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Abid Ahmed

@abidahmed2

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Senior MERN Stack engineer specializing in cloud-native architectures.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead cloud-native, microservices or frontend architecture work, drive CI/CD/IaC adoption, and mentor teams while delivering scalable, production web platforms.

I am a Senior MERN Stack Engineer with 11+ years designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native web applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js.

I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into microservices and event-driven platforms on AWS, building HIPAA- and PCI-compliant APIs, and delivering responsive frontend experiences with Next.js and Redux Toolkit.

My work emphasizes reliable CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and operational stability—standardizing pipelines with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Terraform to reduce deployment time and improve reliability.

I am known for rapid delivery, technical leadership, and producing production-ready solutions that balance architectural rigor with excellent user experience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior MERN Stack Engineer

Current

Apex HealthTech Systems

Apr 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Architected a cloud-native healthcare platform, migrating a monolithic Java system to Node.js microservices and React frontends; designed HIPAA-compliant REST and GraphQL APIs and implemented event-driven streaming with Kafka and AWS SQS to enable real-time patient data synchronization.

React Next.js Node GraphQL Kafka AWS Docker Kubernetes Terraform

Lead MERN Developer

Global Retail Dynamics

Sep 2019 - Mar 2023 (3 years 6 months)

Led development of a national e-commerce platform using Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB Atlas; built PCI-DSS compliant payment APIs integrated with Stripe/PayPal and implemented Redis caching to improve throughput and page performance.

Next.js Node MongoDB Redis Stripe JWT Performance Optimization

Full Stack JavaScript Developer

Innovate Solutions

May 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 3 months)

Migrated legacy Java applications to a MERN architecture, built modular Node.js APIs and reusable React components, and implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Docker to automate AWS deployments.

Node React MongoDB CI CD Docker AWS REST APIs

Junior Full Stack Developer

Codebase Corp.

May 2014 - Apr 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Built internal enterprise tools with Node.js and React.js, improved test coverage with Jest and Mocha, and supported large-scale web applications through bug fixes and UI optimizations.