Ayesha

Nazneen

Software Engineer

From wireframe to deployment. Built end to end, shipped on time.

About

Building products is easy. Owning them isn't.

Requirement to deployment. No handoffs, no gaps.

Pre-medical to software. Not the typical path, but the lesson stuck: results matter, not the route. Within two years of starting university, I had my first professional MERN Stack role at Level Up, Islamabad. What I learned there wasn't syntax. It was that the gap between working code and a working product is enormous, and most developers never cross it. I decided early that I would.

My final-year project, SMART GAZE, was a CCTV classroom monitoring system: face recognition, emotion analysis, and attention tracking, built on MERN with AI/ML models trained from scratch. Not academic. A production system with a live backend, real-time processing pipeline, and an interactive frontend. That project taught me what it actually costs to put machine learning into a product someone else runs.

At ApexBeat, backed by iSOFT UK, I contributed as a core full-stack developer: building the student platform, admin panel, support system, and CRM from the ground up. Separately, for MUNDIDA in Italy, I delivered all three portals end to end: prime clients, consultants, and admin. From requirement gathering through architecture, development, deployment, and handoff. Both engagements had one thing in common: no one else could own it, so I did.

Full-Stack Ownership

Most developers work in a layer. I build across all of them, from MongoDB schema design through Node.js API architecture to React interfaces. The result is systems with no translation cost between layers.

AI/ML Integration in Production

Training models isn't the hard part. Embedding face recognition, emotion analysis and real-time landmark detection into a live CCTV monitoring system is. I've done both, and I know where the real complexity lives.

End-to-End Delivery

Requirement gathering, architecture, development, testing, deployment, client handoff. I don't stop at the edge of my lane. When I take ownership of a product, I own the full loop from first commit to production.

What I don't do

- I don't start without understanding the problem. Requirements first, code second. Always.

- I don't treat the UI as decoration. Frontend architecture matters as much as the backend.

- I don't ship and disappear. Delivery means the client can run it without me in the room.

• The Gold and the Glory •
Full Stack Developer, ApexBeat
Jun 2025 – Present
Built core product features: admin, support & CRM panels iSOFT UK · MBBS platform for Pakistani medical students
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Banks4All: 3 Portals Delivered
2025
Prime clients, consultants & admin portals, requirement to deployment MUNDIDA · Italy
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SMART GAZE: AI Monitoring System
Jan–Dec 2024
Face recognition • emotion analysis • attention tracking COMSATS University · FYP Research Project
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Chrome Extension + Node.js Backend
Apr–Sep 2025
React UI with Tailwind & Framer Motion • MongoDB API endpoints Comments Fusion · Siber Koza · NASTP
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Ism e Azam, Live on Play Store
Jun 2023 – Present
Java Native • Google AdMob (banner & interstitial) • bug-free UX
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BS Software Engineering
2025
COMSATS University, Islamabad • 2021 – 2025
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MERN Stack Developer
Jun–Dec 2023
First professional role · full-stack web apps • user feedback loops Level Up, Islamabad
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AI Model Training
2024
Trained face recognition & emotion analysis models for production CCTV Hands-on ML pipeline: dataset → training → inference
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Full-Stack MERN Portfolio
Present
MongoDB · Express · React · Node.js · Tailwind · Framer Motion Deployed across Vercel, Heroku, AWS
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Full Stack Developer, ApexBeat
Jun 2025 – Present
Built core product features: admin, support & CRM panels iSOFT UK · MBBS platform for Pakistani medical students
•
Banks4All: 3 Portals Delivered
2025
Prime clients, consultants & admin portals, requirement to deployment MUNDIDA · Italy
•
SMART GAZE: AI Monitoring System
Jan–Dec 2024
Face recognition • emotion analysis • attention tracking COMSATS University · FYP Research Project
•
Chrome Extension + Node.js Backend
Apr–Sep 2025
React UI with Tailwind & Framer Motion • MongoDB API endpoints Comments Fusion · Siber Koza · NASTP
•
Ism e Azam, Live on Play Store
Jun 2023 – Present
Java Native • Google AdMob (banner & interstitial) • bug-free UX
•
BS Software Engineering
2025
COMSATS University, Islamabad • 2021 – 2025
•
MERN Stack Developer
Jun–Dec 2023
First professional role · full-stack web apps • user feedback loops Level Up, Islamabad
•
AI Model Training
2024
Trained face recognition & emotion analysis models for production CCTV Hands-on ML pipeline: dataset → training → inference
•
Full-Stack MERN Portfolio
Present
MongoDB · Express · React · Node.js · Tailwind · Framer Motion Deployed across Vercel, Heroku, AWS
•
Experience & Education

The trajectory.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Full Stack Developer (Technical Lead)Jun 2025 – Present
ApexBeat · iSOFT UK
▪Sole technical owner of the entire ApexBeat product — MBBS prep platform for Pakistani medical students
▪Built and own: adaptive MCQ engine, mind maps, study chatbot, admin panel, support system and CRM
▪Carried end-to-end technical responsibility: architecture decisions, feature delivery, and production ops
▪iSOFT UK-backed startup registered in the UK — product live and actively used by medical students
MERN Stack DeveloperApr 2025 – Sep 2025
Comments Fusion · Siber Koza · NASTP
▪Built React UI with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion for smooth animations and accessible interfaces
▪Set up Node.js service connecting a Chrome Extension to MongoDB — REST API endpoints for data fetch & display
▪Delivered polished, production-ready UI components with cross-browser compatibility
MERN Stack DeveloperMar 2025 – Jul 2025
MUNDIDA, Italy (Banks4All)
▪Built three full portals end-to-end: prime clients, consultants, and admin — for Banks4All
▪Full lifecycle ownership: requirement gathering → architecture → development → deployment → delivery
▪Personalized banking platform for expats & newcomers — secure, smart, European financial system
▪Managed post-delivery support and ongoing maintenance independently
Android Native DeveloperJun 2023 – Present
Freelance
▪Collaborated with end-users to gather insights and refine application specifications
▪Implemented apps in Java Native • integrated Google AdMob banner & interstitial ads for revenue
▪Identified and resolved bugs promptly to ensure seamless user experience • apps live on Play Store
MERN Stack Developer (FYP Research)Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
COMSATS University, Islamabad
▪Built SMART GAZE — web-based CCTV class monitoring system using full MERN stack
▪AI features: attendance via face recognition, emotion analysis, attention tracking via face landmark detection
▪Trained AI/ML models from scratch • built real-time processing backend + interactive React frontend
▪Version-controlled with Git across a collaborative team
MERN Stack DeveloperJun 2023 – Dec 2023
Level Up, Islamabad
▪Developed and maintained web applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js and Node.js
▪Collaborated with team to design, test and iterate on features based on user feedback
▪Gained hands-on experience in full-stack development and production best practices
BS Software EngineeringSep 2021 – Jul 2025
COMSATS University, Islamabad
▪Final Year Project: SMART GAZE — CCTV class monitoring with face recognition, emotion analysis & attention tracking (MERN + AI/ML)
▪Trained face recognition & landmark detection models from scratch • real-time inference pipeline
▪Full-stack development across academic and real-world projects throughout degree
Intermediate (Pre-Medical)Sep 2018 – Jul 2020
Superior College, Mandi Bahauddin
▪Pre-medical track — pivoted to software engineering on early interest in tech
Impact

Proof, not promises.

Scale & PerformanceDelivery & EfficiencyAccuracy & QualitySystems BreadthAI & ResearchReliability & OpsReach & Users
Hover a point - every number is delivered, not projected.
Recommendations

In their words.

Team Lead

Technical Manager • ApexBeat · iSOFT UK

"Ayesha took full technical ownership of our product from day one. She designed and built the entire platform, student-facing features, admin panel, support system, and CRM, without needing direction at every step. That kind of ownership is rare, especially at this stage of a career."

Direct Manager • ApexBeat • 2026

Client Representative

Project Stakeholder • MUNDIDA, Italy

"She understood the requirements thoroughly, asked the right questions early, and delivered all three portals on time. The quality of work was professional and the handoff was clean. We had full confidence in what we received."

Client • Banks4All • 2025

Supervisor

Senior Developer • Level Up, Islamabad

"Ayesha joined as a junior but quickly became someone we relied on. She was consistent, communicated clearly, and always followed through. Her ability to take feedback and iterate fast made her stand out from the start."

Direct Manager • Level Up • Dec 2023

Academic Supervisor

Faculty Advisor • COMSATS University, Islamabad

"SMART GAZE was one of the most technically ambitious final-year projects we've seen. Ayesha led the AI/ML integration, training models from scratch and connecting them to a live full-stack system. The end result was genuinely production-quality work."

FYP Supervisor • SMART GAZE • 2024

Stack

What I ship with.

Used in production. Not just on a resume.

Languages
JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
Python
HTML / CSS(HTML, CSS)
Database
MongoDB
Mongoose(ODM)
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redis
Backend & APIs
REST APIs
GraphQL
Spring Boot
Server Systems
AI / ML
Face Recognition
Emotion Analysis
Landmark Detection
Model Training(from scratch)
DevOps & Cloud
Docker
GitHub
CI/CD(GitHub Actions)
AWS
Vercel
Contact

Let's build something real.

Building: Products • Shipping: End to End

Open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting problems. If you need a developer who takes full ownership — from first requirement to live deployment, and delivers without needing to be managed, reach out. I'm especially interested in roles where the work actually ships.