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Shakib Uz Zaman — Laravel Backend Engineer & Frontend Developer

Shakib Uz
Zaman

@shakibuzzaman

Laravel Backend Engineer & Frontend Developer building scalable products for ecommerce, fintech, and SaaS — from Laravel APIs to polished Next.js frontends.

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Building Products That Scale

Not just code — production systems that drive business growth.

I'm Shakib Uz Zaman, a Laravel backend engineer and frontend developer based in Bangladesh, working remotely with teams worldwide.

I specialize in building end-to-end web applications — from architecting robust Laravel APIs and database systems to crafting responsive, animated frontends with React and Next.js.

My work spans ecommerce platforms, fintech SaaS products, and internal tools for startups. I believe the best software isn't the most complex — it's the one that reliably delivers value to users and scales with the business.

When I'm not shipping features or optimizing database queries, you'll find me exploring new frameworks, contributing to open-source, and writing about practical backend engineering.

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40+
Projects Delivered
7+
Years Experience
25+
Happy Clients
99%
On-Time Delivery

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~/runtime>Dhaka . GMT+6 . Windows . PowerShell

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Technical Skills

Tech Stack

BACKEND

  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • RESTful APIs
  • Eloquent ORM
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • Queue Processing
  • Redis
  • Webhooks
  • Payment Gateway Integration

FRONTEND

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • React.js
  • Next.js (Learning)
  • Vue.js
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind CSS

DATA

  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Database Design
  • Query Optimization
  • Indexing

DEVOPS . CLOUD . INFRA

  • AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM)
  • Docker
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Cloudways
  • DigitalOcean
  • Linux Server Administration
  • Nginx
  • Supervisor

NODE ECOSYSTEM

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • NestJS (Learning)

VERSION CONTROL

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket

TOOLS

  • Postman
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • PHPStorm
  • VS Code
  • Cursor AI

PROJECT . TEAM

  • Jira
  • Trello
  • Asana
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Code Review
  • Technical Mentoring

DOCS . COMMS

  • Notion
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Skype
  • WhatsApp

AI ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT

  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Cursor AI

RUNTIME

  • Dhaka
  • GMT+6
  • Windows
  • PowerShell
  • Laravel Ecosystem
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Where I've Worked

From agency projects to scaling products for remote startups.

Apr 2025 - Apr 2026Optimalbyte

Backend Team Lead | Remote (1 Yr Contract)

Led backend development and API architecture for a health-focused iOS application using Laravel. Designed scalable RESTful APIs, integrated AI-powered chat and decision-support services, connected international health and nutrition APIs, managed backend team activities, and owned performance, security, infrastructure planning, CI/CD, Cloudways, and DigitalOcean deployments.

LaravelREST APIsAI ServicesCloudwaysDigitalOcean
May 2024 - Mar 2025Betatech

Full Stack Developer | Remote (Contractual)

Rebuilt and optimized Amazon Gift Funnel workflows with Laravel 11 and React.js, improving scalability and user experience. Integrated Amazon, Shopify, Gorgias, Zapier, Calendly, and other services, reduced manual operational workload by over 60%, maintained REST APIs, managed Cloudways deployments and CI/CD pipelines, mentored junior developers, reviewed code, and led application and database performance improvements.

Laravel 11React.jsShopifyZapierCI/CD
Feb 2022 - Nov 2023bPay

Full Stack Developer | Remote

Developed and maintained 20+ secure RESTful APIs for digital wallet and fintech platforms. Collaborated with iOS teams, implemented Firebase Cloud Messaging, integrated Araka Pay, Fiat, and Oxilin payment gateways, built KYC workflows with Onfido and UbbleAI, developed compliance modules for limits, risk scoring, audit logging, and regulatory controls, and managed AWS infrastructure, deployments, monitoring, scaling, security, and performance.

LaravelFintechFCMAWSKYC
Mar 2020 - Feb 2022Venus IT Limited

Full Stack Developer | Hybrid

Led development of the Cadet ERP platform for Bangladesh Army institutions. Designed and implemented academic management, residential management, HRM, inventory, and administrative modules, built scalable Laravel and Vue.js applications, coordinated Agile delivery through Git and GitLab workflows, and worked closely with stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.

LaravelVue.jsERPGitLabAgile
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020W3 Engineers LTD

Software Engineer | Khulna

Developed a vacation rental platform integrated with VRBO and Airbnb APIs. Built frontend features with Vue.js, contributed to backend services, and improved software quality and deployment reliability through automated testing with Katalon Studio, increasing deployment success rates and reducing regression issues.

Vue.jsAPIsVRBOAirbnbKatalon Studio
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018Oxford International School

Software Engineer | ICT Dept | Dhaka

Contributed to development and maintenance of internal academic management systems. Built tools for attendance tracking, scheduling, examination management, and result processing, supported IT infrastructure operations, provided technical training to staff and administrators, and assisted digital transformation initiatives within the institution.

Academic SystemsIT OperationsTrainingAutomation
Additional Work

Selected Projects

Referral, Ecommerce, and ERP Systems

Delivered additional business systems including multiple referral platforms, multi-vendor ecommerce applications, and stock management ERP solutions.

Referral SystemMulti-Vendor EcommerceStock ERP
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What I've Built

A selection of products and platforms I've engineered.

FeaturedE-commerce

Rong Outfit

Developed and maintained a Laravel-based ecommerce and POS management platform for Alzeena, supporting 313,018+ orders, a large customer base, and 6,000+ products.

Built modules for inventory, POS, orders, pre-orders, sellers and resellers, promotions, courier tracking, permissions, and reporting to centralize and streamline business operations.

Challenges

  • Managing a high-volume system with 313,018+ orders and growing business data.
  • Handling 6,000+ products with stock, size, pricing, and availability differences.
  • Supporting POS, online orders, pre-orders, seller orders, and reseller orders in one platform.

Solutions

  • Structured the application into dedicated Laravel modules for orders, products, POS, sellers, couriers, and reports.
  • Implemented product detail, stock tracking, batch stock, transfer logs, and inventory reporting features.
  • Built separate sales workflows while sharing customer, order, product, and payment logic.
LaravelPOSInventoryOrdersCourier Tracking
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FeaturedHospital Management

Hospital & Pharmacy Management System

Developed a full-stack hospital and pharmacy management system with secure REST APIs and a responsive admin dashboard.

Built modules for patients, OPD, lab and radiology, billing, pharmacy stock, sales, purchases, payments, reports, and role-based access control.

Challenges

  • Managing multiple hospital workflows in one system.
  • Keeping pharmacy stock accurate during purchases and sales.
  • Securing access for different staff roles.
  • Handling lab orders, billing, and reports together.
  • Maintaining consistent API communication between frontend and backend.

Solutions

  • Organized the Laravel backend with separate controllers, services, models, and API routes.
  • Used transactional logic for purchases, sales, batches, stock, and payments.
  • Implemented Laravel Passport authentication with role and permission-based access.
  • Built lab order workflows with billing, status tracking, verification, and reporting.
  • Created reusable React API helpers, auth context, protected routes, and permission-based navigation.
LaravelMySQLReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
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Real Results

Deep dives into projects that moved the needle for clients.

Ecommerce6 months

Scaling Ecommerce to 100k Orders

Global Retail Startup

Rebuilt a monolithic PHP store into a Laravel microservices architecture, reducing checkout latency by 65% and enabling 10x traffic during flash sales.

LaravelRedisAWSNext.js
65%
Latency Reduction
10x
Peak Traffic
99.9%
Uptime
Fintech SaaS4 months

Fintech Platform Migration

Series A Fintech

Led migration from legacy codebase to Laravel 11 with zero-downtime deployment strategy. Implemented event sourcing for audit trails and regulatory compliance.

LaravelPostgreSQLDockerGitHub Actions
0 min
Downtime
+40%
API Speed
-70%
Bug Reports
B2B SaaS3 months

SaaS MVP to Product-Market Fit

Remote Startup

Built and shipped MVP in 8 weeks, then iterated based on user feedback. Full-stack ownership from database design to polished React dashboard.

LaravelReactStripeTailwind
8 weeks
Time to MVP
500+
Paying Users
72
NPS Score
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Let's Build Something

Have a project in mind? I'm always open to discussing new opportunities.

Whether you need a Laravel backend architect, a full-stack engineer for your SaaS MVP, or help scaling an existing product — I'd love to hear about your project.

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zaman.shakib@gmail.com
01672572177(Primary)
01954963009(Secondary)
Bangladesh · Remote Worldwide

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