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Aftab HussainAH

Aftab Hussain

Chief Technology Officer

€172/day
Riyadh, SA
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Aftab

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building production-grade web and mobile applications.Specializes in React, React Native, and Node.js with deep experience in real-time systems, hardware-adjacent integrations, and scalable SaaS platforms.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • DevStarX
    Chief Technology Officer
    DIGITAL AND IT
    December 2022 - January 2026 (3 years and 1 month)
    Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
    • • Architected and delivered 10 custom web and mobile applications for international clients across eCommerce, SaaS, and real-time systems.
    • • Led hands-on development of multiple headless commerce platforms, real-time applications, and 3 complex mobile SDK integrations.
    • • Owned end-to-end system architecture, critical feature delivery, and production deployments across 20 releases, ensuring scalability and uptime.
    • • Directed distributed teams across 5 concurrent projects, consistently meeting delivery timelines for mission-critical solutions used by global clients.
    React Native Node.js IT Strategy Technical project management React.js
  • Collaq
    CTO / Co-Founder
    TECH
    March 2020 - December 2022 (2 years and 9 months)
    Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
    • • Led development of a collaboration SaaS delivering 4 core modules (chat, tasks, file sharing, RBAC) within a unified platform.
    • • Defined the end-to-end system architecture and delivered a production-ready MVP through multiple iterative releases.
    • • Maintained hands-on ownership of core feature development, contributing to 60%+ of foundational code and critical workflows.
    IT Strategy Technical project management React Native VueJS Node.js
  • 01 Hire
    Head of Engineering
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    November 2021 - August 2022 (9 months)
    Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
    • • Designed and implemented a scalable platform architecture supporting core recruitment workflows and multi-role user access.
    • • Led engineering delivery across 3 major product releases, owning technical decisions from design through production.
    • • Improved system reliability and performance by introducing structured code reviews and architecture standards, reducing post-release issues.
    • • Guided a small engineering team, coordinating development efforts to deliver features on 90%+ planned milestones.
    Technical project management Python IT Strategy Strategic planning React.js

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Education

  • BS Software Engineering
    COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
    2018
    BS Software Engineering

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