Karachi software engineer - web, mobile, AI

Ahsan builds the web, mobile, API, and AI layers your product needs to ship.

For founders and teams that need one engineer who can turn a product goal into clean UI, dependable backend flows, mobile screens, and practical AI automation.

MVP launch

Interfaces, admin flows, dashboards, checkout, and APIs

Mobile release

Expo, React Native, Flutter, maps, chat, notifications

AI features

Menu generation, realtime chat, agent flows, automation

Backend depth

Django, NestJS, REST, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Stripe

5+

Years building

Web + Mobile

Delivery scope

AI

Product integrations

Core expertise

Product engineering across client, server, and mobile.

Capability

Frontend systems

React, Next.js, Redux Toolkit, Material UI, Tailwind, responsive component systems, and API-backed interfaces.

Capability

Mobile delivery

Flutter, Expo, and React Native applications with real-time location, notifications, Firebase, Supabase, and release-minded UI polish.

Capability

Backend and AI

Django, Node.js, NestJS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AI SDK, OpenAI SDK, agentic workflows, and realtime AI chat.

Client project showcase

Full-stack products shipped across SaaS, marketplaces, AI, health, dating, and contactless commerce.

Selected production work with real UI surfaces, mobile delivery, API backends, payment flows, AI modules, and customer-facing workflows.

AI-powered Pakistani nutrition platform

Nutra Sehat

Full-stack Pakistani and desi nutrition platform across mobile and web. Built for calorie tracking, food scanning, AI meal planning, Ramadan-aware routines, Urdu/English support, budget-friendly choices, diabetes-friendly preferences, and subscription-based premium nutrition features.

  • Expo mobile app and Next.js web dashboard
  • Pakistani/desi food catalog with calories, macros, Urdu names, and serving sizes
  • AI-powered food analysis, meal recommendations, and daily nutrition advice
  • Ramadan, budget-friendly, and diabetes-friendly planning modes
Expo/React Native
Next.js
Supabase
Redux Toolkit
AI SDK
Tailwind CSS v4
shadcn/ui
RevenueCat
i18next
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AI-powered Pakistani nutrition platform

Mobile-first eCommerce storefront

Trendy Bazaar

Modern, premium, mobile-first eCommerce storefront for a Pakistani multi-category dropshipping brand. Built for fast browsing, impulse-friendly merchandising, and high trust at checkout with COD preference.

  • Multi-category dropshipping product catalog
  • AI chatbot assistant agent
  • Discord notifier and chat integration
  • tRPC bridge between Next.js and database
Next.js
NeonDB
Drizzle ORM
AI SDK
Chat SDK
tRPC
Redux Toolkit
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
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Trendy Bazaar mobile-first eCommerce storefront

Multi-tenant business SaaS platform

Buzz Merchant

Comprehensive multi-tenant SaaS platform enabling entrepreneurs to create and manage multiple businesses from a single dashboard. Built for custom websites, analytics, and operations across hotels, restaurants, e-commerce, bookings, and AI-powered business websites.

  • Multi-business dashboard for hotels, restaurants, e-commerce, and bookings
  • AI-powered website builder with customizable components and custom domains
  • Hotel rooms, guest services, restaurant menus, reservations, and delivery zones
  • Product catalog, inventory tracking, order processing, and coupon workflows
Django
Next.js
AI SDK
PostgreSQL
Multi-tenant SaaS
Analytics
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Buzz Merchant multi-tenant SaaS business dashboard

AI-powered relationship support platform

Affina

Affina helps individuals and couples improve their relationship through compassionate AI guidance, structured self-growth programs, emotional tracking, and optional therapist support. The experience is designed for browser and mobile-first use, with personalized conversations, guided exercises, and progress tracking across a step-by-step journey.

  • Compassionate AI relationship guidance
  • Structured 3-block growth program
  • Conversation and emotional progress tracking
  • Optional therapist support and booking flow
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
shadcn/ui
Supabase
AI SDK
Stripe
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AI-powered relationship support platform

Referral and towing marketplace

TowToMe

Tow Refer Earn app for tow truck operators and auto shops. Shop owners can request a tow to their shop, drivers pick vehicles up from the customer location, and orders move through paid service workflows.

  • Shop order management
  • Driver pickup flow
  • Distance and GPS tracking
  • Stripe payment flow for shop payout and app fee
Flutter
Flutter Web
Django
PostgreSQL
Geospatial distance
Stripe
Email service
WebSockets
GPS tracking
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TowToMe towing referral app map and shop selection screen

Guided relationship conversation app

Relatable

Material 3 style mobile app that helps couples navigate conflict through guided prompts, timers, partner turns, and AI insight loops for validating feelings and understanding each other.

  • Guided conversation stages
  • Prompt and timer flows
  • AI-backed reflection
  • Expo mobile delivery
React Native
Expo
NestJS
OpenAI SDK
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Relatable guided conversations marketing screen

Dating and chat app

Muslim Love

Muslim-focused dating alternative with fast profile setup, discovery, profile matching, nearby people, secure chat, and realtime communication designed around safe connection.

  • Profile discovery
  • Nearby people matching
  • Realtime chat
  • Email and moderation support
React Native
Expo
Django
PostgreSQL
Geospatial location
Email service
WebSockets
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Muslim Love app promotional landing image

Role-based platform

Solute Portal

Role-based web platform built for organized operational access, dashboard workflows, and permission-aware interfaces across different user groups.

  • Role-based access structure
  • Dashboard and admin workflows
  • shadcn component system
  • Responsive Tailwind interface
Next.js
shadcn
Tailwind CSS
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Solute Portal dashboard interface

Freelance marketplace platform

OPNCorp

Online platform designed to connect businesses and independent professionals for freelance work. Clients can post job listings, freelancers can bid on projects, and both sides collaborate across web development, design, writing, marketing, and other service categories.

  • Client job posting flow
  • Freelancer bidding workflow
  • Marketplace collaboration model
  • Redux Toolkit state handling
Vite.js
React.js
Material UI
Redux Toolkit
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OPNCorp freelance marketplace dashboard

Mental health consultation platform

Coping Strategist

Health consultation product for mental health queries, expert consultation, symptom checking, and accessible healthcare support workflows across web and mobile surfaces.

  • Consultation landing flow
  • Mental health query support
  • Expert access surfaces
  • Healthcare content structure
Next.js
NestJS
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Coping Strategist mental health consultation website screens

QR, NFC, and AI customer experience platform

Popup.lol

Open

Italy-focused platform for contactless digital experiences that increase sales, collect reviews, manage bookings, publish digital menus, and build customer loyalty through QR, NFC, analytics, and AI chat.

  • QR and NFC experiences
  • Google review collection
  • Bookings and analytics
  • AI chatbot and digital menus
Next.js storefront
React Native
Expo
Vite
OpenAI realtime chat
QR/NFC
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Popup.lol QR NFC and AI customer experience intro animation

Have a similar product?

Start with the product goal. Ahsan can map the build.

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Experience

Startup-speed delivery with enterprise-grade habits.

Jun 2023 - May 2024

Front-End Developer

LeadingTech

  • Served as senior developer on a high-profile React.js project.
  • Improved component design, Redux Toolkit state flows, REST API integration, and Material UI consistency.
  • Developed an end-to-end buyer–seller marketplace flow, including user communication, contract creation, task lifecycle management, and secure payments integration via Razorpay.
  • Collaborated closely with designers and back-end teams to translate product requirements into seamless, production-ready user experiences.
  • Mentored junior developers through code reviews, implementation guidance, and active participation in agile delivery ceremonies.

Jul 2022 - Present

Front-End and Mobile Developer

Popup

  • Lead AI-driven restaurant menu generation from user preference and inventory data.
  • Integrated authentication protocols, improved user interaction flows, and shipped continuous product updates.
  • Developed a drag-and-drop website builder enabling users to create visually appealing, SEO-optimized landing pages with ease.
  • Built and launched Next.js experiences with SEO-focused architecture, structured content, and performance-minded implementation to improve search engine discoverability.
  • Integrated WebRTC-powered voice bot experiences for realtime customer interactions.
  • Delivered chatbot flows for both customer-facing support and business-side operations, improving automation across the platform.

May 2021 - Dec 2022

Full Stack and Mobile Developer

Blocks Matrix

  • Oversaw end-to-end project lifecycles, managing both frontend and backend development across multiple client projects.
  • Designed and developed scalable web applications using React.js and Next.js, along with mobile applications using React Native (later transitioning to Flutter).
  • Engineered backend systems using Django, ensuring secure, efficient data management and robust API development.
  • Delivered a wide range of client projects across Next.js, React Native, Flutter, and Django, adapting architecture to each product's business goals.
  • Built cross-platform mobile and web solutions that connected polished interfaces with reliable APIs, databases, and deployment-ready backends.
  • Balanced rapid delivery with maintainable code structure, helping the company ship multiple products across different industries.

Selected work

Open-source projects and product modules.

Open-source Flutter app

My Personal Tracker

Open

Flutter and Supabase app for logging and visualizing freelancing milestones, maintained publicly on GitHub.

Flutter
Supabase
Open Source

Product AI module

AI Restaurant Menu Generation

Menu generation workflow that combines user preference and inventory data, with AI SDK and OpenAI SDK patterns for practical product automation.

AI SDK
OpenAI SDK
React
REST APIs

Agentic chat module

Realtime AI Chat

Realtime assistant interface built with ai-sdk/react streaming patterns, tool-aware agent flows, and production UI state handling.

ai-sdk/react
AI SDK
Next.js

Electronics engineering final year project

E-bike

Mobile companion app connected to custom e-bike hardware for realtime battery indication, speed monitoring, ride data, and Firebase Realtime Database synchronization.

Flutter
Firebase Realtime Database
E-bike Hardware

GitHub project

Social React App

Open

React-based social interface project from Ahsan's public GitHub portfolio.

React
JavaScript
UI

Signals

Certified, practical, and visible across freelance platforms.

Data Analysis with Python
Front End Development Libraries
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

Contact

Start with the product goal. Ahsan can cover the stack.

axan.iqbal123@gmail.com
Karachi, Pakistan
Last updated: 2026-05-31