Independent Engineer · 2009 → NowLahore, Pakistan — working with founders in US · UK · EU · AU

Ayyaz Zafar

Fifteen years building durable software
for founders who can't afford it to break.

Senior full-stack — products, platforms, and the unglamorous middle layer. Currently at Epist, and taking on a select few outside engagements through AYYAZLABS LTD.

15+
years shipping
20
projects archived
$400K+
tracked on Upwork
100%
Top Rated Plus · JSS
UK Ltd
AYYAZLABS · 2023
§ 02 — Archive

The other 15.

A working list. Some of these are old enough to vote.

2024NeonNutri2024AyyazTech.com2022Redmond — Responsive Dashboard Layout2015CCC — WordPress + WooCommerce2015ADN — WordPress + Bootstrap2015Near The Metro2015Shipping Invoice Management System2014Hotel Rooms Booking System2014Gulf GSM — Shopping Cart2014Online Learning Management System (LMS)2014Sentinel — Portfolio Website2014American Lyceum School Website2014Cricket Scorer App2014Personal Expense Management App2014Time Workerz — Micro Jobs Website
§ 03 — How I work

A few things I believe.

i.

Boring tech, on purpose.

Postgres. Node. React. Laravel where it fits. The exotic bets are reserved for the part of the system that genuinely benefits — which is rarely the data layer.

ii.

Finish the unglamorous 20%.

Most code dies in the last fifth — the empty states, the error paths, the migration script run at 2am. That's the part I most enjoy getting right.

iii.

Long engagements over fast ones.

Years, not weeks. The clients I'm proudest of came back four, five, six times. I'd rather build a long compound than a tall sprint.

§ Inquiry

Got something hard to build,
and someone serious to build it with?

I take on a small number of new engagements each quarter. Tell me what you're building — short reply within two business days, in your timezone.