Languages & frameworks
- PHP 8.x
- Laravel
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Vue 3
- React
- Next.js
- Inertia.js
Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Technical Architect
Abdullah Zafar
Track record
5+Years in production
Enterprise Laravel services, Vue and React interfaces, compliance systems, automation pipelines and CI-backed releases, with ownership from architecture to pixels.
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Senior full-stack engineer and technical architect with 5+ years designing, building and scaling enterprise software across energy, compliance and SaaS. I own problems end to end, from schema and APIs through polished UIs, deployment workflows and production support, and I use AI-assisted practices as a force multiplier without lowering engineering standards.
Track record
5+Years in production
Enterprise Laravel services, Vue and React interfaces, compliance systems, automation pipelines and CI-backed releases, with ownership from architecture to pixels.
Availability
Open to senior, lead & architect roles
Senior software engineering · Lead engineer · Technical architect · UK (Bury) · Remote-first
Profile
How I work
Full-stack delivery, pragmatic architecture and AI-aware engineering, building systems that reduce manual effort and hold up in production.
I design and deliver software across backend systems, frontend platforms, database design, API integrations, cloud-hosted infrastructure and automated workflow pipelines. At Crown Gas & Power I lead technical contribution across energy pricing, compliance, broker-facing and operational platforms, translating business requirements into reliable solutions in regulated, operationally critical environments.
I own complex problems end-to-end: database schema optimisation, backend architecture, responsive interfaces, deployment workflows and production support. I improve engineering standards through mentoring and code reviews, partner closely with QA, product and operations, and have introduced automation that removed significant manual effort each week while lowering operational error risk.
Alongside strong fundamentals, I embrace accelerate research, prototyping, debugging and documentation, paired with sound architecture, testing, maintainability and technical judgement. I also ship independent products under my own domain, including Who Owes Who and Rent Tracker, as live proof of full-stack product delivery.
Capabilities
Stack & delivery
Tools and practices I use weekly to design APIs, ship interfaces, automate workflows and keep releases predictable in regulated environments.
Frontend
- Tailwind CSS
- PrimeVue
- Vite
- Responsive interfaces
- HTML5 & semantics
Backend & data
- REST APIs
- Queues & events
- Authentication
- Service classes
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- Domain-focused design
Infrastructure
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- Linux
- Nginx
- Cloudflare
- GitHub Actions
- Git workflows
Quality & practice
- PHPUnit
- TDD principles
- Code reviews
- API integration
- Dynamic forms & workflows
- Agile delivery
Engineering focus
- Technical architecture
- Modular system design
- Workflow automation
- Mentoring
- Production support
Experience
Career arc
From eBay marketplace operations through a full-stack traineeship into 5+ years as lead technical contributor at Crown Gas & Power, with the same ownership mindset and sharper architecture and tooling.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Technical Architect
Crown Gas & Power · Bury, Greater Manchester
Apr 2021 – Present
- Lead technical contributor across enterprise energy pricing, compliance, broker-facing and operational software, responsible for system design, full-stack implementation, deployment infrastructure and cross-functional delivery.
- Designed and delivered applications supporting gas pricing, electricity contracts, broker workflows, compliance operations and internal business tooling.
- Engineered automation pipelines that reduced repetitive administrative data entry across core workflows, saving significant manual effort each week and lowering operational error risk.
- Designed and deployed an internal sanctions and compliance screening application integrating Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Companies House, strengthening credit risk assessment and regulatory workflows.
- Modernised legacy, tightly coupled components into cleaner modular structures with clearer domain boundaries and improved maintainability.
- Built secure REST APIs with responsive frontends using Laravel, Vue.js, React, Next.js and Inertia.js; standardised Docker-based local development to reduce onboarding friction.
- Led code reviews, mentored junior and mid-level developers, and applied AI-assisted workflows for research, debugging, refactoring and documentation while maintaining production-quality standards.
Full-Stack Developer Trainee
IT Career Switch · Remote, United Kingdom
Sept 2020 – Apr 2021
- Completed an intensive full-stack traineeship focused on engineering fundamentals and modern software craftsmanship.
- Built responsive web applications using PHP, Laravel, JavaScript and MySQL, reinforcing clean database design, state management and Git-based workflows.
Marketplace Operations Specialist
eBay · United Kingdom
Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
- Managed operational listing workflows and quality-assurance processes for high-volume marketplace sellers.
- Partnered with technical and business stakeholders to improve listing accuracy, category rules and platform policy compliance.
Selected work
Products & platforms
Enterprise delivery at Crown plus live independent products. Evidence of breadth from compliance workflows to greenfield apps.
Who Owes Who
Live product · expense sharing & balances
Production-grade expense-sharing and balance-tracking web application. Laravel backend with Vue 3 SPA architecture, Sanctum authentication, multi-currency ledger logic and settle-up recommendations.
Rent Tracker
Live product · rental payment ledger
Responsive rental payment ledger and tenancy-tracking app for independent landlords and shared-house management. Normalised SQL schema, Vue 3 with Inertia.js and Tailwind CSS, and real-time Paid, Late and Missing payment states.
Blueprint
Workflow & dynamic form builder
Trello-inspired task and form builder supporting drag-and-drop boards, conditional logic and custom process flows for operational teams.
eContracts
Real-time broker quoting
Quoting and contract-generation tool for energy brokers integrated with live product and pricing data.
Postmaster
Document management system
Secure, department-aware internal document storage and filing system with hierarchical storage, access-control rules and searchable categorisation.
eBay category & fee calculator
Fee accuracy for listings
Category-aware fee estimation against eBay’s rules so sellers price listings with confidence.
EPS curve viewer
Electricity pricing curves
Visualisation of electricity pricing curves to support broker decisions on complex tariff data.
Education & credentials
Qualifications
First-class honours degree plus focused programmes that bridged theory and shipping software in industry.
Education
Undergraduate degree
Manchester Metropolitan University
2017 – 2020
First class honours
Programme
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
College qualifications
Holy Cross College
2015 – 2017
Qualifications
A-Levels: Mathematics, Chemistry, Urdu · BTEC Level 3
Certifications
Professional certificate
Full Stack Developer Traineeship
Issuing organisation
IT Career Switch
Professional certificate
Digital Engineer Programme
Issuing organisation
Deeper Digital
Interests
, developer productivity, automation systems, platform engineering, technical architecture and cloud infrastructure. Away from the keyboard I enjoy fitness, local tech events, and hands-on DIY. I built a fitted wardrobe end-to-end and like planning and finishing practical projects.
Contact
Let’s talk
If you are hiring for senior engineering, lead engineer or technical architect roles where craft, architecture and clear communication matter, I would like to hear from you.
Bury, United Kingdom
Prefer remote-first teams; happy to collaborate in-person across the UK.
Primary CTA: abdullahzafar70@gmail.com