Founder · Senior Software Engineer
Founder of MentatX (pre-launch, in QA testing), a browser side panel for research, drafting, and actions on any page. Before that, I spent three years at Astera going from Software Engineer to Senior, where I led the AI Agent Builder team and a 300+ screen WinForms to WPF migration.
4+
Years experience
15+
Features shipped
300+
Screens migrated
15
Engineers led
Experience
MentatX
mentatx.comFounder · Oct 2025 - Present
MentatX is a browser side panel for research, drafting, and actions on any page without switching tabs, wired to Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and more. Pre-launch and in QA testing. Built the Fastify backend, React/Vite extension, Next.js dashboard and admin, payments, and MCP tool connections.
Key features
What I did
Provider abstraction
Designed one request/response layer across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Kimi so models can be swapped without changing app code.
Failure handling
Built retry, timeout, and error-normalization paths for unpredictable LLM failures.
Agent safety
Enforced tool permissions on the server, failing closed when a check is unclear, and kept untrusted page content separate from model instructions.
Key features
What I did
MCP wiring
Wired Composio MCP servers into the platform so agents can call Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and 1,000+ other tools.
Auth and discovery
Handled auth scopes, tool discovery, and structured tool responses for LLM consumption.
Integration boundaries
Kept third-party connectors isolated from core app logic.
Key features
What I did
Billing handlers
Implemented checkout, subscription lifecycle, and webhook handlers for Paddle and Polar.
Billing state
Persisted billing state in PostgreSQL via Prisma with idempotent webhook processing.
Plan mapping
Mapped plan tiers, trials, and cancellation flows to match SaaS monetization patterns.
Key features
What I did
Fastify backend
Built the API and services in Fastify, including data access with PostgreSQL and Prisma.
Browser extension
Built the main product as a React/Vite extension side panel for research, drafting, and actions on any page.
Admin panel
Built the staff console in Next.js with passkey and two-step code sign-in for internal management and operations.
LLM resilience
Designed error boundaries and fallbacks around LLM timeouts and provider outages.
Security and data
Enforced row-level security on every user query in PostgreSQL, with Twilio phone verification at signup and Sentry for error tracking.
Astera Software
astera.comPromoted twice · June 2022 - Oct 2025
Software Engineer → Software Engineer 2 → Senior Software Engineer
Astera is an AI-powered no-code data platform covering document extraction, ETL/ELT, warehousing, EDI, and analytics. Over three years from SE to Senior SE, led AI Agent Builder, a company-wide WinForms to WPF migration, and LLM-powered document intelligence.
Key features
What I did
Team leadership
Led a team of 8 (4 software engineers, 3 AI/ML researchers, 1 QA engineer) building Astera's low-code AI Agent Builder, owning architecture, planning, and delivery.
Orchestration engine
Designed a modular orchestration engine built to run thousands of agent workflows with low latency.
Feature delivery
Built 15+ major features including tool calling, memory, and visual workflow design. Star Performer Award (2025).
Key features
What I did
Migration leadership
Directed 15 engineers migrating 300+ WinForms screens to WPF across the product suite.
Patterns and standards
Established migration patterns, shared controls, and review standards to keep velocity high.
Cross-platform path
Enabled cross-platform delivery via Avalonia XPF, opening Linux and Mac markets. Outstanding Contribution Award (2024).
Key features
What I did
Layout generator
Built an LLM-powered layout generator (AGL) inside ReportMiner for unstructured documents.
Template automation
Cut manual template creation by 50%+ by auto-detecting fields and layout structure.
C# and Python split
Integrated the feature into the C# product, with AI processing in Python pipelines.
Key features
What I did
RAG pipelines
Implemented vector embeddings and RAG pipelines for document search in ReportMiner.
Throughput work
Improved product throughput by 20% through multithreading and async processing.
Profiling and bugs
Used JetBrains Profiler to find and fix hotspots and memory leaks, reducing bugs and improving performance by over 30%.
Star Performer Award
Led the development of AI Agent Builder
Outstanding Contribution Award
Led the successful product-wide migration from WinForms to WPF
Emerging Leader Award
Strong technical leadership and innovation on platform initiatives
Open source
phpMyAdmin
Apr 2023 - Merged Apr 2024 · Fixes #18210
Merged · phpMyAdmin 5.2.2
Authored a fix, merged into phpMyAdmin (7.9k+ GitHub stars) resolving an issue where creating a replication user on MariaDB failed. The patch ensures the USING clause is applied only when an authentication plugin is set, matching MariaDB's expected behavior.
phpMyAdmin
Apr 2023 · Fixes #18266
Shipped in PR #18319 · credited by maintainers
Opened PR #18315 for issue #18266 where the disable tracking feature did not work. Worked through multiple review rounds with maintainers on Relation.php, ran PHPUnit and PHPCS locally, and helped shape the final approach after feedback from kamil-tekiela and williamdes. The final fix shipped in PR #18319 with tests, and maintainer williamdes thanked me for the help.
Projects
Web Application
Enrollment Games is a full-stack web app for students and administrators to handle enrollment. It covers landing, auth, resource management, and session scheduling on desktop.
Key features
What I did
Landing & information architecture
Designed and built the marketing landing page with clear navigation to Home, Scheduler, and Resources, setting up the main user journeys before anyone signs in.
Authentication system
Implemented login and registration flows with form validation, error handling, and session management on both the React frontend and Express backend.
Scheduler module
Built the scheduling interface so users can view and coordinate enrollment sessions, including date selection, session listing, and the data model to persist bookings in MongoDB.
Mobile Application
Expense Manager is a personal finance mobile app that helps users track daily spending, set monthly budgets, and review transaction history. Built with React Native Expo, it covers empty states, success feedback, and a consistent visual system across 10+ screens.
Key features
What I did
App shell & navigation
Structured the app with a splash screen, tab/stack navigation, and consistent header patterns so users always know where they are and how to get back.
Auth flows
Built login and signup screens with input validation and transitions into the main app, handling the authenticated vs. unauthenticated state across all routes.
Dashboard & spending overview
Designed the dashboard as the home screen showing spending summaries and quick actions, giving users an at-a-glance view of their financial activity.
Mobile Application
Gig Point is a mobile marketplace for the gig economy, connecting service providers with clients who need work done. The app spans discovery, booking, messaging, location, and payments, mirroring the complexity of real-world marketplace products like event staffing and on-demand services.
Key features
What I did
Marketplace dashboard
Built the home dashboard surfacing active gigs, upcoming bookings, and quick navigation to jobs, services, and messages, the central hub for both providers and clients.
Jobs & services discovery
Implemented job listings and a services catalog with filtering, so users can browse available work or list their own offerings with clear categorization.
Booking & scheduling
Designed the booking flow from service selection through confirmation, plus a bookings list to track upcoming and past gigs, handling the core transaction loop of a marketplace.
Skills
Web
Mobile
Backend & APIs
Integrations
AI & Agents
Engineering
Desktop
About
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi · Graduated June 2022
High School
Secured an internship at a small startup and learned HTML and CSS, the foundation of my career in software.
IBA Karachi
Graduated with a BSc in Computer Science. Caught up through pair programming, explored LAMP and MERN, design patterns, and React Native Expo.
June 2022
Joined Astera, an AI-powered no-code data platform for extraction, ETL/ELT, warehousing, and EDI. Started on the desktop codebase, building LLM-powered layout generation and OpenAI Whisper integration.
2023 - 2024
Promoted to SE2, then directed 15 engineers through a 300+ screen WinForms→WPF migration. Implemented RAG pipelines, raised throughput 20%, and cut bugs and slowdowns 30%+ through profiling.
2023 - 2024
Two contributions to phpMyAdmin: a merged fix for MariaDB replication users (#18316), and a PR for the disable tracking bug (#18315) whose review shaped the final fix in #18319.
2024 - 2025
Promoted to Senior SE. Led AI Agent Builder development with a team of 8, delivering 15+ major features and a fault-tolerant orchestration engine.
Oct 2025
Founded MentatX, a browser side panel for research, drafting, and actions across Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and more. Pre-launch and in QA testing. Built the Fastify backend, React/Vite extension, Next.js dashboard and admin, and MCP integrations.