
Haris Zahid
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Engineer and Full-stack Developer
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Toptal member since May 1, 2026
Haris is a Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer with 7+ years of experience. He rebuilt Washmen's event-driven platform into microservices supporting 50,000+ users and led OrangeShine's eCommerce marketplace, boosting engagement by 20%. Haris specializes in Node.js, Python, React, and AWS on GenAI, delivering scalable, production-ready systems that clients can rely on.
Portfolio
Experience
- TypeScript - 7 years
- Python - 7 years
- React - 7 years
- JavaScript - 7 years
- Node.js - 7 years
- PostgreSQL - 6 years
- Next.js - 6 years
- Django - 5 years
Preferred Environment
Docker, React, Node.js, Python 3, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), GitHub
The most amazing...
...project was integrating AI-driven automation workflows that eliminated hours of manual operations for a SaaS client.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Freelance Clients
- Architected and deployed scalable back-end systems using Node.js and microservices architecture on AWS—leveraging Lambda, SQS, ECS, and DynamoDB—improving system reliability and enabling seamless handling of high-traffic workloads.
- Optimized PostgreSQL and MongoDB queries and developed RESTful APIs integrated with React front ends, reducing response times and significantly enhancing overall application performance and user experience.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines and integrated AI-driven automation workflows, reducing deployment time, improving release consistency, and streamlining operational efficiency.
Full-stack Engineer
Washmen
- Redesigned the platform using microservices to improve scalability and reliability, and integrated key third-party platforms for payments, delivery, and communication to enhance overall system efficiency.
- Handled 8,000+ repeat monthly users, demonstrating strong retention and platform reliability.
- Optimized back-end workflows for better performance and scalability.
Full-stack Engineer
Cooperative Computing
- Guided the development of scalable web applications using Express and React, improving system performance and delivering a smoother, more responsive user experience.
- Engineered RESTful API integration frameworks and implemented automated testing pipelines using Cypress and Jest, ensuring system reliability and reducing production issues.
- Optimized system performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.
Lead Software Engineer
OrangeShine
- Developed back-end microservices, built ETL pipelines to improve data integration, implemented real-time streaming with Apache Kafka, enhanced performance using Redis and Elasticsearch, and developed secure authentication systems with Amazon Cognito.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira as a reporting tool.
- Achieved scalable platform growth supporting 5,000+ active users while maintaining and enhancing OrangeShine.com, ensuring reliable performance and seamless user experience.
Full-stack Developer
Glowerx
- Built scalable back-end services using Django, Flask, and FastAPI, delivering high-performance APIs for multiple client web applications.
- Designed and optimized MySQL database schemas, improving data retrieval speed while maintaining data integrity and security.
- Implemented responsive UI components using Bootstrap 4 and 5, ensuring consistent cross-device design across all web platforms.
- Integrated cloud infrastructure services to enhance application reliability, scalability, and overall production performance.
- Delivered full-stack features using JavaScript and Python, seamlessly integrating the front and back ends for cohesive user experiences.
Experience
Washmen Scalable Laundry ERP & On-demand Service Platform
https://www.washmen.com/I redesigned the platform using a microservices-based architecture, enabling independent service scaling and significantly improving system reliability. As part of this, I built dedicated services for billing, orders, catalog, and promotions—each modular and independently deployable, making the system easier to maintain and scale over time. I also integrated key 3rd-party platforms to streamline payments, delivery operations, and customer communication, creating a more efficient and responsive ecosystem.
To improve back-end performance, I introduced asynchronous processing patterns that allowed the system to handle high-traffic workloads without compromising reliability. I integrated 3rd-party APIs across payments, logistics, and customer support, optimizing how these services communicated with the core platform. Throughout the process, I focused on clean, modular service design, ensuring each component could be developed, deployed, and scaled independently, reducing friction for both the engineering team and end users.
Degree37 Multi-tenant ERP for Donor Management & Engagement
To address the issue, I developed a multi-tenant ERP platform that enables blood centers to efficiently manage donor data, analyze trends, and improve communication, ultimately creating a more streamlined and rewarding donation experience.
The platform was built on a multi-tenant architecture. At its core, it featured centralized donor management and donation tracking, giving teams a unified view of donor activity and campaign performance. Real-time analytics provided insights into donation trends and engagement patterns, supporting more informed decision-making. To improve retention, I built a donor engagement and reward system. The solution was also designed to be integration-ready.
I built responsive and scalable dashboard interfaces using React and developed reusable UI components for complex ERP workflows. I integrated front-end with back-end APIs to ensure seamless data flow, collaborating with back-end team to optimize system performance. I also improved UX for data-heavy dashboards and user interactions
impact.
OrangeShine: Scalable Multi-vendor eCommerce Marketplace
https://www.orangeshine.com/I built and enhanced a multi-vendor eCommerce platform that enables vendors to onboard, manage inventory, and sell products while providing customers with a fast, intuitive, and seamless shopping experience.
The platform supported multi-vendor product and inventory management within a single, unified system. Advanced filtering and real-time API-driven data rendering kept the experience fast and accurate, while an optimized checkout flow and scalable architecture ensured reliable performance under high traffic.
I built and optimized React-based UI components and integrated REST APIs with a Python back end to enable dynamic, real-time data rendering. I refined the product discovery and navigation experience, making targeted UI/UX enhancements and creating a smoother, more intuitive journey from browsing to checkout.
The result was a faster, smoother user experience with stronger product discoverability and customer engagement. The front-end architecture became more scalable and maintainable, improving usability for both vendors and customers alike.
Nejo AI — AI Document-to-audio Automation Platform
https://www.nejo.ai/I helped design and implement a scalable back-end architecture using Django, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS SQS/SNS/S3, FFmpeg, and Selenium. I worked on queue-based processing, AI workflow integration, media handling, and fault-tolerant delivery to ensure the platform could reliably process document workloads without blocking the user experience.
The result was a production-ready AI automation platform that reduced content consumption time, improved document accessibility, and delivered a reliable audio generation workflow at scale.
PodSkim — AI Podcast Search & Summarization Platform
https://podskim.com/I worked on React and TypeScript interfaces, AI-driven API integrations, semantic search workflows, and scalable serverless back-end functions. I also contributed to NLP-based summarization, content retrieval flows, and analytics/event tracking to improve user engagement and product insights.
The result was a scalable AI media platform that reduced content discovery time, improved podcast engagement, and gave users a faster way to extract value from long-form audio content.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Central Punjab - Lahore, Pakistan
Certifications
Machine Learning
DeepLearning.AI
Skill Certification - Python Development
Freelance Agency
Problem Solving
HackerRank
Python
HackerRank
NodeJS
HackerRank
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, REST APIs, Stripe API, Stripe, FFmpeg
Tools
GitHub, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Claude, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Claude Code
Languages
Python, Python 3, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Rust, SQL
Frameworks
Next.js, Django, NestJS, Express.js, Jest, Cypress, Redux, LangGraph, Flask, Selenium, Bootstrap
Paradigms
Event-driven Design (EDD), Microservices, Database Design, ETL
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, AWS Lambda, Vercel, Azure
Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Google Cloud
Other
RESTFul APIs, API Integration, Architecture, Full-stack, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Multi-tenant Architecture, Multi-tenant SaaS, SaaS, Full-stack Development, Software Architecture, Attendance Systems, FastAPI, Vercel Analytics, AI Agents, Agentic AI, Agentic AI Systems, AI Tools, Integration, Agentic Coding, Dashboards, Front-end Development, Back-end Development, Problem Solving, CI/CD Pipelines, AI Integration, AI Automation, Checkout, Large Language Models (LLMs), Webhooks, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Vector Databases, Serverless, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Supabase, Prompt Engineering, Cursor AI, Supabase Auth, AI Agent Orchestration, AI Engineering, Machine Learning, User Interface (UI), AI Project Management, Resend
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