ZAID AHMAD
Full-stack engineer shipping production systems at scale — hackathon platforms, cybersecurity dashboards, AI-powered tools. End-to-end ownership, no handoffs.
Quietly shipping
what others
plan to start.
Full-stack engineer taking products from first commit to production — frontend architecture, backend systems, real-time infrastructure, AI integrations. I don't wait for specs. I ship.
React, Next.js, React Native, Flutter on the front. Node, Django, WebSockets on the back. Postgres, Redis, Mongo underneath. I've built the hackathon platform that C3iHub uses nationally, cybersecurity dashboards tracking live threats, and AI tools that solve real problems — not demos.
Head down. Always building.
“Know that the life of this world is only play, amusement, adornment, boasting among you, and competition in wealth and children.”
“And whoever puts their trust in Allah — He is sufficient for them.”
Every system I build carries the same principle — trust the process, own the outcome, let the work speak.
What I do, honestly.
- 01
Full-stack systems
Architect and ship complete applications — from data model to deployed UI — with clean separation and end-to-end ownership.
- 02
Frontend architecture
Design scalable React / Next.js codebases with reusable component systems, performance budgets, and SEO baked in.
- 03
Backend & APIs
Build reliable services in Node and Django with REST and WebSockets. Real-time features, auth, integrations.
- 04
AI & ML integration
Wire AI capability into product surfaces — agents, classification, embeddings, retrieval — without theatre.
- 05
Deployment & reliability
Ship with Docker and GitHub Actions. Observability, caching, performance — work that survives the demo.
Years in the field.
- 01 / Present
C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
Software Engineer
- Built Hack Arena from scratch — the complete hackathon management system powering Hack IITK and national-level events
- Went from participant (Hack IITK 2025) to organizer — now guiding the same competition I once competed in
- Platform handles coding competitions, CTF challenges, team registrations, submissions, judging workflows and real-time analytics
- Architected frontend systems, built dashboards, integrated auth, APIs and real-time WebSocket features
- Built cybersecurity tools including honeypot dashboards and threat intelligence platforms
- 02 / —
Flexeere
Software Engineer
- Built and deployed full-stack applications end-to-end
- Developed AI-powered and consumer-facing platforms
- Improved system modularity using microservices architecture
- Managed CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure
- 03 / —
Digilabs
Full Stack Developer
- Delivered client projects with reliable backends and responsive UI
- Improved performance using optimized APIs and caching strategies
The stack, in orbit.
Drag the constellation. Each node is a tool I reach for; clusters share a domain.
- Languages
TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · Dart · SQL
- Frontend
React · Next.js · React Native · Flutter · Tailwind
- Backend
Node · Express · Django · REST · WebSockets
- Data
PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Firebase
- DevOps
Docker · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · AWS · GCP
Things I've built.
Marks on the wall.
- 01
Hack IITK → Organizer
Competed in Hack IITK 2025 (Feb), then joined C3iHub and built Hack Arena — the platform that now runs the same hackathon. Went from participant to the one managing the system.
- 02
Hack-a-Run Runner-up
Real-time pollution tracker — second-place finish
Where I studied.
2021 — 2024
Bachelor of Computer Applications
Data Science & AI · Babu Banarasi Das University
Work style
Strong ownership. Focused on shipping real products. Comfortable solo or in teams. Adaptable to fast-moving, evolving projects.
“Did We not expand for you your chest? And removed from you your burden, which had weighed upon your back, and raised high for you your reputation? For indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease.”
LET'S
build.
“So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”
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