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Experience

Career timeline

Roles, responsibilities, and what I worked on.

  1. Sep 2026 – Present

    Backend Developer & Technical Team Lead

    OXUS Afghanistan

    Backend developer and technical team lead at OXUS Afghanistan, the Afghan microfinance institution of the OXUS network founded by the French NGO ACTED.

    • Lead the technical team: planning the work, reviewing code and setting engineering standards.
    • Design and build the backend services and APIs behind the institution's operations.

  2. Jun 2026 – Present

    Software Developer & Development Instructor

    Top In Town Technology

    I teach software development at Top In Town Technology and built the TTT platform end to end: the learning platform, the brand site and CMS, and the API behind them.

    • Built the TTT platform end to end: a Udemy-style LMS with brand site and CMS on Next.js 16 / React 19, and a NestJS 11 + Prisma + PostgreSQL API with Redis/BullMQ, MinIO and ClamAV.
    • Designed a Moodle-style question bank and timed exams, including a PMP-format mock exam (sections, breaks, six question types) and an exam lock that cancels attempts when the student leaves the window.
    • Delivered protected video: ffmpeg HLS transcoding with AES-128 encryption, cookie-gated keys and viewer watermarking.
    • Implemented payments (bank transfer, cash and gateways in USD and AFN, coupons), certificates, and English/Dari/Pashto i18n with RTL.
    • Shipped zero-downtime rolling Docker deploys behind nginx; live at ttt.baktash.dev.
    • TypeScript
    • Next.js
    • React
    • NestJS
    • Prisma
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • BullMQ
    • S3 / MinIO storage
    • ClamAV
    • ffmpeg
    • Docker
    • nginx
    • i18n & RTL

  3. May 2026 – Present

    CTO & Technical Co-Founder

    FoundrOS

    I lead the technology for FoundrOS, a cohort-management platform for founder programs such as the Amal Launch Cohort, a 12-week accelerator for Afghan founders.

    • Lead the technology for FoundrOS, a cohort-management platform for founder programs: applications, teams, mentors, jury scoring and guest investors.
    • Architected the NestJS 11 + Prisma + PostgreSQL API with a separate RabbitMQ/cron worker, Redis and S3-compatible storage.
    • Built the Next.js + React 19 participant app and a separate admin console, in English, Dari and Pashto with RTL layouts.
    • Secured the platform with TOTP two-factor sign-in and AES encryption of sensitive fields.
    • TypeScript
    • NestJS
    • Prisma
    • PostgreSQL
    • RabbitMQ
    • Redis
    • S3 / MinIO storage
    • Next.js
    • React
    • Tailwind CSS
    • TanStack
    • i18n & RTL
    • Authentication & RBAC
    • Firebase
    • Playwright

  4. Oct 2024 – Mar 2026

    Senior Backend Developer

    Netlinks Inc · On-site

    Senior backend developer on production microservices in Go (Gin) and NestJS, with Kafka event pipelines and third-party and cloud integrations such as AWS S3 and Firebase.

    • Architected microservices using Go (Gin) and NestJS, supporting thousands of concurrent users across production workloads.
    • Built event-driven data pipelines with Kafka, reducing message processing latency by ~40%.
    • Integrated 10+ third-party APIs and cloud services including AWS S3 and Firebase, improving system extensibility.
    • Led microservices migration initiative, improving system observability and significantly accelerating deployment velocity.
    • Go
    • Gin
    • NestJS
    • Microservices
    • Event-driven architecture
    • Kafka
    • AWS
    • Firebase

  5. Jan 2024 – Oct 2024

    Full Stack Developer

    Listoli LLC · Remote

    Full-stack developer on e-commerce and listing platforms built with NestJS and Next.js, from design to deployment.

    • Built e-commerce and listing platforms using NestJS and Next.js, handling full product lifecycle from design to deployment.
    • Implemented JWT authentication and RBAC, securing API access across multiple user roles.
    • Reduced API response times by 25% through query optimization and route-level caching strategies.
    • Designed PostgreSQL and MongoDB schemas; managed containerized deployments via Docker.
    • NestJS
    • Next.js
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Docker
    • Authentication & RBAC

  6. 2021 – 2023

    Software Engineer

    Top In Town Technology · On-site

    Software engineer building and maintaining full-stack web applications with Node.js, React and RESTful APIs, shipping features with cross-functional teams.

    • Developed and maintained full-stack web applications using Node.js, React, and RESTful APIs.
    • Designed scalable backend services applying clean architecture principles.
    • Optimized application performance and system reliability through refactoring and production monitoring.
    • Worked with cross-functional teams to ship production-ready features on schedule.
    • Node.js
    • React
    • REST APIs