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Abdul Gaffar, MERN & Next.js Developer

I build web applications that actually ship.

Full-stack developer working across React, Next.js, Node.js and MongoDB. I care about clean architecture, real performance, and interfaces people enjoy using.

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Abdul Gaffar — MERN & Next.js Developer

About

About me

Background, experience, and how I approach building software.

I'm a full-stack developer based in Islamabad, Pakistan, specialising in React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB. I build and ship production systems that businesses depend on — from the data model up to the interface.

At Alphinex Solutions I develop internal enterprise tooling across the stack: React and Redux on the frontend, Next.js API routes and MongoDB schemas on the backend. I care about clean architecture, maintainable code, and systems that scale predictably as teams grow.

Alongside that I design AI-driven automations — integrating language models and workflow tooling to remove repetitive manual work — and take on selected freelance engagements: SaaS MVPs, internal dashboards, marketing sites, and third-party API integrations.

Projects shipped
7+Projects shipped
Years of experience
2+Years of experience
Technologies used
12+Technologies used
Average response time
12hAverage response time
  • Education

    BS Software Engineering — NUML Islamabad

  • Experience

    2+ years shipping production software

  • Focus

    Clean architecture & AI automation

  • Goal

    Scalable products with measurable impact

Skills

What I work with

The tools and technologies I reach for day to day.

Frontend

11
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Redux Toolkit
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Electron
  • Zustand

Backend

6
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • WebSockets
  • Next.js API Routes
  • NextAuth
  • JWT

Database

3
  • MongoDB
  • Mongoose
  • SQLite

AI & Automation

5
  • OpenAI API
  • Workflow Automation
  • n8n
  • Zapier
  • Make

Tools

7
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Postman
  • Figma
  • Cloudinary
  • Cloudflare R2
  • Vercel

Practices

3
  • REST APIs
  • Responsive Design
  • SEO

Experience

Where I've worked

Roles, responsibilities, and what I shipped.

Work

  1. MERN & Next.js Developer

    2024 — Present

    Alphinex Solutions· Full-timeIslamabad, Pakistan

    Building and maintaining StaffVertex, an internal enterprise platform, plus the company's public site.

    • Built reusable UI components in React, Next.js, and TypeScript, with Tailwind CSS for styling.
    • Managed application state with Redux Toolkit across complex, multi-step workflows.
    • Implemented backend logic through Next.js API routes, MongoDB, and Mongoose schemas.
    • Shipped the public Alphinex Solutions marketing site with a focus on performance and SEO.
    Next.jsReactTypeScriptRedux ToolkitMongoDBMongooseTailwind CSS
  2. Full Stack Developer

    2023 — Present

    Freelance· FreelanceRemote

    Designing and delivering web applications for clients — SaaS MVPs, dashboards, and marketing sites.

    • Delivered Simple Green Solutions, a healthcare SaaS platform with role-based access and a pharmacy inventory module.
    • Scoped, quoted, and shipped projects end to end, from first call through deployment and handover.
    Next.jsReactNode.jsMongoDBTailwind CSS

Education

  1. Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering

    2024 — 2027

    National University of Modern Languages (NUML)

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Coursework across data structures, algorithms, databases, software architecture, and web engineering.

Work

Selected projects

A few things I've designed, built, and shipped to production.

Landing page introducing StaffVertex — the platform's workforce management features and value proposition.FeaturedLive & Active

Enterprise SaaS · Workforce Management

StaffVertex — Web Platform

Multi-tenant web platform for enterprise workforce, time tracking, and project management. Built with role-based access, real-time reporting, and an architecture designed to scale cleanly across organizations.

  • Next.js
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • MongoDB
  • RTK Query
  • +3
Case study
StaffVertex desktop tracker: a running timer with today's progress, the searchable task picker, and the weekly reports screen with daily hours and overtime.FeaturedLive & Active

Desktop App · Windows & macOS Time Tracker

StaffVertex — Desktop Tracker

A cross-platform desktop tracker with a Rust core: records offline to an encrypted local database, syncs on reconnect, and detects clock tampering so tracked hours hold up in a payroll dispute.

  • Rust
  • Tauri 2
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • SQLite + SQLCipher
  • +3
Case study
Simple Solutions landing page: 'Healthcare, Simplified For Everyone', with calls to action for businesses and patients beside a hospital dashboard preview.FeaturedBuilt & Deployed

Healthcare SaaS · Hospital & Pharmacy Platform

Simple Green Solutions

A multi-tenant healthcare platform connecting hospitals, pharmacies and patients: timezone-safe appointment booking, a public pharmacy storefront with oversell-proof checkout, an append-only stock ledger, and a SuperAdmin control plane.

  • Next.js 16
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • MongoDB
  • NextAuth
  • +3
Case study
SalezFlow POS checkout with a seven-line grocery bill, a customer attached, quick-cash amounts, change worked out and an open shift badge.FeaturedShipping · v1.5

Desktop App · Licensed Retail POS + Vendor Panel

SalezFlow POS — Offline-First Point of Sale

A licensed, offline-first point of sale for retail shops and the vendor panel that sells it: billing, stock, customer credit, shifts and reports on the shop's own PC, with RSA-signed, machine-bound licences.

  • Electron
  • Next.js 14
  • TypeScript
  • Prisma
  • SQLite
  • +3
Case study
Live

Mobile App · Farm Expense Management

Kisaan Hisaab

Multilingual farm bookkeeping mobile app for Pakistani farmers. Track field expenses and per-labour wages, see exactly what each worker earned on any day, organize by season, and export polished PDF reports — in English, Urdu, or Roman Urdu.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • SQLite
  • PDF Export
Case study
Production

Business Software · Inventory

Pharmacy Inventory System

Real-time inventory and stock-control system for pharmacies. Batch and expiry tracking, low-stock alerts, supplier management, and reporting — keeping shelves accurate and audits painless.

  • Next.js
  • MongoDB
  • API Routes
  • Zustand
Case study

Services

How I can help

Focused engagements, scoped clearly, delivered on time.

01

Full-Stack Web Applications

End-to-end product builds across React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB — authentication, database design, business logic, and a front end that feels fast.

  • Next.js
  • React
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB

From $500

Details
02

AI Automation & Integrations

Put language models and workflow tools to work inside your product — so the repetitive, manual steps run themselves.

  • OpenAI API
  • Automation
  • Node.js
  • Webhooks

From $200

Details
03

Frontend Development

Pixel-accurate, accessible interfaces built from your Figma files — or designed from scratch if you don't have any.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS

From $100

Details
04

Admin Panels & Dashboards

Internal tools your team will actually use: CRUD, roles, audit trails, exports, and charts that answer real questions.

  • Next.js
  • MongoDB
  • Charts
  • RBAC

From $400

Details
05

API Development & Integration

REST APIs designed to be used — versioned, documented, rate-limited, and hardened against the obvious mistakes.

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • MongoDB
  • REST

From $100

Details
06

Performance & SEO Audits

Your site is slow or invisible. I find out why, fix it, and show you the before and after numbers.

  • Core Web Vitals
  • Lighthouse
  • JSON-LD

From $200

Details

Hire me

Ways to work together

Pick the engagement that fits your project. Every one starts with a free call.

Hourly

For ongoing or open-ended work

$12/hour

Best when the scope is still moving, or you need a developer on call.

  • Billed weekly, in arrears
  • Minimum 8 hours per week
  • Async updates in your channel of choice
  • Cancel any time, no notice period
Turnaround
Start within 3 days
Revisions
Unlimited within retained hours
Book a call
Most popular

Fixed-Scope Project

For a defined build with a defined end

From $600/project

We agree the scope, the price, and the date up front. No surprise invoices.

  • Written scope and milestone plan
  • 50% up front, 50% on delivery
  • Weekly demo of working software
  • Two rounds of revisions included
  • 30 days of post-launch bug fixes
Turnaround
2 – 6 weeks, scope depending
Revisions
2 rounds included
Get a quote

Retainer

For continuous product work

From $700/month

A reserved block of my time every month — for teams shipping continuously.

  • 40 hours per month, reserved
  • Priority response within 4 hours
  • Monthly roadmap and review call
  • Rolls over one month
Turnaround
Ongoing
Revisions
Unlimited within retained hours
Discuss a retainer

Testimonials

What people say

Feedback from the people I've built for.

  • “Abdul took a vague brief and came back with a clear plan, then shipped it ahead of schedule. The code was clean enough that our own team picked it up without a handover call.”

    MI

    Muhammad Ibrahim

    Product Lead, Private Client

FAQ

Common questions

Everything you might want to know before we start.

  • Full-stack web applications, SaaS MVPs, admin dashboards, marketing sites, and API work — mostly on React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB. If it's on the web and it needs to be built properly, it's probably a fit.

  • Three ways: hourly for open-ended work, a fixed price for a defined scope, or a monthly retainer for continuous product work. Fixed-scope projects are quoted after a short call, and the price doesn't move unless the scope does.

  • Usually within three days for hourly and retainer work. Fixed-scope projects start once we've agreed the scope in writing — typically within a week.

  • Yes. A good share of my work is joining a project already in flight: fixing what's broken, paying down debt, or adding a feature the original team didn't plan for. I'll always give you an honest read on whether it's worth repairing or rebuilding.

  • I'm based in Islamabad, Pakistan (UTC+5) and work with clients worldwide. I overlap with European mornings and US mornings, and I reply to messages within 12 hours.

  • You do, in full, from the moment the final invoice clears. You get the repository, the deployment configuration, and written handover documentation.

Have a project in mind?

Whether it's an MVP, a dashboard, or a rescue mission on an existing codebase — let's talk about it.

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