Hamza Arshad

Full-stack Developer | 6+ years experience

Dubai, UAE

hamza-arshad.com | www.linkedin.com/in/hamzarshad | hamxamughal311@gmail.com | +971561014548

Notice period – One Month (flexible)

Highly skilled and adaptable Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience, specializing in AI-powered applications, RAG systems, and agent orchestration alongside full-stack web development across monolithic and microservices architectures. Well-versed with all JavaScript frameworks and modern LLM tooling

Technical Skills

Frontend

JavaScript (6+)
React.js (6+)
TypeScript (4+)
HTML5 (6+)
CSS3 (6+)
SASS (6+)
Context (4+)
Redux & RTK (6+)
Next.js (4+)
SSR (3+)
Styled Components (5+)
Bootstrap (5+)
Material UI (3+)
Mantine UI (2+)
Recharts (1+)
React Native (3+)
ESLint (5+)
PWA (2+)
Webpack (2+)
Tailwind CSS

Backend & Databases

Node.js (6+)
Rest APIs (6+)
MongoDB (5+)
Mongoose ORM (6+)
Microservices (3+)
Websockets (4+)
Redis (3+)
Kafka (2+)
MySQL (2+)
Postgres (2+)
Sequelize ORM (3+)
Type ORM (2+)
Prisma ORM (2+)
Cron (2+)
GraphQL (1+)
RabbitMQ (1+)
Golang (1+)
Fiber (1+)
Python (2+)
Flask (1+)

AI & Agent Development

RAG (1+)
GPT-4 / LLMs (1+)
LangChain / LangGraph (1+)
Agent Orchestration (1+)
Prompt Engineering (1+)
Context Engineering (1+)
Claude (1+)

DevOps & Architecture

Linux (6+)
Git & GitFlow (6+)
Github (6+)
Docker (4+)
Docker Compose (3+)
Jenkins (4+)
OpenShift (1+)
Nginx & Lua (5+)
SSL configuration (3+)
Bot Blocker (2+)
AWS (3+)
Kubernetes (2+)
Monolithic (3+)
BitBucket (3+)
Jira (4+)
MoEngage (1+)
Hubspot (1+)

Testing & Payments

Unit / Integration Testing (5+)
Test Driven Development (4+)
Postman (5+)
Jest (1+)
Playwright (1+)
SonarQube (1+)
Stripe (3+)
Mollie (1+)

Work Experience

AI Software Engineer

Emirates NBD, Dubai, UAE

Sep 2025 - Present

Project: Fixed Income Simulator

Sep 2025 - Present

Internal wealth management platform enabling Relationship Managers and Wealth Advisors to simulate and generate fixed-income portfolios across a defined securities universe. Users select securities, enter investment amounts subject to configurable validation rules, and receive multi-scenario analytics with graphical insights across interest, notional distribution, return on investment, and cashflow projections.

Product Development & Simulation Engine

Delivered end-to-end product implementation from business requirement through production release
Built securities selection workflow with configurable investment validation rules across selected holdings
Implemented portfolio simulation engine generating multiple financial scenarios with interactive graphical outputs:
- Interest calculation and accrual projections
- Notional distribution breakdowns
- Return on investment (ROI) analysis
- Cashflow forecasting and timeline views
Developed REST APIs and MongoDB data models to persist securities, simulation inputs, and computed portfolio results

AI Agent & RAG Architecture

Designed and built a conversational AI agent using RAG to assist advisors within the simulator workflow
Implemented multi-node agent orchestration with intent classification routing requests to specialized handlers:
- Search handler for contextual data retrieval
- Calculation handlers for financial computation and scenario analysis
- Report handler for structured result generation and response formatting
Integrated LLM-based reasoning with dynamic chatbot rendering based on response format (text, tables, charts, and structured reports)
Applied token optimization, context engineering, and reusable agent skills to improve accuracy, latency, and cost efficiency

Frontend Engineering

Built advisor-facing UI using React.js and TypeScript with modular flows for selection, investment input, and scenario comparison
Developed reusable chart and visualization components for simulation outputs and agent-driven report display
Implemented chatbot interface with format-aware rendering for agent responses across multiple result types

Testing & Code Quality

Authored end-to-end, unit, and integration test suites covering both backend services and frontend workflows
Implemented automated test coverage with Jest and enforced code quality gates through SonarQube analysis
Validated business rules, simulation logic, and agent behaviour through targeted integration scenarios

AI-Assisted Development & DevOps

Leveraged AI coding assistants for day-to-day feature development, debugging, and iterative delivery across the full stack
Applied context engineering practices to structure prompts, skills, and agent workflows for maintainable AI features
Containerized application services with Docker and deployed via OpenShift with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines

Software Engineer

Equipment's Finder, Dubai, UAE

Sep 2023 - Aug 2025

Project: Equipment's Finder Marketplace

Sep 2023 - Aug 2025

This is a market place for heavy equipment. Vendor can post their equipment to sell or rent. User can buy them later on.

System Architecture & Development

Single-handedly designed and developed microservices-based web application from scratch
Implemented scalable database architecture using normalized MySQL design
Authored 100+ optimized stored procedures for complex data operations
Configured Nginx as reverse proxy with:
- Automated SSL management
- Custom bot-blocking at proxy level
- Service routing between microservices

Security & Authentication

Implemented secure authentication using Next-auth
Developed payment processing system with multiple Stripe integration models
Designed container security with automated SSL and bot protection in Docker images

Frontend Engineering

Built reusable component library extending Mantine UI with:
- Polymorphic component patterns
- Custom styled-components integration
- RTK Query for state management
Developed custom rich text editor for:
- Marketing email templating
- Blog content creation

DevOps & Deployment

Implemented CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions
Containerized application with Docker and Docker Compose
Utilized Server Actions for optimized server-side rendering

Senior Full Stack Developer

Webevis Technologies, Lahore, Pakistan

Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

Project: Plastk

May 2022 - Aug 2023

Canadian-based product offering a secure credit card to perform day to day transaction as well as earn points and consumed them later on. (Over 100k registered users in Canada with active ratio of 80%).

Key Achievements

Led frontend revamp of client-facing web and mobile platforms (10-member Agile team), improving UX and performance by 40%
Architected identity verification system with document upload processing and Equifax integration for credit reporting
Designed onboarding user flows and built reusable HOCs using Context API for:
- Navigation systems
- Loading states
- Theme management

Key Technical Implementation

Developed real-time transaction monitoring using WebSockets
Implemented microservices communication via Kafka message queues
Optimized performance with:
- Redis caching (reduced query times by 60%)
- MongoDB aggregation pipelines for admin analytics
Migrated payment processor to I2C, designing complete user registration → card activation workflow
Delivered 50+ REST APIs supporting full platform functionality

Project: Biomark

Oct 2021 - May 2022

Singapore-based startup offering a mobile clinical & diagnosis assistant app for doctors to track their patients health and for patients to check their medical reports (used by 2.5k+ clinics across Asia with over 300k users).

Led migration of legacy mobile application to React Native and TypeScript in an Agile team of 7, improving UX, performance, and deployment via Codemagic
Integrated Google Fit API for health data synchronization
Designed and implemented 20+ reusable UI components and Redux state management for health tracking features
Architected modular system design with clearly defined entities, relationships, and scalable structure
Developed PDF reporting system with dynamic runtime generation from backend data
Built 25+ REST APIs supporting:
- Health progress tracking (CRUD operations)
- E-reporting functionality
- Appointment scheduling system
- Order management system
Created meeting scheduling module with Node.js backend integration

Project: Phantasia

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

US startup (backed with 1.9M USD seed funding) offering a fantasy sports platform based on the cryptocurrency FANT with over 50k users and 12k daily logins per month.

Developed a sports analytics platform using React.js (frontend) and Node.js (backend) in an Agile team environment
Implemented AWS serverless architecture:
- Designed cron jobs via AWS Lambda to periodically fetch sports data
- Configured AWS EventBridge to trigger automated data updates
- Processed and integrated player/game statistics from Sportsdata SDK
Built 20+ REST APIs to support:
- Dynamic dashboard modules with real-time analytics
- Contest and roster management systems
- Comprehensive player/game statistics integration
Developed data visualization submodules for tournament analytics and player performance metrics

Education

Bachelor in Software Engineering

Comsats University Islamabad, Lahore, PK - Software Engineering

Jan 2021

Languages

English – Fluent | Urdu – Native

Strengths

Frontend architecture with React/Next.js
Microservices and scalable backend design
Real-time systems with WebSockets/Kafka
AI agent orchestration and RAG systems
DevOps and containerized deployment
Payment integrations (Stripe, Mollie)

Hobbies

Chess | Gaming | Swimming | Reading

Hamza Arshad

Full-stack Developer | 6+ years experience

Dubai, UAE

Notice period – One Month (flexible)

Technical Skills

Frontend

JavaScript (6+)
React.js (6+)
TypeScript (4+)
HTML5 (6+)
CSS3 (6+)
SASS (6+)
Context (4+)
Redux & RTK (6+)
Next.js (4+)
SSR (3+)
Styled Components (5+)
Bootstrap (5+)
Material UI (3+)
Mantine UI (2+)
Recharts (1+)
React Native (3+)
ESLint (5+)
PWA (2+)
Webpack (2+)
Tailwind CSS

Backend & Databases

Node.js (6+)
Rest APIs (6+)
MongoDB (5+)
Mongoose ORM (6+)
Microservices (3+)
Websockets (4+)
Redis (3+)
Kafka (2+)
MySQL (2+)
Postgres (2+)
Sequelize ORM (3+)
Type ORM (2+)
Prisma ORM (2+)
Cron (2+)
GraphQL (1+)
RabbitMQ (1+)
Golang (1+)
Fiber (1+)
Python (2+)
Flask (1+)

AI & Agent Development

RAG (1+)
GPT-4 / LLMs (1+)
LangChain / LangGraph (1+)
Agent Orchestration (1+)
Prompt Engineering (1+)
Context Engineering (1+)
Claude (1+)

DevOps & Architecture

Linux (6+)
Git & GitFlow (6+)
Github (6+)
Docker (4+)
Docker Compose (3+)
Jenkins (4+)
OpenShift (1+)
Nginx & Lua (5+)
SSL configuration (3+)
Bot Blocker (2+)
AWS (3+)
Kubernetes (2+)
Monolithic (3+)
BitBucket (3+)
Jira (4+)
MoEngage (1+)
Hubspot (1+)

Testing & Payments

Unit / Integration Testing (5+)
Test Driven Development (4+)
Postman (5+)
Jest (1+)
Playwright (1+)
SonarQube (1+)
Stripe (3+)
Mollie (1+)

Work Experience

AI Software Engineer

Emirates NBD, Dubai, UAE

Sep 2025 - Present

Project: Fixed Income Simulator

Sep 2025 - Present

Product Development & Simulation Engine

Delivered end-to-end product implementation from business requirement through production release
Built securities selection workflow with configurable investment validation rules across selected holdings
Implemented portfolio simulation engine generating multiple financial scenarios with interactive graphical outputs:
- Interest calculation and accrual projections
- Notional distribution breakdowns
- Return on investment (ROI) analysis
- Cashflow forecasting and timeline views
Developed REST APIs and MongoDB data models to persist securities, simulation inputs, and computed portfolio results

AI Agent & RAG Architecture

Designed and built a conversational AI agent using RAG to assist advisors within the simulator workflow
Implemented multi-node agent orchestration with intent classification routing requests to specialized handlers:
- Search handler for contextual data retrieval
- Calculation handlers for financial computation and scenario analysis
- Report handler for structured result generation and response formatting
Integrated LLM-based reasoning with dynamic chatbot rendering based on response format (text, tables, charts, and structured reports)
Applied token optimization, context engineering, and reusable agent skills to improve accuracy, latency, and cost efficiency

Frontend Engineering

Built advisor-facing UI using React.js and TypeScript with modular flows for selection, investment input, and scenario comparison
Developed reusable chart and visualization components for simulation outputs and agent-driven report display
Implemented chatbot interface with format-aware rendering for agent responses across multiple result types

Testing & Code Quality

Authored end-to-end, unit, and integration test suites covering both backend services and frontend workflows
Implemented automated test coverage with Jest and enforced code quality gates through SonarQube analysis
Validated business rules, simulation logic, and agent behaviour through targeted integration scenarios

AI-Assisted Development & DevOps

Leveraged AI coding assistants for day-to-day feature development, debugging, and iterative delivery across the full stack
Applied context engineering practices to structure prompts, skills, and agent workflows for maintainable AI features
Containerized application services with Docker and deployed via OpenShift with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines

Software Engineer

Equipment's Finder, Dubai, UAE

Sep 2023 - Aug 2025

Project: Equipment's Finder Marketplace

Sep 2023 - Aug 2025

This is a market place for heavy equipment. Vendor can post their equipment to sell or rent. User can buy them later on.

System Architecture & Development

Single-handedly designed and developed microservices-based web application from scratch
Implemented scalable database architecture using normalized MySQL design
Authored 100+ optimized stored procedures for complex data operations
Configured Nginx as reverse proxy with:
- Automated SSL management
- Custom bot-blocking at proxy level
- Service routing between microservices

Security & Authentication

Implemented secure authentication using Next-auth
Developed payment processing system with multiple Stripe integration models
Designed container security with automated SSL and bot protection in Docker images

Frontend Engineering

Built reusable component library extending Mantine UI with:
- Polymorphic component patterns
- Custom styled-components integration
- RTK Query for state management
Developed custom rich text editor for:
- Marketing email templating
- Blog content creation

DevOps & Deployment

Implemented CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions
Containerized application with Docker and Docker Compose
Utilized Server Actions for optimized server-side rendering

Senior Full Stack Developer

Webevis Technologies, Lahore, Pakistan

Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

Project: Plastk

May 2022 - Aug 2023

Key Achievements

Led frontend revamp of client-facing web and mobile platforms (10-member Agile team), improving UX and performance by 40%
Architected identity verification system with document upload processing and Equifax integration for credit reporting
Designed onboarding user flows and built reusable HOCs using Context API for:
- Navigation systems
- Loading states
- Theme management

Key Technical Implementation

Developed real-time transaction monitoring using WebSockets
Implemented microservices communication via Kafka message queues
Optimized performance with:
- Redis caching (reduced query times by 60%)
- MongoDB aggregation pipelines for admin analytics
Migrated payment processor to I2C, designing complete user registration → card activation workflow
Delivered 50+ REST APIs supporting full platform functionality

Project: Biomark

Oct 2021 - May 2022

Led migration of legacy mobile application to React Native and TypeScript in an Agile team of 7, improving UX, performance, and deployment via Codemagic
Integrated Google Fit API for health data synchronization
Designed and implemented 20+ reusable UI components and Redux state management for health tracking features
Architected modular system design with clearly defined entities, relationships, and scalable structure
Developed PDF reporting system with dynamic runtime generation from backend data
Built 25+ REST APIs supporting:
- Health progress tracking (CRUD operations)
- E-reporting functionality
- Appointment scheduling system
- Order management system
Created meeting scheduling module with Node.js backend integration

Project: Phantasia

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

US startup (backed with 1.9M USD seed funding) offering a fantasy sports platform based on the cryptocurrency FANT with over 50k users and 12k daily logins per month.

Developed a sports analytics platform using React.js (frontend) and Node.js (backend) in an Agile team environment
Implemented AWS serverless architecture:
- Designed cron jobs via AWS Lambda to periodically fetch sports data
- Configured AWS EventBridge to trigger automated data updates
- Processed and integrated player/game statistics from Sportsdata SDK
Built 20+ REST APIs to support:
- Dynamic dashboard modules with real-time analytics
- Contest and roster management systems
- Comprehensive player/game statistics integration
Developed data visualization submodules for tournament analytics and player performance metrics