Areeb Khan
I build production-grade web platforms, AI-driven systems, and the teams that ship them.
Karachi, Pakistan
5+
Years of experience
7
Production platforms shipped
30–40%
Perf gains delivered
50%
Faster deployments
About
Five years of shipping systems that don't fall over.
Senior Full Stack Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable web applications, microservices, and systems using the MERN stack. Proven expertise in React, Next.js, Node.js, and NestJS, with strong experience in system design, API development, and cloud deployments on AWS. Demonstrated leadership in managing teams, improving system performance, and delivering high-quality production systems.
Full-stack architecture
Designing React/Next.js frontends and Node.js/NestJS backends that hold up under real production load.
AI-driven systems
Shipping OCR pipelines, RAG-based recommendation engines, and LLM-powered agents into live products.
Cloud & DevOps
Running containerized workloads on AWS with CI/CD pipelines that cut deployment time in half.
Team leadership
Leading and mentoring engineering teams while staying hands-on with architecture and code.
Toolkit
The stack behind every project on this page.
Languages
Frontend
Backend
Databases
DevOps
Tools
Concepts
Career
Experience
Strugbits
Dec 2023 — Present
CurrentLead Full Stack Developer (MERN)
- Led development of scalable web applications using React.js, Next.js, and Node.js, improving performance by 30%+
- Architected microservices backend systems handling high concurrent traffic
- Implemented advanced state management using Redux Toolkit and React Query
- Integrated Elasticsearch with MongoDB to enable fast search functionality
- Built and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 50%
- Deployed containerized applications using Docker and AWS ECS, ensuring scalability and reliability
- Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, Lambda, ECS) with Nginx for optimized performance
- Mentored and led engineering teams, improving delivery efficiency and code quality
Nexomos
Dec 2022 — Dec 2023
MERN Stack Developer
- Developed full-stack applications using the MERN stack with scalable backend architecture
- Built optimized Node.js services, improving API response times by 25%
- Implemented Redux (Thunk) for complex frontend state management
- Designed and optimized database schemas across MongoDB and PostgreSQL
- Wrote unit tests using Mocha and Chai to strengthen codebase reliability
- Integrated CI/CD pipelines and deployed applications on AWS infrastructure
- Worked on Docker-based deployments and server configurations using Nginx
Zaavia
Jan 2021 — Dec 2022
MERN Stack Developer
- Built responsive web applications using React.js and Next.js
- Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js
- Integrated GraphQL APIs and third-party services
- Developed Progressive Web Applications (PWAs)
- Managed containerized environments using Docker
- Configured Nginx for production deployments
Selected work
Production platforms I've engineered end-to-end.
Track record
Key achievements
- Improved system performance by 30–40% across multiple production applications
- Reduced deployment time by 50% through CI/CD automation
- Led and mentored development teams delivering scalable production systems
- Built systems handling thousands of concurrent users
- Implemented AI-driven solutions, including OCR pipelines and RAG-based systems
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
Iqra University
Karachi, Pakistan
2017 — 2021
Get in touch
Have a system to build or a team that needs a lead engineer?
I'm open to senior full-stack and technical leadership roles. Reach out directly and I'll get back to you.