ABOUT ME

I don't just write code.
I build products.

I'm Haider Ali — a Senior Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan with 6+ years of professional experience. I specialise in scalable frontend architecture, full-stack systems, eCommerce, hybrid mobile applications, SSR, payment flows, GraphQL/Magento integrations, and applied LLM product development. My work spans architecture, implementation, performance optimisation, CI/CD, production debugging, mentoring, and cross-functional delivery.

Open to Remote Opportunities Worldwide
Full-TimeContractProject-Based
Timezone: PKT (UTC+5) · Flexible overlap with international teams
Haider Ali
CORE STACK

What I'm best at

Angular / SSR / SignalsExpert
React.js / Next.jsExpert
TypeScript / JavaScriptExpert
Node.js / NestJSAdvanced
GraphQL / REST APIsAdvanced
Ionic / CapacitorAdvanced
Redis / Data CachingAdvanced
Applied AI / LLM APIsProficient
FULL STACK & TOOLS

Everything I build with

Frontend

Angular 17+Angular SSRSignalsReact.jsNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSSPrimeNGReduxRxJS

Backend & APIs

Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsREST APIsGraphQLMicroservicesAuthenticationSession Management

Data & Caching

PostgreSQLMongoDBFirebaseRedis

Mobile

IonicCapacitorAndroid IntegrationsiOS IntegrationsHybrid Applications

Architecture

Next.js SSRAngular SSRHydrationState ManagementComponent ArchitectureDesign SystemsCore Web Vitals

Infrastructure

DockerPM2AWSVercelGitHub ActionsCI/CD

Integrations

StripeMagento / GraphQLGA4GTMAnalyticsThird-Party APIs

Applied AI & LLM

OpenAI APIsPrompt DesignStructured OutputsModel RoutingPDF ProcessingAI Output ValidationRAG ConceptsAI Automation
EXPERIENCE

Career timeline

Dec 2024 — Present

Team Lead

Retail Direct Group (Five Tech) · Lahore, Pakistan

  • Lead frontend development for BOX and Laptop Outlet, two production Angular SSR / Next.js eCommerce platforms integrated with a Magento/GraphQL backend, managing a team of 5+ engineers alongside backend and DevOps colleagues.
  • Architected Core Web Vitals improvements across high-traffic storefronts, achieving 20%+ performance gains.
  • Introduced CI/CD pipelines that cut deployment time by 40%.
  • Designed a signals-based B2B pricing and theming system with cookie-driven state and dedicated Redis cache keys for ex-VAT/inc-VAT pricing.
  • Resolved critical SSR hydration mismatches and a Stripe payment race condition in production checkout flows.
  • Designing an LLM-powered resume-tailoring application with PDF parsing, structured outputs, evidence-backed rewriting, cached canonical data, claim validation, and controlled provider fallbacks.
Sep 2022 — Dec 2024

Senior Software Engineer

Cinnova Technologies

  • Delivered 3+ Next.js applications serving thousands of active users.
  • Designed microservices that reduced response times by 30%.
Aug 2021 — Aug 2022

Software Engineer

SDSol Technologies

  • Delivered 2 cross-platform mobile applications using Ionic and Angular.
  • Improved UI/UX across 4 applications, reducing user-reported issues by 20%.
Oct 2018 — Jul 2021

Software Engineer

Codetreck

  • Developed 5+ web and mobile applications from scratch using the MEAN/MERN stack.
  • Achieved consistent 90+ Lighthouse performance scores across delivered products.
Jul 2018 — Sep 2018

MEAN/MERN Stack Intern

Switch To Solutions

  • Built 2 foundational MEAN stack applications using Angular and Node.js.
OPEN TO REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES

Let's build something great.

Full-time, contract, or project-based — let's talk about the product and the engineering challenge.

PKT (UTC+5)Full-TimeContractProject-Based