Field guide / 2026

Talha
Amjad.

I build the quiet machinery behind useful things reliable products, thoughtful AI, and open-source improvements that leave systems stronger.

Full-Stack & AI Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan. I build production software, contribute to open-source infrastructure, and explore the practical edge of AI.

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A few places where curiosity became something useful.

ProductsBuilt Open
sourceContributed IdeasWritten & taught AI

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Founder lens.

Start with the problem your team is facing. I'll point you to the most relevant proof.

Your current focus

Turn a messy workflow into a dependable product.

From marketplace operations to accounting and pharmacy management, I build the systems people rely on to do their work.

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Founder brief

Bring the context. I'll bring the systems thinking.

What are you working on?

I am building a new product and need dependable full-stack engineering.

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Build principles

How I make decisions.

Complexity belongs in the system—not in the user’s way.

I aim for workflows that make difficult operational work feel understandable, predictable, and calm.

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01 / Selected systems

Work with real constraints, not toy problems.

A selection of products where the details mattered: people, operations, data, and the work required to make software dependable.

Multi Markets

Multi-vendor e-commerce platform with real-time buyer–seller messaging and admin analytics.

ReactNode.jsMongoDBSocket.io

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DecisionReal-time buyer–seller conversations need immediate delivery without turning every interaction into a page refresh, so the product uses event-driven messaging alongside its standard web stack.

Trade-offFast interaction was prioritised while keeping the core marketplace workflow straightforward for buyers, sellers, and administrators.

React storefrontNode.js servicesMongoDB dataSocket.io messaging

Hisaber Accounts

Enterprise accounting system for a multi-branch textile company with role-based access control.

ReactASP.NET CoreSQL ServerGitHub Actions

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DecisionA multi-branch accounting product needs one reliable source of truth, so role-based access and a structured SQL data model sit at the centre of the system.

Trade-offThe focus is operational clarity and accuracy over adding unnecessary complexity to everyday accounting work.

React interfaceASP.NET Core servicesSQL ServerGitHub Actions delivery

Hisaber Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical business management covering sales, stock, ledger, and branch operations.

ReactASP.NET CoreSQL Server

Visit the live product

DecisionSales, stock, ledgers, and branch operations are connected decisions, so the product treats them as one workflow rather than a collection of disconnected tools.

Trade-offBroad operational coverage was balanced with role-aware interfaces so staff can focus on the task in front of them.

React interfaceASP.NET Core servicesSQL ServerBranch workflows

School Management System

Modernised a legacy school/college ERP deployed across 5 schools and 2 colleges in 3 cities.

ASP.NET FrameworkReactSQL ServerLinq to SQL

DecisionModernising a deployed legacy ERP requires protecting the existing business workflow while progressively improving the interface and maintainability.

Trade-offContinuity for schools and colleges came before a risky all-at-once rewrite.

React interfaceASP.NET FrameworkSQL ServerLegacy ERP workflows

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02 / Career momentum

A path shaped by useful problems.

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

Turing

AI Reasoning Engineer

Palo Alto, CA (Remote)

Designed complex mathematical and algorithmic challenges to train large language models. Developed production-grade C/C++ solutions with detailed time and space complexity analysis.

Sep 2024 – Oct 2025

Maima Soft

Associate Software Engineer

Lahore, Pakistan (Hybrid)

Promoted from intern to associate in under one year. Built and maintained enterprise accounting, pharmacy, and school management systems serving thousands of users.

Jul 2024 – Sep 2024

Maima Soft

Intern Software Engineer

Lahore, Pakistan (Hybrid)

Worked alongside senior engineers on client-facing projects, gaining hands-on experience with .NET, SQL Server, and React in production.

2025 – Present

Dev Weekends

Trainer / Mentor

Lahore, Pakistan (Hybrid)

Mentor students and junior developers on problem-solving, data structures, and full-stack development.

03 / The contribution trail

Infrastructure deserves care.

13 merged contributions across projects where reliability, developer experience, and community all matter.

Apache Fory

Apache Software Foundation

4 merged PRs

Blazingly fast multi-language serialization framework

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Apache IotDB

Apache Software Foundation

3 merged PRs

Data management system for time series data

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Apache Hertzbeat

Apache Software Foundation

1 merged PR

AI-powered real-time open source observability system

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OpenMetadata

open-metadata

2 merged PRs

Open standard for metadata management and data discovery

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Talawa Admin

Palisadoes Foundation

3 merged PRs

Palisadoes Foundation

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04 / Tools I reach for

Skills are more useful in context.

Build product systems

Interfaces, services, and data models that make daily work easier.

React.jsNext.jsReduxRedux ToolkitContext APITailwind CSSBootstrapHTMLCSSNode.jsExpress.jsASP.NET CoreREST APIsGraphQLRedisOAuthJWTSocket.ioMongoDBMS SQL ServerMySQL

Make systems intelligent

Applied AI with useful context, sound architecture, and human outcomes.

LangChainLangGraphOpenAI APIHugging FaceAI AgentsRAGPrompt EngineeringModel Fine-TuningVector DBsJavaScriptTypeScriptC/C++C#PythonGO

Strengthen the foundations

The tools used to ship, operate, and improve complex software.

AWSEC2LambdaS3AzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitGitHub ActionsPostmanLinux

Foundation

BS Computer Science

University of Education, Lahore · GPA 3.45 / 4.0

Continual learning

AI Engineering Core Track — Udemy

Fundamentals of Web Development — Udemy

Fundamentals of C# — Udemy

Inclusive Open Source Community Orienta=on — The Linux Foundation

05 / Pressure tested

Curiosity is a practice.

2026Winner — PR Track

Back to the Metadata Hackathon 2026

WeMakeDevs × OpenMetadata

Won the PR Track at this online open-source hackathon hosted by WeMakeDevs and sponsored by OpenMetadata. Contributed merged pull requests to the OpenMetadata codebase over a 10-day sprint (Apr 17–26).

2026Regionalist

ICPC Asia Regional Contest — Topi

ICPC Global

Competed in the ICPC Asia Regional contest held at Topi, Pakistan. Solved algorithmic problems under timed conditions as part of a 3-member team.

06 / Field notes

I write to make hard things clearer.

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NOTE / 01

Prefill-Decode Disaggregation on Kubernetes: How Kthena Actually Implements It

Jul 2026

A practical look at how Kthena separates prefill and decode workloads to run LLM inference efficiently on Kubernetes.

Medium

NOTE / 02

Inside Volcano Webhooks: Admission, Validation, and the Gate That Rejects Bad Jobs Before They Run

Jul 2026

A code-first breakdown of how Volcano checks and rewrites workloads before the Kubernetes API server stores them.

Medium

NOTE / 03

Inside Volcano Scheduler Plugins: DRF and How Queue Fairness Actually Works (Part 2 of 2)

Jul 2026

Explore Volcano's plugin framework, Dominant Resource Fairness (DRF), queue fairness, and how scheduler plugins influence resource allocation decisions in Kubernetes.

Medium

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