Full-Stack Software Engineer

Waleed Raza

9+ years building scalable web & mobile platforms

raanawaleed@gmail.com +92-312-5189801 Islamabad, Pakistan
Laravel
PHP
Vue.js
AWS
Docker
MySQL
Redis
RESTful APIs
Microservices
CI/CD

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 – Present

Tributify

  • 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 2025

Diligent 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 2023

Innovative 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

Languages

Urdu C2 – Proficient
English C1 – Advanced

Profiles