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Full-Stack Software Engineer · Lahore, Pakistan

Asif Ahmed

A Full-Stack Software Engineer with 14+ years of experience building SaaS products, HRMS platforms, event management systems, and enterprise web applications. Primary stack: Laravel, React, Node.js, and DevOps.

  • Laravel
  • React
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • TypeScript
  • DevOps
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14+
Years building software
2011
Professional journey began
5
Featured product platforms
Full-stack
Product-to-production ownership

Companies, projects, and platforms

  • Punjab Food Authority
  • ChimpStudio
  • WayHopper
  • BizHR
  • BrickStory

About

Engineering that turns complex operations into dependable products.

I work across the full product: understanding what a business needs, shaping an interface people can use, building the backend that keeps it reliable, and getting it safely into production.

That experience covers HR technology, government licensing, event platforms, commerce operations, and API-heavy business software. I am at my best when thoughtful engineering can make a complicated workflow feel clear and dependable.

Technical expertise

Backend depth, product-minded frontend, and production operations.

Deep backend experience with Laravel, PHP, and Node.js, pragmatic React interfaces, and DevOps knowledge required to ship and support real software.

Backend engineering

APIs, domain logic, queues, authentication, payment flows, and maintainable service architecture.

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • TypeScript
  • CodeIgniter

Frontend and product UI

Responsive interfaces and application workflows that stay understandable as products grow.

  • React
  • Vite
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind
  • Bootstrap
  • TanStack Query

DevOps and infrastructure

Production databases, deployment pipelines, monitoring, caching, and server operations.

  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Nginx
  • Git
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redis

Integrations and real time

The connective tissue that makes sophisticated products feel simple and dependable.

  • Stripe Connect
  • Razorpay
  • Firebase
  • Google Maps
  • OAuth
  • WebSockets
  • REST APIs

Featured projects

Platforms built for real operational work.

Selected product work across event management, HRMS development, property platforms, restaurant operations, and reusable Laravel and React foundations.

01

Event management · SaaS

WayHopper

A location-based event platform connecting organizers, venues, and participants through GPS check-ins, ticketing, live leaderboards, and automated organizer payouts.

  • Laravel
  • Stripe Connect
  • GPS + QR
  • Firebase

02

HRMS · Enterprise

BizHR

A multi-tenant HR platform that brings attendance, payroll, leave, biometric devices, expenses, employee workflows, and a mobile experience into one connected system.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Drizzle ORM

03

Property stories · Digital platform

BrickStory

A property storytelling platform that brings together historic American homes, photos, architectural information, location discovery, and the stories behind every address.

  • Property discovery
  • Maps
  • Media
  • Storytelling

04

Commerce · Operations

CodexPOS

A restaurant-ready point-of-sale platform connecting table management, kitchen workflows, order handling, and day-to-day business operations in real time.

  • React
  • Laravel
  • Kitchen Display
  • Multi-tenant

05

Developer tools · Product

Laravel React Admin Starter Kit

A production-minded Laravel and React foundation with authentication, role-based access, audit trails, settings, and the building blocks development teams actually need.

  • Laravel 12
  • React 19
  • Sanctum
  • Tailwind

Career achievement

Punjab Food Authority, delivered through ChimpStudio

Working for Punjab Food Authority through ChimpStudio is one of my proudest professional achievements. I helped develop software, mobile application services, and digital workflows that supported food licensing operations and departmental processes.

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Professional experience

A career built in production systems.

From Core PHP systems to modern multi-tenant platforms, each chapter added another layer of product ownership, including DevOps for shipping and running production systems.

  1. Current2026 — Present

    BizHR

    Full-Stack Software Engineer

    Building a full HR management platform across React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL—from employee experiences to payroll, attendance, mobile APIs, DevOps, and production deployments.

    Dubai · Remote

  2. ProjectCurrent

    WayHopper

    Senior Laravel Developer

    Developing event-management infrastructure, Stripe Connect payment flows, GPS-driven check-ins, ticketing, operational tooling, and the DevOps needed to run large participant events.

    United States · Remote

  3. IndependentFeb 2019 — Present

    Freelance Product Development

    Full-Stack Developer

    Turning client requirements into maintainable software across Laravel, CodeIgniter, PHP, React, payments, APIs, DevOps, and existing production systems.

    Worldwide

  4. EmploymentOct 2017 — Feb 2019

    ChimpStudio

    PHP Developer

    Delivered software for Punjab Food Authority through ChimpStudio, including department modules, food licensing systems, mobile application web services, and operational workflows.

    Lahore, Pakistan

  5. EmploymentJan 2015 — Sep 2017

    Jotix Technologies

    PHP Developer

    Built scalable APIs and backend services, collaborated directly with clients and stakeholders, and delivered production systems using PHP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, and DevOps practices.

    Pakistan

  6. EmploymentJul 2011 — Dec 2014

    Techcity.pk

    PHP Developer

    Started my professional journey building backend modules, improving existing systems, maintaining frontend experiences, and delivering web projects with Core PHP and MySQL.

    Pakistan

Education and certifications

A foundation built in Karachi, continued in business and IT.

Technical training and school in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi, followed by university-level business and information technology studies.

Contact

Let’s talk about the next product that needs to ship.

Open to full-stack roles, freelance projects, and thoughtful product collaborations in Pakistan, the UAE, and worldwide.

Email Asif Ahmed LinkedIn GitHub

Direct

asifahmed715@gmail.com+92 313 9188022

Lahore, Pakistan