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Bilal Pasha

Software Engineer specializing in React, Next.js & TypeScript — building scalable, SEO-optimized & AI-powered web applications.

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About Me

Software Engineer · React, Next.js & TypeScript

Frontend-focused engineer with 3+ years at Techwards building scalable, high-performance, and SEO-optimized web applications across desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Skilled in responsive frontends, REST API integration, and production-ready systems using Next.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Firebase. Experienced with RAG pipelines (LangChain, Qdrant), S3 pre-signed uploads, and AWS EC2 deployments.

I apply clean architecture, OOP, and SOLID principles to deliver maintainable TypeScript codebases within Agile teams.

Cloud Computing SDLC Distributed Systems
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
bilalpasha.dev@gmail.com
+92 347 8542982
Bilal Pasha

Experience

3+ years at Techwards · Full-time software engineering career since 2023

October 2025 – Present

Software Engineer

Techwards · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Built high-performance responsive apps with Next.js and Astro across desktop, tablet, and mobile
  • Delivered SEO-optimized apps with dynamic metadata, automated sitemaps, robots.txt, and SSR for search indexing
  • Engineered Elasticsearch-powered search platforms for fast full-text querying and reliable retrieval
  • Implemented NextAuth, server actions, and AI RAG systems (LangChain, Qdrant) with PDF/text/database ingestion
  • Integrated S3 pre-signed uploads, GitHub CI/CD pipelines, and secure production deployments on AWS EC2
November 2023 – October 2025

Associate Software Engineer

Techwards · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

  • Developed Astro + Firestore media platforms with GitHub-based CMS and automatic deployment workflows
  • Built RAG Q&A systems with LangChain, Qdrant embeddings, and flexible LLM model switching
  • Created scalable student registration and Elasticsearch search platforms with NextAuth and server actions
  • Migrated production data via SSH/SCP and deployed secure, scalable environments on AWS EC2
  • Applied React patterns, OOP, and SOLID principles for maintainable TypeScript architectures
May 2023 – October 2023

Software Engineer Intern

Techwards · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Supported full-stack feature development in Agile sprints with code reviews and sprint planning
  • Gained hands-on experience with React, Next.js, REST APIs, and production deployment practices
January 2023 – May 2023

Software Developer

HAT Incorporation · Karachi, Pakistan

  • Built responsive web applications with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • Collaborated with designers on pixel-perfect, accessible user interfaces
  • Participated in code reviews, sprint planning, and agile delivery workflows

Education

February 2023 – August 2026

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology (KIET)

Pursuing a BS in Computer Science with focus on software engineering, web technologies, and building production-ready applications.

Certifications

Professional courses validating expertise in modern React and cloud-native DevOps.

Namaste React Course

Advanced React fundamentals, hooks, performance patterns, and modern frontend architecture.

Docker & Kubernetes: The Practical Guide

Containerization, orchestration, and production deployment workflows for scalable cloud applications.

Technical Skills

Full-stack engineering with a frontend focus — performance, SEO, clean TypeScript architecture, and cloud-ready delivery.

Languages

JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScript

Frontend

React.jsNext.jsNextAuthAngularAstroRedux / RTKReact QueryTailwind CSSShadcn/UIMaterial UI

Backend

Node.jsExpress.jsNestJSREST APIsJWTBullMQSwagger

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBFirestoreQdrantPineconeElasticsearch

AI / ML

LangChainRAGLLM APIsVector Embeddings

DevOps & Cloud

AWS EC2DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsSDLCVercelNetlify

Featured Projects

A selection of projects I've built across Full-Stack, AI/RAG, and Enterprise domains.

Travel / CMS 2025–2026

The Alpha Travels

Production travel platform with destinations, offers, trip planners, testimonials, and contact flows. Custom admin portal CMS for content, packages, and reviews. Built with Next.js, Firebase, and Firestore with Firebase Hosting deployment.

Next.jsFirebaseFirestoreAdmin CMSTypeScript
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Full-Stack Jul–Sep 2025

Book Reading & Revival Culture Platform

Full-stack platform with responsive admin/user layouts (Shadcn/UI), JWT auth, S3 pre-signed uploads, BullMQ queuing, chat messaging, and multilingual support (next-intl).

Next.jsTypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQLShadcn/UI
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Search Engine Aug–Oct 2025

Document Search Engine

Full-text document search with Elasticsearch for sub-second queries. AWS S3 and MinIO for scalable storage. Next.js SSR with SEO optimization on Vercel.

Next.jsElasticsearchMongoDBFirebaseAWS S3
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Enterprise Apr–May 2025

HMS — Hotel Management System

Pixel-perfect UI from Figma with RBAC, room booking, food ordering, and audit trail workflows. Production-ready hotel management solution.

ReactTypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQLShadcn/UI
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AI / RAG 2025

DeepRAG: Intelligent Document Q&A

AI-powered RAG chat for natural language Q&A over documents and PDFs. LLM APIs (DeepInfra) with Qdrant vector embeddings for context-aware responses.

NestJSReactPostgreSQLQdrantLangChain
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Full-Stack 2024

Madrasa Management System

Institution management with student records, RBAC, financial management (fee tracking, invoices), and multi-provider auth (Google, GitHub, credentials).

Next.js 13+ReactMongoDBNextAuth
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Media 2023

Modern Media Website

High-performance news platform with Astro static/SSR, Firestore content, SendGrid email, and GitHub Actions deployment.

AstroTailwindFirestoreSendGrid
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Get in Touch

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear from you.

Location

Karachi, Pakistan