Dawood Ahmed

summary

3+ years building and deploying production software across internships, client work and full-time roles — 25+ projects. I've shipped a POS and inventory product running at two distributors, sites for clients in Japan and India, a Shopify store, and a multi-tenant RAG support platform. Top Performer in the HEC / NCEAC Generative AI program (2026).

experience

1. Jun 2026 – present

   Full Stack Developer · Techling

   AI/ML-focused software house. Converted from a paid internship to full-time after evaluation (Oct 2026).

2. Apr 2026 – May 2026

   Full Stack Developer · Sky Waves Software House

   Laravel 12 + MySQL client projects, REST APIs and secure authentication.

3. Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

   Backend Developer Intern · Sky Waves Software House

   Backend modules in Laravel and Node.js.

4. Oct 2023 – present

   Freelance & client developer · Independent

   Client systems for businesses in Pakistan, Japan and India — see the case studies.

5. Jun 2023 – Nov 2023

   Junior Web Developer Intern · RISS (Remote IT Services & Solutions)

   First professional work: training, then live client projects.

selected work

• AIWA Flow — POS & inventory product (2026)

  My own POS and inventory product. The same code runs online for Ibrahim Business Manager and as an offline desktop install at Gibs Distributor.

  Sole developer — product, code, deployment and installation · React + TypeScript · Vite · Tailwind · Node.js + Express · SQLite (sql.js) · Electron · GitHub Actions → VPS

• SugarHills Resort — Resort website & booking flow (2025)

  A cinematic site for a hilltop resort in Kerala that sells the stay — and that guests can find on their own.

  Sole developer — build and technical SEO · React + TypeScript · Vite · Tailwind · Node.js + Express · MongoDB · JWT

• BIKKS Trading — Bilingual machinery & vehicle catalogue (2025)

  A bilingual catalogue for a machinery dealer in Japan that turns browsing into qualified enquiries.

  Sole developer · React · Vite · Japanese / English

• DIVERSITY — Shopify store for workspace gear (2025)

  A custom Shopify theme for a premium desk-setup store, rebuilt around how people actually shop for a workspace.

  Sole developer — custom Shopify theme · Shopify · Custom Liquid theme · WhatsApp support

• RAG Support Agent — Multi-tenant AI customer-support platform (2026)

  A support platform where each business uploads its own documents and an AI agent answers customers from them — in web chat and on WhatsApp.

  Sole developer · Next.js · TypeScript · Express · MongoDB · Pinecone · Groq · Socket.io

• E-Masjid — Mosque management platform · final-year project (2025–26)

  My BS IT final-year project: a platform that helps local mosques run donations, prayer times, events, nikah bookings and community fund requests.

  Backend developer · team of two (frontend: Haris Ehsan) · Node.js · Express · MongoDB (Mongoose) · JWT (httpOnly cookie) · Stripe (test mode) · Resend · PM2 + Caddy

Also on GitHub: Jarvis AI Assistant, LinkedIn Content Automation Hub, FreelanceHub, Employee Management System.

skills

Frontend

React · Next.js (App Router, SSR) · TypeScript · Vite · Tailwind CSS · Electron (desktop)

Backend

Node.js · Express · Laravel 11/12 · REST APIs · JWT auth & role checks · WebSockets (Socket.io)

Data

MongoDB · MySQL · SQLite · Pinecone (vector search)

AI

RAG pipelines · Vector embeddings · Groq API · LangChain · LangGraph · n8n AI workflows

Commerce

Shopify (custom themes) · Stripe

Ship & cloud

GitHub Actions CI/CD · VPS + PM2 · AWS EC2 · Azure VMs · Azure DevOps

education & credential

• BS Information Technology — University of the Punjab, 2022–2026. Final-year project: E-Masjid (backend).
• Generative AI Application Developer — Top Performer — HEC / NCEAC Generative AI Training Cohort 2, issued by UETIANS Lahore Endowment Foundation (USA), 2026. Certificate ID 068c44dd77b77ef2