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Jawad Ahmad.

Full Stack Developer

I'm a full-stack developer passionate about creating elegant, performant web applications. I thrive at the intersection of thoughtful design and robust engineering — turning complex problems into intuitive digital experiences.

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3+Years Experience

15+Projects Shipped

12+Happy Clients

150+GitHub Stars

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsTailwind CSSPostgreSQLFramer MotionGraphQLDockerAWSFigmaPrismaRedistRPCVercelReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsTailwind CSSPostgreSQLFramer MotionGraphQLDockerAWSFigmaPrismaRedistRPCVercel

About

The basics, at a glance

Full-stack engineer. Design-minded builder. Based in Pakistan.

Contributions

@juwwad

Tech Stack

Tools I work with daily

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Node.js

Tailwind

PostgreSQL

Prisma

MongoDB

Redis

GraphQL

Docker

AWS

Vercel

Framer

Figma

Git

GitHub

Primarily focused on the JavaScript / TypeScript ecosystem

Location

Peshawar, Pakistan

🇵🇰 Pakistan Standard Time

Monkeytype

@jawad ahmad

Projects

Selected work

Ailaan

2025

Ailaan

AI Powered Flood Alert System for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that sends flood alerts in local dialects to indigenious people.

Next.jsTypeScriptGoogle Flood APIGemini API+2

Mehnat Kash

2026

Mehnat Kash

A hyper-local marketplace for blue-collar technical professionals where they can find gig-based work and get found by people who need services.

Next.jsNode.jsSupabaseSupabase Auth+2

Ali Baba Umea - Swedish Restaurant

2024

Ali Baba Umea - Swedish Restaurant

ALocal Umeå Eatery Offering Pizza, Kebabs, and Daily Lunch Buffets.

WordPressElementorHostingerYoast SEO

Zavyero

2026

Zavyero

Online Apparel Store Offering Men's and Women's Fashion, Shoes, and Accessories

WordPressElementorWooCommerceHostinger

Aqua Trace

2025

Aqua Trace

AquaTrace is a Chromium browser extension that estimates the water footprint of your AI conversations. It tracks prompt activity on supported sites such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, and shows an easy-to-read visual estimate in the popup.

JavaScriptHTMLCSSChrome DevTools

Experience

Where I've worked

3+ years of experience

Leading the frontend architecture for a SaaS platform. Driving adoption of modern tooling and mentoring fresh engineers.

Rebuilt the core dashboard with Next.js 15 App Router, reducing TTFB by 62%
Architected a real-time notification system handling concurrent connections
Led a team of 4 engineers across 2 product squads
Introduced design system that reduced UI inconsistencies by 80%

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLClaudeGitAPIMCP

Writing

Thoughts & articles

Design SystemsTailwindReact

Building a Design System with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI

How I structured a scalable component library that enforces consistency across a large codebase without sacrificing developer ergonomics.

Nov 15, 20248 min read

Next.jsReactPerformance

Breakdown of Data Fetching Patterns I Actually Use in Next.js 15

A practical breakdown of Server Components, streaming, and when to reach for each pattern — with real production examples.

Oct 2, 20246 min read

Why Spring Physics Make UI Feel Alive

Replacing every duration-based animation with spring physics transformed how my interfaces feel. Here's the mental model and the code.

Aug 20, 20245 min read

Three PostgreSQL Query Mistakes I Stopped Making

After profiling a slow dashboard in production, I found patterns I'd been writing for years that were silently killing performance.

Jul 8, 20247 min read

TypeScript Utility Types I Use Every Single Day

Partial, Pick, Omit, and friends — but also the less-obvious combinations that make complex types readable and maintainable.

May 30, 20244 min read

Contact

Let's build together

Whether you have a project in mind or just want to say hi — my inbox is always open.

Currently available for new opportunities

Find me on

Or reach out directly at jawad@enlightlab.org

GitHub

@juwwad

LinkedIn

Juwwad Ahmed

Twitter / X

@juwwad

Email

jawad@enlightlab.org

Response time

I typically respond within 24–48 hours on business days.