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SEEKING WORK | Freelance | Remote Senior Software Engineer available for freelance assignments.

If you're a startup looking for a senior developer or a business interested in MVP to test a hunch, feel free to reach out.

Available for:

  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/

  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/
Tech Stack: Python Django, React, MySQL, AWS, Node, Firebase Résumé: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf

GitHub: https://github.com/kashaziz

Some projects:

  - Backend: ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

  - Backend: unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: mental health app (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

  - Backend: digital illustration system for life insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

  - Backend: financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


  Location: Karachi, Pakistan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Tech Stack: Python Django, React, MySQL, AWS, Node, Firebase
  Résumé: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf
  GitHub: https://github.com/kashaziz

If you're a startup looking for a senior developer or a business interested in MVP to test a hunch, feel free to reach out.

Available for:

  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/

  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/
Some projects:

  - Backend: ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

  - Backend: unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: mental health app (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

  - Backend: digital illustration system for life insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

  - Backend: financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


Short answer: Control.

Traditional employers want their employees back in the office since they are unable to control them otherwise. Employers and managers who have failed to grasp the concepts of remote working, lack in async communication, and have trust issues with their staff, want to keep a physical headcount of the sheep


I have been working remotely almost exclusively for the last 13 years. One thing I've realized (and experimented) is that it is super easy to make a team of full remote developers to jump ship together since they don't have to move to a new place if they stay in remote positions. In addition they can continue working within the same team if all the team agree to change company together. And I think this can be quite scary from an employer point of view.


That can also happen with physical teams. I am familiar with several instances where one team member got a job somewhere and was able to pull a number of resources from current to new employer.


All of those sound like problems the employer has, not anything the employee is doing wrong.


The preferred stack will be Django with DRF and maybe some htmx, SQLite and deployed on DO app platform.

Alternatively, NextJS with Firebase (or any other cloud DB) and deployed at Vercel.


SEEKING WORK | Freelance | Remote

Senior Software Engineer available for freelance assignments.

If you're a startup looking for a senior developer or a business interested in MVP to test a hunch, feel free to reach out.

Available for:

  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/

  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/
Tech Stack: Python Django, React, MySQL, AWS, Node, Firebase

Résumé: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf

GitHub: https://github.com/kashaziz

Some projects:

  - Backend: ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

  - Backend: unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: mental health app (Django, MySQL)

  - Backend: food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

  - Backend: digital illustration system for life insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

  - Backend: financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


  Location: Karachi, Pakistan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Python, Django, React, Firebase, MySQL 
  Résumé/CV: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf
  Available for:
  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/
  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/
Some of my recent work include: - Backend to ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

- Backend for an unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a leading mental health app (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

- Backend for a digital illustration system for a leading insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

- Backend for a financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


To consolidate, concentrate, and collaborate.

Consolidate: I have too many things going on at the moment. A day job, freelance consulting gigs, side projects, family and stuff. Need to sort my priorities and consolidate some of the stuff to avoid burnout.

Concentrate: Multi-tasking is more of a bane than a boon. It usually impacts concentration, leading to some not-so-good decisions. My goal is to reduce the number of active tasks at a time and focus more on things in front of me than worrying about the future.

Collaborate: Another goal of the upcoming year is to collaborate more. There are so many interesting problems around us that can be solved with collective wisdom. I am all for active collaboration, without spreading myself thin, of course.


SEEKING WORK | Local or Remote

  Location: Karachi, Pakistan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python (Django, Pandas etc), React, Firebase, AWS
  Résumé/CV: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf
  Available for:
  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/
  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/
Some of my recent work include:

- Backend to ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

- Backend for an unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a leading mental health app (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

- Backend for a digital illustration system for a leading insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

- Backend for a financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


  Location: Karachi, Pakistan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python (Django, Pandas etc), React, Firebase, AWS
  Résumé/CV: https://kashifaziz.me/kashif-aziz-cv.pdf
  Available for: 
  - Backend Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/y0r1dt/for_hire_python_django_react_firebase_developer/
  - SEO and Niche Website Development: https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/yz6rqn/for_hire_seo_content_marketing_niche_website/   
Some of my recent work include:

- Backend to ingest data from harvesters, store and produce reports (Django, Postgres, AWS)

- Backend for an unofficial mobile app for uskidsgolf.com (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a leading mental health app (Django, MySQL)

- Backend for a food delivery marketplace in Sweden (Node, Firebase, Google Cloud)

- Backend for a digital illustration system for a leading insurance provider (Django, MySQL, Azure)

- Backend for a financial app for employee benefits management system (Django, MySQL, AWS)


I have been doing consulting on the side, around 15-20 hours per day. Also into niche website development; building search engine optimized websites that are monetized through display and affiliate ads. Both side gigs usually generate more than the full time job.


Could you elaborate more on your niche websites? Are those blogs or web-scraped content?


Both actually. A niche site is usually centered around a specific topic. Content can be created manually or scraped and repurposed. The idea is to provide relevant transactional information and lead the user towards the conversion funnel which could be display ad, affiliate offer or any other sales pitch.

For instance, currently I am working on a website related to a coffee machine brand. I did the keyword and competition research, layout the site structure and monetization funnel. Now my team of writers is busy in creating content with the goal to turn out 30-40 highly quality content pieces in a month - enough to test the potential of the niche.

Another project I did previously was to set up mini sites for lawyers in a US state. I scraped existing lawyer directories to provide a lead management system to the client who then pitched development services to those without websites.


I assume you mean 15-20 hours per week on the side? ;)


My bad. That's what I meant. :)


surely you must mean 15-20 hours per week?


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