Full Stack Engineer, Forward Deployed, AI Driven

Full Stack Engineer experienced in architecting and delivering AI driven applications end to end, combining scalable backend systems, thoughtful data architecture, and polished, responsive user experiences.

Experience

Where I've been building.

NetSol Technologies

Senior Software Engineer

May 2022 to August 2025

  • Engineered backend services for an internal AI query chatbot with persistent sessions, conversation history, and scalable message state handling.
  • Implemented Microsoft Entra ID auth across the stack, including token validation, RBAC at the API layer, protected routes, and session handling on the frontend.
  • Translated Figma specs into reusable React components and designed REST API contracts for a platform wide UI modernization.

Devsinc

Software Engineer

February 2019 to May 2022

  • Designed RESTful APIs for a business and trading platform with React and Next.js interfaces, deployed on AWS.
  • Built JWT and OAuth2 authentication covering API access control and frontend session handling.
  • Resolved performance bottlenecks across the stack, improving dashboard load times and responsiveness.

Amrood Labs Private Limited

Associate Software Engineer

February 2018 to February 2019

  • Contributed to an IoT platform on AWS, including backend services, database features, and real time device dashboards.
  • Built and optimized APIs for a billing portal and key frontend user flows.
  • Worked full stack on e commerce (Spree), improving API efficiency and product, cart, and checkout experiences.

IVT Technologies

Software Engineering Intern

August 2017 to February 2018

  • Supported the engineering team on web application features and bug fixes.
  • Built UI components, wrote basic APIs, and practiced Git, code reviews, and agile workflows.
  • Gained hands on experience with JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and introductory backend work while learning production coding standards.
Upwork reviews

Client feedback from real projects.

Top Rated, 100% Job Success, 5.0 average across 12 completed engagements on Upwork.

Next.js + Supabase Modular CRM

★★★★★

Oct 17, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025

“Thank You for your good work”

Jeff P.

Client Management Web App

★★★★★

Mar 3, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025

“I hired Umair for full stack app development using Django and React, and I couldn't be happier with the results. He delivered exactly what I needed with great professionalism and attention to detail. The backend was solid, the frontend was clean and responsive, and everything worked smoothly together. Umair was also very communicative throughout the process and handled feedback quickly and efficiently. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a reliable and skilled full stack developer!”

Zulqarnain H.

SaaS Website based on Existing Code

★★★★★

Jun 14, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024

“Hafiz is brilliant and really understands AI. This has been quite a long project and we have worked really well together. He is very responsive to questions and has delivered a great platform.”

Abdul W.

React / Mobile / Web App Developer

★★★★★

Sep 13, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024

“Hafiz was well determined and structured, understood the task, and delivered a good Product, very happy With him!”

Web Scraper, Node.js

★★★★★

Jul 28, 2023 to Oct 13, 2023

“Good job, solved all the problems that arose. Very happy, he will go far if he works this hard and well”

Companies House Scraper API

★★★★★

Sep 27, 2023 to Oct 9, 2023

“Amazing job of creating an easy to use platform that scrapes the data of very large site. Went above and beyond to make sure I was happy included additional elements that weren't in the original brief. Would definitely recommend and work with again”

Scraping Data Fixes

★★★★★

Apr 11, 2023 to Apr 29, 2023

“Perfect”

Small App with Data Scraping

★★★★★

Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 11, 2023

“Super fast, professional will work with you again.”

Fouad B.

More completed projects

  • Shopping Cart Frontend

    Jun 15, 2024 to Aug 8, 2024

    5.0 ★
  • React Streaming Project

    Dec 14, 2023 to May 22, 2024

    5.0 ★
  • Home Page with API Data

    Nov 2, 2023 to May 22, 2024

    5.0 ★
  • Automation, Make + ScrapingBee

    Oct 10, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024, Michelle B.

    5.0 ★
About

Owning the problemfrom concept through deployment.

I specialize in system design, authentication, API architecture, and integrating intelligent, automated workflows into production products across enterprise, SaaS, AI, and e commerce platforms.

Hands on with AI assisted development tools like Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate delivery, while staying close to the craft of clean interfaces and maintainable backends.

BS Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, 2020 to 2024

Stack & tools

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Next.js
  • AWS
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • GraphQL
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Gen AI / LLM
  • System Design
  • OAuth2 / JWT
Contact

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