About Me

Hi, I'm Aliyan Faisal.

A software engineer and AI developer — I integrate LLMs, RAG and automation into real products, and build and deploy the web apps (Laravel, Node.js, React and WordPress) and servers behind them. I have a BSc in Information Technology and have spent 5+ years building production systems for international clients and for products of my own.

Aliyan Faisal, software engineer and AI developer

Skills & Expertise

PHP / Laravel 95%

AI Integration (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq) 90%

WordPress 90%

JavaScript / jQuery / React / Node.js / Next.js 75%

Server Configuration & Linux 80%

REST & GraphQL APIs 90%

AI Workflow Automation 85%

WooCommerce 88%

Tailwind CSS / Bootstrap 85%

Git & Version Control 90%

Debugging 92%

AI Chatbot Development 88%

WordPress Plugin Development 90%

CI/CD & Deployment 80%

MySQL 88%

Prompt Engineering 85%

Elementor Pro 90%

Alpine.js 85%

Nginx / Apache 82%

RAG Systems (Embeddings, Vector Search) 85%

LangChain 80%

PostgreSQL 80%

MongoDB 75%

Redis 75%

NumPy & Pandas 75%

Docker 78%

Python / Flask 85%

TypeScript 80%

Vector Databases 80%

Data Analysis & Dashboards (Python, Pandas) 82%

Website Security Hardening 88%

Performance & Speed Optimization 90%

Caching & Core Web Vitals 85%

SSL & Backup Management 82%

Experience

Founder & CEO

Current

UrbanSofts (remote software development team)

2023 — Present · Founder

Founded and lead a remote team of 4–10 developers that delivers client software projects together: I take on projects and bring in the right team members for each, such as app developers, and we build them collaboratively. The team has served 50+ clients.

Backend Developer & Data Analyst

Planning & Development Department, Gilgit-Baltistan

2025 — 2025 · Voluntary work

Voluntary work for the public sector: built the Data Gathering and Analytics Dashboard for the Planning & Development Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan: centralized dashboards over public-sector records (XLS, CSV, MySQL) using Python (Pandas) and a Laravel backend. Led the digitization of paper-based workflows into structured reporting that supports regional planning decisions.

IT & Web Expert

Miami Castle Beach

2023 — 2024 · Part-time · Remote

Developed and managed WordPress and Flask websites for a Miami Beach organization managing castle rentals, including server configuration and security.

Full Stack Web Developer (Team Lead)

GreyMatter Ventures

2021 — 2023 · Part-time

Custom full-stack web application development with Custom WordPress and the Laravel framework, designing backend architectures and relational schemas. Later led the web development team, mentoring junior developers and remote interns on code optimization, system design and deployment.

Applied AI & Backend Engineer

Current

Freelance (Fiverr & Upwork)

2020 — Present · Freelance

Working as an independent full-stack web developer delivering custom web-based solutions for international clients. Designing, developing, and maintaining applications using PHP (Laravel) and WordPress, including custom themes, plugins, and back-end architectures. Implementing RESTful APIs, database-driven systems, and server-side business logic, with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability.

Education

BSc, Information Technology

Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

2024

CGPA: 3.80 / 4.00

Certifications

Advanced Web Development

Coursera

2020

PHP

Sololearn / Udemy

2018

E-Commerce

Udemy

2020

PHP Laravel

Udemy

2019

Custom WordPress Development

GreyMatter Ventures

2019

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