Faizan Afzal
Crafting products from concept to production — React, Next.js, NestJS, Flutter. 30,000+ users across 5 live platforms in 3 years.
01 — My Story
Not just another developer
The Beginning
I started coding with pure curiosity — wondering if I could actually build the apps I admired. That first Hello World turned into a full-blown obsession. Today I work end-to-end: from understanding user problems to shipping production code that real people depend on.
Building at Scale
Over 3+ years I've shipped platforms across backend (NestJS, Node.js), frontend (React, Next.js), mobile (Flutter, React Native), and cloud (Azure, GCP). I've built for an EdTech platform with 30,000+ active users and a cargo management system handling 1,000+ daily users across 35 stations.
Leading & Teaching
Beyond coding, I founded Dr Coders — a software training academy where I teach backend, frontend, and mobile development to 50+ students. Leading a team, managing client projects, reviewing code, and mentoring developers has made me a better engineer and communicator.
The Full Cycle
I love owning features end-to-end: understanding user problems, planning solutions, writing clean code, and watching real people use what I built. That full cycle is what gets me excited to open my laptop every morning.
02 — Toolkit
My Arsenal
Built across web, mobile, backend, and cloud — every tool chosen to ship real products.
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04 — Journey
My Story So Far
Every chapter shaped who I am as an engineer and as a human.
The Spark
Coding journey begins
Started learning programming out of pure curiosity — wondering if I could actually build the apps I admired. That first Hello World turned into a full-blown obsession. Spent the next year breaking and rebuilding things until I understood how software actually works.
First Professional Role
Python Developer @ Secure Hops
Built web scrapers for LinkedIn and Indeed using Python, Selenium, and BeautifulSoup — automating job data extraction and lead generation. Developed a Flutter desktop app as the scraper frontend. Learned to handle anti-detection challenges: proxy rotation, user agent management, and CAPTCHA handling.
Going Full Stack
Full Stack Engineer @ CodeSprint
Joined a compliance and certification SaaS startup. Maintained and extended the NestJS backend, restructured the legacy database schema with zero data loss, integrated a Python scraping microservice, and migrated the entire infrastructure from DigitalOcean to GCP.
Founded Dr Coders
Founder & Technical Lead
Started a software training academy. Teach backend (Node.js, NestJS), frontend (React, Next.js), and mobile (Flutter) to 50+ students with hands-on, real-project learning. Also manage client projects end-to-end — architecture, code reviews, team guidance, and delivery.
Technical Lead
NCCS · 35+ Stations · 1,000+ Daily Users
Led development of a cargo inventory and delivery management system. Handled requirements gathering, planned system architecture, built backend APIs, developed the Flutter mobile app for riders, and guided the dev team through implementation challenges.
Working Internationally
Full Stack Engineer @ HP Appen (Sweden)
Joined a Swedish company's EdTech platform serving 30,000+ active users. Rebuilt the Stripe payment system, redesigned the exam experience, set up Azure CI/CD with blue-green deployments, and integrated Sentry for production error tracking.
05 — Social Proof
Kind Words
From the people who've trusted me with their most important work.
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“Faizan completely transformed our cargo tracking workflow. What used to be manual spreadsheets is now a live system across 35 stations. He understood our operations better than we expected from a developer.”
AHAli Hassan
Operations Manager @ NCCS
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“Working with Faizan felt like having a co-founder who actually writes code. He rebuilt our entire payment flow, improved the exam system, and set up CI/CD — all while keeping production stable for 30,000+ users.”
MWMarcus Webb
Product Lead @ HP Appen
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“Faizan doesn't just teach syntax — he teaches how to think like an engineer. After his bootcamp I landed my first job within two months. The real-project approach made all the difference.”
ATAmna Tariq
Student @ Dr Coders
“Faizan completely transformed our cargo tracking workflow. What used to be manual spreadsheets is now a live system across 35 stations. He understood our operations better than we expected from a developer.”
Ali Hassan
Operations Manager @ NCCS
“Working with Faizan felt like having a co-founder who actually writes code. He rebuilt our entire payment flow, improved the exam system, and set up CI/CD — all while keeping production stable for 30,000+ users.”
Marcus Webb
Product Lead @ HP Appen
“Faizan doesn't just teach syntax — he teaches how to think like an engineer. After his bootcamp I landed my first job within two months. The real-project approach made all the difference.”
Amna Tariq
Student @ Dr Coders
06 — Contact
Let's Build Together
Have a project in mind? Want to grab a virtual coffee? I'd love to hear from you.
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