Shariq Waseem
Full Stack Software Engineer
About
Full Stack Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering high-quality, scalable applications across web and mobile. Skilled in React.js, React Native, Next.js, and Nest.js with proven success at Foxtons UK, Olo Space, and Gamecheck. Experienced in agile teams, API design, cloud services, and performance optimization.
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Work Experience
Oct 2024 – Present
Full Stack Engineer — Gamecheck, Gibraltar (Remote)
React, Next.js v15, Nest.js, MongoDB
Built scalable web and mobile apps; designed REST APIs with responsive UIs. Achieved >85 GTmetrix on slow 3G/older hardware and near-perfect Lighthouse/PageSpeed scores.
Dec 2024 – Present
Contract React Native Developer — Tattoo Masters, Helsinki (Remote)
React Native (Expo), Firebase, Typesense, MongoDB
Social app connecting users with tattoo artists. Implemented chat, geolocation filters, image compression, and background tasks.
Jan 2023 – Present
Contract Mobile Software Developer — Olo Space, Los Angeles (Remote)
React Native, AWS, Firebase
Maintained and enhanced Olo Meditation app with custom animations, minimalist UI, analytics, and improved deployment workflows while optimizing runtime performance.
Jun 2022 – Oct 2024
Senior Software Developer I — Creative Chaos (Foxtons UK project), Karachi (Remote)
React.js, Next.js, GitLab CI/CD
Delivered portals for landlords, tenants, and buyers using Next.js. Operated in a 30+ distributed team, scaling for high traffic with near-perfect SEO and performance.
Jul 2020 – May 2022
React Native / React.js Developer — WEMTECH, Islamabad
Onsite
Built iOS/Android apps in React Native and web apps in React.js. Developed scalable UI components and optimized performance.
Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Android Intern — Nexsys Lab, FAST NUCES, Islamabad
Internship
Android development internship focused on fundamentals and app development workflows.
Education
2016 – 2020
BSc Computer Science
FAST NUCES, Islamabad
Focus: Mobile & Web Development, Data Science, Blockchain. FYP: BillMan — OCR-powered bill manager using YOLO & Tesseract. Degree verification link
2009 – 2015
A Levels & O Levels
St. Mary's Academy, Rawalpindi
Pre-university education.
Projects
2024 – Present
Gamecheck Platform — Full Stack
React, Next.js v15, Nest.js, MongoDB
Implemented full-stack features and achieved >85 GTmetrix on slow 3G/older iPhones with near-perfect Lighthouse/PageSpeed scores.
2024 – Present
Tattoo Masters — Social App
React Native (Expo), Firebase, Typesense, MongoDB
Chat, geolocation filters, image compression, background tasks for global artist-user matching.
2023 – Present
Olo Wellbeing App
React Native, AWS, Firebase
Meditation app with custom animations, minimalist UX, and cloud analytics. Available on iOS App Store & Google Play.
2022 – 2024
Foxtons UK Portal — Web
Next.js, React.js, CI/CD
Portals for landlords, tenants, and buyers for foxtons.co.uk. Near-perfect SEO and performance metrics.
2021
Paktec Electric — E-commerce
Next.js, Firebase, Algolia
Live store at www.paktec.pk with admin panel, order tracking, multi-auth, and Algolia-powered search.
2021
Bellona Network — Social & Podcasts
React Native (Bare), OTA updates, Socket.io
Podcast + networking app for women in South Africa. On Google Play & App Store.
2021
JACY Token — Blockchain App
WalletConnect, Ethers, Uniswap SDK
Token swaps (JACY<>WETH) with real-time rates via GraphQL + Apollo in React Native.
2020
BillMan — FYP
YOLO, Tesseract, OCR
OCR-powered bill manager leveraging YOLO for detection and Tesseract for text extraction.
Certifications
HackerRank — Front End Developer (React)
Certification of proficiency in React and front-end development.
Coursera — Advanced React Programming
Advanced coursework in React and related tooling.