Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do you take freelance work?
Yes — I'm open to freelance and contract engagements alongside full-time opportunities, typically Next.js/NestJS builds or scaling an existing product.
What's your stack?
Next.js and React on the frontend, NestJS or Node.js on the backend, PostgreSQL as the primary database, with Redis, Docker, and AWS for caching, containers, and deployment. I also integrate OpenAI/Claude for AI-powered features when a project calls for it.
What's your timezone and availability?
I'm based in Lahore, Pakistan (UTC+5) and work comfortably across US and Middle East business hours for overlap-heavy collaboration.
How many years of professional experience do you have?
Six years, spanning frontend engineer, full-stack engineer, and now Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead roles across four companies — W-group, Ripeseed.io, Carswitch, and Frizhub.
What kind of projects have you shipped?
National-scale food ordering (Cheezious, thousands of simultaneous orders, 99.9% uptime), a regional car marketplace (Carswitch, UAE & KSA), AI lesson planning (LlamaEdu, 2,000+ MAU), healthcare workforce scheduling (CronShift), and an autonomous local-SEO marketing agent (Paige by Merchynt, 10,000+ SMBs).
Do you work with AI/LLM integrations?
Yes — I've integrated OpenAI, Anthropic's Claude, and Google's Gemini into production systems, including OrbitAgent (a multi-tool AI agent with human-in-the-loop approvals), Paige's autonomous marketing agent, and LlamaEdu's 50+ specialized lesson-planning assistants.
Do you lead teams, or work solo?
Both. I currently lead a small engineering team at Frizhub as a Senior Software Engineer (Team Lead), and previously contributed as an individual engineer on a 40-person team at W-group.
What's your approach to database and API design?
I design normalized PostgreSQL schemas with proper indexing and connection pooling for high-concurrency workloads, and build type-safe APIs (NestJS or FastAPI) with clear DTO validation, documented with Swagger, and cached through Redis where it measurably helps.
Can you help with an existing codebase, not just new builds?
Yes — a good amount of my work has been joining existing products (Carswitch, LegacySuite, several Ripeseed.io projects) to scale performance, fix architecture debt, or ship new features inside someone else's codebase.
How do I get in touch?
Email is fastest — see the contact section on the homepage, or reach out on LinkedIn. I typically reply within a business day.