I'm Afzal Ahmad, a Senior Frontend and Full Stack Engineer with a passion for building reliable, modern frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. I focus on component-driven architecture and test-focused delivery to create scalable UI surfaces. I excel at implementing reusable UI components, diagnosing defects in existing code, and documenting frontend behavior. I work well in remote teams across Europe, the UK, and the US, and I'm comfortable collaborating in English.

Afzal Ahmad

I'm Afzal Ahmad, a Senior Frontend and Full Stack Engineer with a passion for building reliable, modern frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. I focus on component-driven architecture and test-focused delivery to create scalable UI surfaces. I excel at implementing reusable UI components, diagnosing defects in existing code, and documenting frontend behavior. I work well in remote teams across Europe, the UK, and the US, and I'm comfortable collaborating in English.

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I’m Afzal Ahmad, a Senior Frontend and Full Stack Engineer with a passion for building reliable, modern frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. I focus on component-driven architecture and test-focused delivery to create scalable UI surfaces.
I excel at implementing reusable UI components, diagnosing defects in existing code, and documenting frontend behavior. I work well in remote teams across Europe, the UK, and the US, and I’m comfortable collaborating in English.

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Language

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German
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Work Experience

Sr. Frontend Developer at Applied Systems
November 1, 2025 - Present
Drive frontend delivery for customer-facing product surfaces with emphasis on reliability, performance, and maintainable React and TypeScript implementations. Own UI architecture decisions, component standards, and design system alignment across complex product areas. Implement and extend reusable frontend components based on defined product and technical requirements. Improve frontend testing practices, code quality, accessibility, and review workflows across the team. Collaborate with product, backend, QA, and design to analyze requirements, resolve defects, and ship stable features.
Senior Frontend Engineer at Cytora
January 1, 2023 - November 30, 2025
Built and maintained core web application functionality using React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture patterns. Delivered accessible and high quality UI in close collaboration with product, design, and backend stakeholders. Improved code quality through code reviews, frontend best practices, testing practices, and maintainable component structure. Analyzed and fixed issues in existing frontend codebases, including UI defects, integration problems, and performance bottlenecks. Documented frontend behavior, implementation decisions, component usage, and handover details for distributed teams.
SDK Engineer at Mesh
September 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023
Developed a React Native SDK and supported multiple parallel fintech and blockchain related product initiatives. Worked with TypeScript based codebases, reusable modules, API integrations, and developer facing implementation patterns. Collaborated with US based teams across overlapping working hours and contributed to reliable remote delivery.
Lead Mobile and Frontend Developer at ToolSense
May 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Built and maintained an IoT platform with dashboards for equipment, telemetry, operations, and customer workflows. Developed frontend and mobile functionality using React, React Native, TypeScript, and component based implementation practices. Implemented microservices and data pipelines to process device telemetry and support frontend product features. Established CI workflows and GitHub Actions pipelines to support quality, consistency, and repeatable delivery. Created and maintained documentation for frontend features, mobile flows, APIs, and operational implementation details.
Frontend Engineer at Clevertech
March 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Integrated OAuth and financial services including QuickBooks and Xero in a distributed product environment. Added analytics and observability tooling including LogRocket, Heap, and Datadog. Established a unit testing pipeline and improved quality practices for the project.
Frontend Engineer at MobFox
May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019
Delivered frontend features for mobile advertising platforms and internal product surfaces. Strengthened React, TypeScript, Node.js, and testing practices across service based projects. Coordinated with development, testing, and API teams to improve workflows and resolve production issues.
Android and Full Stack Developer at BTech Group
March 1, 2013 - August 31, 2016
Built software solutions for payments, shopping carts, industry platforms, and commercial workflows. Delivered projects across legal, medical, and commercial domains using full stack technologies including C#, Java, PHP, Android, and SQL.
Web Developer at MaxRemind
July 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013
Built PHP, WordPress, ecommerce, and payment gateway integrations for business and healthcare related clients. Delivered ecommerce implementations using OpenCart and PrestaShop.

Education

Master of Science at Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz
October 1, 2024 - August 31, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Fachhochschule Technikum Wien
September 1, 2020 - November 30, 2023
Bachelor of Science at Barani Institute of Information Technology
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment