Usama H.

Usama H.

Senior PHP Developer

Islāmābād, Pakistan
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About Me

I am a Senior PHP Developer with experience writing clean, thorough, and efficient code for various web applications - handling requirement analysis, design, development and maintenance tasks in an efficient, structured approach. I build reusable libraries to ensure scalability, performance and security - delivering full-featured solutions and scaling backend services and web services.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2022 - Present (2 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Analytics Dashboard Company
Analytics Dashboard Company
Web Application Developer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and integrated several APIs to the client's dashboard platform - working with different tools and libraries.

  • Worked on best practices on the platform - devising solutions to optimize, improve and secure solutions.

  • Collaborated with clients, managed requirements and linked metrics with the existing dashboard.

Sideline Learning
Sideline Learning
Fullstack Laravel Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Utilized Test-driven development approaches in delivering a multi-tenant web application on the project.

  • Designed and implemented database design and process flow for 3rd-party APIs to enhance background checks.

  • Implemented tests to enhance and optimize solutions on the Sideline platform.

Dentulu
Dentulu
Senior Web Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and implemented a new system to manage uploads and retrievals to or from AWS S3 on the application.

  • Introduced modern methods and processes on the project - discovering and fixing security issues on the project.

  • Handled APIs, optimized the PHP code for speed, implemented new functionalities and a customizable affiliate system.

Freelance
Freelance
Web Application Developer
2018 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Execute strategies to build and implement solutions for clients - reviewing features, providing feedback and maintaining solutions.

  • Deliver modular, performance-oriented web projects using modern tools and best practices.

  • Maintain and enhance solutions, optimize database queries, dig through logs and fix bugs that show up in production.

Automobile Purchase Company
Automobile Purchase Company
Senior Developer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and implemented new solutions to transition the legacy codebase to a modern Laravel framework.

  • Delivered clean, efficient and scalable code for new features on the solution.

  • Enhanced code performance, fixed complex security issues and worked on an automatic error detection system on the project.

GraphicalX
GraphicalX
Technical Lead
2012 - 2018 (6 years)
Pakistan
  • Led processes to design, develop and deliver a new platform for monitoring ad performance and corresponding revenues.

  • Deployed several APIs on the app to automate data collection and reports with functionalities to manage income and expenses.

  • Built a new review management system to manage product reviews, create blocklists, reports and other functionalities.

Jawab.pk
Jawab.pk
Technical Lead / Senior Developer
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Pakistan
  • Designed, built and implemented a region-based Q&A website - working on solutions from concept to launch.

  • Deployed solutions on the entire app - managing the VPS server, environment and security.

  • Built the online community from scratch - implementing features, delivering functionalities for moderators and improving SEO.

Zigron
Zigron
PHP Web Developer
2009 - 2010 (1 year)
Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Designed and implemented a new employee performance review system with new features and functionalities.

  • Implemented solutions for an interactive feature on the app - giving users 360° reviews on pages without refreshing the page.

  • Deployed automated reports with actionable analytics on the app to help users make high-level HR decisions.

Jint Tech
Jint Tech
Software Developer (Intern)
2008 - 2008
Pakistan
  • Designed and wrote Photoshop scripts to export .PSD details into XML files and produce .PSD files using XML files.

  • Built a C# app to parse two (2) similar XML files - detecting and flagging changes in content or structure.

  • Diagnosed, identified and fixed complex bugs on web solutions for clients.

Portfolio

Senior Developer - Online Sports League Management System
Senior Developer - Online Sports League Management System

Designed, built and implemented a league management system for different sports. The solution allows users to create leagues, matches and reports on performance - posting results and generating team pages. Architect the entire solution from scratch, implemented backend components and frontend solutions.

Senior Developer - DataCentral
Senior Developer - DataCentral

Built Data Central, an innovative advertisement-based cost and revenue management system that helps users monitor the costs and revenues from advertisement campaigns on landing pages. Deployed solutions to enhance efficiency on landing pages, generate profit reports and fetch data on cost, revenue, site visits, and impressions from various APIs.

Education

Machine Learning
Machine Learning
Coursera
2020 - 2020
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
GIK Institute
2005 - 2009 (4 years)