Summary
9+ years of full-stack software engineering with expertise in Laravel, PHP, Vue.js, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-native deployments (AWS, Docker). Proven leadership managing 20+ developers, architecting scalable systems, and delivering high-performance platforms for web and mobile. Adept at API design, secure authentication, CI/CD, and agile project delivery.
Technical Skills
Backend: PHP, Laravel (Eloquent, Blade, Livewire, Fortify, Spatie), CodeIgniter, WordPress
Front-end: Vue.js (Vue 3, Composition API), AngularJS, JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery
DevOps: Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), CI/CD, Git, GitHub Actions
Databases: MySQL (optimisation, migrations, indexing), Redis
APIs: RESTful, OpenAPI/Swagger, Webhooks, Pusher, Social APIs (FB, Google)
Architecture: Microservices, Repository/Service Pattern, MVC, OOP, RBAC
Tools: Jira, Trello, Bitbucket, Postman, PHPUnit, Dusk, Laravel Telescope
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Code Reviews
Experience
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Nov 2024 – PresentTributify
- Architected and scaled RESTful APIs in Laravel 11, serving 50K+ daily requests
- Reduced API response time by 40% via Eloquent optimisation, Redis caching, eager loading
- Led migration to modular monorepo — improved deploy velocity by 60%
- Implemented Spatie Roles/Permissions + Laravel Fortify → 100% audit compliance
- Built real-time Livewire + Alpine.js Admin Panel (50+ entities)
- Authored OpenAPI 3.0 spec — reduced integration bugs by 70%
- Containerised services with Docker Compose → zero-downtime blue-green deployments
Lead Software Engineer
Nov 2023 – Jan 2025Diligent Technologies | Islamabad, Pakistan
- Led team of 20+ engineers (backend, frontend, mobile)
- Designed event-driven microservices with Laravel Events & Queues
- Mentored 8 juniors — enforced PSR-12, PHPStan, PR reviews
- Built CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions, Dusk, PHPUnit) → 95% test coverage
- Managed roadmaps, sprint planning (Jira), stakeholder demos — 100% on-time delivery
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2021 – Aug 2023Innovative Solutions | Islamabad, Pakistan
- Developed Laravel + Vue.js SaaS platform — 50,000 MAU
- Architected & delivered Facebook/Instagram Ads Manager (white-label) for 20+ clients
- Integrated Facebook Marketing API v18 — reduced manual work by 85%
- Built scalable DB schema (25+ tables, soft deletes, UUID, polymorphic relations)
- High-performance APIs with rate limiting, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OWASP Top 10 compliance
Education
BS in Computer Software Engineering
National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
January 2013
Certifications
- • Angular
- • Foundations of Project Management