Tech Stack
10+ years of hands-on experience, AI-first approach
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AI & Automation
OpenAI/GPTRAGAgentsLangChainLangGraphCrewAIEmbeddingsVector DBn8nZapier
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Backend
Node.jsExpress.jsNestJSPythonFastAPIServerless
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Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwindRedux
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Data
SupabasePostgreSQLPineconeMongoDBPrismaRedis
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Payments
StripeConnectWebhooksPayoutsPayPalPaddle
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DevOps
CI/CDDockerAWSGCPVercelRender
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Mobile
FlutterDartPush NotificationsIn-App Purchases
Case Studies
Recent projects showcasing AI integrations, payment systems, and full-stack development
CrimeStats.co.nz
Python/FastAPI + Next.js
Crime analytics platform for New Zealand with automated police data ingestion and safety scoring.
- ✓Automated NZ Police data ingest with validation & deduplication
- ✓Safety Score engine (NZ-CHI v7.3) with fairness controls
- ✓FastAPI + Supabase + Redis caching for fast APIs
- ✓SEO: per-suburb static pages, JSON-LD markup
- ✓GeoPandas/Shapely for geospatial data processing
PythonFastAPINext.jsSupabaseRedis
Flowestate.co.nz
React + NestJS + Supabase
Comprehensive dashboard system for law firms, lawyers, and executors managing estates.
- ✓Role-based dashboards for Law Firms, Lawyers & Executors
- ✓Secure auth with JWT + RBAC + ABAC
- ✓Integrations: APLYiD (identity) + Actionstep/LEAP (legal)
- ✓PDF & CSV generation, task/document automation
- ✓Email delivery pipeline with templates
ReactNestJSSupabaseTypeScript
Cetirc
Flutter App for German Businesses
Mobile app enabling Stripe payments and payouts with enterprise-grade security.
- ✓Stripe Connect onboarding & payouts
- ✓Identity docs with AES-256-CBC encryption
- ✓OTP via AWS SNS, email via AWS SES
- ✓Bank/card linking with webhook handling
- ✓RAG chat with Node.js + OpenAI
FlutterNode.jsStripeAWSOpenAI
View on App Store →Upwork Work History
Full Upwork contract history with year-by-year breakdown across payments, SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and modern AI integrations.
$173K+
Total Upwork earnings
2014–2025
165
Projects delivered
130 fixed • 35 hourly
6,555+
Hours billed
hourly contracts only
4.97/5
Client satisfaction
133 rated contracts
Recent Focus (2024 – 2025)
Recent contracts are heavily focused on AI-enabled products, payment systems and production Flutter apps. A few representative clusters:
Stripe, POS & Payment Systems
2024 – 2025- Stripe Connect onboarding & payouts for businesses (incl. compliance flows).
- SEPA direct debits, card vaulting, webhook handling and payout reliability.
- Multiple upgrades and rescue projects across Stripe SDKs and production flows.
StripeConnectPayoutsFintechCompliance
AI, RAG & Chat Experiences
2024 – 2025- OpenAI-powered support chat with RAG backend + secure auth.
- AI assistants embedded into dashboards and operational tools.
- Production-ready AI integrations into existing web + mobile apps.
OpenAIRAGAgentsApps
Flutter Apps & Mobile UX
2024 – 2025- Face ID, passcode and biometric login for production apps.
- In-app updates, notifications, payments and performance optimization.
- Navigation refactors and localization (EN/DE).
FlutterBiometricsPushUpdates
Long-Term Client Relationships
Beyond short fixed-price tasks, I've spent years embedded with clients, acting as their go-to engineer for product and platform work:
Laravel + Filament SaaS Platform
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Long-running engagement building and scaling a Filament/Laravel SaaS product with billing, reporting and admin tooling.
- 1,262 hours on a single Filament/Laravel codebase.
- Complex reporting modules and export pipelines.
- Ongoing refactors to keep the platform maintainable long-term.
Music Platform (Web + Mobile)
CTO-style Partner / Lead Engineer
Built and shipped core product features for a music platform across web, APIs and mobile with subscriptions and analytics.
- 1,476 hours on an hourly music-platform contract.
- Subscription/payment flows and app integration work.
- Delivered reliably as a long-term embedded partner.
Full-Stack Associate Developer
Embedded Developer
Long-running engagement across multiple products (web, APIs and internal tooling), handling features and production incidents.
- 282 hours on a single client engagement.
- Handled greenfield features, refactors and production fixes.
- Trusted go-to engineer for complex integrations.
Full Contract History
Every contract from my Upwork account history, grouped by year.
Showing 165 projects • $172,858.07 total
202536 projects$30K+776 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website Integration Project | 5.0 | Sep 16, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025 | $5,641.66 | $25.00/hr | 226 |
| Backend development for MVP | 5.0 | May 27, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025 | $8,410.00 | $20.00/hr | 420 |
| Flutter App Optimizations, Getx Navigation Stack | 5.0 | Jul 12, 2025 - Jul 18, 2025 | $440.00 | Fixed | — |
| Twilio API Issue in Flutter and Node.js | 5.0 | Jul 8, 2025 - Jul 12, 2025 | $240.00 | Fixed | — |
| Stripe Payment SDK Update & Stripe Payout API Fix | 5.0 | Jul 3, 2025 - Jul 4, 2025 | $180.00 | Fixed | — |
| Email Delivery via AWS SQS & SES + Flutter updates | 5.0 | Jul 2, 2025 - Jul 3, 2025 | $320.00 | Fixed | — |
| POS WiFi & Custom Controls + Next.js Updates | 5.0 | Jun 27, 2025 - Jul 1, 2025 | $210.00 | Fixed | — |
| Stripe webhook updates, IAM AWS Role with Node.js | 5.0 | Jun 18, 2025 - Jun 18, 2025 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| OpenAI & RAG chat issues, Auth, Next/Node/Flutter | 5.0 | Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 17, 2025 | $460.00 | Fixed | — |
| Nextjs website updates & Flutter App Face-ID issue | 5.0 | Jun 7, 2025 - Jun 10, 2025 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| physician job board website | 2.6 | May 14, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025 | $1,890.00 | $20.00/hr | 94 |
| Bolt / Supabase / Auth Assistance | 5.0 | May 20, 2025 - May 27, 2025 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| SaaS Auth/Payment Setup – Final Stage Dev Support | 5.0 | May 7, 2025 - May 13, 2025 | $483.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter In-App Update, API Fix & SSL Setup Node.js | 5.0 | May 5, 2025 - May 8, 2025 | $300.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter - Save PDF, Camera, POS Stripe Payment Fix | 5.0 | Mar 26, 2025 - Mar 27, 2025 | $180.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter: Apple & Google Auth Integration Fixes | 5.0 | Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 25, 2025 | $120.00 | Fixed | — |
| AI-Optimized Palm Image Sync in POS App to Node.js | 5.0 | Mar 22, 2025 - Mar 25, 2025 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter App: UI/UX Fixes & EN–DE Localization | 5.0 | Mar 21, 2025 - Mar 22, 2025 | $400.00 | Fixed | — |
| POS Android App – Stripe Integration Fixes | 5.0 | Mar 8, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Transaction PDF Receipts (Wise/Revolut-Style) | 5.0 | Mar 1, 2025 - Mar 3, 2025 | $320.00 | Fixed | — |
| NextJS Dashboard Fixes, APIs Integration, JWT AUTH | 5.0 | Feb 26, 2025 - Mar 1, 2025 | $500.00 | Fixed | — |
| Next.js Multi-Domain Setup, i18n, Flutter changes | 5.0 | Feb 21, 2025 - Feb 24, 2025 | $600.00 | Fixed | — |
| AWS server upgrade, Flutter issues, Authentication | 5.0 | Feb 18, 2025 - Feb 20, 2025 | $300.00 | Fixed | — |
| Stripe Connect APIs Onboarding, WebID, Compliance | 5.0 | Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 18, 2025 | $3,400.00 | Fixed | — |
| OpenAI Chat Support in Flutter + UI + Backend | 5.0 | Jan 31, 2025 - Feb 10, 2025 | $840.00 | Fixed | — |
| Integrate Cetirc Payment System for Businesses | 5.0 | Jan 28, 2025 - Jan 30, 2025 | $500.00 | Fixed | — |
| CI/CD Setup, Biometrics Login, Flutter UI updates | 5.0 | Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 28, 2025 | $500.00 | Fixed | — |
| Passcode local authentication system in Flutter | 5.0 | Jan 28, 2025 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Google Maps Caching, Preloading Screens in Flutter | 5.0 | Jan 24, 2025 - Jan 28, 2025 | $600.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter changes, Emails, iOS Optimization, Maps | 5.0 | Jan 12, 2025 - Jan 20, 2025 | $300.00 | Fixed | — |
| Event-Triggered Notifications Nodejs, SES AWS | 5.0 | Jan 16, 2025 - Jan 20, 2025 | $400.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter, NextJs, NodeJs, AWS Full Stack | 5.0 | Jan 1, 2025 - Jan 13, 2025 | $720.00 | $20.00/hr | 36 |
| SEPA Direct Payments, Stripe APIs, Flutter UI | 5.0 | Jan 12, 2025 | $480.00 | Fixed | — |
| Stripe connect onboarding and Stripe Cards Element | 5.0 | Dec 27, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | $120.00 | Fixed | — |
| AWS server setup | 5.0 | Dec 29, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter changes, UI Updates, Directions etc | 5.0 | Dec 31, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | $160.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
202412 projects$9K+460 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push + Real time notifications in Flutter | 5.0 | Nov 29, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024 | $250.00 | Fixed | — |
| Android POS Palm Vein/Card Scan, NFC Registration | 5.0 | Dec 16, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024 | $600.00 | Fixed | — |
| Integrate stripe connect into Flutter | 5.0 | Nov 21, 2024 - Dec 9, 2024 | $500.00 | Fixed | — |
| Convert TypeScript Node REST APIs to ReactAdmin | 5.0 | Nov 2, 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 | $150.00 | Fixed | — |
| Payment APIs for POS in TypeScript - Stripe | 5.0 | Nov 7, 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Flutter Add Stripe Card, Update Card - Stripe API | 5.0 | Nov 9, 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| You will get Full Stack React | Laravel | TypeScript | PHP | NodeJs | WordPress Expert | 5.0 | Oct 30, 2024 - Nov 2, 2024 | $299.00 | Fixed | — |
| Migrate old laravel to new hosting with database | 5.0 | Oct 12, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Ecommerce Web App & Mobile App Development with Cryptocurrency Integration | 5.0 | Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024 | $550.00 | Fixed | — |
| Full Stack Associate Developer | 5.0 | May 18, 2024 - Sep 4, 2024 | $2,820.00 | $15.00/hr | 282 |
| Booking Core PHP Project | 5.0 | May 19, 2024 - Jul 25, 2024 | $201.67 | $10.00/hr | 20 |
| Build API & Simple Reporting Module (PHP Laravel Spark Application) | — | Jul 5, 2023 - Jan 12, 2024 | $3,166.67 | $20.00/hr | 158 |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
20233 projects$25K+1,262 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeking Skilled Laravel Developer for Filament-based Project! | 5.0 | Apr 3, 2023 - Nov 17, 2023 | $25,240.00 | $20.00/hr | 1,262 |
| PHP and csv script | — | May 16, 2021 - Aug 4, 2023 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Shopify search optimization | — | Jun 17, 2021 - Aug 4, 2023 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
20222 projects$169.24+16 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looking for a PHP expert | 5.0 | Aug 16, 2022 - Aug 16, 2022 | $19.24 | $20.00/hr | 1 |
| Create appealing Landingpage (Wix) | — | Mar 6, 2021 - Mar 25, 2022 | $150.00 | $10.00/hr | 15 |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
20211 projects$285.00+0 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress & API Integrations | 5.0 | May 6, 2021 - May 10, 2021 | $285.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
202012 projects$9K+462 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need to Add Image Upload Form to Laravel Spark App | — | May 5, 2020 - Nov 9, 2020 | $400.00 | $20.00/hr | 20 |
| Phase 2 Modification and Development of Laravel Project | — | May 7, 2020 - Nov 9, 2020 | $450.00 | Fixed | — |
| WP Developer needed to help support multi-languages website asap | — | May 7, 2020 - Nov 9, 2020 | $400.00 | $20.00/hr | 20 |
| Updates to Laravel app | — | May 26, 2020 - Nov 9, 2020 | $1,220.00 | $20.00/hr | 61 |
| Re-Design of my Website | — | Feb 24, 2019 - May 14, 2020 | $472.00 | Fixed | — |
| Remove hack on site | — | Feb 18, 2020 - May 14, 2020 | $300.00 | Fixed | — |
| Developer needed for modification of Open Source Laravel Project | 5.0 | Apr 29, 2020 - May 14, 2020 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel, Adsense, Countly, Heroku and AWS | — | Oct 27, 2018 - May 14, 2020 | $3,885.00 | $15.00/hr | 259 |
| Complete Website migration from Wordpress to Bluehost | — | Feb 2, 2020 - Apr 15, 2020 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Experience LARAVEL Developer | 5.0 | Feb 22, 2020 - Mar 18, 2020 | $1,530.00 | $15.00/hr | 102 |
| Logo to Site | 5.0 | Feb 5, 2020 - Feb 6, 2020 | $35.00 | Fixed | — |
| Assistance Updating/Creating Website Through Wordpress | 5.0 | Feb 2, 2020 - Feb 4, 2020 | $55.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
20198 projects$39K+733 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Website with Template | 5.0 | Oct 9, 2019 - Nov 5, 2019 | $850.00 | Fixed | — |
| Music Platform | — | Sep 10, 2018 - May 17, 2019 | $16,000.00 | Fixed | — |
| Remaining of March with Capnotch | — | Apr 1, 2019 - May 17, 2019 | $6,100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Urgent Angular site work | 5.0 | Dec 18, 2018 - Apr 25, 2019 | $5,364.00 | $18.00/hr | 128 |
| Laravel developer to join a International Team | 5.0 | Nov 30, 2017 - Apr 24, 2019 | $3,352.50 | $15.00/hr | 224 |
| Laravel PHP Web Application Developer needed | — | Aug 29, 2017 - Apr 24, 2019 | $7,250.00 | $20.00/hr | 363 |
| patch website and move to new hosting | 5.0 | Feb 6, 2019 - Feb 21, 2019 | $360.00 | $20.00/hr | 18 |
| Fixing my Website Hacks | 5.0 | Feb 8, 2019 - Feb 13, 2019 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
201810 projects$47K+2,218 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build API & Simple Reporting Module (PHP Laravel Spark Application) | 5.0 | Aug 1, 2018 - Oct 8, 2018 | $1,860.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need a CTO for a startup | 5.0 | Jul 26, 2018 - Sep 7, 2018 | $7,200.00 | $100.00/hr | 232 |
| App development for a Spotify third party app. | 5.0 | Jun 19, 2018 - Aug 14, 2018 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Mobile Developer for Music Platform | 4.9 | Jan 3, 2018 - Jun 8, 2018 | $31,323.34 | $20.00/hr | 1,476 |
| website upload, change logo and background etc. | 5.0 | Mar 16, 2018 - Mar 28, 2018 | $120.00 | Fixed | — |
| New Updates to InDev website | 5.0 | Jun 23, 2017 - Mar 15, 2018 | $4,360.01 | $10.00/hr | 419 |
| WordPress Review Site Needed | — | Aug 8, 2017 - Feb 19, 2018 | $1,336.67 | $20.00/hr | 67 |
| make button updates and links | 5.0 | Feb 16, 2018 - Feb 17, 2018 | $25.00 | Fixed | — |
| Upload website, add logo, change color, add video | 5.0 | Jan 29, 2018 - Feb 2, 2018 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel/VueJS Back end Developer | 5.0 | Aug 12, 2017 - Jan 23, 2018 | $238.33 | $10.00/hr | 24 |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
201722 projects$7K+605 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel Developer required for couple of projects | 5.0 | Jun 16, 2017 - Dec 14, 2017 | $475.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress: Simple install, modifications, and content entry for premium WP template (X-Theme and/or Avada) | 4.5 | Jun 18, 2016 - Dec 12, 2017 | $653.33 | $5.00/hr | 131 |
| WordPress blog Designs | 5.0 | Nov 4, 2017 - Nov 4, 2017 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| PHP developer with Codeigniter experience. | 5.0 | Aug 21, 2017 - Oct 18, 2017 | $25.00 | Fixed | — |
| Google Analytics Embed API Dashboard in Laravel | 5.0 | Aug 13, 2017 - Oct 16, 2017 | $110.00 | $10.00/hr | 11 |
| PHP to Laravel,vue.js rewrite of eCommerce module | — | Jun 15, 2017 - Sep 12, 2017 | $500.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel developer to both assist and develop on a project the coming months | — | Apr 23, 2017 - Sep 5, 2017 | $320.00 | $20.00/hr | 16 |
| Wordpress Website Upgrade | — | Apr 21, 2017 - Sep 5, 2017 | $90.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel and VueJS/Angular Back end Developer for a Movie Database | 5.0 | Jul 13, 2017 - Aug 8, 2017 | $296.67 | $10.00/hr | 30 |
| Laravel Developer | 5.0 | Jul 4, 2017 - Aug 2, 2017 | $130.00 | $10.00/hr | 13 |
| Restoring website | 5.0 | Jul 31, 2017 - Jul 31, 2017 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| required wordpress wizard | — | Jan 3, 2017 - Jun 13, 2017 | $10.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel Developer required for couple of projects | — | Jun 7, 2017 - Jun 12, 2017 | $80.00 | $10.00/hr | 8 |
| Need to add a blog to OptimizePress site on Wordpress | 5.0 | May 31, 2017 - Jun 1, 2017 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| fix wordpress | 5.0 | May 31, 2017 - May 31, 2017 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress development for a website with AVADA theme | — | Feb 5, 2017 - Apr 23, 2017 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| clone site and put on new domain | 5.0 | Apr 1, 2017 - Apr 21, 2017 | $60.00 | Fixed | — |
| WordPress Plugin Conflict Fix | 5.0 | Apr 4, 2017 - Apr 4, 2017 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| mobile website | 5.0 | Mar 13, 2017 - Apr 1, 2017 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need Wordpress Site fixed | 5.0 | Mar 31, 2017 - Mar 31, 2017 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| WordPress Work | 5.0 | Mar 17, 2017 - Mar 17, 2017 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| Laravel Work | 5.0 | Aug 23, 2016 - Feb 7, 2017 | $3,956.69 | $10.00/hr | 396 |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
201623 projects$3K+0 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| small fixes to wordpress | 5.0 | Nov 19, 2016 - Dec 1, 2016 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Add-Resellers and referralCANDY | — | Sep 29, 2016 - Nov 6, 2016 | $25.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need a website designed in Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla for a food Takeaway business | 5.0 | Aug 20, 2016 - Sep 22, 2016 | $400.00 | Fixed | — |
| Website building | 5.0 | Jun 21, 2016 - Aug 27, 2016 | $501.01 | Fixed | — |
| WordPress Site Redesign / WordPress to Moblle Site Design | 5.0 | Jun 21, 2016 - Aug 15, 2016 | $205.00 | Fixed | — |
| Replicate Joomla functionality on Wordpress | 5.0 | Aug 4, 2016 - Aug 8, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| add buttom and fix revslider | 5.0 | Jul 24, 2016 - Aug 2, 2016 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| Talented Wordpress Divi Theme Designer Needed | 4.5 | Jul 5, 2016 - Jul 22, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Simple Wordpress in x-theme using parallax! | 5.0 | Jul 9, 2016 - Jul 15, 2016 | $325.00 | Fixed | — |
| Create a site using Pagecloud | 4.6 | Jun 15, 2016 - Jun 23, 2016 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Easy Job: Download a Wordpress template from website to put on another domain | 5.0 | Jun 10, 2016 - Jun 11, 2016 | $10.00 | Fixed | — |
| Experienced CSS Coder Required | 5.0 | Feb 29, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Fix website make hack free | 5.0 | Mar 10, 2016 - Mar 10, 2016 | $135.00 | Fixed | — |
| Transfer site from wordpress.com to wordpress.org | 5.0 | Mar 6, 2016 - Mar 7, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress layout Build - with template | 5.0 | Feb 1, 2016 - Feb 29, 2016 | $80.00 | Fixed | — |
| Fixing website | 5.0 | Feb 17, 2016 - Feb 18, 2016 | $75.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress layout Build with template - EDG | 5.0 | Feb 16, 2016 - Feb 16, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Update website | 5.0 | Jan 28, 2016 - Feb 7, 2016 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress layout updates | 5.0 | Jan 28, 2016 - Feb 1, 2016 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Designing a Wordpress website for a foundation for horses and kids with autism | — | Sep 29, 2015 - Jan 18, 2016 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Online Store For Spanish Website | — | Nov 6, 2015 - Jan 18, 2016 | $70.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress layout updates | — | Oct 14, 2015 - Jan 18, 2016 | $30.00 | Fixed | — |
| Simple bilingual Wordpress website with events calendar | — | Oct 3, 2015 - Jan 18, 2016 | $150.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
201523 projects$2K+0 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress website problem | 5.0 | Nov 26, 2015 - Nov 26, 2015 | $5.00 | $10.00/hr | — |
| Spanish Website | 5.0 | Aug 2, 2015 - Nov 4, 2015 | $150.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress Blog Design | 4.9 | Jul 22, 2015 - Jul 31, 2015 | $300.00 | Fixed | — |
| Simple Wordpress for Contacts, Companies and Products pages | 5.0 | Jul 18, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Upload graphic design on website | 5.0 | Jul 9, 2015 - Jul 14, 2015 | $10.00 | Fixed | — |
| Minor updates to WordPress - Security, etc | 5.0 | Jul 8, 2015 - Jul 11, 2015 | $20.00 | Fixed | — |
| Basic info splash page and contact page with calendar interface | 5.0 | Jun 22, 2015 - Jul 7, 2015 | $175.00 | Fixed | — |
| Transfering domains to Bluehost | 5.0 | Feb 18, 2015 - Jun 2, 2015 | $40.00 | Fixed | — |
| Develop real estate website | 5.0 | Feb 11, 2015 - May 22, 2015 | $450.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need Wordpress Expert to Re-Design Our 2 Websites | — | Feb 11, 2015 - Apr 23, 2015 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| Short wordpress job ftp/back end needed | 5.0 | Apr 8, 2015 - Apr 8, 2015 | $10.00 | Fixed | — |
| Travel Agency Wordpress Web Design | — | Jan 3, 2015 - Apr 3, 2015 | $90.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress pro to complete my website start immediately - re-posting | 5.0 | Mar 9, 2015 - Mar 22, 2015 | $100.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need to fix Wordpress site - plugins all deactivated | 5.0 | Mar 1, 2015 - Mar 1, 2015 | $50.00 | Fixed | — |
| Redesign website | 5.0 | Feb 23, 2015 - Feb 28, 2015 | $200.00 | Fixed | — |
| convert drupal site to wordpress | 5.0 | Dec 30, 2014 - Feb 21, 2015 | $85.00 | Fixed | — |
| Redesign New ECommerce Site with Customization | — | Jan 3, 2015 - Feb 17, 2015 | $81.00 | Fixed | — |
| Move Domain | 5.0 | Jan 29, 2015 - Jan 29, 2015 | $27.00 | Fixed | — |
| Need a Graphic Designer to Help me Modify the Look of my current Website | 5.0 | Jan 7, 2015 - Jan 20, 2015 | $135.00 | Fixed | — |
| Basic info splash page and contact page | 5.0 | Jan 11, 2015 - Jan 16, 2015 | $99.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress site needed for Personal Brand | 5.0 | Jan 3, 2015 - Jan 5, 2015 | $45.00 | Fixed | — |
| Worpress Guy needed | 5.0 | Dec 30, 2014 - Jan 3, 2015 | $18.00 | Fixed | — |
| Redesign New Beauty Wordpress Site | — | Dec 24, 2014 - Jan 2, 2015 | $67.50 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
201413 projects$654.78+23 hrs
| Project | Rating | Dates | Amount | Type | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website Hosted on Drupal Needs Transferred to Bluehost | 5.0 | Dec 24, 2014 - Dec 30, 2014 | $14.40 | $8.00/hr | 2 |
| Can you help fInish Wordpress Website? Divi theme | 5.0 | Dec 23, 2014 - Dec 27, 2014 | $27.00 | Fixed | — |
| Re-design a website, make website tablet & phone friendly | 5.0 | Dec 12, 2014 - Dec 26, 2014 | $81.00 | Fixed | — |
| Completely Redesign Wordpress Site | 5.0 | Dec 24, 2014 - Dec 24, 2014 | $72.00 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress Transfer Post to New Pages | 5.0 | Dec 23, 2014 - Dec 23, 2014 | $45.01 | Fixed | — |
| Final Phase of Gecko | 4.7 | Oct 20, 2014 - Oct 29, 2014 | $46.20 | $8.55/hr | 6 |
| Login page and setup wordpress theme | 5.0 | Oct 12, 2014 - Oct 20, 2014 | $135.00 | Fixed | — |
| Installing wordpress theme | 5.0 | Sep 23, 2014 - Sep 28, 2014 | $22.50 | Fixed | — |
| Wordpress Ecommerce Site Built with cart | — | Aug 7, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014 | $90.00 | Fixed | — |
| Re-produce a site in Wordpress | 5.0 | Sep 4, 2014 - Sep 9, 2014 | $58.67 | $4.44/hr | 15 |
| Re-produce a site in Wordpress | 5.0 | Sep 2, 2014 - Sep 4, 2014 | $36.00 | Fixed | — |
| Drupal website | 5.0 | Jul 18, 2014 - Jul 26, 2014 | $18.00 | Fixed | — |
| Small task | 5.0 | Jul 19, 2014 - Jul 20, 2014 | $9.00 | Fixed | — |
Hour totals only exist for hourly contracts (fixed price jobs don't report hours).
165 contracts across 2014–2025, totaling 6,555 billed hours and an average rating of 4.97/5 on 133 rated contracts.
How I Work
A systematic approach to building software that lasts
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Understand the Problem
Start by understanding the problem properly: goals, constraints, edge cases. No assumptions—just clarity.
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Clear Specification
Convert requirements into a compact specification: flows, data models, and failure scenarios documented upfront.
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Design for Change
Build with change in mind so new features don't require rewrites. Scalable architecture from day one.
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AI-Assisted Development
Use AI tools like Claude and GPT for speed, but personally handle all critical paths to ensure quality.
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Root Cause Fixes
Test, observe, and fix issues at the root so they don't reappear elsewhere. Sustainable, long-term solutions.
Why Work With Me?
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I find the right way to tackle problems instead of applying superficial patches.
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I build systems that remain maintainable and trustworthy over time.
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I optimise for outcomes and delivered value, not hours logged.
About Me
From WooCommerce to RAG/LLM apps—a decade of full-stack evolution
My Journey
I'm Waqas, a Full-Stack AI Product Engineer with expertise in RAG/LLM apps, Node.js, Python, and production-grade AI integrations.
I started freelancing in 2013 during university with WooCommerce, transitioned to full-stack Laravel development (2015–2020), and for the last five years I've been all-in on the JavaScript/TypeScript stack (React, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js) + AI features (RAG, agents, embeddings, LangChain).
I use AI tools like Claude and GPT reasoning models daily for debugging, architecture and planning, plus AI-enabled IDEs to ship faster while keeping things stable and production-ready.
What I've Built
✓RAG/LLM apps with citations and evaluations
✓AI support bots with live agent takeover
✓Palm vein scanning with AI/ML models
✓Crime analytics platforms with safety scoring
✓SaaS platforms with Stripe payments
✓Law firm management systems (RBAC/ABAC)
✓Flutter apps with Stripe Connect & payouts
✓Multi-vendor e-commerce marketplaces
🎓 Education
National University of Sciences and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering
2013 - 2017
💼 Experience
Full-Stack AI Product Engineer
Upwork • 2013 - Present
delivering complex AI/web solutions for global clients.
Software Engineer
Delivery Hero Berlin • 2020 - 2021
Backend development for global food delivery platforms.
CTO & Lead Developer
Hello Demo (EU Startup) • 2018 - 2020
Built audio processing MVP, hired/managed remote dev team, and led technical strategy from zero to successful launch.