Waleed Ahmed

Building software people actually enjoy using.

Software Engineer

Currently building things from Karachi.

About

I’ve always been fascinated by products that feel effortless.

The kind people recommend without thinking. That’s what I enjoy building: software that disappears into the task, and design that earns trust in the first three seconds.

I work across the stack, but I spend most of my attention on the parts people actually feel: pacing, hierarchy, the half-second before something responds.

Currently working with
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer MotionNode.jsSystem Design
still learning.
Experience

Chapter I

2019–2021

Learning

Where it started. Late nights taking apart small ideas to see how they worked, then putting them back together slightly better. Curiosity turned into a habit, and the habit turned into a craft.

HTML & CSSJavaScriptPythonGit

Chapter II

2021–2022

Communities

Learning stopped being a solo pursuit. Building alongside other people, teaching what I knew and borrowing what I didn't, taught me more about product thinking than any tutorial ever could.

ReactNode.jsCommunity BuildingMentorship

Chapter III

2022–Present

Cubix

Where craft met deadlines. Shipping real products for real clients, learning that good engineering is invisible and good design is felt, not noticed.

React & Next.jsTypeScriptProduct StrategySystem Design

Today

Present

Building independently

Working with founders and teams who care about the details as much as I do. Still learning. Still building things that feel effortless to use.

Full-Stack Product DevelopmentDesign SystemsClient Partnerships
Selected work
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Carent

Full-Stack Engineer

Carent

A car rental platform built for speed and trust, from browsing a fleet to confirming a booking in under a minute.

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLStripe

Reduced average booking time by 64% and streamlined fleet management for the operations team.

PetConnect

Product Engineer

PetConnect

A community platform connecting pet owners with trusted local sitters, built with the same care you'd want for your own cat.

ReactNode.jsMongoDBTailwind CSS

Onboarded 2,000+ verified sitters in the first quarter with a 4.9 average trust rating.

Fieldnote

Product Designer & Engineer

Fieldnote

A minimal writing tool for researchers to capture field observations offline and sync them the moment they're back online.

React NativeSQLiteSupabase

Adopted by three university research labs within the first semester of release.

Skills & Certifications

Tools I reach for, and the credentials behind them.

Frontend

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion

Backend

Node.js
PostgreSQL
REST & GraphQL APIs

Engineering

System Design

Product

Product Strategy

Design

Design Systems
UI/UX Design
Process