SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER / FULL-STACK DEVELOPERLAHORE, PAKISTAN

BUILT ON CURIOSITY. BACKED BY CODE.

MUHAMMAD
TALHA.

Engineering ideas into
systems that scale.

Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 6+ years of experience connecting thoughtful interfaces, powerful backends, and real-world impact.

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01 / INTERCONNECTED

6+Years building
digital products

07Selected projects
across industries

04Concurrent projects
led at Cybros.dev

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01 / THE APPROACH

From the first idea
to the last mile.

I build the systems behind the experience. My work spans backend architecture, web and mobile development, and the integrations that bring a product together.

From leading developers across four projects to staying hands-on with code, I take ownership of the whole journey: architecture, delivery, and the details that make software reliable.

BACKEND ARCHITECTUREFULL-STACK DELIVERYTECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

02 / SELECTED WORK

Complex challenges.
Purposeful solutions.

HEALTHCARE / MARKETPLACES / AI

THREE-SERVICE ARCHITECTURE

91+ TREATMENTS14 SPECIALTIES5 LANGUAGES

01 / MEDICAL AESTHETICS

BeautyMedApp

A medical aesthetics marketplace connecting patients and clinics, with AI photo validation, real-time messaging, and a multi-tier commission system.

React NativeNext.js 15Node.jsPostgreSQLRedisGemini AI

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Architected three services around a 58-entity PostgreSQL model and 45+ backend services in a TypeScript codebase.
Built a conditional medical questionnaire engine with repeatable field groups and immutable submission snapshots, supporting 91+ treatment questionnaires without a schema change per treatment.
Integrated Google Gemini into an asynchronous Bull + Redis photo-validation pipeline for angle, lighting, and pose, with confidence-scored feedback in five languages.
Delivered Socket.IO messaging with Redis pub/sub, JWT authentication, multi-device presence, and per-socket rate limits.
Implemented bidding, quotations, recruiter-to-manager commissions, lead routing, audit trails, and Stripe deposits, with Arabic RTL support.

TWO-SIDED MARKETPLACE

3 SSR WEB APPSESCROW PAYMENTSAWS INFRASTRUCTURE

02 / PHARMACEUTICAL TALENT

Pharma8

A talent marketplace spanning the entire hiring lifecycle—from matching and interviews to contracts and escrow-based payments.

React 19TypeScriptExpressMongoDBStripe ConnectAWS

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Engineered talent, company, and admin SSR applications in a TypeScript monorepo, with React Router v7 and a shared REST and WebSocket API.
Built Stripe Connect escrow payments for milestone and hourly billing, invoices, payouts, and overage handling.
Delivered job postings, candidate matching, Zoom interview scheduling, offers, and digital contracts.
Implemented real-time messaging, live notifications, and Redis-backed distributed sessions for horizontally scalable API containers.
Deployed with SST across development, UAT, and production: ECS Fargate for APIs, Lambda@Edge and CloudFront for SSR, plus S3 and SES.
Integrated Gemini, Hunter.io, Apify, and Turnstile, with role-based access, Zod validation, Playwright and Vitest testing, and Sentry / CloudWatch monitoring.

Ajarlee

Multi-tenant rental marketplace

Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQL

Developed authentication, fraud-user management, internationalisation, responsive layouts, and light/dark themes for the tenant-facing application.
Built featured company placement, VAT calculations, and configurable search sorting. Integrated APIs and reviewed team pull requests.

D3

Microservices backend platform

NestJSGraphQLTypeORMDocker

Led the architecture of a Yarn workspaces monorepo spanning API, database, and worker packages.
Owned schema design and migrations, Docker-based CI/CD, and unit and integration testing. Mentored junior engineers and authored technical standards.

Gocamp

Full-stack web application

Ruby on RailsNext.jsPostgreSQL

Connected a Rails backend and Next.js frontend through REST APIs, with authentication, authorisation, and role-based permissions.
Optimised PostgreSQL queries and used SSR and SSG for SEO and load times. Integrated payments, notifications, WebSockets, automated tests, and cloud delivery pipelines.

Gradingly

AI-powered grading platform

DjangoPythonNLPReactOpenAI

Built an AI grading engine with OpenAI / ChatGPT APIs and a live quiz system using sockets.
Integrated Stripe and workflow automation, and embedded React inside Django templates to improve usability and modernise the experience.

GetJess

SEO & marketing analytics

Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLDataForSEO

Built and maintained a DIY SEO platform for small businesses, with keyword rankings, search volumes, and competitor insights through DataForSEO.
Integrated Google My Business post scheduling and background jobs. Created multi-source analytics dashboards and optimised database queries and API requests.

03 / THE JOURNEY

Always building.
Always evolving.

Hands-on engineering.
Shared knowledge. End-to-end ownership.

2025 — Present
CURRENT ROLE

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Independent Contractor
Remote · International clients

Owning architecture and delivery for healthcare, marketplace, food-intelligence, and Web3 products.

Role highlights

Architected a health and nutrition intelligence backend with condition-based routing, a Supabase knowledge service, and a governed reasoning layer.
Built Expo mobile apps with clinical photo capture, AI validation, Socket.IO messaging, and Stripe payments.
Delivered multi-tenant Next.js applications and automated PostgreSQL backup and disaster recovery on AWS EC2.
Manage weekly delivery plans, daily client updates, and team code reviews.

2022 — 2025

Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer

Cybros.dev

Led developers across four concurrent projects, from requirements and planning through production delivery.

Role highlights

Provided technical guidance, code reviews, mentoring, and coding standards while remaining a hands-on contributor.
Translated stakeholder needs into scalable solutions and led Agile sprint planning and multi-project delivery.

2021 — 2022

Software Engineer

Opsjet

Built NLP-powered writing analysis and a car rental platform for the Oman market.

Role highlights

Developed Django services for text evaluation and integrated machine learning models for text processing.
Built NestJS booking and vehicle management services, optimised REST APIs, and partnered with UI/UX teams on usability.

2020 — 2021

Software Engineer

Test.Inc

Developed web applications with Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS in cross-functional Agile teams.

Role highlights

Improved application performance and code efficiency, and built RESTful APIs and third-party service integrations.
Collaborated on the design, implementation, and deployment of scalable software solutions.

04 / THE TOOLKIT

The right tools.
A solid foundation.

A connected stack for everything
between interface and infrastructure.

Languages & foundations

JavaScriptTypeScriptRubyPythonSQLHTML5CSS3

Backend engineering

Ruby on RailsNode.jsExpressNestJSDjangoREST APIsGraphQLWebSocketsSocket.IOJWTBull / SidekiqCron

Frontend & mobile

React 19Next.js 15React Router v7React Native / ExpoReduxZustandTanStack QueryReact Hook FormYup / ZodTailwind CSSi18n / RTL

Data & infrastructure

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchSupabaseTypeORMActiveRecordAWSSST / IaCDockerCI/CDLinuxGitMonorepos

Integrations & AI

OpenAI / ChatGPTGoogle GeminiGoogle ML KitStripe / ConnectSSO / SLOTransUnionZoomGoogle WorkspaceDataForSEOGoogle My BusinessTurnstileWeb3

Quality & collaboration

TDDVitestPlaywrightUnit & integration testsESLint / PrettierHuskyCode reviewAgile / ScrumSentryCloudWatchTechnical documentationJiraTrelloAsanaFigmaPostman

EDUCATION

BS Computer Science

University of Gujrat / 2016–2020

LANGUAGES

Communication without friction.

English / Professional Urdu & Punjabi / Native

05 / ENGINEERING NOTES

Beyond the code.
Inside the decisions.

All articles

System design01

Designing a system for one million requests per second

A practical guide to 1 million requests per second: capacity math, caching, load balancing, database sharding, backpressure, and realistic load testing.

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