8+ years shipping production backend systems. Now focused on LLM integrations, AI agents, and intelligent automation.
“He improved on the previous NodeJS code base and made it run nearly 20× faster!”
— Upwork Client
8+
Years Backend Engineering
25+
Internal Apps Built
30×
Query Speed Improvement
Top 3%
Toptal Verified
Projects
Systems that solve real business problems — not demos. Each project involved architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and measurable impact.
Reduced manual qualification effort by ~70%
Multi-LLM architecture using OpenAI and Claude APIs for automated sales lead scoring. Integrated with CRM to route high-potential leads directly to the sales team.
Live app · Personalized itineraries in seconds
AI travel companion generating complete trip plans. Built with Google Gemini and Node.js/Fastify, deployed on Fly.io serving real users.
Eliminated Python microservice dependency
Integrated a TensorFlow categorical model directly into a production Node.js REST API using TensorFlow.js, simplifying infrastructure.
30× query speed improvement at scale
Optimized time-series queries on 30 million records through indexing strategy and aggregation pipeline design. Critical for AI-scale data retrieval.
Tech Stack
Experience
2023 — Present
Toptal Client
AI lead qualification agent · Payment integrations (Stripe, PayPal) · 25+ internal apps across Operations & Sales
2022 — 2023
Upwork (Top Rated)
2 MVP backends from scratch · 30× query optimization · Rapid problem resolution
2021 — 2022
Spindox / Vodafone Italy
CI/CD pipelines · Service monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus) · RESTful services
Earlier: Research Assistant at Politecnico di Torino · Founder & Freelance Engineer at Vinduo / TeReSol / Freelance
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Master's in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Torino · 2017–2019
Bachelor's in Software Engineering
NUST · 2011–2015
Testimonials
“Muhammad did a great job. He improved on the previous NodeJS code base and made it run nearly 20X faster! He was readily available for any small changes we requested and understood immediately what we're asking for.
Ali picked up our problem very fast and gave us solutions which in the end worked fabulously. Great commitment towards customer.
Muhammad was an outstanding person to work with. He completed a very difficult task that was not easy due to lack of documentation and bugs within the framework. The most important thing was that I did not feel like 'just another client' to him.
Muhammad has managed my CI/CD pipeline in AWS very efficiently. He is an excellent backend developer. He can deliver complex solutions in a timely fashion.
Get in Touch
I'm available for freelance and contract work. Let's discuss how I can help ship your next AI-powered backend.
Based in Turin, Italy · Europe/Rome timezone · Open to remote work globally