I'm a software engineer with 5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications using Laravel and modern JavaScript technologies.

I enjoy solving backend challenges, designing scalable architectures, improving developer experience, and building software that remains maintainable as products grow.

• PHP 8.x
• Laravel 10 / 11 / 12
• REST APIs
• Queue-driven architectures
• Laravel Queues & Horizon
• Laravel Reverb
• Broadcasting & WebSockets
• Multi-tenant applications
• Authentication & Authorization
• Background Jobs
• Event-driven systems
• Task Scheduling

• React
• Inertia.js
• JavaScript
• TypeScript (Learning)
• Tailwind CSS
• Bootstrap

• MySQL
• Redis
• Nginx
• Linux
• Supervisor
• Git
• Docker (Learning)
• CI/CD
• VPS Deployment

• Pest
• PHPUnit
• Feature Testing
• Integration Testing
• Debugging Production Issues

I build and maintain large-scale SaaS applications with a focus on reliability, scalability and clean architecture.

Some of my recent work includes:

• Designing scalable backend features using Laravel
• Building queue-based asynchronous workflows
• Developing real-time features using Laravel Reverb
• Integrating third-party APIs including payment and accounting platforms
• Building secure authentication and authorization systems
• Optimising database performance and application response times
• Writing automated tests for critical business workflows
• Deploying and maintaining production applications on Linux servers
• Troubleshooting complex production issues
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical features

A fun Laravel application that delivers random "Joe Mama" jokes.

Tech Stack

• Laravel
• Bootstrap

🔗 https://github.com/farazhassan1/joemama

• System Design
• Distributed Systems
• Event-Driven Architecture
• AWS
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Elasticsearch
• Rust

🌐 Portfolio: https://farazhassan.dev

💼 LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/faraz-hassan-b55b56198/

"First make it work. Then make it clean. Then make it scale."