Ahmad W Khan - Your Trusted Technology Partner

Lead Software Engineer & Tech Consultant

With over 10 years of experience in software development and technology consulting, I specialize in transforming business ideas into scalable digital solutions. My expertise spans from full-stack development to CTO services, making me the ideal partner for startups and established businesses alike.

I'm available for freelance projects, contract work, Tech Lead positions, and co-founder opportunities. Whether you need rapid MVP development, staff augmentation, or overseas development solutions, I deliver results that drive business growth.

Core Services & Expertise

  • Full-Stack Development: Complete web and mobile applications with modern technologies
  • CTO for Hire: Technical leadership and strategy for startups and growing businesses
  • MVP Development: Rapid prototype development to validate business ideas
  • Staff Augmentation: Overseas development team augmentation and remote development
  • AI/ML Integration: Intelligent solutions that enhance business processes
  • System Architecture: Scalable, high-performance system design

Why Choose Ahmad W Khan for Your Project?

Proven Experience

10+ years delivering successful projects for startups and enterprises worldwide. Trusted by CTOs and technology leaders for scalable solutions.

Flexible Engagement

Available for freelance, contract, CTO, Tech Lead, and co-founder roles. Remote work capabilities with worldwide availability.

Cost-Effective Solutions

Overseas development rates with premium quality. Staff augmentation and MVP development at competitive prices.

Ready to Start Your Project?

Whether you're a startup looking for MVP development, a business seeking CTO services, or a company needing staff augmentation, I'm here to help you succeed.

Independent Work, Externally Referenced

Writing by Ahmad W Khan has been referenced in academic papers, developer publications, newsletters, and professional discussions — including scholarly citations of Mastering Assembly Language and The Joy of Research as a Hobby. Full citations and mentions are listed at blog.ahmadwkhan.com/citations.

Portfolio

Projects & Products

Professional client work, founder-built live products from my 2024+ focus period, and passion-project R&D—organized so recruiters and hiring managers can scan by context.

Founder-built · live

Entrepreneurship Products (2024+)

Products I designed and shipped during a planned career break—health recovery, learning, and validating founder-led SaaS with real users and payments.

Mirrlo Financial Life Simulator
Live MVP
Fintech MVP
Founder · Live

Mirrlo

Founder-built—India-first financial life simulator with 30-year projections, FIRE scenarios, and Razorpay subscriptions. Live at mirrlo.com with active users.

React Django Supabase
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PsychePoint Mental Health Marketplace
Live MVP
Healthcare SaaS
Founder · Live

PsychePoint

Founder-built—live mental health marketplace at app.psychepoint.com with verified providers, booking, Razorpay payments, and multi-role dashboards.

React Django Razorpay
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Professional experience

Employers, Clients & Contract Delivery

Full-time remote roles, employer delivery, agency builds, and production platforms—from enterprise healthcare to eCommerce and fintech.

Healthcare Access Eligibility Platform
Case Study
Enterprise Healthcare
Professional

Healthcare Access Eligibility Platform

Built by Ahmad W Khan as sole full-stack contract engineer—React 19 frontend and Python Lambda backend for an enterprise eligibility platform on AWS with WCAG accessibility.

React 19 Python Lambda AWS
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Enterprise Data Integration Platform
Case Study
Enterprise Integration
Professional

Enterprise Data Integration Platform

Ahmad W Khan as primary application engineer—Node.js Lambda development, security hardening, XML validation, Jest suites, and CI/CD in an enterprise integration monorepo.

Node.js AWS Lambda Step Functions
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Restaurant Management SaaS dashboard
Case Study
Multi-tenant SaaS
Professional

Restaurant Management SaaS

Multi-tenant restaurant platform with admin, super-admin, and vendor modules—PHP SaaS with billing, menus, orders, and PDF reporting.

PHP SaaS MySQL
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Stock Management App dashboard
Case Study
Inventory SaaS
Professional

Stock Management App

Inventory and stock operations app with reporting, PDF exports, and operational dashboards for warehouse teams.

PHP Inventory mPDF
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Real Estate Platform
Case Study
Property tech
Professional

Real Estate Platform

React + Material-UI front office with Laravel backend—listings, CRM workflows, PDF generation, and property sales tooling.

React Laravel Material-UI
Case Study Contact
Municipal Civic Portal
Case Study
Civic portal
Professional

Municipal Civic Portal

Node.js/Express civic portal with MongoDB sessions, AWS integrations, document workflows, and admin tooling for municipal operations.

Node.js Express MongoDB
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AI Advertising Platform
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AI Platform
Professional

AI Advertising Platform

Enterprise AI advertising platform engineered by Ahmad W Khan—real-time campaign optimization and microservices architecture for production ad-tech workloads.

AI/ML Python React
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Patent Intelligence Platform
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Analytics
Professional

Patent Intelligence Platform

Built by Ahmad W Khan — production patent intelligence platform with Django API, Vue 3 SPA, Elasticsearch search, and essentiality analysis for standard-essential patents.

Django Vue 3 Elasticsearch
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Agency SERP Rank Tracker
Case Study
SEO SaaS
Professional

Agency SERP Rank Tracker

End-to-end client SaaS by Ahmad W Khan — multi-tenant agency rank monitoring, Stripe subscriptions, Celery pipelines, AWS production deployment.

Django Celery AWS
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Customer Data Platform
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CDP
Professional

Customer Data Platform

Ahmad W Khan as full-time remote senior engineer—Actionable CDP with 200+ integrations, journey activation, dual-API modernization, and multi-database platform engineering.

Symfony Laravel MongoDB
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Sports Fantasy Platform
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Sports Platform
Professional

Sports Fantasy Platform

Ahmad W Khan as full-time remote senior full-stack engineer—NFL fantasy contests, real-money wallets, live scoring, and league import shipped before kickoff.

React LoopBack 4 PostgreSQL
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Banking Platform
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Banking
Professional

Banking Platform

Banking platform engineered by Ahmad W Khan—Spring Boot microservices, AES-256 encryption, and compliance-oriented financial operations.

Banking Security Fintech
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Freelance Marketplace
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Freelance Platform
Professional

ROAI, Paris

Django marketplace built by Ahmad W Khan from concept to deployment—WebSockets, Docker, AWS, and real-time communication for a global user base.

Full-Stack DevOps AWS
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eCommerce
Professional

E-Commerce Platform

E-commerce platform built by Ahmad W Khan—React/Redux frontend, Laravel backend, AWS S3/SES, and PayPal integration for a property retail client.

eCommerce Full-Stack Custom Solution
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Matchmaking
Professional

Outpost

Startup-investor matchmaking platform by Ahmad W Khan—Django backend, Celery, Stripe payments, and full-stack delivery through beta launch.

Matchmaking Full-Stack Startup Platform
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Courier invoicing software
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Logistics
Professional

Courier Software

Courier invoicing system built by Ahmad W Khan—Django backend, automated billing workflows, and robust data handling for logistics operations.

Invoicing Automation Logistics
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Passion projects

R&D, Simulations & Micro-SaaS POCs

Personal builds and early-career experiments—from Django photo apps and blockchain property marketplaces to local RAG AI, WebGL games, and simulation labs.

Simulation Lab
Case Study
20+ POCs
Passion · R&D

Simulation Lab

Monte Carlo finance, macro policy, SaaS unit economics, and quant pipelines—the research lineage behind Mirrlo.

Python NumPy Django
Case Study Contact
WorldFeed
Case Study
Intel POC
Passion · R&D

WorldFeed

200+ feed intelligence terminal with FastAPI, plugins, and freemium micro-SaaS pricing model.

FastAPI PostgreSQL Redis
Case Study Contact
Kirana Sim
Case Study
WebGL Sim
Passion · R&D

Kirana Sim

Assamese-first neighborhood store simulation with WebGL, inventory spoilage, and end-of-day economics.

TypeScript WebGL Vite
Case Study Contact
Photo Sharing App
Case Study
Django
Passion · R&D

Photo Sharing App

Django Instagram-style web app with infinite scroll, S3 image handling, and bandwidth-optimized galleries. Deployed on Heroku.

Django AWS S3 Heroku
Case Study Contact
Blockchain Property Platform
Case Study
React
Passion · R&D

Blockchain Property Platform

Responsive React housing marketplace exploring crypto-ready real estate listings and secure buyer–seller flows.

React Marketplace Web3-ready
Case Study Contact
EduNurse
Case Study
EdTech
Passion · R&D

EduNurse

Django grading and reporting tool for nursing education—deployed on Vercel with structured test and marks workflows.

Django Vercel Reports
Case Study Contact
RAG Personal AI
Case Study
Local AI
Passion · R&D

RAG Personal AI

Privacy-first local ChatGPT clone with Ollama, FastAPI, Qdrant, and RAG—no vendor lock-in.

FastAPI Ollama RAG
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Utilities

Calculators & side projects

Browser tools maintained alongside client work — personal finance models, salary comparisons, time planning, and a few prototypes that stayed useful enough to keep running.

FIRE Calculator

Estimates financial independence age and required corpus in INR, USD, or EUR.

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PPP Salary Converter

Cross-border salary comparison using World Bank purchasing power parity indices.

View

Your Life in Weeks

Life timeline rendered as a grid of weeks — useful for long-horizon planning.

View

4K Weeks

Roughly four thousand weeks, visualized — a compact frame for prioritization.

View

Life in Weeks

Alternate visualization of elapsed and remaining weeks.

View

Get Off Your Ass

Daily streak tracker for habits you actually intend to keep.

View

India Work & Earning Landscape

Structured catalog of how income is earned across India — salaried roles, gig work, and adjacent paths.

View

India Net Worth Income Debt Lab

Scenario modeling for household net worth, income, and debt in an Indian context.

View

How Rich Am I

Income and wealth percentiles against global and regional distributions.

View

Savings Calculator

Compound growth projections for savings targets and contribution rates.

View

SWP Calculator

Systematic withdrawal planning for retirement income from mutual fund corpus.

View

Salary Converter

Currency and pay-period conversions for compensation figures.

View

Salary Converter (Legacy)

Earlier salary conversion utility — same function, legacy route.

View

Personal Finance Simulator

Multi-year personal finance scenarios with adjustable assumptions.

View

Breathe

Timed breathing patterns for short reset breaks.

View

CDP Demo

Concept demo exploring customer data platform workflows.

View

Infi Game

Minimal browser game prototype.

View

WhoDis

Profile and identity utility experiment.

View

SoulSync

Wellness sync tracking prototype.

View

LDR Dates

Date planning for long-distance schedules across time zones.

View

Money Talks

Structured prompts for personal finance conversations.

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External proof

Independent Work, Externally Referenced

My writing has been referenced in academic papers, developer publications, newsletters, and professional discussions, from low-level programming education to research, AI, and software engineering.

Academic citation

Mastering Assembly Language

Cited in a 2025 scholarly article on organizing the learning environment for low-level programming (Central Ukrainian State University).

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Academic reference

The Joy of Research as a Hobby

Referenced in a 2025 journal article on hobby-driven learning and entrepreneurship (Journal of Informatics Education and Research).

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Developer publications

Published across developer media

Articles syndicated and published on GoPenAI, Medium, HackerNoon, DEV, and Hashnode etc.

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External mentions

Independent references

Mentioned by writers on Substack and LinkedIn, and referenced in professional articles including AI tooling guides.

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Academic citations Developer publications Newsletter references Professional mentions
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The Veteran's Arsenal

Choose Your Weapon

After a decade in the trenches, I've mastered the art of turning chaos into code. Pick your battle, I'll bring the firepower. Ahmad W Khan is available for full-time employment, freelance projects, contract work, technical consulting, CTO for hire, Tech Lead positions, and co-founder opportunities.

The Architect

SaaS Development

Building empires, one subscription at a time

From zero to hero — I architect SaaS platforms that scale like they're powered by rocket fuel. Django + React + AWS is my holy trinity.

MVP to Enterprise
Multi-tenant Architecture
Revenue Optimization
Ready to build your empire?
The Swiss Army Knife

Full-Stack Development

Frontend, backend, and everything in between

I speak fluent JavaScript, Python, and SQL. When I say "full-stack," I mean database to deployment — no handoffs, no excuses.

Web & Mobile
API Design
Pixel-Perfect UI
Need a complete solution?
The Oracle

AI/ML Integration

Teaching machines to do the heavy lifting

I don't just use AI — I make it work for you. From chatbots that actually help to predictive analytics that predict profits.

Intelligent Automation
Predictive Models
Smart Insights
Ready to get smarter?
The General

Tech Strategy & Leadership

Leading teams to victory, one sprint at a time

I've been in the trenches and the boardroom. I know how to translate tech into business value and lead teams that actually deliver.

Team Leadership
Technical Roadmaps
Project Delivery
Need a strategic partner?
The Wizard

DevOps & Cloud Architecture

Making infrastructure disappear (in a good way)

I turn deployment nightmares into smooth sailing. Kubernetes, Docker, AWS — I speak cloud native fluently.

Auto-scaling
Security First
Performance Tuning
Infrastructure headaches?
The Craftsman

Custom Software Solutions

Bespoke solutions for unique problems

Off-the-shelf doesn't cut it? I build tailored solutions that fit your business like a glove.

Custom Architecture
System Integration
Legacy Modernization
Got a unique challenge?
The Commander

CTO for Hire

Technical leadership that drives growth

Need a technical leader who can scale your startup? I've been the CTO that turned companies from garage startups to market leaders.

Team Leadership
Technical Strategy
Scale & Growth
Ready to lead?
The Speed Demon

MVP Development

From idea to market in record time

Got a startup idea? I'll build your MVP in weeks, not months. Fast, focused, and ready for investor meetings.

Rapid Development
Idea Validation
Investor Ready
Ready to launch?


Ready to Deploy?

Let's turn your vision into reality. I don't just write code — I build solutions that scale, perform, and actually solve problems. Available for freelance projects, contract work, CTO for hire, MVP development, and staff augmentation.

Start Your Mission


Client Impact

Results That Speak

Enterprise Scale

Technical Leadership

ROAI Pvt. Ltd. • Paris, France

"Ahmad's strategic approach to software architecture transformed our entire development process. As our Technical Lead, he established architectural patterns that continue to serve us years later."

100%
Team Adoption
Years
Patterns Still Active
L Jordi
Chief Technology Officer
ROAI Pvt. Ltd.
AI Innovation

Data Analytics Platform

SpiderOrb • Analytics Solutions

"Working with Ahmad has been transformative for our organization. His expertise in full-stack development, cloud architecture, and AI/ML integration enabled us to build a sophisticated analytics platform that processes millions of data points daily. He has an excellent work track record, is well organized, can work independently, and is able to effectively multi-task to ensure that all projects are completed on time. It must be mentioned that he is an asset to any organization."

Millions
Data Points/Day
100%
Project Success
Nav
Director of Technology
SpiderOrb

"I know Ahmad personally and professionally, and I can confidently say he is an invaluable asset to any team. As a lead software engineer, Ahmad brings a wealth of expertise in Python, Django, Laravel, Docker, and more.

His ability to navigate complex projects with ease and his commitment to delivering high-quality solutions are truly commendable. I wholeheartedly recommend Ahmad for any role that demands excellence in software engineering. His dedication, expertise, and positive attitude make him a standout colleague and an asset to any organization.

10K+ Users Concurrent
S K
Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer

"Ahmad played an instrumental role in the development and optimization of high-performance web applications using PHP, Laravel, and the MERN stack, seamlessly integrating SQL databases. His deep technical expertise and problem-solving abilities were evident as he quickly grasped and implemented complex concepts, even in areas outside his prior experience.

Ahmad consistently delivered robust, scalable solutions across both front-end and back-end, ensuring efficient and performant applications. During his time with us, he demonstrated strong leadership qualities, exceptional dedication, and the ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams."

Legacy → Modern Scalable
Carlton D
Co-Founder

"Improved our development velocity by 60%. His technical leadership and mentorship were invaluable to our team's growth."

60% Faster Team Growth
Lisa Wang
VP of Engineering

The Numbers Tell the Story

Real results from real projects

10+
Years
Proven Experience
29+
Projects
Successfully Delivered
100%
Success
Client Satisfaction
24/7
Support
Always Available


Let's Brew Something Amazing

Ready for a Chai Chat?

Start a Conversation

Tell me about your project (chai recommendations welcome)

I'll get back to you faster than my chai gets cold!
Always Caffeinated

Let's Connect

Preferably over chai, but email works too

Location (Virtual Chai Shop)
Available Worldwide
Remote work enthusiast since before it was cool
Response Time
Within 24 Hours
Usually faster than my chai gets cold
Current Status
Available for New Projects
And always up for a good tech discussion


Pro Tip

The best project discussions happen over a good cup of chai. Yes! ... virtual chai is totally a thing!