Amazon Web Services
Dec 2025AWS Academy Graduate — Cloud Foundations
AWS Academy program covering core cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support.
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DaniyalWaseem — freelance software engineer for hire, remote worldwide
A remote-first Full Stack Software Engineer working with founders, teams and agencies worldwide — SaaS platforms, AI-powered tools and mobile apps. Clean code, sound architectural decisions, and products that solve a real problem. If you have an idea to bring to life, I am the engineer who owns it end to end and makes sure it ships.
LocationRemote — Worldwide
Experience2+ Years
FocusFull Stack
StatusAvailable
How I work
- Ship small, ship often, measure everything.
- Accessibility and performance are non-negotiable.
- The best code is the code you didn't have to write.
Education
- 2022 — 2026
GraduationFAST NUCES
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
- 2019 — 2021
FSc Pre-engineeringUnique Group of Institutions
Higher Secondary School Certificate.
- 2017 — 2019
MatriculationUnique Group of Institutions
Secondary School Certificate.
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Working with a freelance software engineer
Freelance software engineering is a different purchase from a role on a payroll. You are buying a defined outcome from someone who carries their own overheads and is accountable to the scope rather than to a calendar.
What that gets you is directness — no account manager between you and the person writing the code. What it asks of you is a clear brief and a reachable decision-maker, because freelance software engineers cannot escalate a blocked question to anyone but you.
What working with me looks like
One engineer, start to finish — the person who scopes the work is the person who writes it and the person you talk to when something needs deciding. Work is agreed in writing before it starts, progress is visible in the repository rather than in status updates, and anything that changes the scope gets raised when it comes up rather than at the end.
What you own
The repository, the hosting accounts and every third-party service are created in your name from the start. Source is yours throughout — not handed over at the end and not held against a final invoice. Handover documentation is written for a developer who has never seen the project, because eventually one of them will.
Availability and engagement models
Available for select work, worldwide. Engagements run as fixed-scope projects, ongoing monthly work, or a mix where a build is followed by maintenance. Remote-first by default: I work with founders, product teams and agencies wherever they are, and the process is built so that where you are is not a factor in what you get.
04 — Toolkit
Technical
Stack
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skills — the full index
A full-stack development toolkit built around React, Next.js, and Node.js, extended with AI integrations, cloud infrastructure, and SEO best practices — the same stack used to ship production web apps, APIs, and AI-powered products, grouped by where each tool fits in the build.
Browse the full technical stackCategories9Skills84
01
Languages
5 tools
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Java
- C++
02
Frontend & CMS
12 tools
- React
- Next.js
- React Native
- Redux
- Tailwind CSS
- Material UI
- Framer Motion
- GSAP
- HTML5
- CSS3
- WordPress
- Sanity CMS
03
Backend
10 tools
- Node.js
- Express.js
- NestJS
- REST APIs
- RESTful API
- GraphQL
- WebSockets
- Webhooks
- Microservices
- BullMQ
04
Databases
6 tools
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Firebase
- Supabase
- Redis
05
AI & AI Tools
17 tools
- OpenAI API
- Anthropic API
- Google Gemini API
- RAG
- Vector Embeddings
- LLMs
- Chatbots
- AI Agents
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- GitHub Copilot
- Lovable
- Builder.io
- Bolt
- Antigravity
- Codex
06
Cloud & DevOps
8 tools
- AWS
- GCP
- Vercel
- Netlify
- Railway
- GitHub Actions
- CI/CD
- Docker
07
SEO & Analytics
7 tools
- SSR
- CSR
- Sitemaps
- Robots.txt
- Backlinking
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics
08
Tools & Testing
8 tools
- Git
- GitHub
- Cloudinary
- Stripe
- PayFast
- Resend
- Postman
- Thunder Client
09
Engineering & Process
11 tools
- Agile
- SDLC
- System Design
- API Integration
- Webhooks
- JWT
- OAuth2
- RBAC
- Jira
- Linear
- Trello
Always integrating new technologies — the index above is the core toolkit, not the ceiling.
05Experience
Remote engineering contracts — building AI SaaS products, document automation pipelines, mobile apps, and large-scale outreach platforms.
Global Rice Sourcing
Software Engineer
Dec 2025 — May 2026Remote Contract
Architected a multi-tenant bulk email platform scaling monthly outreach from 900 to 9,000 emails.
07Certifications
Coursework and cloud training from Meta and AWS Academy — every credential below links to its official verification page.
Meta · Coursera
Jul 2023Introduction to Front-End Development
Meta-authored introduction to front-end engineering — HTML, CSS, responsive layout, and the fundamentals of React.
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Meta · Coursera
Jul 2023Programming with JavaScript
Meta-authored course on JavaScript fundamentals — functions, objects, scope, and testing with Jest.
View credentialCommon questions
How do I know if a freelance developer is good?
- Ask for a codebase you can have reviewed, not just a screenshot of a finished interface. Look for whether they scope in writing before quoting, whether they can explain a past architectural decision and its trade-off, and whether they say no to anything. Anyone who agrees to every request has not thought about the build.
What happens if you become unavailable mid-project?
- The protection is structural, not a promise. Your repository, accounts and deployment pipeline are in your name from day one, and documentation is written as work lands rather than at the end. At any point you can hand the project to another developer without needing anything from me to continue.
Do you work with non-technical founders?
- Yes, and most of the work is with them. It means writing scope in plain language, explaining trade-offs in terms of cost and time rather than architecture, and being the person who says when a requested feature is not worth what it costs. Technical decisions still get made — you just do not have to make them alone.
Should I hire a freelance software engineer or an agency?
- A freelance engineer suits a product with one core workflow where continuity matters more than capacity — you get the same person from scope to handover and no cost lost between specialists. An agency suits parallel workstreams, a support rota, or a risk model that needs more than one person to know the system. The wrong choice is rarely the cheaper one; it is the one whose shape does not match the work.
09Contact
Have a role, a project, or a hard problem? Wherever you're based, I read every message and reply within a couple of days.