# Muhammad Saad Faisal | Software Engineer

> Muhammad Saad Faisal (itxSaaad) is a Cloud Native Full Stack AI Software Engineer with 3+ years in software and 25+ shipped projects. He builds full-stack apps, cloud infra, and AI features for international clients using React, Next.js, Java, Terraform, AWS, and Azure. Based in Gujranwala, Pakistan; open to remote or onsite work with US, UK, and EU teams. Portfolio: https://codesbysaad.dev

## About

- Role: Associate Software Engineer at Wamo Labs (Oct 2025 - Present)
- Title: Software Engineer
- Location: Gujranwala, Pakistan (Wamo Labs role is on-site in Lahore)
- Education: BS Computer Science, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus (graduated June 2025)
- Stats: 3+ years in software, 25+ projects shipped
- Hire: Full-time, contract, or scoped builds. Remote or onsite. US, UK, EU time zones.
- Calendly: https://calendly.com/itxsaaad/30min
- Email: saadstudent.cs@gmail.com
- Headline: I build full-stack apps, cloud infra, and AI features. Usually on the client call, in the repo, and in the deploy logs the same week.

## Featured Projects (Home)

Five featured on the homepage (2+3 grid):

- [Supermodel](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/supermodel) (Professional Work): Wamo client platform mapping codebases into Neo4j graphs; VS Code extension, MCP server, Terraform on Azure
- [OptaHire](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/opta-hire) (Academic / FYP): Final-year recruitment marketplace with Stripe Connect escrow and Flask matching service
- [MedLens+](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/medlens-plus) (Personal Project): Medical report PDF parsing with lab timelines and safety-first AI agents (Next.js + FastAPI)
- [The AI Charter](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/the-ai-charter) (Hackathon): 48-hour multi-agent governance build for Band.ai hackathon
- [BillPilot](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/billpilot) (Professional Work): PE billing platform with calendar-synced time capture and AWS SAM backend

## All Projects (28)

Full portfolio: https://codesbysaad.dev/projects

Sorted newest first. Early learning projects (Birthday Reminder, Reactive Meals, Metaversus, Meetups) appear last.

By type: Professional Work (9), Personal Project (9), Freelance (3), Fellowship (2), Internship (2), Academic (1), Hackathon (1), Community (1)

### Professional Work (9, Wamo Labs client delivery)

- [Wisesheets](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/wisesheets): Next.js fintech marketing hub with programmatic SEO
- [WOW Sports Platform](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/wow-sports): Next.js + Expo monorepo for women's sports schedules and live scores
- [BlueSky AI Platform](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/bluesky-ai): Multi-tenant AI platform with RAG and integrations
- [BillPilot](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/billpilot): PE billing with calendar-synced time capture
- [WellByte](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/wellbyte): Healthcare reporting API with Power BI and PostgreSQL RBAC
- [PowerLink Mining](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/powerlink-mining): Offline-first PWA for DRC miners with mobile-money payouts
- [Cattle Verify](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/cattle-verify): Offline cattle traceability with RFID and QR exports
- [Verity](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/verity): Serverless QA with Playwright evidence and GitHub integration
- [Supermodel](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/supermodel): Codebase graph platform with VS Code extension and MCP server

### Academic, Hackathon, Fellowship, Internship, Freelance, Community, Personal

- [OptaHire](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/opta-hire) (Academic): Final-year marketplace with Stripe Connect escrow
- [The AI Charter](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/the-ai-charter) (Hackathon): Multi-agent governance platform (Band.ai)
- [Quran Player](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/quran-player) (Fellowship): Redux Toolkit audio player with multiple reciters
- [React Careers](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/react-careers) (Fellowship): Real-time Firebase job board
- [Pizza Palette](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/pizza-palette) (Internship): Pizza ordering with Razorpay and email notifications
- [Camify](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/camify) (Internship): MERN webcam studio with filters and MongoDB persistence
- [Sugar Latte](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/sugar-latte) (Freelance): Cafe landing pages with Lottie and Google Sheets leads
- [Apostrophe Design 3D Portfolio](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/apostrophe-portfolio) (Freelance): Agency portfolio with 3D flipbook
- [Kariger](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/kariger) (Freelance): Location-based services marketplace
- [MindMate](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/mindmate) (Community): Google Solution Challenge mental health platform with Dialogflow
- [CaptionForge](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/caption-forge) (Personal Project): AI micro-SaaS for social captions and hashtags
- [MedLens+](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/medlens-plus) (Personal Project): Medical report intelligence with safety-first AI agents
- [Customer Connect CRM](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/customer-connect-crm) (Personal Project): Three-role RBAC CRM
- [ProShop Ecommerce](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/proshop) (Personal Project): Full ecommerce with PayPal checkout
- [CardGenius](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/cardgenius) (Personal Project): ID card generator with Cloudinary
- [Meetups](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/meetups) (Personal Project): Next.js SSG meetup platform
- [Metaversus UI/UX](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/metaversus) (Personal Project): Framer Motion agency showcase
- [Reactive Meals](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/reactive-meals) (Personal Project): Food cart with Context + useReducer only
- [Birthday Reminder](https://codesbysaad.dev/projects/birthday-reminder) (Personal Project): First learning project; Redux Toolkit + localStorage

## Experience

- Wamo Labs (Associate Software Engineer, Oct 2025 - Present, Lahore): Client calls through deploy on Azure/AWS; Java, Node, Next.js, React Native, VS Code extensions; RAG on OpenSearch, AWS SAM, Terraform, offline PWAs on 2G
- Teraception (Junior Software Engineer, Jul 2025 - Sep 2025, Lahore): MERN monorepo, layered architecture
- TyroSoft (Web Application Developer internship, Aug 2024 - Sep 2024, Gujranwala): Electron + Next.js + NestJS time tracker; Laravel legacy codebases
- Bytewise Limited (MERN Track Fellow, Jun 2024 - Aug 2024, remote): Full-stack apps, Firebase, JWT CRM, Redux Toolkit
- E-Commerce Visions (Web Developer, Jan 2024 - Jun 2024, Gujranwala): E-commerce maintenance, Stripe/PayPal checkout
- Freelance Fiverr/Upwork (Oct 2023 - Present, remote): Client sites for international buyers

## Production stack

Technologies that have shipped in real projects. Homepage skills section shows them in a diagonal icon marquee (6 lanes, one icon per technology).

Frontend & Mobile: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Expo, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Electron, Vite
Backend & Data: Spring Boot, Node.js, NestJS, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prisma, Python
AI & Agents: OpenAI, OpenSearch, Neo4j, FastAPI, Firebase; RAG, MCP, multi-agent orchestration
DevOps & Cloud: Terraform, AWS, AWS Lambda, Azure, Docker, GitHub Actions, Vercel, DigitalOcean
Tools & Quality: Git, GitHub, VS Code, Figma, Postman, pnpm, Turborepo

## Testimonials

- Talha Younas (LinkedIn, senior colleague): Recommends for web apps; strong problem-solving and on-time delivery
- Muhammad Saqib (LinkedIn, client): Circuit simulator project was functional, professional, and timely
- Junaid Ahmad (LinkedIn, teammate): Hardworking full-stack developer with a go-getter attitude
- khankhan37 (Fiverr, Qatar, 5 stars): Collaborative, quick delivery on full-stack gig
- kedr105 (Fiverr, Germany, 5 stars): Great and fast work on full-stack gig

## Links

- Home: https://codesbysaad.dev
- Projects: https://codesbysaad.dev/projects
- GitHub: https://github.com/itxSaaad
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/itxSaaad
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/itxSaaad
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/itxsaaad
- Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/designerd_pk
- Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01d7b11abaaa67c894
- Calendly: https://calendly.com/itxsaaad/30min

## Site Structure

Home page: progress rail (desktop), hero, about, 2+3 featured projects grid, experience timeline, testimonials, skills icon marquee, contact panel.

Navigation: Home, About, Projects, Experience, Testimonials, Skills, Contact.

## Optional

Each project has a dedicated page with technologies, timeline, case study, and cover image (WebP). Content source of truth: `/content/*.json`. Site metadata: `/content/metadata.json`.