Available for opportunities — remote & global

const engineer = {

Talha Khan.

role:"Full Stack Engineer"

};

I bridge the gap between ambiguous product requirements and robust, production-ready code — shipping accessible, high-performance interfaces that move real business metrics.

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Islamabad, Pakistan

// 01 — about

Software engineer who ships features that move the metric.

I recently wrapped up a core role at an ex-FAANG-founded startup, working directly with founders, designers, and cross-functional teams under tight timelines. That environment sharpened how I approach ambiguity — turning fuzzy product ideas into architecture that scales.

My philosophy is simple: architectural efficiency, ruthless component reusability, and shipping things that actually change business outcomes. I care about the invisible details — bundle size, Lighthouse scores, accessibility, and the developer experience of whoever inherits the code next.

5+
years shipping
95+
Lighthouse score
-65%
bug rate
+40%
user retention

// 02 — stack

Tools I reach for

Filter by category — 41 technologies and counting.

{ }Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScript ES6+HTML5CSS3SCSS/SASSRedux ToolkitReact QueryMaterial UIAnt DesignTailwind CSSStyled ComponentsFigma
Testing
CypressJestReact Testing LibraryWCAG 2.2 Accessibility
Tools
WebpackClaude CodeClaude DesignCodexFigma MakeESLintPrettierHuskyGitGitHub ActionsSentry
Backend
PythonFastAPINode.jsMongoDBREST APIsOpenAI APISupabase
Industry
React Native (Expo)MicroservicesSystem DesignAgile/ScrumPWA

// 03 — experience

Where I've shipped

  • Led the Next.js 12 → 14 migration to the App Router, modernizing the rendering architecture across the platform.
  • Built an "Ask AI" GPT-4 teaching assistant that reached a 92% user satisfaction rating.
  • Sustained 99% uptime and 95+ Lighthouse scores across core product surfaces.
  • Drove test coverage to 80%, cutting production bugs by 65%.
  • Shipped an Admin Suite that contributed to a 40% increase in user retention.
  • Built an AI image-generation dashboard and mentored engineers on the team.
  • First engineering hire — shipped the MVP in 4 months working directly with the founders.
  • Built the Interactive Course Player featuring Monaco Editor, Excalidraw, quizzes, and video.
  • Created a 50+ component reusable UI library that cut development time by 40%.
  • Built a React Native flashcard app and a Puppeteer-based PDF certificate microservice.
  • Built the company site on Gatsby.js (90+ Lighthouse), generating 500+ monthly leads.
  • Delivered a Retailer Portal serving 200+ retailers and a Careers Portal (Next.js SSR, JWT auth, AWS S3).
  • Built Meezan Souq — an e-commerce platform for Meezan Bank, Pakistan's first Shariah-compliant marketplace.
  • Automated CRM sync for 50,000+ records and PDF contract generation at 1,000+ documents/month.
  • Built Autodesk Construction Cloud frontend features with React and SCSS.
  • Implemented client-side report generation using jsPDF and html2canvas.

// 04 — ai builds · 2026

What I'm building now

Current-gen AI systems — agents, retrieval, and full-stack tooling built around modern LLM APIs.

RAG · AGENT01

Lead Gen AI Agent

A retrieval-augmented support agent that qualifies and routes leads automatically — grounded in a vector knowledge base for accurate, on-brand responses.

n8nOpenAIPinecone VectorDBRAG
FULL-STACK02

AI Job Accelerator

A full-stack dashboard using the OpenAI API with custom system prompting for tailored resume generation and end-to-end application tracking.

ReactOpenAI APISystem PromptingNode.js

// 05 — education

BS Software Engineering

COMSATS University Islamabad
2015 — 2019
Available for opportunities

Let's build something production-grade.

Have a role, a product, or a hard front-end problem? My inbox is open — I reply to every serious message.

hello@talhakhan.pro+92 325 5898066