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Hi, I’m Yaser

Software Engineer and Tech Lead

Product and systems engineering across web, mobile and infrastructure.

About me

I'm a Software Engineer and Tech Lead in Basra. At GIRSU I take products from idea to production: architecture, web and mobile, infrastructure and delivery, working directly with clients. Recent work includes an online academy, a four-site corporate platform with a shared CMS, an e-commerce store and a real-time multiplayer game, all Arabic-first.

client environments managed at Hoster.iq
200+
products and platforms shipped for clients and teams
50+
years shipping web, mobile and infrastructure work
4+
See the work

What I do

  1. Technical leadership

    Owning architecture, delivery and quality across teams and client work, from the first proposal to production.

  2. Full-stack platforms

    SaaS, dashboards, CMS-backed sites and operational systems built from the interface to the API and deployment.

  3. Mobile products

    Cross-platform React Native and Expo apps shaped around real workflows, location services and everyday use.

  4. Architecture and data

    Pragmatic foundations: data models, integrations, real-time channels and sync patterns that keep scaling.

  5. Infrastructure and delivery

    Linux, Docker and Cloudflare, DNS and email systems, automated checks and deployment pipelines that stay reliable.

The toolbox

Front end and mobile
  • React
  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Motion
  • GSAP
Back end and data
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • Drizzle ORM
  • TypeORM
  • REST APIs
  • WebSockets
Infrastructure and delivery
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Cloudflare
  • DNS and email
  • Playwright
  • Vitest
  • CI pipelines
Practice
  • System design
  • Technical leadership
  • Arabic-first i18n and RTL
  • Product thinking
  • Client communication

Where I’ve worked.

Leading engineering at Girsu Tech today, after DevHouse, Taeen and Hoster.iq.

Leading engineering for GIRSU products and client platforms: architecture, web, mobile, infrastructure and delivery.

  • Shipped Pattern Academy, the four-site Al Sagban Group platform, Al Maha Perfumes, GIRSU Group and two QR menu products.
  • Own technical proposals, brand and identity systems and day-to-day client communication.
  • Run the deployment stack: Docker, Linux, Cloudflare and automated backups.
Visit Girsu Tech (opens in a new tab)

Education

Foundations that keep evolving.

01

University of Basrah (opens in a new tab)

BSc in Computer Science and Information Technology

Selected work

Projects

Real products across education, construction, e-commerce, recruitment, government, hospitality and hosting, most of them Arabic-first.

Online academy

Pattern Academy

Visit site: Pattern Academy (opens in a new tab)
My roleTech lead, architecture and delivery across four apps

The first Arabic online academy for fashion design and making, based in Basra: a bilingual public site, the student learning experience, an instructor portal, an admin dashboard and online payments.

Built with
  • Next.js
  • React
  • NestJS
  • TypeORM
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
Multi-site corporate platform

Al Sagban Group platform

Visit site: Al Sagban Group platform (opens in a new tab)
My roleTech lead, shared technical base for four sites

Four corporate websites for a Basra holding and its companies, built on one shared Next.js base with a bilingual admin CMS, light and dark themes, Arabic and English content and Playwright coverage.

Built with
  • Next.js 16
  • React 19
  • Drizzle ORM
  • PostgreSQL
  • Resend
  • Playwright
E-commerce

Al Maha Perfumes

Visit site: Al Maha Perfumes (opens in a new tab)
My roleTech lead, full build and deployment

Full e-commerce for a Basra perfume house established in 1991: an Arabic storefront with cash on delivery and Iraq-wide shipping, a merchant admin panel and an API, containerised with automated backups.

Built with
  • Next.js
  • NestJS
  • TypeORM
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • Cloudflare R2

More work.

16 more products, systems and client platforms.

Let’s build something real.

Have a product to launch, a system to untangle or a team that needs a technical lead? Tell me what you’re building.

yaserasaad500@gmail.com