Career Journey
From a software engineering degree to shipping web apps, backend systems and AI products for clients worldwide.
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Software Engineer
Freelance — Clients in USA, UAE, France & Pakistan
Designing, building and shipping web applications, backend systems, APIs and AI-powered automation for clients across multiple industries.
- —Rebuilt a UAE visa & residency consultancy's website from WordPress to Next.js with 8-language support (incl. Arabic RTL), an admin CMS for publishing articles, and automated translation via GitHub Actions.
- —Engineered AI-powered Shopify marketing automation workflows for a US-based store owner using Zapier and Klaviyo, including customer segmentation, welcome emails, abandoned cart recovery, product recommendations, and follow-up campaigns.
- —Developed backend APIs and PostgreSQL database architecture for an international Django-based e-commerce platform while collaborating with a distributed development team.
- —Built financial modeling and forecasting solutions for business reporting, revenue analysis, expense tracking, and profit/loss forecasting for a steel fabrication company — a financial model with a KPI dashboard, project pipeline and what-if simulator in Excel.
Python Developer Intern
SoftBeck Limited
Contributed to backend development, automation solutions, and AI-powered features while collaborating with the engineering team on client-focused software projects.
- —Developed and enhanced Python-based backend solutions and automation workflows.
- —Integrated LLaMA 3 and Gemini APIs for AI-powered market research functionality.
- —Worked with REST APIs, backend service integrations, and data processing workflows.
- —Reviewed, tested, and optimized Python code to improve reliability and maintainability.
- —Collaborated with developers to implement scalable backend features and business automation solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
National Textile University, Faisalabad
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering with a strong foundation in software design, backend development, databases, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and modern software engineering practices. The program emphasizes the complete software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and system design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.