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Hamza Abubakar

Building resilient platforms & polished product experiences.

Senior Full Stack Engineer — 5+ years shipping production systems in Node.js, React, Next.js, and AWS.

Open to remote full-time roles, agency partnerships, and contract projects. I build scalable APIs, ship production-grade frontends, and own CI/CD end to end.

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Full Stack, Frontend, or Backend: pick the lens that fits your opening

5+ years shipping production systems end to end. Open to remote, full-time roles, agency work, and contract projects across any of these.

Full Stack Developer

End-to-end ownership from database schema to deployed UI. Comfortable moving across the stack without losing velocity.

  • Production Next.js + Node.js apps
  • API design through deployment
  • Cross-functional delivery

Frontend Developer

React and Next.js interfaces that are fast, accessible, and easy to extend: App Router, server components, and performant client state.

  • React / Next.js / TypeScript
  • Design systems & component libraries
  • Core Web Vitals tuning

Backend Developer

Node.js APIs, relational and document databases, queues, and integrations that hold up under real production load.

  • REST & GraphQL APIs
  • PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Redis
  • Async jobs with Celery / queues

Cloud & DevOps

AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and observability so releases ship safely and on a predictable cadence.

  • AWS infrastructure
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
  • Monitoring & error tracking

Open to a few different kinds of engagements

Full-time, agency, or product work. I've shipped in all three and bring the same standard to each.

1

Full-time, remote roles

Embedded on a product or platform team, owning features end-to-end.

  • Product & platform teams
  • Long-term ownership
  • Async-friendly, any timezone
2

Agency & contract projects

Plugging into an agency or client team to ship a defined project fast.

  • Fixed-scope delivery
  • Client-facing communication
  • Fast ramp-up on new codebases
3

SaaS / product work

Hands-on with a product's roadmap, from new flows to the infra underneath them.

  • Feature delivery
  • API & data modeling
  • Monitoring & CI/CD

Bridging product craft & platform rigor

I lead engineering efforts that balance craft and impact—shipping resilient infrastructure while obsessing over end-user details.

  • 5+ years delivering client projects from idea to launch
  • Built scalable dashboards, APIs, and integrations for real products
  • Set up deployments and automation to ship faster and reduce bugs
  • Focus on clean code, performance, and reliable releases

Working style

  • I prioritize outcomes over output and measure success in real user impact.
  • I move fast, but I don't ship blind. I validate early and iterate in public.
  • I keep systems clean: clear ownership, tidy interfaces, and resilient delivery.
  • I communicate crisply and surface tradeoffs so teams can decide with confidence.

ReactJS

Composable UI library powering interactive web apps.

TypeScript

Type-safe JavaScript for confident refactors and DX.

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first CSS for rapid design systems.

shadcn/ui

Composable headless components built atop Radix primitives.

Framer Motion

Production-ready animations and scroll-driven motion.

Sanity

Composable content cloud powering Editorial workflows.

Next.js

How I work

How I approach a new team or project

The same process whether it's a sprint, a contract project, or my first 90 days on a team.

Process

  1. 01

    Discovery

    Clarify goals, constraints, users, and success metrics.

  2. 02

    Plan

    Define scope, milestones, and the fastest path to launch.

  3. 03

    Build

    Ship in weekly increments with demos and clear updates.

  4. 04

    Launch

    QA, performance checks, and a smooth production rollout.

  5. 05

    Support

    Ongoing improvements, fixes, and growth experiments.

What I bring to a team

Fast ramp-up

I read code before I write code. Productive within the first sprint on a new codebase.

  • Codebase deep-dives
  • Pairing early with the team
  • Shipping small wins fast

Full ownership

Comfortable owning a feature or service end-to-end, from design doc to on-call.

  • Design docs before big changes
  • API to UI to deploy
  • On-call ready

Clear communication

Async-friendly updates and tradeoffs surfaced early, not after the fact.

  • Written status updates
  • Early tradeoff discussions
  • No surprise blockers

Selected case studies

A sampling of platform, product, and systems work shipped with cross-functional teams.

Qeepsake
SaaS
Analytics
Real-time

Qeepsake

Production Next.js + GraphQL platform with active users. I shipped the Give a Gift flow, full UI rebrand, and Chatbot integration. Added Mixpanel event tracking, Sentry error logging, and wrote Cypress E2E tests covering critical checkout and onboarding paths.

Next.jsGraphQLStripeCypressSentryCircleCI
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Live site
Daily Dogfights
Dashboard
Admin
Docs

Daily Dogfights

Full-stack golf scoring platform with GHIN/USGA handicap API integration. Django REST backend consumed by Next.js frontend and a mobile app. Implemented Celery + Redis for async score calculations and notifications, keeping the main API non-blocking under load.

Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsTailwind CSSGitHub Actions
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Live site
Resolve — AI Support Ticket Agent
AI
RAG
Agents
Full-Stack

Resolve — AI Support Ticket Agent

An AI support agent that reads a customer ticket, searches a knowledge base, and either drafts a grounded reply or escalates to a human when the docs don't cover it. Combines RAG with agentic decision-making so it never invents answers.

Next.jsTypeScriptOpenAIpgvector
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Live siteGitHub
Powerleaf
E-Commerce Website
Online Shop

Powerleaf

Powerleaf is an online platform that personalizes your cannabis buying experience. Developed by doctors, powered by data, and guided by machine learning, it helps you discover products that match your desired experience. No more guesswork—just curated selections designed to deliver the effects and quality you want.

React.jsFramer MotionNode.JsMySQL?
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Live site
Scavenger Hunt
NextJS
Dashboard
Admin

Scavenger Hunt

This Project was Designed for Admins to create Hunt Locations and Rules. In Progress...

NextJSNodeJSTailwindCSSGitHub Actions
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Trusted by product & platform leaders

Feedback from partners across SaaS, commerce, and platform transformations.

Delivered the new flows and integrations on Qeepsake platform.
GabbyCTO · Qeepsake
“Consistently delivered multiple projects with high efficiency and within agreed timelines.”
Azeem Khan
CEO · Datainvent Global Services
“We’re extremely happy with the dashboard developed for Daily DogFights. The admin panel is well-structured, easy to use, and handles complex data smoothly. The work was delivered with great attention to detail and exceeded our expectations”
Adam
CTO · Daily Dogfights
“The admin dashboard developed for Scavenger Hunt was exceptionally well done. It’s intuitive, powerful, and makes managing locations, rules, and members incredibly easy. The quality of work and attention to detail were excellent”
Kriesten
CTO · Scavenger Hunt

Trusted collaborators

Partnerships across high-growth startups, enterprise platform teams, and design-driven studios.

Datainvent Global Services
Qeepsake
Cherry Byte Technologies
Sabhi Tech
Datainvent Global Services
Qeepsake
Cherry Byte Technologies
Sabhi Tech
Writing

Notes on engineering, DX, and content platforms

Longform case studies and playbooks for scaling teams without sacrificing craft.

August 12th, 2026

I Built an AI Agent That Decides for Itself — Here's the Part That Actually Matters

Most AI in apps is a chatbot that can't do anything. I built a lead-qualification agent that verifies data, checks for duplicates, decides on its own whether to act, and then writes to a database, alerts a team, and schedules follow-ups — built from raw tool-calling primitives, not a framework. Here's how it works and the default-behavior bug nobody warns you about.

AI AgentsAI EngineeringLLMTool CallingFull Stack
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July 30th, 2026

Automating Lead Intake with n8n: Speed Is the Feature

On a side project, leads sat in an inbox until I got to them. I automated the entire intake with n8n — enrichment, CRM sync with conditional routing, Slack alerts, and auto follow-ups. Here's the workflow and the one part that actually mattered.

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July 20th, 2026

What I Let AI Write, and What I Never Will

After a year of Claude Code in my daily workflow, here's the honest version of how AI fits into real engineering work — the tasks I hand it without hesitation, and the ones I'll never let it own.

AI ToolsSoftware EngineeringDeveloper ProductivityEngineering Practices
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Contact

Let's talk

Hiring for a full-time role, an agency project, or a contract gig? Send a message and I'll respond quickly.

mughalh473@gmail.com
+92 304 2468404
Pakistan · Remote-friendly · UTC+5