bilal-ahmed

Bilal Ahmed!

Software Engineer

Engineer || Product || Design

I like building things that help engineers understand software. Interested in systems programming, backend engineering, developer tools, and the internals behind modern software.
Always learning. Always building. Always asking why.

Experience

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Software Consultant

Present

Freelancer

I build software that solves real engineering problems. My expertise spans backend systems, modern frontend frameworks and AI integrations. From designing high-performance APIs to building developer tools and production-ready applications, I focus on writing software that's fast, reliable, and easy to evolve.

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Founding Engineer

April 2023 – July 2025

Stealth Mode

Designed an automated notification service for high-reliability patient reminders, utilizing telephony integration to ensure real-time delivery.Engineered an automated IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system to deliver real-time compliance reminders and implemented a pharmacy-integrated inventory management.Designed an ”order-from-content” architecture, enabling seamless transaction flow from short-form video engagement to checkout.

Software Engineer

May 2021 – Mar 2023

hirex

Developed and enhanced web application using React, JavaScript, and Tailwind focusing on responsive design for web. Implemented REST APIs to enable seamless communication between frontend and backend services, reduc- ing load times and improving app performance. Collaborated directly with clients to gather requirements and deliver tailored solutions, contributing to high satisfaction rate.

Projects

FrontEnd Design Extractor

  • Built a full-stack tool that analyzes public GitHub repositories and live websites to extract colors, typography, spacing, UI libraries, and reusable component patterns.
  • Implemented automatic detection of buttons, inputs, cards, Tailwind utilities, fonts, color groups, border radii, and shadows
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Feedback Loop

  • Conceptualized and built a responsive product prototype for AI-assisted post-visit follow-ups across healthcare and service businesses.
  • Modeled a four-stage workflow covering contextual outreach, multilingual check-ins, feedback capture, and escalation of high-priority concerns to human teams.
  • Defined safety-focused AI boundaries and human-in-the-loop handoffs to prevent automated diagnosis and route sensitive cases appropriately.
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Buddy

  • Built a polished, responsive landing page for an AI-powered follow-up assistant using Next.js App Router, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn-style UI components.
  • Designed a warm, premium product experience for hospitals, clinics, and service businesses, focusing on trust, clarity, and non-technical user communication.
  • Developed a clear product story covering the problem, workflow, value proposition, use cases, trust concerns, sample call script, and conversion-focused CTA.
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Blogs

Backend

Engineering Behind File Upload

Click Thats all we do.We press an Upload button, select a file, wait a few seconds, and its done. Simple. But underneath that tiny click, millions of tiny events happen before your photo finally reaches a server.Lets follow a single file on its journey.

Infra

Load balancer

I wanted to build a load balancer from scratch, mostly for fun, but also because load balancing is one of those infrastructure ideas that sounds simple until you actually try to make it work.

Contact

Open to thoughtful conversations

Let's build something useful.

Working on backend systems, developer tools, or a product problem worth thinking through? I'd be happy to hear about it.

Backend systems · Developer tools · Product engineering