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const developer = {
  name: "Saad Ahmed",
  role: "Senior React Native Developer",
  experience: "5+ years",
  stack: [
    "React Native",
    "TypeScript",
    "Node.js",
    "Azure",
    "Firebase",
    "Vercel",
  ],
  location: "Lahore, Pakistan",
};

Saad Ahmed

Senior React Native Developer

Full Stack Developer with 5+ years across mobile, web, backend, and cloud — shipping products end to end and scaling teams alongside product and design.

// 01. THE ARCHITECT

Engineering products with clarity

A passionate developer with 5+ years of industry experience, proficient across frontend (mobile and web), backend, and cloud stacks. I have led teams in developing and scaling products, with strong analytical skills, SDLC insight, and project management.

Committed to quality, productivity, and staying current with industry trends—ready to tackle complex engineering challenges and drive organizational success.

5+ YEARS

Industry delivery across mobile, web, and cloud

WEB · MOBILE

Real-world web apps and cross-platform builds from shared single codebases—end-to-end product delivery.

Proficient troubleshootingTeam leadership & supervisionWeb application development & designSoftware development lifecycleProject managementCross-platform application designCloud engineering & maintenance

// 02. CAREER TRAJECTORY

Roles that shaped delivery

  • Senior React Native Developer

    Nov 2024 — Present

    Direct KSA

    • Shipped quotation features that stitch flights, hotels, and transfers together in-app, surfacing consolidated quotes via push notifications and deep links.
    • End-to-end feature work from discovery through release; hotel booking module performance (API polling, indexing, map prefetch, collision-avoidance for markers).
    • Refactored API layers and error handling; reduced redundant calls and tightened data-access patterns.
    • Analytics with Amplitude; native push impression and CTR tracking via APNs/FCM for marketing insights.
    • Environment flavors for staging vs production with isolated builds and deployment workflows.
    • Interview panel participation for growing the engineering team.
  • Senior Software Engineer — Team Lead

    Mar 2024 — Oct 2024

    Cinnova Technologies LLC · Lahore, Pakistan

    • Introduced a React Native atomic structure for scalable, reusable UI.
    • Azure Data Factory and Logic Apps for data integration; Node.js and Azure Functions for APIs.
    • Cross-platform delivery with React Native, React Ionic, and Angular Ionic; store releases.
    • Redux state management; Firebase push notifications; client-facing technical leadership.
  • Senior Software Developer

    Oct 2023 — Mar 2024

    Strategic Systems International (SSI) · Lahore, Pakistan

    • Collaborated globally on features; documentation and architectural guidance for the team.
    • Full-stack delivery with ripple-effect analysis across the product.
    • Explored MEVN (Vue.js) and integrated new stacks where appropriate.
  • Software Engineer — Team Lead

    Mar 2021 — Sep 2023

    Cinnova Technologies LLC · Lahore, Pakistan

    • React Native and Angular Ionic single-codebase apps for web, iOS, and Android.
    • Tailwind-enhanced UI; microservices and serverless on Azure Functions, Logic Apps, DevOps CI/CD.
    • Payments and integrations: Onramper, SendGrid, Twilio, Google Maps; Azure PostgreSQL.
    • R&D in blockchain/NFTs: Stacks transactions, Clarinet smart contracts, exchange-facing web integrations.
    • Interview panel and process design for hiring.
  • Freelance Software Engineer

    Sep 2020 — Jan 2021

    Fiverr

    • Architected and deployed multiple SPAs; Angular and React portals.
    • React Native (Expo and CLI) apps with Node.js and MongoDB backends.
    • Firebase Firestore and Realtime Database; Tailwind for responsive UI.
  • Web Developer Intern

    Jun 2020 — Sep 2020

    Swift Chemicals Company · Lahore, Pakistan

    • React component work with direct CEO collaboration on requirements.
    • Marketing pages with React, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap; Firebase hosting deployment.

// 03. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Stack depth across surfaces

React Native & mobile

<React Native /><Expo /><Native CLI /><Redux /><Ionic /><Capacitor /><Cordova /><Material UI />

Web & TypeScript systems

<TypeScript /><JavaScript /><React /><Angular /><Vue /><Node.js /><Express.js /><RxJS /><NGXS /><Tailwind CSS /><HTML5 /><CSS3 />

Cloud, data & platform

<Azure Functions /><Logic Apps /><DevOps /><Firebase /><Vercel /><PostgreSQL /><MongoDB /><SQL /><Cosmos DB /><Stacks /><Clarity />

// 04. RECENT ARTICLES

Recent Articles

// 05. FEATURED WORK

Applications worked on

Slipstr — screenshot 1 of 3
Slipstr — screenshot 2 of 3
Slipstr — screenshot 3 of 3

Slipstr

Ionic React single codebase for mobile and web: discover and book RV slips, marina slips, and curated outdoor experiences—search, listings, and booking flows end to end.

<Ionic /><React /><Capacitor />
Uzimate — screenshot 1 of 2
Uzimate — screenshot 2 of 2

Uzimate

Restaurant loyalty concept: earn rewards on every purchase from the customer app. React Native for mobile plus a React web experience for sign-in and management-facing flows.

<React Native /><React /><Stylesheets />
Paisawyze — screenshot 1 of 2
Paisawyze — screenshot 2 of 2

Paisawyze

React Native payments product in active development: pay bills and dining tabs with cards, with an integrated wallet for balances and spend tracking.

<React Native /><Payments /><Wallet /><NativeWind />

// 06. NEXT STEPS

Ready to scale your mobile or cloud architecture?

Open to roles where I can lead delivery, mentor engineers, and partner with product and design—from discovery to release.