Aneeq Akbar

I'm a full-stack engineer who has grown from freelance delivery to founding engineer, leading teams and shipping scalable products end-to-end with React, Next.js, and Django. At QLU.ai I progressed from Full Stack Engineer to Principal Software Engineer in under two years, driving architecture decisions, code reviews, and sprint planning. I care about building systems that move business metrics — like a React/Django build that helped lift a client's sales by 80% — and I go deep on fundamentals, even designing my own programming languages for fun.

Founding Software Engineer - Weave Technologies Inc. - Guangzhou

(2025-12)

Principal Software Engineer - QLU.ai - Pakistan

(2025-08 - 2025-12)

As Principal Engineer, I lead the design and delivery of large-scale distributed systems that power our outreach platform. My focus is on building fault-tolerant, high-throughput infrastructure and guiding the technical direction of the engineering org.

• Architect and scale real-time systems that process millions of scheduled events and downstream workflows
• Design and deliver complex state management systems to ensure reliability and consistency at scale
• Drive engineering decisions across Kafka, distributed queues, storage engines, and database design
• Mentor and grow engineers, promoting clean abstractions and best practices across the stack
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features with measurable business value
• Balance deep technical exploration with execution, ensuring systems are robust, scalable, and future-ready

Lead Software Engineer - QLU.ai - Pakistan

(2024-06 - 2025-08)

Leading the architecture and development of scalable AI systems that power high-throughput messaging and real-time processing. As a technical lead, I:

• Architect and oversee full-stack features, ensuring scalability and fault tolerance
• Design infrastructure to support millions of scheduled events and downstream services
• Guide engineering decisions around Kafka, distributed queues, and database design
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and mentor developers on engineering best practices
• Prioritize clean abstractions, deep technical understanding, and high-impact execution
• I bring a strong foundation in scalable systems, deep curiosity for internals, and a passion for building things that just work at scale.

Full Stack Engineer - QLU.ai - Pakistan

(2023-11 - 2024-06)

At the forefront of building scalable, real-time AI-driven platforms. I work across the stack from architecting distributed systems to crafting seamless user experiences. My core focus includes:

• Designing robust microservice architectures with Kafka and message queues
• Building scalable applications with Next.js, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
• Implementing real-time features using WebSockets and event-driven systems
• Reverse engineering APIs for integration and automation
• Writing clean, maintainable code and following best practices (TypeScript, ESLint, modular architecture)
• Always digging into how things work under the hood, I’m driven by performance, reliability, and developer-first design.

Full Stack Engineer - Fiverr - Pakistan

(2021-01 - 2023-11)

Responsibilities

• Developed websites from scratch and updated existing sites using Django or Python.
• Created high-quality Restful APIs in Python for seamless data exchange.
• Implemented Restful API endpoints in plain Python or utilizing Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Developed high-quality web sockets to facilitate real-time communication.
• Designed and implemented high-quality dashboards in Django for data visualization.
• Integrated payment gateways including Stripe, Paypal, and custom solutions to facilitate online transactions.
• Crafted beautiful, responsive, cross-browser/multi-device compatible, and SEO-friendly designs/UI using Bootstrap and Plain CSS3.
• Identified and resolved bugs and issues to ensure smooth website functionality.
• Skills Utilized: HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Python Django Django REST Framework MySQL / SQLite / PostgreSQL Redis DevOps
• Achievements: Successfully completed 100+ projects meeting client requirements and deadlines.
• Received positive feedback from clients for delivering high-quality work at an affordable rate.
• Improved website performance and user experience through efficient coding practices and optimization techniques.

Full-stack Developer - Spandev - Pakistan

(2022-04 - 2022-10)

Bachelor of Science - BS - Computer Science - Ziauddin University (2022-04 - 2024-06)

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science - Information Technology - CS50 (2020 - 2021)

Web Development - Information Technology - freeCodeCamp (2020 - 2021)

CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript - Information Technology - CS50 (2020 - 2021)