Portfolio © 2026 · Cloud / DevOps Engineer

SAADWASEEM

I’m a Lahore-based Cloud & DevOps engineer. I keep Linux backends running in production on AWS, using Terraform, Docker, Nginx and CI/CD pipelines, with Django and TypeScript in the toolbox. In plain terms: I set servers up, keep them online, and make deploys boring and repeatable.

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About

I keep things online.

Hi, I’m Saad. I’m a cloud and DevOps engineer from Lahore. I run Linux backends in production on AWS, and I like them predictable: infrastructure you can rebuild from code, pipelines that deploy themselves, and clear steps to follow when something breaks.

So far that has meant fixing out-of-memory builds on small servers, moving a live site to a new server with DNS and SSL handled over a weekend, wiring up Terraform and GitHub Actions end to end, and shipping Django and Node.js services other people can actually run. I’m finishing a BSc in Computer Science (2027) and open to full-time and freelance work.

  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Nginx
  • PM2
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Django
  • React
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Featured project: OpenVault
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Experience

Where I’ve worked.

A timeline, oldest to most recent. Pick a point to see the role.

Aug 2026 – Present

Backend AI Engineer (Intern)

FlyRank AI · Remote

  • Python
  • Django / DRF
  • REST APIs
  • AWS

Building and maintaining backend services for an AI product: REST APIs and data flows, and supporting the cloud deployment. Working with the team to ship features and keep the backend reliable.

Selected projects

Three builds,
in production.

Three builds from 2025–2026, each deployed and kept running. Scroll to flip through them.

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SaaS · Backend

OpenVault

  • Year2026
  • RoleBackend & Infrastructure
  • StackDjango · PostgreSQL · Docker · AWS

A SaaS platform that lets companies share internal data with employees securely, with role-based access and audit logs. Dockerized Django backend.

DjangoPostgreSQLDockerAWS
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DevOps · CI/CD

Full-Stack CI/CD Pipeline

  • Year2026
  • RoleAutomation & Deployment
  • StackDjango · AWS · GitHub Actions

A site that deploys itself. Every push to GitHub runs the build and ships it to AWS automatically, with no manual steps.

GitHub ActionsAWSDjangoNginx
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Infrastructure as Code

SaaS DevOps Infrastructure

  • Year2026
  • RoleDesign & Provision
  • StackTerraform · AWS · HCL

The full AWS stack for a SaaS app, written in Terraform: compute, database, container registry and networking. Rebuildable from scratch.

TerraformAWSIAMRDS
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Logs

Notes from the terminal.

Short write-ups on real problems I ran into and how I solved them.

IncidentAug 2026

The build that kept dying at 2am

A deploy kept failing with no clear error. It turned out the 908 MB server was running out of memory mid-build. Here is how I spotted it and the one change that fixed it.

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How-toJul 2026

Moving a live site with almost no downtime

Swapping servers without taking a site offline is mostly about doing DNS and SSL in the right order. My checklist for a clean cutover.

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InfraJun 2026

Why I keep Terraform state in S3

Storing infrastructure state on your laptop is a trap. A short note on remote state, locking, and why your team will thank you.

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NotesMay 2026

Deploys should be boring

If a deploy makes you nervous, something is wrong. A few habits that turn releases into a non-event.

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Skills

The stack I work with.

01SAAD

Cloud / AWS

Production AWS: compute, storage and networking I can stand behind when something goes wrong at night.

  • EC2
  • S3
  • RDS PostgreSQL
  • ECR
  • Route 53
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch
  • Secrets Manager
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DevOps & Automation

If I have to do it twice by hand, I turn it into a pipeline. Infrastructure and deploys written as code.

  • Terraform + S3 state
  • Docker & Compose
  • GitHub Actions
  • Git
  • Bash
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Linux & Web Servers

Boring servers on purpose: hardened, supervised, logged and easy to recover.

  • Ubuntu admin
  • Nginx reverse proxy
  • PM2
  • systemd
  • SSH
  • SSL/TLS (Certbot)
  • DNS
04SAAD

Backend & Data

APIs other people can run: typed, documented and migrated safely.

  • Python
  • Django & DRF
  • REST / JWT
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Migrations

Currently strengthening: Kubernetes and container orchestration.

How I work

Four steps, no mystery.

Step 01
Plan

Work out the requirements, the architecture and the cost before anything is built. Boring questions now prevent emergencies later.

Step 02
Build

Terraform modules, containers and pipelines. Everything is reproducible, nothing lives only on one laptop.

Step 03
Operate

Monitor, log, patch and back up. The goal is a stack so calm that silence is the normal state.

Step 04
Improve

Every incident becomes a written runbook, and every runbook becomes automation. Reviews without blame.

Contact

Let’s build and
deploy something.

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