Laravel · AI SaaS · Cloud Infrastructure

Ashikur Rahman

Software Engineer

Portrait of Ashikur Rahman

Professional Summary

Full-stack software engineer with 7+ years of experience building and operating production web platforms, eCommerce systems, and AI-powered SaaS products. Strong in Laravel/PHP and modern JavaScript, with hands-on ownership across REST APIs, database design, performance optimization, Linux operations, Docker, Terraform, and cloud deployments. Comfortable turning complex workflows into reliable, secure, and maintainable products—from application code to production infrastructure.

Technical Expertise

BackendPHP, Laravel, Filament, Node.js, NestJS, REST APIs, GraphQL
FrontendAlpine.js, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Qwik, Tailwind CSS, Blade
Cloud & DevOpsLinux/Ubuntu, Docker, Terraform, AWS, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, CI/CD, Bash, NGINX
Data & MessagingMySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Firebase, Prisma
AI EngineeringOpenAI APIs, LLM workflows, prompt orchestration, AI content and image generation
Quality & SecurityGit, Jest, API integration, profiling, indexing, caching, SQLi/XSS prevention

Professional Experience

Software Engineer · Dev8, LLC

Mar 2024 — Present

AI SaaS product engineering · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Build and maintain production AI SaaS products with Laravel, Filament, Alpine.js, MySQL, background jobs, third-party APIs, and OpenAI-powered workflows.
  • Contribute to eBookWriter AI, supporting structured long-form generation, content editing, AI imagery, and multi-format publishing workflows for creators.
  • Develop AIWiseMind features for AI-assisted content creation, scheduling, and publishing to WordPress-based websites.
  • Optimize queries, caching, queues, and API interactions while collaborating across product, engineering, and support to resolve production issues.

Earlier Experience

Full-stack Developer · Beauty Booth QA

Nov 2022 — Feb 2024

Multi-vendor eCommerce · Bangladesh & Qatar markets

  • Developed and maintained multi-vendor commerce experiences with Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, MySQL, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.
  • Worked across backend services, responsive storefronts, integrations, data flows, deployment, and production issue resolution.
  • Operated and troubleshot applications on Linux environments using Docker, Terraform, and cloud services; improved repeatability across deployment and release workflows.

Software Engineer · Alesha Group

Feb 2021 — Nov 2021
Laravel/MySQL loyalty platform development, APIs, business workflows, and performance-focused delivery.

Software Engineer · Takwasoft

Dec 2019 — Jan 2021
Full-stack product development, database-backed features, integrations, and ongoing application support.

Frontend Developer · EON Group

Oct 2018 — Nov 2019
Built interactive, responsive web interfaces and reusable application features with React.

Selected Product Work

Beauty Booth

beautybooth.com.bd ↗

Multi-vendor health and beauty eCommerce platform serving Bangladesh and Qatar with distributed application services.

LaravelNode.jsNext.jsMongoDBRabbitMQDockerLSWS

Garir Dokan & Other Platforms

garirdokan.com ↗

Delivered marketplace, lending, loyalty, and mobile-commerce products including Garir Dokan, Instant Salaries, Alesha Card, and BDTrend.

LaravelReactNext.jsFlutterFirebase

Education

BSc in Computer Science & Engineering

Graduated 2017 · CGPA 3.60 / 4.00

HSC · 2012 · GPA 4.60  |  SSC · 2010 · GPA 4.69

Engineering Strengths

Systematic debugging Production ownership Performance tuning Rapid learning Cross-team delivery