Umar Bin Ayaz

Building Hoverfly, a product that turns spreadsheet rows into on-brand social posts, carousels, stories, and banners. Utilizes TypeScript on a custom starter kit with AWS, Docker, and CI/CD.

Backend and DevOps for Braindump Notes, a voice-notes app, responsible for reliability and running cost of backend services. Optimized backend for resilience and cost, handling a viral traffic spike as the app passed 100K downloads.

Independent contractor providing full-stack development services to clients in Sweden, Latvia, and Italy, and building own product Hoverfly. Achieved Upwork Top Rated status with 100% Job Success and a 5.0 rating from 19 reviews.

Led engineering on an internal operations platform for a solar installation company, including site photos linked to projects, project timelines, status tracking, and a CRM. Platform used to run installation work with 2.5 MW of solar capacity installed.

Built a parking-alert product from the ground up with Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, and Flutter on AWS, with CI/CD. Implemented parking-zone detection and reminders via SMS, email, or push notification.

Worked on the Ping team messaging web app as a full-stack engineer.

Led a project to build a tailoring marketplace using React and Node.js.

Led development of Yivster video streaming, including APIs, mobile, and DevOps.

Led mobile app development for SchoolElite using Flutter.

Developed the Eat a Deal app using Flutter, Node.js, and MySQL.

B.Sc. in Mechatronics and Control Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, from 2016 to 2020.