Working on Tech for Muslims Founder of MuslimJobs Full-Stack Developer
Assalamu'alaikum 👋 I'm Waqas Abbasi, a Software Engineer and Entrepreneur, founder of MuslimJobs, SendASalam and ParagonTechLabs, based in Karachi, Pakistan. I'm passionate about tech for Muslims, and I'm currently working full-time building apps for Muslims.
My Work Experience
I started my career as a Software Engineer at Fonto, and had an amazing opportunity to work with very talented people, and learned a lot about web development. I've since transitioned to working full-time on tech that is aimed towards solving problems for Muslims, as well as working part-time/volunteering at an Islamic Institute.
Jan 2024 - Present
A software agency that specialises in web development. We help businesses and startups build marketing websites, landing pages, and web applications.
Aug 2023 - Present
(WIP) Creator funding platform to help creators accept donations, start memberships And build a community, all in one place.
June 2022 - Present
I created MuslimJobs to help Muslims find jobs that are in line with their values and to empower and promote Muslim companies and organizations built with Islamic Principles. I'm currently working part-time on this project, and looking for a marketing co-founder to help me grow this project.
March 2022 - Dec 2023
I'm currently working part-time at i3 Institute as a Technology Lead & Full-Stack Developer. I'm responsible for managing the website-technology team, and building and maintaining the website and other technology related projects to optimize operations
Aug 2020 - Oct 2022
I started my career as a Software Engineer at Fonto, and was part of the Performance & Stability team. We were responsible for monitoring, and improving the performance and stability of the FontoXML Editor. This included working on projects and tasks related to improving the performance of the editor, and fixing bugs related to performance and stability.
Projects
Some of the projects I've worked on in the past for fun, or to learn new technologies!
Shortest Path Visualiser
Path-finding visualizer that visualizes path-finding and maze-generation algorithms
netlify.app
Distributed Url Shortener
Url-Shortener with distributed technologies and microservice-architecture
github
Book Worm - Mobile App
Mobile app that allows book readers to take notes before or after reading sessions
github
Sketch Pad
A drawing app made for DevJam Weekly Projects.
netlify.app
Stock Analyser
App that allows users to analyze stock data and get financial insights
netlify.app
Carbon Footprint Tracker
Desktop app that allows users to track their carbon footprint and compare it with others
github
US Net Income Calculator
App that allows users to calculate their net income after taxes and deductions
github
Blog Posts
Blog posts I've written hoping to help others with technologies I've used.
Jan 12, 2020
Server-Side Rendered App with Next.js, React and Redux
Guide on how to setup a server-side rendered app with Next.js, React and Redux
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Jan 19, 2020
Turn Any Webpage into your Personal API with Puppeteer
Part 1 of 3 part series on how to use Puppeteer to turn any webpage into your personal API. This part covers the basics of Puppeteer and how to use it to scrape data from a webpage.
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Jan 22, 2020
Building a Search Engine API with Node/Express and Puppeteer using Google Search
Part 2 of 3 part series on how to use Puppeteer to turn any webpage into your personal API. This part covers how to use Puppeteer to scrape Google Search results and build a search engine API with Node/Express.
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Feb 8, 2020
Optimizing and Deploying Puppeteer Web Scraper
Part 3 of 3 part series on how to use Puppeteer to turn any webpage into your personal API. This part covers how to optimize and deploy a Puppeteer web scraper to Heroku.
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