Hammad A.
Mid-Level MERN Stack Developer
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Hammad Ali is an experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in the MERN stack, with over three years delivering production-grade solutions for clients in e-commerce, logistics, and SaaS industries. At Pakistan Air Force R&D Labs (NASTP), he owned the end-to-end design and deployment of internal production services, enhancing backend performance by 30% through advanced Node.js/Express API optimization, query indexing, and caching. Hammad’s work at SoftThrive involved integrating Stripe payments and developing real-time dashboards for legal and logistics sectors, achieving a 25% reduction in API response times. As a freelancer, he has delivered 15+ full-stack applications internationally spanning requirements analysis, secure JWT-based authentication, scalable API development, and mobile-first, SEO-optimized React user interfaces. Hammad is also experienced with CI/CD tooling, AWS deployment environments, and has contributed to improving operational tooling and UI accessibility in distributed remote teams.
Experience
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Pakistan Air Force R&D Labs (NASTP) · 2025 — PresentDesigned and deployed 4 internal production services to support R&D workflows and operational tools. Created RESTful APIs with over 20 endpoints in Node.js and Express, establishing validation standards and request/response contracts. Implemented JWT-based authentication and RBAC, defining more than 5 user roles to secure service access. Enhanced backend performance by around 30% through various optimizations such as query indexing and response caching. Developed reusable and accessible React components to ensure UI consistency across devices. Managed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to support automated testing and deployments.MERN Stack Developer
SoftThrive · 2024 — 2024Contributed to the delivery of comprehensive MERN features for 3 client projects that included e-commerce, legal, and logistics applications, translating client requirements into effective implementations. Integrated Stripe payments along with third-party APIs, establishing secure checkout processes and webhook handling. Developed real-time dashboards and reporting views utilizing React and backend aggregation endpoints for operational decision-making purposes. Achieved a reduction in backend response times by approximately 25% through middleware enhancement and API refactoring.Full-Stack Developer
Freelance · 2023 — PresentProduced over 15 full-stack applications for international clients focusing on e-commerce, logistics, SaaS, and internal tools. Managed the full development lifecycle, encompassing requirements gathering, architectural design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance. Created secure authentication and authorization flows with JWT and RBAC across a variety of client systems. Constructed scalable REST APIs along with data models, ensuring adherence to validation, pagination, and error-handling standards for production reliability. Developed mobile-first React interfaces optimized for SEO, enhancing performance and user experience. Maintained a client satisfaction rate of approximately 95% by addressing issues promptly and supporting post-launch modifications.
Skills & Expertise
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Software EngineeringAir University · 2022 — Present
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