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Hi, I’m Talha Rashid, a backend-focused Full Stack Developer with 5+ years of experience building and maintaining Laravel-based production systems, REST APIs, and scalable admin platforms.\n\nI have strong hands-on experience with Laravel, MySQL, React.js, and API architecture, with growing Python and cloud-native development skills. I enjoy optimizing databases, containerizing workflows with Docker, and delivering reliable, live business applications.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Software Developer at Zap Power FZCO
September 1, 2023 - PresentArchitected and maintained scalable backend infrastructure for a mobile application serving active subscribers, ensuring 99%+ uptime and optimal performance within a 5-person cross-functional engineering team. Designed and developed RESTful APIs with sub-200ms response times, enabling real-time data exchange between frontend and backend. Integrated Google Maps API for real-time location-based services, implemented secure Stripe payment gateways, and built a feature-rich Admin Panel to manage customers, orders, and energy systems. Dockerized the development environment to improve onboarding and ensure consistent deployments.
Laravel Developer at Optimum Tech
August 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023Developed and maintained scalable Laravel web applications in an Agile team. Executed a zero-downtime migration of a Dubai-based Real Estate CRM from Laravel 5 to Laravel 9, preserving live data and workflows. Optimized SQL queries and implemented caching, reducing page load times by 30% and API responses from 800ms to under 250ms. Built RESTful APIs for mobile and web apps; developed Employee, HR, and management systems for a Housing Society project; implemented security hardening including RBAC, CSRF, and input validation.
PHP / Laravel Developer at Rank Visely
April 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022Built 5+ full-stack web applications using Laravel (backend) and JavaScript-based frontends for e-commerce, SaaS, and CMS clients. Created SaaS subscription platforms and a custom e-commerce site with dynamic catalogs and orders; designed and optimized MySQL databases, cutting query times by up to 40%. Integrated third-party APIs (payments, SMS, shipping) and implemented JWT-based authentication. Performed cross-browser QA to ensure consistent UI/UX across devices.
Web Developer at OOP Tech
March 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021Designed responsive, cross-browser websites and web applications for clients in India and Pakistan. Built an Employee Management System for an India-based exam support platform handling 200+ staff, and a Learning Management System (LMS) for training and progress tracking. Wrote clean, scalable code and provided hands-on client training for ongoing system maintenance.
Education
BS (Hons.) Computer Science at Riphah International University
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022BS (Hons.) Computer Science at Riphah International University
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022Qualifications
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
December 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
December 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025Project Management
August 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Real Estate & Construction, Retail, Professional Services
Skills
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