Usama Ijaz

Software Engineer | Full-Stack AI Engineer

Pakistan||usama.ijaz@granjur.com|GitHub|LinkedIn|Portfolio

ABOUT

Innovative Software Engineer specializing in MERN Stack, Generative AI, and Agentic AI Systems. Experienced in building AI-powered developer tools, RAG pipelines, and real-time applications. Strong background in ML, LLM orchestration, cybersecurity, and scalable full-stack engineering. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with proven hackathon project delivery.

EDUCATION

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Bachelor of Software Engineering (2022 - 2026) | CGPA: 3.2/4.0

SKILLS

  • Generative AI & LLM Engineering: Large Language Models (GPT-3.5, GPT-4, BERT, T5, Flan-UL2, Granite LLMs), LangChain, LangGraph, Agentic AI, RAG, Embeddings, Semantic Search, Qdrant, Prompt Engineering, LoRA, PEFT, LLM Evaluation, Hallucination Mitigation, Context Management
  • AI & ML Tools: IBM Watsonx, Hugging Face Transformers, Hugging Face Datasets, Whisper, Jupyter Notebooks
  • Programming & Development: Python, JavaScript, C++, Java, SQL, React, Next.js, Redux, Leaflet, Node.js, Express.js, Flask, Socket.IO, REST APIs
  • Databases: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • DevOps & Deployment: Docker, Linux, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Vercel, Railway, Amazon Web Services (AWS), VS Code, Cursor, Postman, Hoppscotch
  • Code Quality & Security: AI Code Review, Test Generation, Static Analysis, Cyclomatic Complexity, Maintainability Index, SIEM Fundamentals, Network Packet Analysis, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessment
  • Soft Skills: Technical Communication, Leadership, Team Collaboration, Problem Solving, Rapid Prototyping

WORK EXPERIENCE

Backend Engineer | Granjur Technologies (Jan 2026 - Present)

Developed and maintained AI-enabled full-stack applications using Node.js, Express, React, and REST APIs.

  • Designed scalable backend architecture with role-based access control and modular middleware patterns.
  • Built real-time systems using Socket.IO for live quizzes, labs, messaging, and activity tracking.
  • Integrated AI-assisted evaluation pipelines for automated grading and intelligent feedback.
  • Implemented secure JWT and OAuth authentication, GitHub APIs and webhooks, MySQL/PostgreSQL data flows, Cloudinary storage, and cron-based background tasks.
  • Ensured system security, performance, and maintainability through logging, validation, and code standards.

Software Engineering Intern | Granjur Technologies (Jun 2025 - Aug 2025)

Built full-stack features in the UBS Framework using React, Node.js, and MySQL.

  • Developed a real-time Messenger with voice, file sharing, and Socket.IO.
  • Created reusable npm packages that improved team productivity by 20%.

PROJECTS

My-Destination — Multi-Tenant Hospitality Management Platform

Built backend APIs for hotel discovery, services, packages, bookings, guest workflows, and tenant management. Implemented dynamic API-object architecture, authentication, platform encryption, validation, permission checks, tenant scoping, catalog pricing, AWS S3 file handling, MySQL migrations, and tenant bulk-import workflows.

Technologies: Node.js, Express.js, React, MySQL, AWS S3, JWT, OAuth

Live Demo

Edarete — AI-Enabled Learning Management System

Built a production-grade LMS with real-time quizzes, labs, grading, attendance, analytics, GitHub Classroom integration, and role-based dashboards.

Technologies: Node.js, Express.js, React, MySQL, Socket.IO, GitHub APIs

Live Demo

GeoConnect — Smart Agriculture & Communication System

Built a full-stack Progressive Web App with real-time GPS location sharing, nearby-user discovery, secure messaging, friend and group management, crop management, AI agricultural advisory, and an administrative monitoring dashboard. Validated 37 functional test cases and sub-500 ms API response targets.

Technologies: Next.js 15, React 19, Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, Socket.IO, Leaflet, FastAPI, OAuth 2.0, JWT, AES-256-GCM, Vercel, Render

Live Demo

CodeEcho — AI Developer Platform

AI code review, RAG search, IDE plugin, and test automation platform built for the 2025 hackathon.

Technologies: Next.js, Python, LangGraph, RAG, Qdrant

Real-Time Voice Translator

Live translation workflow using Whisper, Flan-UL2, and Watson Text-to-Speech.

Technologies: Python, Whisper, Flan-UL2, Watson TTS

Map & Chat Application

Application for viewing nearby users, chatting, and calculating the shortest route.

Technologies: Next.js, Leaflet, Socket.IO

E-Commerce AI Consultant Chatbot

AI consultant for business analytics and strategy recommendations.

Technologies: Next.js, OpenAI

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS

  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate – Coursera
  • IBM Generative AI Engineering Certificate – IBM

ACHIEVEMENTS & VOLUNTEERING

  • Meta Hacker Cup 2025 — Round 1 Qualified (Global Rank: 8323)
  • Collection Group Leader — Child Labor Eradication Program
  • Volunteer — Alkhidmat Bano Qabil IT Program