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Rafat.

Hello, friend.

I'm Rafat.

Lead Software Engineer with a soft spot for microservices and AI-powered systems, building scalable, functional, and friendly web things from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Available for new opportunities
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About.

A friendly illustration representing Rafat's about story

— hi there —

I've been writing software for over 9 years, with the last 7 fully on the web. Backend architecture is my home turf — I love designing systems that are reliable, maintainable, and feel kind to the next person who reads them.

I lean on TDD, Git Flow, and Docker, and I have a soft spot for microservices that don't try to be clever for cleverness' sake. A bit of product thinking sneaks into my work too — I like understanding why something is being built before deciding how.

  • 9+years writing software
  • 7+years on the web
  • 3platforms shipped
  • 82%peak test coverage

here's

What I do.

A little timeline of the places I've called work-home.

  1. Lead Software Engineer

    Jul 2025 – Present

    TechJays · Remote

    • Lead the engineering team on an AI platform combining AI Manager — an AI-powered reporting system that automates analytics generation and insight delivery — with Meeting Intelligence, which captures and synthesizes meeting context into actionable summaries.
    • Contribute to HireFinch, the in-house AI candidate-evaluation platform that runs structured coding assessments and AI interviews so recruiters only meet validated talent.
    • Currently engaged with Fleetworthy (client) — the fleet-readiness platform unifying safety & compliance, toll payments, and weigh-station bypass, trusted by ~80% of the largest North American fleets.
    • Lead architecture decisions across products, set engineering standards, and mentor the team on Python/Django + LLM-integrated systems.
    PythonDjangoPostgreSQL Google CloudOpenAIElasticsearch Kibana
  2. Senior Software Engineer

    Mar 2024 – Jul 2025

    Green Pants Studio · Remote · Dhaka, Bangladesh

    • Built a robust multi-vendor system for Vendidit (client) covering seller onboarding, inventory, and customer management.
    • Integrated SendGrid for real-time buyer-seller email notifications.
    • Achieved 53% unit test coverage using Jest and monitored performance via AWS CloudWatch.
    • Built real-time auction functionality with live video streaming for richer engagement.
    • Enhanced platform reliability and scalability to support thousands of concurrent users.
    • Collaborated cross-functionally to align engineering with business objectives.
    Node.jsNestJSPostgreSQL AWSLambdaReact Next.jsTypeScript
  3. Senior Software Engineer

    Dec 2021 – Feb 2024

    Cefalo Bangladesh Ltd. · Hybrid

    • Microservice-based web apps for a rental service using Node.js & Next.js (leid.no).
    • QR-code-based borrowing flow for tool rentals.
    • Subscription system in PHP/Laravel/Node/Express used across multiple sites (friflyt.no, 5M subscribers).
    • Elasticsearch-served data via AWS Lambda.
    • Custom Node modules; 82.4% unit-test coverage with Jest.
    Node.jsExpressPHP LaravelAWSTypeScript Dato CMSElasticsearchLambda
  4. Senior Software Engineer

    May 2020 – Oct 2021

    Thrive EdTech · Hybrid

    • Microservice web applications for learning analytics.
    • Tracked student/teacher results and progress over time.
    • School management with routine planning, plus Zoom & Google Meet for virtual classrooms.
    PHPLaravelMySQL ReactAWS

a few of

Things I've built.

Real platforms shipped to real users — written with care.

Screenshot of friflyt.no e-news platform

E-news platform

friflyt.no

Delivers news and reports on skiing and outdoor adventure, focused on Norwegian nature and seasonal activities.

ExpressMySQLAWSLambda
Take a peek
Screenshot of leid.no e-commerce rental platform

E-Commerce Platform

leid.no

A platform for renting tools — borrow instead of buy, with a friendly QR-code system for easy access.

ExpressPostgreSQLAWSLambda
Take a peek
Screenshot of vendidit.com online auction platform

Online Auction

vendidit.com

Real-time bidding on items with a smooth, interactive UX — multi-vendor and built to scale.

NestJSPostgreSQLAWSLambda
Take a peek

a handful of

Tools I love.

The trusty bits I reach for, day to day.

  • NestJS
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • PostgreSQL
  • CI / CD
  • Git
  • Docker
  • MongoDB
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Java
  • MySQL
  • Jest
  • AWS
  • Python

come say hi —

Let's chat.

I'm available for new opportunities. Drop a line below or pick your favourite channel.

I'll only use this to reply — promise.