Hi, I'm Ashar.

My story starts in Gujranwala, Pakistan, a city known for its industry, not its software. While studying IT, I built my first real systems as an intern: a paperless communication portal for the Regional Police Office. Watching an organisation actually change the way it worked because of something I built is when I knew this was more than a career for me.

Since then I have spent 8+ years going deeper: from building school management systems for local clients, to engineering the backend of Pakistan's leading property portal handling millions of listings, to where I am today, leading engineering at an international software studio and delivering enterprise products for pharmaceutical, healthcare and fintech clients.

Portrait of Ashar Khalid in a white shirt and dark tie, arms folded.

What I have learned along the way: technology is the easy part. Shipping on time, under pressure, with a client trusting you across ten time zones is the craft. It is why clients keep handing me their most critical projects.

If you are building something ambitious and need someone who can architect it, lead the team and see it through to production, let's talk.

Skills

Languages
  • Python
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
Backend
  • Django
  • Django REST Framework
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Laravel
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • GraphQL
AI
  • LLM orchestration
  • Multi-agent systems
  • RAG
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • PGVector
Cloud and DevOps
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Docker
  • Linux
  • Git
  • CI/CD
Data
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Firebase

Certified in software architecture, cloud security and quality

  • iSAQB

    CPSA-F

    Certified Professional for Software Architecture, Foundation Level

  • Cloud Security Alliance

    CCSK v5

    Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge

  • ISC2

    CSSLP

    Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional

  • ISTQB

    CTFL

    Certified Tester, Foundation Level