👋 Hi, I'm Talha Asif

Full Stack Engineer | MERN • Next.js • AI-powered Systems

I’m a results-driven Full Stack Engineer with 1+ year of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade web applications using MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and Next.js.
I’ve worked with global remote teams, contributed to AI-powered platforms, and actively participate in international hackathons and competitive programming.

I’m passionate about clean architecture, scalable systems, and AI-driven product development, and I enjoy mentoring, knowledge sharing, and solving complex engineering problems.

🚀 What I’m Currently Doing

🔭 Building production-ready full-stack & AI-powered applications
🤖 Integrating AI/ML pipelines into real-world products
🌱 Deepening skills in system design, performance optimization & cloud
🤝 Open to collaborations, startups, and impactful engineering roles

💼 Experience Snapshot

Full Stack Engineer — Velric (Remote, USA)
Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

Built and optimized an AI-driven assignment submission & evaluation system
Served 2,000+ active users with scalable backend workflows
Integrated automated AI scoring & structured feedback
Improved performance through optimized queries and backend logic

Software Engineer — 10Pearls (Remote)
Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Developed a Notion-style note-taking application using the MERN stack
Architected a modular, scalable multi-file codebase with clean folder structure
Built RESTful APIs and optimized database schemas for performance
Implemented deterministic unit and integration tests using Mocha and Chai
Integrated SonarQube for static code quality enforcement
Implemented structured logging using Pino for improved observability
Contributed to Docker-based reproducible development workflows

Software Engineer Fellow — Dev Weekends
Jun 2025 – Sep 2025