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Ali Raza

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Lead Software Engineer at Proof 8, delivering Cooperage Mode for cask building, quality control, and shipments.

Pakistan

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At Proof 8, I lead full-stack development for a cloud-based spirits industry platform and improve US TTB and UK HMRC tax and compliance reporting. I delivered Cooperage Mode, a tablet-based module for cask building, quality control, and shipments, with role-based access and barcode scanning.

Previously, I led SaaS, AI-powered, enterprise, and e-commerce application development at TechIllusion, integrating OpenAI, Claude, RAG pipelines, and AI chatbots into production applications. I’ve also built platforms including LUTBuilder.ai, an AI-powered service for generating color grading LUTs, and multi-tenant e-commerce and practice management products.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Software Engineer

Current

Proof 8

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Lead full-stack development using TypeScript, Node.js, React, MongoDB, and AWS for a cloud-based spirits industry platform. Drive improvements to US TTB and UK HMRC tax and compliance reporting, and manage QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Shopify integrations.

TypeScript NodeJS React MongoDB AWS Quickbooks Online Xero Shopify Tax Compliance Bar Code Scanning

Senior Software Engineer

TechIllusion

May 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 3 months)

Led end-to-end development of SaaS, AI-powered, enterprise, and e-commerce applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript. Integrated OpenAI, Claude, RAG pipelines, and AI chatbots into production applications.

React Next.js NodeJS NestJS TypeScript PostgreSQL MongoDB OpenAI Claude RAG Docker AWS Vercel CI CD

Software Engineer

BITBASH

Mar 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Developed full-stack SaaS and enterprise applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, FastAPI, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. Improved application performance through code splitting, database optimization, API tuning, and efficient frontend rendering.

React Next.js NodeJS ExpressJS fastAPI MongoDB PostgreSQL Stripe Google Maps Code Splitting Database Optimization

Associate Software Engineer

Programmers Force

Mar 2021 - Feb 2022 (11 months)

Developed web applications and reusable UI components using React, Vue.js, Node.js, Laravel, and MongoDB. Contributed to code reviews, testing, debugging, and deployment while collaborating with senior engineers.