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Ahmed Hasnain

Ahmed Hasnain

Rawalpindi

Summary

Full-stack engineer with 5+ years building and operating production SaaS. Primary engineer on Replug, a link marketing platform serving 300,000+ users and ~10M short links, owning Laravel/PHP backend, Vue.js frontend, ClickHouse analytics, and MongoDB data architecture. For the past 7 months, building ContentPen — a Python/FastAPI AI content platform — working on RAG retrieval with Pinecone, durable multi-step agent orchestration with Temporal, and multi-provider LLM routing. Comfortable moving between PHP and Python stacks, with a focus on the systems and data layers that break under real load.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Developer

D4 Interactive
Islamabad
04.2024 - Current

ContentPen — AI Content Platform (Python, FastAPI) · Jan 2026 – Present Platform that runs keyword research → SERP/gap analysis → AI generation → SEO/AEO scoring → publishing → performance monitoring. 80,000+ articles generated, 30M+ organic visits driven.

1- Built FastAPI services powering content generation and agent execution pipelines
2- Implemented RAG retrieval with Pinecone to ground generated content in real source material and reduce hallucination in long-form output
3- Orchestrated multi-step, long-running agent workflows with Temporal, giving research → draft → optimize → publish durable execution that survives restarts and upstream provider failures
4- Integrated Agno for BYOK model routing across Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google providers
5- Built publishing integrations (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify) and Google Search Console ingestion powering analytics and content-decay detection
6- Diagnosed and resolved production integration failures: CMS bot protection (Cloudflare WAF, LiteSpeed anti-bot), provider rate limiting and 503 capacity errors, and model-specific API contract changes
7- Built the content planner dashboard in React/Next.js with bulk operations and multi-view scheduling

Replug — Link Marketing SaaS (Laravel, Vue.js) · Apr 2024 – Present 300,000+ active users · 9.9M+ short links · 80K+ bio pages · 50K+ QR codes · rated 4.8/5 on G2.

1- Designed the real-time click analytics system on ClickHouse, powering campaign dashboards and downloadable client reports
2- Built bulk CSV link creation supporting up to 100,000 links per batch
3- Implemented advanced traffic routing and A/B testing, enabling split, rotating, and personalized destinations from a single short link
4- Built custom domain infrastructure: automated SSL provisioning, DNS verification, and expiry/auto-renewal workflows across thousands of customer domains
5- Redesigned a 2000-domain synchronous DNS verification process into queued async jobs with rate limiting and exponential backoff, eliminating a recurring timeout failure mode
6- Wrote MongoDB aggregation pipelines across 10M+ document collections for subscription deduplication, usage metering, and cross-collection analytics reporting
7- Implemented Paddle Billing webhook handling for payment failures, retry scheduling, and subscription lifecycle events
8- Shipped the dynamic QR code generator and bio-link page builder (vCard, countdown, Q&A blocks)
9- Built a Laravel MCP server exposing Replug tooling to LLM clients over OAuth
10- Published the developer API documentation platform using Scribe + Scalar
11- Built and maintained the Replug Chrome Extension and internal admin tooling
12- Resolved customer-facing technical escalations directly through HelpScout

Php/Laravel/Vue.js Developer

Care Soft
07.2023 - Current

1- Built Laravel and Core PHP components following SOLID principles for a clinical operations platform
2- Designed and optimized SQL schemas for patient, scheduling, and billing data with integrity and access-control constraints
3- Developed Vue.js and jQuery interfaces for clinical and administrative workflows
4- Translated client operational requirements into technical specifications; delivered within Agile sprints with code review and unit testing

Mid Level Laravel and Vue js Developer

The Right Software
Rawalpindi
01.2022 - 06.2023

1- Built Laravel backend architecture across vendor management, catalog, order processing, and payouts
2- Implemented Stripe Connect for multivendor payments including split payouts and vendor onboarding
3- Developed Vue.js vendor dashboards and customer-facing storefront interfaces
4- Built and maintained REST APIs consumed by web and mobile clients
5- Optimized database queries and application performance as catalog and transaction volume grew

Laravel & Vue Developer

Infinity Sol
07.2021 - 12.2021

1- Delivered full-stack Laravel applications across multiple concurrent client projects
2- Built custom WordPress themes and plugins; integrated RESTful APIs
3- Handled cross-browser testing, debugging, and performance optimization

WordPress & Laravel Developer

SB Software Solutions
01.2020 - 06.2021

1- Built business websites for local and international clients using Elementor, WPBakery, and custom themes
2- Managed plugin integration, content systems, performance tuning, and SEO-friendly responsive layouts

Education

Electrical (Computer) Engineering -

Comsats University Islamabad
Islamabad
06.2019

Skills

  • Python
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • FastApi
  • Rag
  • Pinecone
  • Temporal
  • Agno
  • LLM APIs
  • MCP Server
  • Queue Architecture
  • Webhooks
  • Background job processing
  • Vue
  • Jquery
  • React
  • Nextjs
  • SQL
  • Postgres
  • Clickhouse
  • Mongo Db
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Linux
  • Kubernetes
  • Grafana
  • Lens
  • Stripe
  • Paddle
  • Google search console api
  • Wordpress publishing api

Accomplishments

  • Winners of Comsats Project and Career Expo, Fall 2018
  • Regional Winners of Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), 2018
  • Runner-Up in Hult Prize Competition (From Comsats), Hult Prize, 2018
  • Runner-Up in Visio Spark Competition, 11/17/18

Projects

Tender Management System, Set up and customized the theme for the tender management system, ensuring a consistent and visually appealing user interface across all modules., Developed a comprehensive and efficient workflow for managing tenders, suppliers, customers, and orders., Utilized Laravel and Vue.js to create a dynamic and responsive dashboard., Implemented a robust version control system using Git., Configured and deployed a Git pipeline on a Linux cPanel., Built downloadable PDFs for delivery challans and invoices., Conducted thorough testing and debugging of the system to ensure high-quality and reliable performance., Provided technical support and training to users as needed.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Blog Reading
  • Swimming
  • Hiking
  • Community Involvement

Languages

  • English, Professional Working Proficiency
  • Urdu, Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Timeline

Software Developer

D4 Interactive
04.2024 - Current

Php/Laravel/Vue.js Developer

Care Soft
07.2023 - Current

Mid Level Laravel and Vue js Developer

The Right Software
01.2022 - 06.2023

Laravel & Vue Developer

Infinity Sol
07.2021 - 12.2021

WordPress & Laravel Developer

SB Software Solutions
01.2020 - 06.2021

Electrical (Computer) Engineering -

Comsats University Islamabad
Ahmed Hasnain