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Muhammad Junaid

Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Developer

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Toptal member since August 23, 2022

Expertise

Web Development Front-end React.js JavaScript TypeScript Redux CSS HTML5 SaaS Full-stack Node.js GraphQL PostgreSQL Bootstrap MongoDB

Bio

Junaid is a skilled front-end engineer with expertise in React and Angular. He builds high-performance, user-centric web applications and has a strong track record of leading projects, mentoring engineers, and implementing best practices. Passionate about intuitive design, he creates seamless, responsive, and accessible experiences that drive engagement and productivity. With a keen eye for detail, he focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user satisfaction across all devices.

Portfolio

Motive

Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, SCSS

Motive

Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, SCSS

Pakistan Single Window

React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Redux, REST APIs, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, Git...

Experience

GraphQL - 2 years
Node.js - 2 years
TypeScript - 2 years
Redux - 2 years
React - 2 years
REST APIs - 2 years
JavaScript - 2 years
Angular - 2 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

WebStorm, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Linux, Git

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed was Motive's vehicle-based card feature, which improves financial processes and user experience with real-time insights.

Work Experience

Lead Front-end Developer

2023 - 2025

Motive

Led critical features in cards experience/core, emphasizing autonomy and collaboration. Key projects: 'Vehicle-based Cards' and 'Capture Pre-Transaction Metadata' for optimized financial processes.
Owned seamless development, testing, and continuous support throughout the code lifecycle.
Prioritized user perspectives, ensuring swift resolutions for an enhanced user experience.
Applied industry best practices with a focus on a data-driven approach. Implemented Datadog for real-time insights.
Mentored junior engineers, provided insightful code reviews, and fostered collaboration. Guided teams through successful projects like 'Bulk Freeze/Unfreeze' and 'Admin Unlock for Driver Cards.'.

Technologies: Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, SCSS

Front-end Developer

2022 - 2023

Motive

Took the lead on projects both within our team (Pod) and worked on cross Pods, notably working on the Fleet View.
Managed end-to-end execution of smaller to medium-sized projects, handling everything from breaking down tasks to successful delivery.
Owned the entire project journey, from the initial design handoff to getting things up and running in production.
Worked closely with back-end, QA, and product teams, showing independent teamwork and ensuring smooth collaboration.
Took care of code development, testing, and support throughout its lifecycle, catching and resolving bugs at every stage.
Developed a feature for user roles and permissions, allowing administrators to assign specific access levels and capabilities to individual users.
Implemented customizable spending limits and alerts, allowing administrators to tailor the feature to their needs.
Created a spend controls feature for the application, enabling administrators to set limits on financial transactions and expenditures.

Technologies: Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, SCSS

Software Engineer

2022 - 2022

Pakistan Single Window

Improved the payment processing time by 25% by leading the development of a new payment popup that innovatively displayed payment information.
Increased productivity by 30% after creating an editable grid to show traders useful information, which many teams adopted.
Boosted user retention by 15% after creating a hoverable popover to streamline commodity information.

Technologies: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Redux, REST APIs, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, Git, APIs, Figma, Axios, Webpack, NPM, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, API Integration, Software Design, REST, Front-end, Front-end Development

Full-stack Developer

2020 - 2022

Westa

Designed, built, and released the new polls feature in 45 days. This feature allowed organizers to create user-generated polls and display visually appealing results.
Accelerated user engagement, developing the speed networking feature, which allowed users to have a short video call session with people of the same interest in an event.
Increased engagements by 20% by establishing an automated email service to distribute speed networking results and contact details of the participants.
Added the Ukrainian and Russian languages to the app, multiplying the number of users in those regions by 35% in the first quarter and 50% in the second quarter.
Tested and fixed bugs in the app's messaging and events features, refactoring the JavaScript code to use the latest JavaScript methods, ensuring that the application would not crash.

Technologies: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, Storybook, HTML, SCSS, PostgreSQL, ECMAScript (ES6), CSS3, HTML5, Express.js, Git, APIs, System Design, Figma, Axios, WebRTC, Redux-Saga, Webpack, NPM, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), SaaS, UI Development, Full-stack, API Integration, Software Design, Docker, Agile Product Management, Front-end, Front-end Development

Front-end Developer

2020 - 2020

CodeConnects

Increased signups by 15% over two weeks and decreased bounce rates by 10% after designing and implementing a landing page for the QubitxQubit website.
Improved student enrollments by 500 in one month after producing a new quantum course page for the CodeConnects website.
Achieved a 50% increase in users appearing on the first page of Google search results by rewriting HTML to meet accessibility and SEO requirements.

Technologies: JavaScript, Netlify, CSS3, HTML5, Git, APIs, MySQL, Figma, Axios, NPM, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, API Integration, Software Design, REST, Front-end, Front-end Development

Experience

Development of a Social Job Platform

The platform allows users to connect with people, send messages, create posts, and apply for jobs. After a user creates a profile, they can instantly connect with others who share their interests. They can also message them directly or browse the profiles of others to find those who might be a good fit for their network. The user can also post anything, such as news articles and job openings, and accept job offers through the platform.

The Netflix Clone React Application

Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services, with over 117 million customers worldwide, and is known for being reliable and fast. However, it's also known for its many flaws: it can seem like a black box that's hard to understand, and many things about the service could be improved.

Netflix Clone is a React application built with modern web technologies such as React, Redux, ES6, Webpack, Babel, and Node.js, with a wide range of features that make it more intuitive than Netflix. The user login screen was optimized to be as fast as possible, and the video player has an automatic sleep timer to save battery life on mobile devices. The clone also has a download feature for offline viewing and an app-like interface, so users don't have to navigate through menus every time they watch a movie.

This project aimed to create a simple streaming service compatible with all modern web and mobile browsers, allowing users to easily access their favorite movies anywhere on any device.

An eCommerce Website Built on React

An eCommerce website that's simple, user-friendly, and easy to use. Users can add products to the cart, checkout, and pay for them through a secure server that doesn't store credit card information using Stripe as a processor. The site is built on React and has an admin dashboard allowing for customization. The back-end database is built on MySQL, giving users access to many advanced features like querying by date range or filtering by multiple criteria at once.

Education

2021 - 2023

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Master of Science in Information Security - Karachi, Pakistan

2016 - 2020

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences - Karachi, Pakistan

Certifications

JUNE 2020 - PRESENT

Front-end Web Development with React

Coursera

MARCH 2020 - PRESENT

Front-end Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4

Coursera

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, REST APIs, Stripe API, Socket.IO, Flexbox, Redux-Saga, WebRTC

Tools

Redux Thunk, Figma, NPM, Mongoose, Knex.js, WebStorm, Git, Atom, Webpack, Apache

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, SCSS, CSS, ECMAScript (ES6), CSS3, HTML5, GraphQL, SQL, Less

Frameworks

Redux, Bootstrap, Express.js, Material UI, Angular

Paradigms

RESTful Development, Asynchronous Programming, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web UI Design, Agile Product Management

Storage

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Cloud Firestore

Platforms

Netlify, Firebase, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker

Other

Front-end, Front-end Development, Web Development, Axios, UI Development, APIs, System Design, Responsive Design, SaaS, Full-stack, API Integration, Software Design, Storybook, WebSockets, Web Security, Information Security

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