Software Engineering graduate and full stack developer with hands-on experience across the MERN and Laravel/PHP stacks, specializing in backend development, database security, and system integrity. I’m comfortable owning features end-to-end—from RESTful API and database design to React or Laravel front-end integration—with a focus on access control, data protection, and clean MVC architecture. I’ve delivered production-facing work through internships at GlowBug Technologies and Skilled Score & Visa Bridge, and I currently teach software engineering labs. I enjoy building secure authentication/authorization flows, optimizing database design, and ensuring compliance and auditing for privileged user activity.…

SAIF UR REHMAN

Software Engineering graduate and full stack developer with hands-on experience across the MERN and Laravel/PHP stacks, specializing in backend development, database security, and system integrity. I’m comfortable owning features end-to-end—from RESTful API and database design to React or Laravel front-end integration—with a focus on access control, data protection, and clean MVC architecture. I’ve delivered production-facing work through internships at GlowBug Technologies and Skilled Score & Visa Bridge, and I currently teach software engineering labs. I enjoy building secure authentication/authorization flows, optimizing database design, and ensuring compliance and auditing for privileged user activity.…

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Software Engineering graduate and full stack developer with hands-on experience across the MERN and Laravel/PHP stacks, specializing in backend development, database security, and system integrity. I’m comfortable owning features end-to-end—from RESTful API and database design to React or Laravel front-end integration—with a focus on access control, data protection, and clean MVC architecture.

I’ve delivered production-facing work through internships at GlowBug Technologies and Skilled Score & Visa Bridge, and I currently teach software engineering labs. I enjoy building secure authentication/authorization flows, optimizing database design, and ensuring compliance and auditing for privileged user activity.

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Skills

Experience Level

API
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Laravel
Expert
MySQL
Expert
SQL
Expert
Express
Expert
Node.js
Expert
React JS
Expert
PHP
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
MongoDB
Expert
Prompt Engineering
Intermediate
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Language

English
Advanced
Urdu
Fluent

Work Experience

Lab Instructor at Capital University of Science and Technology
May 1, 2026 - Present
Guide software engineering lab sessions per semester, demonstrating practical implementations of database management, programming, and system design. Assist students weekly in troubleshooting technical/software issues and reinforce problem-solving practices to reduce repeat support requests. Oversee lab local network and database resources across workstations, maintaining stable operation and security compliance for student projects.
Software Engineering Intern at GlowBug Technologies
January 1, 2026 - May 1, 2026
Built and maintained secure backend systems for government-level applications with strict data protection and compliance standards. Designed authentication and authorization mechanisms that monitored and audited privileged-user activity across accounts. Assessed database risk across systems and applied cybersecurity controls to resolve identified vulnerabilities. Supported secure integration of third-party enterprise services with data validation and access-control standards throughout development.
Full Stack Developer Intern at Skilled Score & Visa Bridge
January 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Administered relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) supporting users and optimized schema design to improve query performance. Engineered secure data workflows including automated backups and disaster-recovery procedures, reducing recovery time to under hours. Enforced application security standards across production databases while maintaining zero unauthorized-access incidents. Partnered with a cross-functional team to automate reporting processes, cutting manual reporting time and verifying database consistency.

Education

Bachelor of Software Engineering at Capital University of Science and Technology
March 1, 2022 - February 1, 2026
F.Sc. Pre-Engineering at Sir Syed College
August 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Bachelor of Software Engineering at Capital University of Science and Technology
March 1, 2022 - February 1, 2026

Qualifications

MERN Stack Internship Certification
January 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics (IBM, via Coursera)
August 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
MERN Stack Internship Certification – SkilledScore
January 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics – IBM (via Coursera)
August 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Government, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services
    ZapFlow — Integrated Bug Tracking, Project Management & Invoicing Platform

    Co-developed ZapFlow, a Laravel-based microservices platform that unifies bug tracking, project management, and financial operations for software agencies by integrating BugHerd, Jira, and Xero into a single dashboard — built as a 3-person capstone project for Code Craft Innovation Pvt Ltd.
    Owned the Bug Tracking & Issue Management module: built the BugHerd–Jira integration layer to automate ticket creation and sync task data into a local MySQL store via Eloquent ORM, designed the client-facing issue-reporting interface, and implemented a three-way approval workflow (Developer → Manager → Client) that automated bug assignment and status notifications.
    Contributed to a 5-layer system architecture (Presentation, Application, Business Logic, Data Access, Integration) built on Laravel MVC and RESTful APIs, with endpoints validated through Postman and changes version-controlled via GitLab.
    Implemented Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and input validation/XSS protections to secure financial data, client communications, and employee records across 5 distinct user roles (Admin, HR Manager, Manager, Developer, Client).