# Ammar Tariq > Ammar Tariq is a senior software engineer based in Karachi, Pakistan with 8+ years of experience, currently Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Pixel Genesys (2023 — Present). Open to remote · Gulf · worldwide. Core stack: React Native, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MQTT/IoT, WebRTC, Stripe, and LLM-integrated products. Ammar Tariq is a senior software engineer with 8+ years shipping production React Native apps, TypeScript frontends, NestJS and Node.js backends, IoT (MQTT), realtime chat, payments, marketplaces, and AI-enabled products. Based in Karachi, Pakistan. Available remotely worldwide, Gulf, UAE, and the United States. ## Facts - Name: Ammar Tariq - Title: Senior Software Engineer - Current role: Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Pixel Genesys (2023 — Present) - Location: Karachi, Pakistan - Availability: Open to remote · Gulf · worldwide - Experience: 8+ years - Languages: English, Urdu - Focus: Full-stack product engineering; React Native architecture; Backend systems & APIs; AI-enabled applications - Email: ammar.tariq10@gmail.com - Website: https://ammartariq.com ## Links - Resume: https://ammartariq.com/resume - Portfolio (case studies): https://ammartariq.com/work - GitHub: https://github.com/ammar-tariq - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ammar10 - Blog (Medium): https://medium.com/@ammar.tariq10 - Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ec8705c5f63b783f - Calendly: https://calendly.com/ammar-tariq10/new-meeting - WhatsApp: https://wa.link/0ssemy ## Summary Building scalable products across mobile, web, backend, and AI. I design and ship production systems — React Native products, TypeScript frontends, NestJS services, and AI-enabled workflows — with the architectural judgment to keep complexity intentional. ## Skills ### Frontend Product-grade interfaces with TypeScript, careful state, and performance that holds up in production. - React - Next.js - TypeScript - JavaScript - Redux Toolkit - RTK Query ### Mobile Cross-platform apps with native integrations, navigation architecture, and shipping to the stores. - React Native - Expo - EAS - React Navigation - Native Modules - Firebase ### Backend APIs and real-time services designed as contracts — not afterthoughts glued to the UI. - Node.js - Express - NestJS - REST APIs - GraphQL - Socket.io - MQTT - Stripe - WebRTC ### Databases Data models chosen for the product: transactional, document, or ephemeral cache. - PostgreSQL - MongoDB - Redis ### Cloud / Infra Deployment, process management, and pipelines that make releases boring — in the best way. - Docker - Nginx - PM2 - GCP - Linux - CI/CD ### AI Applied LLM systems in products — orchestration, tools, and local inference where it actually helps. - LLM integrations - AI-powered applications - Local LLMs - AI agents - RAG concepts - AI automation ## Experience ### Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Pixel Genesys (2023 — Present) Architecting SaaS platforms and production mobile apps across web, React Native, and backend services — including LLM-assisted product workflows. Technologies: React, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Firebase, GraphQL, Redux Toolkit, Express, Stripe, Socket.io, Redis, MQTT, WebRTC ### Head of Department / Senior Engineer — Meta Frolic Labs (2023) Led engineering direction across product teams — architecture, TypeScript standards, review culture, and the introduction of AI-assisted product features. Technologies: React Native, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, WebRTC, CI/CD ### Senior Mobile Developer — Salsoft Technologies (2019 — 2023) Delivered production React Native applications across healthtech, e-commerce, and social products — including native modules and real-time calling. Technologies: React Native, TypeScript, Redux, Java/Kotlin, Swift, WebRTC, Janus Gateway, Firebase, WooCommerce ### Software Engineer — Salsoft Technologies (2018 — 2019) Early-career full-stack work across React Native, React, and Node.js — shipping features, APIs, and production maintenance. Technologies: React Native, React, Node.js, REST APIs, Ionic, Firebase ## Case studies Each links to a write-up with challenge, solution, architecture, and outcome. - [MRO inventory cataloging mobile app](https://ammartariq.com/work/icatm): Production React Native app for spare-parts cataloging — category, noun, modifier, and attribute templates so MRO inventory is described consistently. Outcome: Shipped on Google Play for MRO Management as a data dictionary for businesses, warehouses, and schools — English templates with additional language support, CSV export, and cloud-backed item records. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blitzapp.ictam) - [AI mixology and hospitality assistant](https://ammartariq.com/work/bargenius): LLM-backed React Native product for cocktail recommendations, inventory awareness, and personalized mixology workflows. - [Live music discovery marketplace](https://ammartariq.com/work/soundseen): Full-stack music marketplace: React Native, React Navigation, RTK Query, Node/Express, and Stripe — listeners discover local artists; musicians claim profiles and schedules. Outcome: Live as SoundSeen: Discover Artists on Google Play and the App Store — a community where listeners rate local talent and musicians claim profiles, share schedules, and get support. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genesysglobal.soundseen · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/soundseen/id6499276844) - [Entertainment industry marketplace app](https://ammartariq.com/work/entertainment-oxygen): React Native marketplace connecting filmmakers, cast, crew, and fans — festival discovery, showcasing work, and community from script to screen. Outcome: Live on Google Play as eoFlix (Entertainment Oxygen Inc.) — 10K+ downloads, 4.3 rating. A free community for entertainment professionals, with festival streaming and virtual-ticket paths on the broader EO platform. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.entertainmentoxygen) - [Escrow wallet and payments mobile app](https://ammartariq.com/work/noqodi): React Native wallet for a UAE payment gateway — stored-value escrow for government and merchant services instead of one-shot card charges. Outcome: Live as noqodi on the App Store and Google Play (50K+ Android downloads) — the mobile wallet for emaratech’s payment gateway, used for government and merchant escrow payments in the UAE. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ae.emaratech.noqodi · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noqodi/id1050481518) - [Encrypted community chat app](https://ammartariq.com/work/gurrl-talk): Full-stack community product: React Native, Express, RTK Query, Socket.io, Redis, Stripe, React admin, and end-to-end encrypted chat. Outcome: Live on Google Play as Gurrl Talk — a private peer chat for women, with encrypted messaging, free and premium groups, and an operations console. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gurrltalk) - [Event hiring two-sided marketplace](https://ammartariq.com/work/lancecraft): Full-stack two-sided marketplace for event freelancers and businesses that hire them — React Native, APIs, and store delivery on iOS and Android. Outcome: Live as Lance Craft on the App Store and Google Play — the event-industry marketplace for freelancers and the businesses that hire them. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genesysglobal.lancecraft.business · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lance-craft/id6479449678) - [Home services, classifieds, and lost-and-found app](https://ammartariq.com/work/the-landing-list): Full-stack local platform for hiring home-service vendors, posting classifieds, and lost-and-found — mobile client plus APIs. Outcome: Live on the App Store as The Landing List — Pixel Genesys’ home platform for hiring local vendors and posting community ads. (App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-landing-list/id6743402319) - [Marine membership and emergency dispatch app](https://ammartariq.com/work/flagship-towing): MERN plus React Native: member app, React admin, coverage maps, and web signup for 24/7 marine towing and assistance memberships. Outcome: Live as Flagship Towing on the App Store (5.0) and Google Play — 24/7 towing, jumps, fuel, ungroundings, and propeller help for recreational and commercial members. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genesysglobal.flagship · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flagship-towing/id6747052086 · Member web: https://flagship-towing-member.projectstagingzone.com/signin.html) - [IoT LED lighting control platform](https://ammartariq.com/work/zeus-lights): IoT stack: React Native, Next.js operations dashboard, NestJS, and MQTT for permanent LED lighting control. Outcome: Live as Zeus Lights on the App Store — permanent LED control for Austin-area homes: holidays, everyday ambiance, and security from one system. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genesysglobal.zeus.app · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/zeus-lights/id6760841370 · Website: https://zeusillumination.com/) - [Schedule-based dating app](https://ammartariq.com/work/downtime-dating): Full-stack dating product with schedule-based matching, React Native, admin, chat, and WebRTC audio/video calling — built for shift workers and busy professionals. Outcome: Live on Google Play as DownTime Dating — schedule-based matching for shift workers and busy professionals. App Store submission is in review. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genesysglobal.downtime · Website: https://downtimedatingapp.net/) - [Saudi fashion e-commerce mobile app](https://ammartariq.com/work/najednation): Expo (React Native) shopping app for modest fashion in Saudi Arabia — catalog, wishlists, guest checkout, gifts, and App Store delivery via EAS. Outcome: Live on the App Store as Najednation — Home of Fashion. 5.0 rating. Modest fashion retail for shoppers in Saudi Arabia, shipped with Expo and EAS. (App Store: https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/najednation/id6749664787) - [Journal, goals, and vision-board app](https://ammartariq.com/work/manifestyrdreamz): Full-stack journal product: gratitude, goals, notes, vision boards, reminders, in-app subscriptions, React Native, admin, and billing APIs. Outcome: Live as Manifest Yr Dreamz — Journal on the App Store and Google Play: gratitude, goals, notes, and a vision board with a paid tier. (Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelgenesys.journal.manifest · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manifest-yr-dreamz-journal/id6744982041) ## Open source - JobJitsu — On-device AI career OS — a local Tauri + React desktop agent for résumés, applications, and follow-ups. Privacy is architecture: nothing leaves the machine unless you send it. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/jobjitsu. Demo: https://ammar-tariq.github.io/jobjitsu/ - Influencer Forge — Local-first desktop studio for AI virtual influencers — Tauri, React, and a FastAPI orchestrator. Generate and manage content on-device. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/influencer-forge. Demo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/influencer-forge/blob/main/demo.gif - OpenContext — Figma plugin that exports an AI-ready context package — screens, assets, and navigation — for Cursor, Claude, Copilot, and other coding agents. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/open-context-promptless. - Timesheet API — NestJS time-tracking API with JWT auth, MongoDB, and client-side encryption — the backend only stores encrypted blobs. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/timesheet-backend. - Realtime chat — Socket.IO chat with rooms, join/leave presence, and a lightweight frontend — a fullstack realtime assessment. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/realtime-canvas-fullstack-assessment. - AI code review — LLM-assisted code review tooling. Repo: https://github.com/ammar-tariq/ai-code-review. GitHub: https://github.com/ammar-tariq ## FAQ ### Who is Ammar Tariq? Ammar Tariq is a senior software engineer with 8+ years shipping production React Native apps, TypeScript frontends, NestJS and Node.js backends, IoT (MQTT), realtime chat, payments, marketplaces, and AI-enabled products. Based in Karachi, Pakistan. Available remotely worldwide, Gulf, UAE, and the United States. ### What is Ammar Tariq known for? Shipping production mobile and full-stack products end to end: React Native apps delivered to the App Store and Google Play, backends in Node.js/NestJS/Express, admin dashboards in React/Next.js, realtime systems (Socket.io, WebRTC, MQTT), payments (Stripe, in-app subscriptions), and LLM-integrated product features. Case studies with outcomes: https://ammartariq.com/work ### What are Ammar Tariq's top projects? iCATM, Bar Genius, SoundSeen, eoFlix, noqodi. Full list with store links and write-ups: https://ammartariq.com/work ### What tech stack does Ammar Tariq use? React Native, Expo, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Express, GraphQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Socket.io, MQTT, WebRTC, Stripe, Firebase, Docker, and GCP. Details: https://ammartariq.com/resume ### Is Ammar Tariq available for senior engineering roles? Open to remote · Gulf · worldwide. 8+ years of experience across mobile, web, backend, and AI-enabled products; currently Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Pixel Genesys. Contact: ammar.tariq10@gmail.com ## Contact Email ammar.tariq10@gmail.com, message on WhatsApp (https://wa.link/0ssemy), book time at https://calendly.com/ammar-tariq10/new-meeting, or hire via Upwork (https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ec8705c5f63b783f).