
Jawad Maqbool
Senior Backend Engineer | Node.js, TypeScript, Laravel | SaaS & APIs
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Senior Backend Developer with 5+ years of experience building production web applications, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, REST APIs, business systems, and third-party integrations. Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, FastAPI, Python, Laravel, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, REST APIs, webhooks, authentication, RBAC, queues, background processing, and database optimization. Experienced in designing backend modules, planning technical implementations, creating and integrating multi-tenant architectures, designing webhook and queue workflows, structuring databases, troubleshooting production systems, and deploying applications to Linux VPS environments.
Built and integrated backend systems connecting WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Google Reviews, and Google Ads, including webhook-based event processing for messaging, comments, notifications, and leads. AI and automation experience includes LLM APIs, RAG, AI agents, and workflow automation as a supporting backend capability.
Experience
Full Stack Backend Developer - Karboar Software
(2025-02)
- Design and deliver reusable backend modules using Node.js, TypeScript, Laravel, FastAPI, and REST APIs, structured for integration across application components.
- Plan technical implementation approaches, define backend processes, and present proposed solutions to team leads for review and approval.
- Develop API-driven integrations with Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Snapchat, Google Ads, and Google Reviews.
- Design webhook workflows for messages, comments, leads, and other platform notifications.
- Use queues and background processing for asynchronous social and business operations.
- Develop backend workflows for social messaging, chatbots, lead processing, CRM functionality, and business automation.
- Handle authentication, authorization, business logic, third-party APIs, and data synchronization.
- Integrate AI and LLM capabilities into backend workflows where required.
Senior Full Stack Developer / Team Lead - Vizz Web Solutions - Bahria Town, Islamabad
(2023-08 - 2025-04)
- Designed backend modules and REST APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, Laravel, and JavaScript for SaaS and business applications.
- Personally created and integrated multi-tenant architectures, including tenant-aware application and database structures.
- Designed relational database structures and optimized database access through normalization, indexing, joins, query refinement, and selecting only required fields.
- Implemented authentication, authorization, RBAC, business logic, reporting, inventory workflows, and data synchronization.
- Worked with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis according to application requirements.
- Designed webhook and background-processing workflows for integrations and asynchronous application operations.
- Managed production deployments on Linux VPS environments, including domain configuration, PostgreSQL installation, Nginx, Apache, SSL, and Docker.
- Diagnosed production issues across backend code, database operations, server configuration, and deployments.
- Reviewed junior developers' code and guided implementation toward established backend development practices.
- Evaluated technical approaches for backend features and communicated implementation decisions to team leads and stakeholders.
Laravel Developer - Eziline Software House - Rawalpindi
(2022-01 - 2023-09)
- Delivered backend functionality using Laravel, PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript for business applications.
- Designed application modules, database-driven features, business logic, and REST API integrations.
- Worked with authentication, authorization, reporting, data processing, and third-party integrations.
- Structured MySQL database functionality and application queries for Laravel-based systems.
- Diagnosed and resolved issues across backend logic, database operations, and integrations.
- Received Member of the Year — May 2023.
PHP Intern - Result.pk
- Supported PHP-based application features and database-driven functionality.
- Worked with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and web application components.
Education
Master of Computer Science - Computer Science - University of Poonch, Rawalakot (2018 - 2020)


