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Waleed ShahzadFull Stack Developer & Team Lead

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Seven years building scalable web and mobile products across MERN, AWS, and React Native — with a focus on performance, clean architecture, and the small details that make software feel inevitable.

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Waleed Shahzad — Full Stack Developer
Currently
Team Lead @ Tanbits
About

Engineering products with motion, polish, and intent

I lead small, high-trust teams to ship web and mobile applications that hold up under real users. Below is the short version — the long version is on the rest of this page.

Production-grade craft

Clean architectures, typed contracts, and a relentless focus on what runs in production — not just the demo.

Full-stack fluency

Comfortable across the seam — Node/Express APIs, SQL or NoSQL, React/Next on the web, React Native on mobile.

Performance obsessed

Profiling, caching strategies, and database tuning. Recently shipped a 40% speed-up on a live SaaS platform.

Security & compliance

Regular audits, hardened authentication, and security baked into every PR — not bolted on at the end.

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The stack I reach for

A curated set of languages, frameworks, and platforms I use day-to-day. Deep on MERN, comfortable across the rest.

Languages

01 / 06
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3

Frameworks & Libraries

02 / 06
  • React
  • React Native
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Redux
  • Sequelize
  • Mongoose
  • JWT
  • Material UI
  • Formik
  • GraphQL
  • Apollo
  • Socket.IO

E-commerce & CMS

03 / 06
  • Shopify
  • Liquid
  • Shopify Admin API
  • Storefront API

Databases

04 / 06
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • DynamoDB
  • Redis
  • Firebase

Cloud & Hosting

05 / 06
  • AWS
  • Heroku
  • Nginx
  • Vercel
  • Netlify

Tools & Collaboration

06 / 06
  • Git
  • JIRA
  • Trello
  • Asana
  • Slack
  • ClickUp
Trajectory

Seven years, six teams, one craft

Each role compounded the last — frontend mastery to full-stack ownership to leading teams that ship.

  • 2025 – Present

    Lead Full Stack Engineer

    Accendia

    • Architected and shipped a production white-label AML/CTF compliance platform for accounting firms, featuring an AI-powered client due diligence agent that automates risk screening and regulatory decisioning at scale.
    • Engineered enterprise-grade security and workflows, including JWT authentication with multi-factor step-up, granular role-based access control, third-party integrations, background job orchestration, and full CI and test coverage.
    • Tech stack: NestJS, React 19, PostgreSQL, AWS — live at aml.accendia.ai.
    Accendia AML Compliance Platform
  • Jul 2024 – Present

    Team Lead (MERN Stack)

    Tanbits

    • Developing long-term strategies for technology and development processes to align with business goals.
    • Communicating with clients to gather requirements, provide project updates, and ensure their needs are met.
    • Efficiently allocating resources to maximize productivity and ensure balanced workloads within the team.
    Sydney WaterPigeon Baby AustraliaGreenbox StorageCareer MentorSurplex
  • Aug 2021 – Jul 2024

    Team Lead & Senior MERN Stack Developer

    AppsGenii Technologies

    • Suggested improvements to team and project workflow.
    • Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans.
    • Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
    BataByonyks IoTUSA Benefit GroupAda — Check Your HealthLassWho
  • Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

    MERN Stack Developer

    Hashcrafts

    • Developed full-stack web applications to process and visualize data.
    • Multi-tasked across several priorities to meet deadlines and expectations.
    • Collaborated with frontend team to define stories, sprints, and project milestones.
    Mayor PilotBlueJay — EngageKruzee
  • Nov 2020 – Mar 2021

    Software Engineer

    OneClout

    • Adjusted application design for performance and new features.
    • Debugged and reviewed frontend code.
    • Focused on test-driven development with clean, scalable code.
    Crimson
  • May 2019 – Jun 2020

    Frontend Developer

    Vvork Cloud Technologies

    • Developed frontend components based on mockups using React and Material UI.
    • Integrated compliance and security into software design.
    PM Pro
Selected work

Products I’ve helped ship

A bento of recent and meaningful projects across web and mobile. Hover to peek at the stack.

Web

Sydney Water

Customer portal for Australia's largest water utility — billing, account management, meter reads, fault reporting, and real-time dam levels for residents, businesses, and trades.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • REST APIs
  • AWS
E-commerce

Pigeon Baby Australia

Shopify storefront for Pigeon Australia — feeding, skincare, and dental care for newborns through toddlers, with stage-based shopping, a Build-Your-Own-Bottle tool, and AfterPay checkout.

  • Shopify
  • Liquid
  • Storefront API
  • JavaScript
  • AfterPay
Full Stack

Greenbox Storage

A storage service platform for university students across the USA. Frontend site, order portal, and admin dashboard.

  • MongoDB
  • Express
  • React
  • Node.js
  • AWS
  • DynamoDB
  • Redis
Web

Surplex

Heavy machinery auction platform with secure transactions, real-time bidding, and a CMS-driven listing portal.

  • MongoDB
  • Express
  • React
  • Node.js
  • WebSocket
Mobile

Byonyks IoT

Bloodless dialysis automation with patient-doctor management — back-office plus mobile app, real-time over Socket.IO.

  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redux
Mobile

Career Mentor

Mentor-to-employer marketplace where mentors upload candidate resumes for live job postings and earn rewards.

  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Sequelize
  • MySQL
  • AWS
Mobile

Bata

Inventory, ledger, wallet, and product catalog app rolled out to every Bata store across Pakistan.

  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Sequelize
  • MySQL
  • AWS
Full Stack

USA Benefit Group

Backend dashboard for an insurance company to centralize regional KPI tracking across teams and territories.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Sequelize
  • MySQL
Mobile

Ada — Check Your Health

AI symptom checker that surfaces personalized medical information from natural-language patient queries.

  • React Native
  • Redux
  • GraphQL
Mobile

LassWho

Celebrity-fan engagement app for live one-on-one video chat experiences, monetized through booking flows.

  • React Native
  • TypeScript
  • Apollo
  • GraphQL
Web

Mayor Pilot

Vehicle theft reporting platform deployed in Nigeria with integrated maps for routing and incident tracking.

  • React
  • Redux
  • Material UI
  • Formik
Full Stack

Kruzee

North-American driving instructor finder with full scheduling, payments, and JWT-based authentication.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • MongoDB
  • JWT
Mobile

BlueJay — Engage

Home physical therapy companion app keeping patients in sync with their PTs through structured exercise plans.

  • React Native
  • Redux
  • React Navigation
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