Muhammad Shafiq

Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable web applications, SaaS platforms, and RESTful API systems across backend and frontend. Core expertise in PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, MySQL, and Redis, with working knowledge of Docker, CI/CD, and AWS. Proven record of delivering LMS platforms, multi-tenant dashboards, and eCommerce systems for international clients, with a focus on clean architecture, performance optimization, automated testing, and production reliability.

Comfortable in remote, cross-functional Agile teams across worldwide.

Software Engineer / Assistant Manager IT - Beacon Energy (Pvt) - DHA-2 Islamabad

(2024-05 - 2026-08)

• Designed and delivered a scalable Solar Energy Management System, supporting concurrent users and role-based access control
• Built API-driven backend systems enabling integration with both mobile and web clients
• Reduced database query execution time by approximately 30% through query and performance optimization
• Developed and maintained Laravel APIs and Vue.js frontend components
• Used Redis and Laravel queues for background processing, and wrote PHPUnit tests to keep releases stable
• Handled deployment and server management.

Full Stack Software Engineer - MaltaThemes - Bahria Town RWP

(2020-09 - 2024-02)

• Developed a multi-tenant vendor dashboard for a Point of Sale (POS) ecosystem
• Built Learning Management Systems (LMS) platforms with instructor and student modules, course management and role-based access
• Designed and maintained RESTful APIs for Flutter mobile application integration
• Improved database performance and reporting efficiency, reducing load times and speeding up responses
• Collaborated with cross-functional mobile and frontend teams in an international remote setting
• Maintained and scaled production-level Laravel and Node.js applications
• Developed custom eCommerce solutions.
• Worked in Agile/Scrum sprints using Git branching workflows and CI/CD pipelines for releases

Web Developer - Web Solution Providers - Islamabad

(2018-01 - 2020-08)

• Developed scalable web applications using Laravel, CodeIgniter and custom PHP.
• Designed backend architectures and custom CMS systems
• Integrated third-party APIs including payment gateways and external services
• Optimized database queries and application performance
• Delivered multiple production-ready systems for clients

Master of Computer Science (MCS) - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (2012 - 2012)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) - University of the Punjab, Lahore (2008 - 2008)