Binish Fatima Basathia

Energy | SWE | PowerBoxTech

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

About

An Electrical Engineer, a Software Engineer and an Energy Enthusiast who is greatly motivated towards decarbonizing the energy matrix, and highly interested in smart/micro-grids, and battery EVs.

Experience

  • PowerBox Technology (1 yr 2 mos)
    • Software Product Lead
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Energy Systems Software Engineer
      May 2025 - Dec 2025 · 8 mos

      Backend software engineer for PowerBox's Energy Management Platform (EMP), which monitors energy consumption at commercial and industrial facilities. Work involves developing and maintaining Flask and FastAPI microservices including PowerNode and Reporter, working with PostgreSQL database for real-time energy data storage and retrieval, and implementing REST APIs for data processing, forecasting, and client communication. Also handle deployments on Azure virtual machines via SSH. Additionally contributed to the development of PowerBox's Model Predictive Control system for battery dispatch optimization as part of my Master's capstone project.

  • Astera (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Software Engineer I
      Oct 2023 - Jul 2024 · 10 mos

      Worked on Astera's EDI Connect product, focusing on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) document processing and UI development. Optimized the existing EDI document parser by 20% and enabled auto-parsing functionality by extracting parsing requirements directly from EDI source files. Also conducted knowledge transfer sessions to onboard new developers to the EDI Connect codebase. Contributed to migrating the core drag-and-drop diagram interface from Windows Forms to Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), improving application performance and user experience.

    • Associate Test Automation Developer
      Jan 2023 - Sep 2023 · 9 mos

      Developed automated testing infrastructure for Astera's products. Created a 'record and playback' framework in C# to generate test scripts by capturing and replaying UI interactions, reducing manual testing effort. Integrated these automated tests into the CI-CD pipeline using Azure DevOps to enable regression testing on every build, improving release reliability.

    • Graduate Recruit - Quality Assurance
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

      Entry-level QA role focused on learning test automation practices. Wrote test scripts using Python and Robot Framework to automate feature testing. Created test cases for new product features and contributed to the quality assurance process for Astera's data integration platform.

  • Product Development Intern at ProCheck
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos

    Worked on an IoT-based predictive maintenance solution for industrial machinery. Configured sensors and gateways to collect tri-axial vibration and surface temperature data from equipment. Collaborated with the team to design and develop a dashboard for visualizing sensor data and predictive maintenance insights, helping identify potential equipment failures before they occur.

  • Teacher Assistant at Habib University
    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

    Teaching assistant for Digital Logic and Design, and Introduction to Probability and Statistics courses. Responsibilities included grading assignments and exams, and conducting weekly peer tutoring and exam preparation sessions to support student learning. Helped students understand complex technical concepts through one-on-one and group tutoring.

  • Electrical Engineering Intern at Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
    Jul 2019 - Jul 2019 · 1 mo