Abdul Wahab Raza

Full Stack Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience shipping production web applications at scale. Currently leading a 7-person engineering team at XiHawks on high-traffic platforms (400K+ monthly visitors) and AI products. Expert in Next.js, TypeScript, Express.js, and performance engineering with 90+ Core Web Vitals scores. Track record of leading teams, architecting systems for traffic spikes, and delivering client and in-house products end to end.

Full Stack Developer - XiHawks - Lahore, Pakistan (On-site)

(2025-06)

• Lead a team of 7 engineers building JESICA (AI-powered legal platform) and migrating AIChief.com from WordPress to Next.js.
• Architected AIChief.com to serve 400K+ monthly visitors with infrastructure designed to handle 2M+ request spikes during traffic surges.
• Achieved 90+ Core Web Vitals scores on desktop and mobile through technical SEO, caching, and front-end performance optimization.
• Own end-to-end delivery: roadmap planning, task management, CI/CD, production support, and cross-functional coordination with SEO, DevOps, and content teams.

Senior Software Engineer - RTechnologies - Islamabad, Pakistan (On-site)

(2024-06 - 2025-06)

• Led 3 backend developers while independently owning all frontend delivery across Express.js and Next.js (TypeScript) products.
• Shipped multiple REST backends consumed by mobile applications and delivered web-based products for clients and internal company use.
• Drove feature development, API design, code review, and production releases across concurrent client and in-house projects.

Full Stack Developer - Everva - Ankara, Turkey (Remote, Part-time)

(2024-04 - 2025-01)

• Built The Drill, a real-time crisis simulation platform for an Australian government tender, from greenfield to production deployment.
• Implemented the application with Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, i18n, React Query, and Context API for real-time simulation workflows.

Full Stack Developer - Authornate - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2023-07 - 2024-07)

• Delivered full-stack and frontend features across agency products including OpenBook, RTK, Trinity Pad (token launch platform), and CadHero (freelance marketplace for civil engineers and architects).
• Built production UIs and APIs using React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB across multiple concurrent client engagements.

Frontend Developer - Authornate - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2023-01 - 2023-07)

Frontend Intern - Authornate - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2022-10 - 2023-01)

• Progressed from intern to full-stack developer over 2 years; collaborated with designers and stakeholders on agile delivery and estimates.

Technical Lead - Google Developer Student Clubs & Cyber Wolves, Bahria University - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2022-10 - 2023-09)

• Led university developer communities; organized technical workshops and owned web delivery for society platforms and events.

Web Lead - Google Developer Student Clubs & Cyber Wolves, Bahria University - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2022-06 - 2023-02)

B.S. - Computer Science - Bahria University (2023)

Nanodegree - AI Programming with Python - Udacity (2023)

Specialization - Machine Learning Specialization - Stanford Online (Coursera) (2022)