Shahzad Fateh Ali
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US$15.00
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ABOUT ME
Senior Architect & AI Automation | n8n, LangGraph, Python, Next.js
Senior Architect & AI Automation | n8n, LangGraph, Python, Next.js
Full-stack architect and engineering leader with 20+ years building and scaling products, now focused on AI automation, e-commerce, and system modernization.
• AI & automation: agents and workflows with LangGraph, n8n, RAG, MCP and PydanticAI
• E-commerce: led engineering for an online pharmacy through PCI-DSS certification at 99.8% uptime; Engineering Manager on a large classifieds marketplace
• Modernization: cut infrastructure cost by 70%; migrations of legacy codebases and infrastructure to modern stacks
• Full-stack delivery: Python (FastAPI, Django), React, Next.js, NestJS, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Docker
• Leadership: grew a team from 2 to 30+, ran 5+ product teams in parallel, and introduced an AI-driven development lifecycle
Available for freelance and contract work; full-time from Nov 21, 2026. Strong overlap with US East Coast mornings, UK and EU hours, and Australian afternoons.
Hindi, Urdu, English
Karachi (+05:00)
Joined June 2018
EXPERTISE
9 years experience
Created frontends of complex and data-intensive applications. React helps divide the larger code base into smaller, reusable components a...
Created frontends of complex and data-intensive applications. React helps divide the larger code base into smaller, reusable components and optimizes the rendering in browser.
6 years experience | 1 endorsement
I have deployed almost all my applications on AWS. Scaled application to support thousands of request per day. Improved security to get P...
I have deployed almost all my applications on AWS. Scaled application to support thousands of request per day. Improved security to get PCI-DSS compliance.
7 years experience
Building the backend of the same LMS: course, student, and enrollment APIs on PostgreSQL.
Building the backend of the same LMS: course, student, and enrollment APIs on PostgreSQL.
19 years experience
Developed system using MySQL Database. Deployed over Shared hosting as well as on Amazon RDS
Developed system using MySQL Database. Deployed over Shared hosting as well as on Amazon RDS
6 years experience
I have developed e-commerce and SPA backends on Laraval. I love the Lavavel ecosystem and the way modules are decoupled in it.
I have developed e-commerce and SPA backends on Laraval. I love the Lavavel ecosystem and the way modules are decoupled in it.
5 years experience | 1 endorsement
Developed headless Content Management System as a backend for the large system and exposed RESTful APIs to be consumed by NestJS backend.
Developed headless Content Management System as a backend for the large system and exposed RESTful APIs to be consumed by NestJS backend.
3 years experience
Building the student-facing frontend of a learning management system for a US nonprofit (Indus Arts Council).
Building the student-facing frontend of a learning management system for a US nonprofit (Indus Arts Council).
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(18 reviews)
Sean Cloudsdale
April 2023
Very helpful, quickly solved my problem.
Removed User
September 2021
Helped me figure out that I need the machine code
Christine Stephens
December 2019
Shahzad is great to work with! Looking forward to our next project together. Thank you!
Tony
September 2019
Awesome Mentor. Very professional
Tony
August 2019
Awesome. Highly recommend Shahzad.
peter benwell
August 2019
I feel very happy with the service provided.
will be satisfied with the service provided which is very very responsive.Very patient, very informative, overall an excellent experience! Thank you! Ali
Tony
July 2019
Awesome mentor. Very helpful and knowledgable
Tony
July 2019
Awesome mentor. Very knowledgable and helpful.
Brent
June 2019
Shahzad is a great systems administrator. He didn't know the answer right away but he figured it out very fast. I would have spent a few hours dealing with my issue but he figured it out quickly allowing me to continue on with my project. Thank you very much.
Benson Hoi
June 2019
Awesome session. Great mentor!
SOCIAL PRESENCE
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EMPLOYMENTS
Chief of Engineering Management
Glowfish Product Studio
2024-06-01-Present
● Implement mechanisms to monitor, manage, and provide progress on all software development activities.
● Drive innovation with new ideas...
● Implement mechanisms to monitor, manage, and provide progress on all software development activities.
● Drive innovation with new ideas and options made available by new technologies, by identifying and implementing technology trends that will be able to support the future success of the product.
● Lead and oversee all technical analysis, specifications, and estimation to make sure they are complete and accurate - leading to top-quality written specifications, strategy, and implementation.
● Facilitate technology and decision-making throughout the team, including standardization of system architecture, reusable code base development, versions of software tools, best practices, source control, and deployment processes.
● Provide technical leadership through coaching and mentorship.
● Plan for team growth, considering the blend/level of skills required within the team, with a focus on excellence across the engineering organization.
● Maintaining high standards of software quality within the team by establishing best practices, systems, and policies.
● Facilitate the smooth delivery of the product enhancements and support delivered by the team.
● Help plan future-proof reusable core code libraries, which can be shared, to drive further efficiencies throughout the team
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Azure
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MySQL
PostgreSQL
Azure
Jira
Next.js
NestJS
Strapi
AWS
N8n
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Founder & Principal Consultant
Hyper Solutions (SMC-PVT) Ltd
2021-11-01-Present
Founder of an independent technology consultancy for startups and SMEs in the US, Europe, and Australia. I lead every engagement perso...
Founder of an independent technology consultancy for startups and SMEs in the US, Europe, and Australia. I lead every engagement personally, from architecture to launch.
Services:
- AI & Automation: workflow automation with n8n, AI agents with LangGraph, and RAG assistants that take manual work out of sales, support, and operations.
- Shopify & E-commerce: store builds, custom apps and integrations, and order and inventory automation.
- Migration & Modernization: legacy applications to modern stacks, framework upgrades, and server and cloud migrations.
- Custom Development: architecture and delivery in Python (Django, FastAPI), React, Next.js, NestJS, and Laravel.
On every project, I own the technical decisions: architecture, security and scalability, testing and automation, CI/CD and release management.
Long-term client: Indus Arts Council (Houston), covering technical support, their WordPress site, and a student LMS built on NestJS, Next.js, and PostgreSQL.
PHP
Python
Django
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PHP
Python
Django
Node.js
MySQL
Flask
PostgreSQL
Laravel
Shopify
React
MEAN Stack
JavaScript
Software Development
LAMP Stack
Next.js
MERN Stack
Flutter
NestJS
Fastapi
Software architecture
AWS
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Engineering Manager
EMPGLabs (SMC-PVT) Ltd
2022-03-01-2023-03-01
- Led the diverse team of the Jobs vertical.
- Reinitiated the vertical - which was dormant for about 5 years.
- Got th...
- Led the diverse team of the Jobs vertical.
- Reinitiated the vertical - which was dormant for about 5 years.
- Got the project stabilized and upgraded to the latest version of Django and NextJs.
- Delivered 5 big projects for the vertical within a year.
- Launched an Application Tracking System (ATS) for the Recruiters built using the latest version of Django, PostgreSQL, and NextJs.
Django
Elasticsearch
AWS
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Django
Elasticsearch
AWS
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PROJECTS
Service MarketView Project
Service Market
2018
ServiceMarket is an online marketplace that provides quotes and online bookings for moving, home services, and insurance through an exten...
ServiceMarket is an online marketplace that provides quotes and online bookings for moving, home services, and insurance through an extensive network of more than 200 partners. On ServiceMarket, customers can read detailed service offerings and user reviews of each provider before selecting which company to use.
Founded in Dubai in 2013, ServiceMarket has grown to four cities in the Middle East, with plans to expand in the MENA region and beyond.
Java
Angular
WordPress
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Java
Angular
WordPress
Drupal
Spring
CakePHP
React
Apache HTTP Server
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BoardSeat
BoardSeat
2013
Working in a team of 10 people for the project www.boardseat.com. BoardSeat is a private networking platform that enables efficient colla...
Working in a team of 10 people for the project www.boardseat.com. BoardSeat is a private networking platform that enables efficient collaboration and accelerates trust building among senior business leaders.
Drupal
Apache HTTP Server
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Drupal
Apache HTTP Server
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