Hammad Gul

Full-Stack Software Engineer with hands-on experience in building secure, scalable web platforms using React and FastAPI in microservice architectures. Independently built a cloud-based legal-tech SaaS from scratch – owning everything from market research and system design to frontend, backend, and startup development. Contributed to NADRA's National Data Exchange Layer (NDEL), a government API platform enabling secure data sharing across institutions nationwide.

Strong foundation in zero-trust security, event-driven architecture, and product thinking.

Founder & Lead Engineer at Legal-Tech SaaS (2025-10 – Present)

• Independently identified a gap in legal workflow tooling for Pakistani law firms and built a cloud-based platform from the ground up - encompassing case management, client engagement, analytics, and marketplace connectivity.
• Architected and built a production-ready microservices backend using FastAPI with asymmetric JWT (RS256) authentication, centralized identity management, and zero-trust security principles across all service boundaries.
• Led the complete product lifecycle: market research → problem definition → technical design → frontend (React) and backend (FastAPI) development → team building → deployment planning.
• Recruited and coordinated a 4-person team after reaching solo MVP, transitioning into a product lead role while retaining hands-on engineering ownership.
• Delivered all 7 platform modules to feature-complete status; currently in pre-launch preparation with beta rollout planned for early adopter law firms.

Software Engineering Intern at Nishan Pakistan · NADRA HQs (2025-07 – 2025-09)

• Contributed to the Pakistan National Data Exchange Layer (NDEL) – a government API middleware platform enabling secure, governed data sharing across public and private institutions nationwide.
• Designed and built the NDEL frontend from scratch in React, including authentication flows, role-based access UI, and services marketplace.
• Gained hands-on exposure to Spring Boot by contributing REST API endpoints supporting cross-institutional data flows within the broader backend team.

Bachelor's in Information Technology – Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad (2021-09 – 2025-07)