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Full-stack Developer
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Toptal member since July 27, 2016
Bio
Usama is an experienced full-stack PHP and JavaScript developer who is ambitious and loves getting things done. He is a SaaS enthusiast who has worked on several SaaS apps and sold one. He's an engineer turned freelance and entrepreneur with experience building highly scalable applications and possesses exceptional collaborative skills. Usama is a computer science graduate and a silver medalist majoring in natural language processing.
Portfolio
ReachOWL
Vue, Vuex, Amazon Web Services (AWS), XPath, Chrome Extensions, CSS, HTML...
Botsify
Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Full-stack, jQuery, JavaScript...
Churnkey
Vue, Node.js, Serverless, MongoDB, Email Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
Experience
- JavaScript - 8 years
- Laravel - 8 years
- PHP - 8 years
- Node.js - 8 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 7 years
- React - 6 years
- Agentic Coding - 5 years
- Agentic AI - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Git, Laravel, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, CodeIgniter, WordPress, API Integration, JavaScript, Vue 2, WordPress Plugins
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is Botsify—helping businesses create AI chatbots—growing it to $180,000 in ARR. I also successfully exited a startup and sold it to MailShake.
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - PRESENT
ReachOWL
- Developed ReachOWL to help businesses scrape profiles from social channels and send automated DM sequences.
- Launched the website live on the Chrome extensions store and AWS and installed bug trackers.
- Oversaw the product launch to grow to 200+ monthly active users.
Technologies: Vue, Vuex, Amazon Web Services (AWS), XPath, Chrome Extensions, CSS, HTML, Amazon Aurora, APIs, Full-stack Development, Front-end, Front-end Development, Tailwind CSS, Vuetify, Vue Router, Airtable, Shopify, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Google Analytics, Cloudflare, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon EC2, AdonisJS, Advertising Technology (Adtech), Zapier, Back-end, Databases, SaaS, Dashboards, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Database Design, Docker, Google Cloud, Solution Architecture
CEO
2016 - PRESENT
Botsify
- Founded Botsify.com, a startup where I have been working for almost five years in the capacity of CEO.
- Managed teams and frequently performed the infrastructure planning and solution architect's duties. Designed new systems as required.
- Made sure the UI/UX is easy to use, integrated the methods to improve the MRR of the product, and increased it to $180,000 ARR.
Technologies: Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Full-stack, jQuery, JavaScript, Vue, HubSpot, Bootstrap, Google Maps API, SQL, Facebook API, Redis, Chatbots, Dialogflow, CSS, HTML, Amazon Aurora, APIs, Twilio API, Front-end, Front-end Development, Tailwind CSS, Plugins, Airtable, Shopify, OpenAI GPT-4 API, ChatGPT, Cloud Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Laravel Livewire, Twilio, Shopify API, Firebase, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Google Analytics, Prompt Engineering, AI Chatbots, Conversational AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Migration, Agentic AI, AI Tools, Startups, AI Agents, Multi-agent Systems, Observability, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon EC2, Inertia, n8n, Marketing, Zapier, Back-end, Databases, CRM, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), API Design, Claude Code, Database Design, Docker, Solution Architecture, Supabase
Full-stack Vue Developer
2022 - 2023
Churnkey
- Completed the event tracking feature in the web widget.
- Performed A/B testing in the cancel flow to reduce churn.
- Redesigned the embed widget's UI, which worked as a theme.
Technologies: Vue, Node.js, Serverless, MongoDB, Email Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), APIs, Full-stack, CSS, HTML, Amazon Aurora, Full-stack Development, Front-end, Front-end Development, Tailwind CSS, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Google Analytics, Next.js, Figma, Amazon EC2, Back-end, Databases, Database Design, Docker, Solution Architecture
Full-stack Developer
2018 - 2020
IdealEstate
- Developed the application that connects several real estate agents in the USA from the ground up using ListHub API. The social channel helped real estate people to connect and recommend each other.
- Fixed bugs within the application, wrote automated test cases using PHP Unit and ensured the code quality was up-to-the-demand.
- Oversaw the launching process, which resulted in the subscription of over 1,000 people on the platform.
Technologies: Laravel, Vue, Amazon Web Services (AWS), JavaScript, Bootstrap 3, GraphQL, Full-stack, Google Maps API, Ionic, SQL, MySQL, Facebook API, Redis, CSS, HTML, Amazon Aurora, APIs, Front-end, Front-end Development, Google Analytics, WordPress Plugins, Amazon EC2, Back-end, Databases, Database Design, Solution Architecture
CTO | Co-founder
2014 - 2016
Vortechs Innovations
- Worked as CTO and co-founder of a service-based company.
- Provided estimations on different projects based on the client's requirements for the proposal.
- Implemented over twenty projects alone or in collaboration with a small team of developers.
- Established company culture and implemented best software engineering practices across the company.
Technologies: Git, Linux, MySQL, WordPress, Laravel, PHP, Vue, Ionic, AngularJS, CodeIgniter, SQL, CSS, HTML, APIs, Plugins, Back-end
Software Engineer
2015 - 2015
Aurea Softwares
- Fulfilled custom data extraction and manipulation requirements for large email marketing software clients.
- Talked to customers to get their requirements about their custom tasks.
- Performed requirements analysis and estimation for different custom tasks coming from the clients of the software.
Technologies: Git, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Laravel, SQL, CSS, HTML, APIs, Front-end Development, Plugins, Inertia, Back-end
Intern Software Engineer
2013 - 2014
Venture Dive
- Worked on Athan, an app that sends daily Athan reminders on the user's Facebook wall.
- Worked on the clean coding practices and learned the PHP MVC Design Pattern.
- Achieved 100,000+ downloads for the app on the App Store, though the Facebook app was never launched.
Technologies: CodeIgniter, MySQL, Facebook API, PHP, SQL, CSS, HTML, APIs, Front-end Development, Plugins, Back-end
Experience
Botsify
https://botsify.comI founded Botsify out of my living room and bootstrapped it to $180,000 ARR. This gave me inspiration, and I built other SaaS tools on my own. I handled a startup team of seven at one point and optimized the growth and SEO of the product to increase MRR.
Teamup.sa
Teamup is a Middle Eastern freelancing website. It mainly focuses on artists and technical freelancers. The website includes all features you expect in a standard freelancing site, from the bidding mechanism to the five-star reviews of the clients vs. freelancers.
My task on this project was to lead the development team of two developers and work on the project as a tech lead on the front and back end. Technologies used for the project are Laravel and AngularJS.
My task on this project was to lead the development team of two developers and work on the project as a tech lead on the front and back end. Technologies used for the project are Laravel and AngularJS.
HeyImLea Chatbot
Via Toptal, I worked with AmplifyLive to work on their chatbot for messenger. This chatbot helps people buy concert tickets for their favorite artist right from the messenger. The application was built in NodeJS/ExpressJS
Pushpop
Pushpop is a mobile application that allows shop owners to market deals based on geo-fence and iBeacon. The web application incorporates the complete analytics for each campaign's shop owners' set up.
I worked as a software engineer on the project. The website is built in Laravel and Vue.js, and the mobile application is built using AngularJS. The application uses Twillio API, push notifications, and geofencing.
I worked as a software engineer on the project. The website is built in Laravel and Vue.js, and the mobile application is built using AngularJS. The application uses Twillio API, push notifications, and geofencing.
WynbiEvents
WynbiEvents is an alternative to Meetup, where the school mainly organizes events, creates event pages, and accepts registrations.
The system uses Laravel on the back end and AngularJS on the front end.
The system uses Laravel on the back end and AngularJS on the front end.
Hireonic
An online company recruitment facilitation tool for companies looking for pre-vetted candidates and technical developers for onsite vacancies for their companies. Currently working in Pakistan. This product was built as a part of Vortechs Innovations, where I worked as CTO on this product. We used Angular and Laravel combined for this product.
Fivemin Clinic Ionic Application
I worked as a developer and played my role in building a clinical application used by clinics in the US. My role was to work on the Ionic application and use the API built in Laravel. I got experience working with PDFs.
Smarty Night
Smarty Night is a San Jose-based startup. I worked as the sole technical developer on this project. I used Laravel and MySQL for this project, communicating directly with the client and, even after six months, maintaining a healthy working relationship with them.
Rnked Portal
The Rnked agency database contains millions of data points about thousands of marketing and advertising agencies. The team of experienced brokers uses this information to ensure that we match your business with the top agencies that can deliver results for your unique needs. I was the first developer (Lumen and Angular) on this project.
Finance Training Course
https://financetrainingcourse.comWorked on the progress web app, a mobile application replacement, for a finance training course. The finance training course is one of the leading finance training websites. I worked on their mobile application, which was supposed to be a progressive web application. I created a re-implementable solution for WordPress, which can be deployed easily on any WordPress site.
IdealEstate
A social network for real estate people to connect, chat, and recommend each other's services. Homebuyers can explore homes and respective real estate profiles to connect and discuss with them a particular property.
Hecatex
Worked on the portal for the real-estate builders. The company would be able to track the progress of its several construction projects at a high level and as well as individual level. Worked on fixing bugs and some of the speed optimization tasks.
Shopalong
A management portal where admin can look at the market surveys, design surveys, and track the progress of the surveys being conducted. In the end, reward API is integrated to give rewards to those who complete surveys.
Full-stack Node.js Development
https://churnkey.coWorked on Churnkey. I built the app's front end and back end. I helped launch cool features in the JavaScript embed code. I optimized the code in a few places and worked as a team. I used AWS to build code and MongoDB to a Query database.
Full-stack Next.js Developer
https://knowcrunch.comWorked as a Next.js full-stack developer with Laravel as the back end. Worked on the dynamic email integration with Brevo. Redesigned several admin modules based on the new UI using the MUI framework. Also helped with the dynamic work of reporting criteria fields.
AI Sports Survey App
Worked as a full-stack Laravel developer and built this sports quiz application using OpenAI. Dynamic quizzes and a complete SaaS application with Stripe payment integration. Added gamification for badges based on the quiz performances.
Real Estate SaaS App for Corporate Venues
Worked as a sole full-stack developer for a real estate application for corporate venues, integrated an admin panel for managing venues, multiple user roles, and Stripe payment integration, along with bulk venue uploading features.
Built Generative AI Medical Notes Module
I worked as a full-stack developer and generated AI medical notes using OpenAI. I also worked on the patient module and signature mobile app integration, along with the geo-fencing feature in Ionic for restricting fraud.
RealEstate AI Flyer App
https://flyergenie.com/Built back-end services for an AI-powered real estate marketing platform using Python and Flask. Developed REST APIs to generate AI-assisted property flyers, integrated AI services into the application workflow, and deployed the back end on Replit. Contributed to back-end architecture, API design, and production deployment while ensuring reliable performance and scalability.
Mental Health Tracking Mobile App
Contributed to the overhaul of an existing mental health tracking mobile application, improving the user experience, application performance, and core functionality. Worked closely with the team to modernize the codebase, implement new features, fix production issues, and enhance overall stability while maintaining compatibility with the existing platform.
Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences - Karachi
2009 - 2011
Intermediate Degree in Pre-Engineering
Dehli Govt College - Karachi
2007 - 2009
Technical High School Diploma in General Science
The Educators - Karachi
Certifications
JUNE 2026 - PRESENT
Agents and Workflow
OpenAI
JUNE 2026 - PRESENT
Building Personal AI Workflows
Anthropic
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Google Maps API, Node.js, React, Facebook Messenger API, Facebook API, Vue, Stripe, Shopify API, Inertia, REST APIs, Twilio API, jQuery, Facebook Open Graph API, Pusher, Google Maps, Vuex, Vue 2, Mailchimp API
Tools
Git, GitHub, WPML, Google Analytics, n8n, Zapier, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Figma, NGINX, Amazon ElastiCache, Dialogflow
Languages
SQL, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP 7, HTML5, GraphQL, XPath, TypeScript, Python
Frameworks
Laravel, AngularJS, Ionic, CodeIgniter, Angular, Tailwind CSS, Vuetify, Next.js, AdonisJS, NestJS, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap, Express.js, Vapor, Symfony, Laravel Livewire, React Native
Paradigms
DevOps, Agile Software Development, Design Patterns, Unit Testing, Back-end Architecture, Testing, Continuous Deployment, Database Design
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Firebase, Amazon EC2, WordPress, Heroku, Shopify, Twilio, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), HubSpot, AWS Lambda, Docker
Storage
MySQL, Databases, Google Cloud, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Amazon Aurora
Industry Expertise
Marketing
Other
Full-stack, Scalability, APIs, Full-stack Development, eCommerce, Plugins, Web Development, Airtable, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Prompt Engineering, AI Chatbots, Startups, AI Agents, CI/CD Pipelines, Back-end, Agentic Coding, LLM Integration, SaaS, Dashboards, API Design, Back-end Development, Payment APIs, Architecture, Solution Architecture, Growth Hacking, Front-end, Front-end Development, Web Scraping, Vue Router, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), OpenAI GPT-4 API, Cloud Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Conversational AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), WordPress Plugins, Cloudflare, Migration, AI Tools, Agentic AI, Workflow Automation, Multi-agent Systems, Observability, Advertising Technology (Adtech), CRM, FastAPI, Cloud, Software Architecture, Web Application Design, Supabase, Website Translation, API Integration, Chatbots, Chatbot Conversation Design, PWA, Serverless, Email Automation, Chrome Extensions, Symphony, Machine Learning, OpenAI, LLM Agents, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
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