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ProductEngineer&PlatformOwner.

Since 2024 I’ve taken founder-led products from scope to production — solo.

Lahore, Pakistan● Available for work

About Me

ProductFull-StackPlatform / DevOps
Saad Ahmad

I build software end-to-end — and I've done it as the only technical person in the room.

Since 2024 I've been the sole technical owner of founder-led products: Service Space, ReferMe, and a Smart Event Ticketing & QR-entry platform.

On each one I did the whole arc — scoping the product and validating it with real users, building it full-stack across web and mobile (React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js), and owning how it ships and runs (Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, multi-cloud). I move across the three roles most teams split between people, and I'm most useful where they meet.

What I own end-to-end

Product

Scoping, user validation, MVP definition

Full-Stack

React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js — web & mobile

Platform / DevOps

Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, multi-cloud

How I work

Shipping validated MVPs on tight founder timelines

Building for maintainability, not just launch day

Owning the full path from scope to production

Open to roles across product, engineering, and platform work.

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Selected Work

Founder-led products

Products I owned end-to-end as sole technical lead for a founder — scoped as product, built full-stack, and deployed and run on my own infrastructure. Each has a full case study.

Self-directed builds

Products I started and built on my own initiative — a live AI voice SaaS, an AI-planned school curriculum, and a real-time decision-mapping tool. Each has a full case study.

More projects

AI Relationship Coach

LLM-guided conflict coaching across relationship types, grounded in behavioral research.

React NativeLLMOllamaNLP
PromptUp

A community platform for sharing and discovering AI prompts, with auth, curation, and search.

Next.jsMongoDBNextAuth
Socio

A social platform with real-time messaging, media sharing, and personalized feeds.

Next.jsMongoDBSocket.io
News and More

A personalized news aggregator with ML-driven discovery and article summarization.

React NativeNews APINLP
Mood Playlist

A mood-based playlist generator built on the Spotify API with OAuth.

Next.jsSpotify APIOAuth
Smart Delivery Box

An IoT delivery box with real-time tracking and secure Bluetooth access control.

React NativeFirebaseIoT
Campus Connect

A student networking app with smart peer suggestions and event coordination.

Next.jsFirebaseRedux

Experience

Independent Product Developer

Self-Employed | Remote

2024 – Present

Product & Discovery

  • Partner with early-stage founders to scope, define, and ship MVPs on tight timelines.
  • Run usability testing and structured alpha feedback loops, turning findings directly into navigation, layout, and flow decisions.
  • Iterate quickly on founder and early-user feedback to reach products that hold up with real users.
  • Currently founding MentoryX — an AI mental-health companion built to support users during the 167 hours between therapy sessions, where no structured support currently exists.

Full-Stack Engineering

  • Build across web and mobile with React.js, Next.js, and React Native, backed by Node.js / Express APIs.
  • Design database schemas and data flows (MySQL, MongoDB) and optimize queries for real usage.
  • Integrate payments (Stripe), SMS notifications (Twilio), authentication, and role-based access control from scratch.
  • Ship AI-powered features with LLM integration, from prototype to production.

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Deploy and run products across AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Render, and Railway.
  • Containerize applications with Docker and administer Linux server environments (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS).
  • Automate build and release with GitHub Actions, and provision infrastructure as code with Terraform.
  • Monitor production behavior with AWS CloudWatch, and validate third-party integrations (Stripe, Twilio, QR SDKs) in staging before release.
  • Manage code and collaboration through Git / GitHub across multiple concurrent client products.

Leadership & Community Involvement

Voice FAST Debating Society

Deputy Director

2022–2023

Head Event Manager

2022-2022

  • Led 4 departments and organized major debating events

Mindstorm Studios FAST Student Chapter

Head Event Manager

2022–2023

  • Managed event budgets and implemented digital solutions for event management

Skills & Expertise

Frontend

React.jsNext.jsReact NativeTailwind CSSJavaScript

Backend

Node.jsExpressREST APIsMySQLMongoDBFirebase

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSEC2S3RDSLambdaIAMRoute 53CloudFrontCloudWatchGCPAzureDigitalOceanContaboRenderRailwayVercel

DevOps & CI/CD

DockerGitHub ActionsTerraformLinux (Ubuntu / Debian / CentOS)Git & GitHubStaging validation

Certifications

Introduction to Python

Introduction to Python

Datacamp
Developing LLM Applications with LangChain

Developing LLM Applications with LangChain

Datacamp
Programming In Python

Programming In Python

MetaCoursera
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Introduction to Back-End Development

Introduction to Back-End Development

MetaCoursera
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Version Control

Version Control

MetaCoursera
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Introduction to Databases for Back-End Development

Introduction to Databases for Back-End Development

MetaCoursera
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ChatGPT with Python: Build a Chatbot With the OpenAI API

ChatGPT with Python: Build a Chatbot With the OpenAI API

Coursera
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Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Yale UniversityCoursera
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Get In Touch

I'm currently open to new opportunities and collaborations. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll get back to you!

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Location

Lahore, Pakistan

Work Availability

Open to freelance projects and full-time opportunities. Available for remote work globally.