Waleed Akhtar

About

I build products that turn complex problems into reliable, scalable systems.

I'm Waleed, a senior full stack developer focused on shipping APIs, microservices, and polished UIs for SaaS products, from early prototype to production-grade deployment.

Background

Over the last 6+ years, I've worked across SaaS products, real-time systems, third-party integrations, and cloud deployments, building the backends, frontends, and everything in between. Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React/Next.js, and PostgreSQL are my daily drivers.

I sit somewhere between backend architecture, frontend craft, and DevOps. I care about clean APIs, maintainable code, and the kind of engineering decisions that let a product scale without becoming a nightmare to work on.

How I Work

I work best when the requirements are still forming, the architecture needs rethinking, and the team needs someone who can move fast across the full stack without dropping quality.

That usually means understanding the problem deeply, proposing a technical approach, and then building it end-to-end: APIs, database schemas, UI components, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment.

Focus

I'm especially interested in AI/LLM integrations, real-time systems, and SaaS products where solid engineering directly impacts user experience and business outcomes.

If there's a system that needs to be faster, more reliable, or smarter with AI, that's usually where I can do my best work.