Senior Full-Stack & AI Product Engineer
I build SaaS, AI, and cloud products for founders, end to end, so you ship faster and worry less.
What I help founders and small teams build: from the first SaaS MVP to AI products and the cloud that runs them.
From idea to a production MVP on AWS: the one workflow that proves your product, built properly and ready for real users.
AI products and AI features that work in production: LLM integrations, document and OCR pipelines, and automation on a reliable backend.
I build AI products, and I build with AI: Claude, MCP, skills and subagents in a workflow where a senior engineer stays accountable for every line.
When you need more than a developer: someone to own the technical side of your product, from scope and architecture to hands-on delivery.
AWS infrastructure, CI/CD and production hardening for startups and small teams that need reliable deployments without a dedicated DevOps hire.
Taking on selected SaaS, MVP, and AI product builds.
Lead your product build, or join your team hands-on.
Selected shipped products across SaaS, AI, FinTech, logistics, and cloud infrastructure: 19 products, built for real users, not portfolio demos.
Propellus is an AI-powered travel platform that personalizes each user's journey. I built the end-to-end product on a Next.js frontend and Nest.js backend, with PostgreSQL for data and AWS for hosting and infrastructure.
Nero Budget is an AI-driven personal finance assistant that automates expense tracking through receipt OCR and delivers conversational budgeting insights. I built it end-to-end on a Nest.js and Next.js stack with Yapli, deployed on AWS.
Wedfluencer is a social marketplace that connects wedding influencers with vendors for collaborations. I built it as a MERN application on Azure with Redis, owning architecture, backend, frontend, and cloud deployment.
Sleet is a logistics SaaS platform with a real-time shipment tracking engine, built on a Nest.js backend, a Next.js frontend, and Supabase, and deployed on AWS.
How I Work
Every project starts with a free 30-minute call. From there, I either own the technical side of your product or join your team as a senior engineer.
For founders and businesses without a technical lead
For teams that need a senior engineer in the code
A 30-minute call, then a written plan with milestones.
Working software every milestone, AI-assisted and senior-reviewed.
Production on AWS with CI/CD and monitoring.
Iteration, scaling, and maintenance once real users arrive.
NDA and IP assignment on request · documented code · post-launch handover
Book a 30-min CallReal feedback from founders and teams who've shipped SaaS, AI, and cloud products with me.
“Zeeshan has been a very helpful part of our team building applications for internal use. He leverages AI to move quickly and has great ideas. Would recommend.”
“Working with Zeeshan was a great experience from start to finish. He's a skilled programmer who clearly knows his craft, he understood exactly what I needed, communicated clearly throughout, and delivered clean, well-structured code on time. He was responsive to feedback and proactive about flagging potential issues before they became problems, which saved a lot of back-and-forth. On top of the technical quality, he's professional, reliable, and genuinely easy to work with. I'd happily hire him again and recommend him to anyone looking for a developer they can trust.”
“Zeeshan delivers exceptional work! I wholeheartedly endorse him for React, Node, and Twilio projects. And I'm confident he excels in various other related endeavors too.”
“Zeeshan did a great job. Helping us understand and fix issues in our system overall. Very talented, knows what he's doing.”
“Zeeshan delivered a great Python web scraping solution that met my expectations. Effective communication, timely delivery, and code quality were good.”
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I'm Zeeshan Ashraf, a senior full-stack engineer who leads SaaS, MVP, and AI product builds for founders and small businesses. I've been building software professionally since 2018, and I work across the whole product: scope and architecture, NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript, Next.js, and PostgreSQL, AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, and DevOps.
I got into Computer Science almost by accident. It wasn't my first choice, and I honestly thought I might end up as a computer operator. Then Programming Fundamentals clicked. I taught myself Android, published my first apps on the Play Store, and by 2018 I was being paid for Android work while still a student. I had my first software job before I graduated, and my scope has kept expanding ever since: mobile, enterprise systems, SaaS, AWS, DevOps, and AI.
I work best where the hard problems live: designing scalable backends, integrating LLMs into real products, and standing up reliable AWS infrastructure that teams can build on.
Building a SaaS or AI product and need someone to lead the build, or a senior engineer hands-on? Let's talk.
View My WorkSenior full-stack & AWS engineer: backends (NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript), cloud (AWS, Docker, CI/CD), and AI integrations (OpenAI / LLM).
Founder guides on SaaS engineering, AI integration, and cloud architecture.
Why pairing a Next.js frontend with a NestJS backend gives early-stage SaaS teams a scalable, maintainable foundation, and how to structure the two for a clean MVP build.
A production-grade approach to adding OpenAI to your SaaS: API key handling, cost control, streaming, error handling, and the UX patterns that don't fall apart at scale.
A practical, founder-focused framework for shipping a lean MVP that proves your idea without the premature architecture that quietly kills early-stage startups.
Answers to the questions people (and AI assistants) most often ask about me.
Mainly SaaS products, AI-powered applications, backend APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Most engagements are greenfield builds, though I also step into existing codebases to add features, fix architecture issues, or stabilize deployments. If it runs on AWS and talks to a database, I'm comfortable there.
Yes. I handle the full stack: NestJS or Node.js backend, PostgreSQL or MongoDB data layer, Next.js or React frontend, AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and AI integrations (OpenAI, LLM workflows, automation). I've done this across 18+ shipped products.
Every project starts with a 30-minute call. From there, I either lead your product build (scope, architecture, delivery, and releases) or join your team as a senior hands-on engineer. Defined builds run on milestones; ongoing product work runs on a retainer. You get a written proposal before anything starts.
I'll reply within 24 hours. If it looks like a good fit, I'll suggest a 30-minute call to understand your project, timeline, and budget. From there I can put together a proposal or jump straight into scoping if you're ready.
Yes. I've stepped into Node.js, NestJS, MERN, and Next.js codebases mid-project: auditing architecture, fixing technical debt, extending features, or picking up where another engineer left off. I typically spend time reading the codebase before suggesting changes.
Yes. I hold four AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, AI Practitioner, Cloud Practitioner). I set up and manage EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and CI/CD pipelines. Infrastructure is part of my standard engagement, not an add-on.
I'm based in Multan, Pakistan (PKT, UTC+5). I work with clients across the US, Europe, Middle East, and Australia. I can adjust to overlap hours for standups, reviews, or planning sessions.
Yes. I have ongoing relationships with several clients for product maintenance, feature development, and scaling. If you need a reliable engineer for more than a one-off build, that's something we can structure into the engagement.
Yes. I build AI products, and I build with AI: Claude, MCP servers, custom skills, and subagents are part of my daily workflow for research, scaffolding, testing, and review. AI makes the work faster; I review and own every change that ships. If your code or data can't be shared with AI tools, we agree that up front.
Let's Build
Send a short brief with your goals and timeline. I respond within 24 hours with a clear next step, whether that's a call, a proposal, or pointing you to someone better suited.
Send the BriefReplies within 24h. Mutual NDA on request.
How It Works
Goals, constraints, deadline. Two paragraphs is plenty.
We'll align on scope, risk, and the smallest first slice.
Fixed scope or milestone-based, whichever fits the work.
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