Hi there, I’m Haroon Nad eem, a Senior Tech Lead and Full-Stack Engineer with 16+ years of experience delivering large-scale ecommerce and SaaS platforms from specification to go-live. I excel at turning complex requirements into practical, reliable solutions, mentoring developers, and guiding teams to ship high-quality software on time. Whether I’m architecting Magento 2 deployments, building React/Next.js front-ends, or setting up AWS-based backends, I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, removing blockers, and keeping projects on track. I lead with hands-on involvement, steer technical direction, and foster strong collaboration across product, design, and engineering teams.

Haroon Nad eem

Hi there, I’m Haroon Nad eem, a Senior Tech Lead and Full-Stack Engineer with 16+ years of experience delivering large-scale ecommerce and SaaS platforms from specification to go-live. I excel at turning complex requirements into practical, reliable solutions, mentoring developers, and guiding teams to ship high-quality software on time. Whether I’m architecting Magento 2 deployments, building React/Next.js front-ends, or setting up AWS-based backends, I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, removing blockers, and keeping projects on track. I lead with hands-on involvement, steer technical direction, and foster strong collaboration across product, design, and engineering teams.

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Hi there, I’m Haroon Nad eem, a Senior Tech Lead and Full-Stack Engineer with 16+ years of experience delivering large-scale ecommerce and SaaS platforms from specification to go-live. I excel at turning complex requirements into practical, reliable solutions, mentoring developers, and guiding teams to ship high-quality software on time.

Whether I’m architecting Magento 2 deployments, building React/Next.js front-ends, or setting up AWS-based backends, I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, removing blockers, and keeping projects on track. I lead with hands-on involvement, steer technical direction, and foster strong collaboration across product, design, and engineering teams.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Contract Tech Lead at Zwibo
September 1, 2025 - Present
Planned and led three Magento 2 (Hyvä) projects (rebranding, WordPress migration, B2B UX improvements). Identified and resolved 16 long-standing production issues, improving platform stability and reliability. Defined delivery priorities and guided technical decisions to align with business goals, budget and timelines. Translated business and UX requirements into structured technical delivery. Introduced GitHub Actions, Magento standards and Jira workflows to improve delivery. Provided support and trained Ecommerce Manager to manage admin tasks independently.
Contract Tech Lead at Comave
July 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Tech Lead across Magento 2, web (Next.js, React Native), mobile (Expo) and Node.js services. Took ownership of a ~2-year stalled platform, resolving critical issues and delivering core web and app components to production within 3 months to enable live investor demonstrations. Aligned multiple teams by clarifying system structure and responsibilities. Defined and implemented core authentication and backend structure (AWS Cognito), bringing clarity to a previously fragmented system. Worked with stakeholders to define requirements, specifications and drive delivery decisions. Broke down features into tasks, allocating work across ~6 engineers and testers. Delivered features hands-on while owning overall technical direction. Implemented Apollo Federation and AWS services (Cognito, Lambda, SQS/SNS).
Contract Tech Lead – Magento 2 at The Pixel
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Tech Lead delivering Magento 2 solutions across multiple client platforms. Led delivery across 8 Magento 2 projects including Hyvä and headless/PWA builds. Defined architecture, estimations and release processes, improving delivery consistency. Stabilized production systems by resolving recurring issues and improving reliability. Optimized checkout to reduce times. Worked with clients to define requirements and delivered scalable solutions.
Tech Lead – Magento 2 at Fluid Digital
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Tech Lead and hands-on engineer delivering five large Magento 2 projects end-to-end. Led architecture, planning and implementation across backend, frontend and performance. Worked with stakeholders to define requirements and ensure smooth delivery. Took ownership of delivery, improving team output and reducing frontend/backend bottlenecks. Progressed toward Head of Development due to visible impact on delivery and quality.
Tech Lead – React, TypeScript, Laravel, Android at Footasylum
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Built and delivered a warehousing and store operations platform used across ~80 UK stores. Covered full order lifecycle (picking, packing, dispatch, fulfilment). Replaced third-party systems, reducing licensing costs. Built React + TypeScript admin with Laravel APIs. Led 3 PHP and 3 Android developers (hands-on).
Full-Stack Developer at Multiple Roles
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2018
Full-stack development across Magento, PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS and API integrations for ecommerce platforms. Progressed from developer to tech lead, supporting frontend, backend and system integration work. Drove end-to-end projects from scope to go-live.
Full-Stack Developer at Various Roles
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2018
Full-stack development across Magento, PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS and API integrations for ecommerce platforms. Progressed from developer to tech lead, supporting frontend, backend and system integration work.

Education

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at University of Salford
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at University of Salford
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Help to Grow Management at Salford Business School
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026

Qualifications

Magento 2 Associate
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Magento 2 Frontend
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Magento Professional Cloud Developer
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Help to Grow Management
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Magento 2 Associate
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Magento 2 Frontend
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026
Magento Professional
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other