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I am Muhammad Saqib Bilal, a Senior Full Stack Developer based in Toronto with 6+ years of experience building scalable, API-first applications. I modernize legacy PHP monoliths into decoupled ecosystems using Laravel, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, while delivering robust AI-enabled features and cloud-native deployments on AWS. I thrive in collaborative environments, love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code, and continuously learn new technologies to improve performance and user experience. My focus areas include API-first architectures, AI-powered search, and reliable DevOps practices that drive real business results.…I am Muhammad Saqib Bilal, a Senior Full Stack Developer based in Toronto with 6+ years of experience building scalable, API-first applications. I modernize legacy PHP monoliths into decoupled ecosystems using Laravel, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, while delivering robust AI-enabled features and cloud-native deployments on AWS. I thrive in collaborative environments, love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code, and continuously learn new technologies to improve performance and user experience. My focus areas include API-first architectures, AI-powered search, and reliable DevOps practices that drive real business results.

Muhammad Saqib Bilal

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I am Muhammad Saqib Bilal, a Senior Full Stack Developer based in Toronto with 6+ years of experience building scalable, API-first applications. I modernize legacy PHP monoliths into decoupled ecosystems using Laravel, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, while delivering robust AI-enabled features and cloud-native deployments on AWS. I thrive in collaborative environments, love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code, and continuously learn new technologies to improve performance and user experience. My focus areas include API-first architectures, AI-powered search, and reliable DevOps practices that drive real business results.…I am Muhammad Saqib Bilal, a Senior Full Stack Developer based in Toronto with 6+ years of experience building scalable, API-first applications. I modernize legacy PHP monoliths into decoupled ecosystems using Laravel, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, while delivering robust AI-enabled features and cloud-native deployments on AWS. I thrive in collaborative environments, love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code, and continuously learn new technologies to improve performance and user experience. My focus areas include API-first architectures, AI-powered search, and reliable DevOps practices that drive real business results.

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I am Muhammad Saqib Bilal, a Senior Full Stack Developer based in Toronto with 6+ years of experience building scalable, API-first applications. I modernize legacy PHP monoliths into decoupled ecosystems using Laravel, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, while delivering robust AI-enabled features and cloud-native deployments on AWS.

I thrive in collaborative environments, love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code, and continuously learn new technologies to improve performance and user experience. My focus areas include API-first architectures, AI-powered search, and reliable DevOps practices that drive real business results.

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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Apricot Inc.

November 1, 2014 - Present

Architected a decoupled Laravel 12 / Next.js 15 ecosystem, implementing SSG/ISR to reduce page load times by 60% and transition from legacy Blade templates to an API-first model. Reduced API overhead for PathLog by 40% with TanStack Query caching and Zustand-based global state. Implemented stateless authentication with Laravel Sanctum and Bearer Tokens for secure cross-domain data exchange. Engineered AI-powered semantic search using Google Gemini and pgvector, improving search relevance by 35%. Orchestrated cloud-native deployments on AWS ECS/Fargate via GitHub Actions, with RDS and ALB ensuring high availability.

Full Stack Developer at Kalkomey

November 1, 2021 - October 1, 2024

Modernized payment infrastructure by integrating Stripe API and automated invoicing. Containerized development workflows with Docker Compose. Improved organic search visibility and Lighthouse scores by 25% through SEO refactoring and backend bottleneck removal identified via Xdebug and PageSpeed Insights. Refactored legacy modules to PSR-12 for improved maintainability.

PHP Web Developer at BID13

June 1, 2020 - September 1, 2021

Reduced page load times by 40% via MySQL indexing and frontend asset optimization. Implemented browser cookie-based fraud detection to prevent duplicate/fraudulent accounts. Developed location-based search functionality for an online auction system. Ensured cross-browser compatibility fixes with frontend teammates.

Senior PHP (Laravel) Backend Developer at ZAMEEN MEDIA

January 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020

Increased system reliability by 30% using a TDD workflow with PHPUnit, achieving >80% code coverage and reducing production hotfixes for real estate data synchronization. Integrated third-party REST APIs (Google Maps, Calendar). Used AWS S3 for cloud storage. Participated in Agile/Scrum practices.