internet, you build the backend to unblock it. Digital freedom engineer. "

Python • Django • DNS • Backend

Backend for VPN/DNS management system
Helping people access the free internet
Open source because freedom should be free

Education (Plot Twist Department)

B.Sc. Food Science and Engineering

Khazar Institute of Higher Education | 2014-2018

"Yes, I have a degree in food science. No, I can't fix your sourdough starter.
But I CAN fix your database schema, which is arguably more useful."

Plot twist: Engineering math + problem-solving skills transfer PERFECTLY to software development. Who knew? (I knew.)

M.Sc. Computer Science / Data Science

Coming Soon™ | The Future

"Currently seeking a Master's program brave enough to accept a food-scientist-turned-top-10-python-creator. Applications open. Scholarships welcome. "