Afzal Ahmad
Senior Frontend Engineer
securedeveloper@gmail.com · github.com/securedeveloper · linkedin.com/in/securedeveloper · Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Profile
Senior frontend engineer, 12+ years. React, React Native, TypeScript and Next.js across InsurTech, FinTech, IoT and applied AI. Focused on accessible, performant product interfaces, design systems and SDK integration quality. Based in Austria, working remotely with US and UK teams.
Skills
Experience
Senior Frontend Developer
Nov 2025 — PresentApplied Systems — Remote, US
- Driving frontend delivery for customer facing insurance product surfaces, with reliability and performance as the bar.
- Owning UI architecture decisions, component standards, and design system alignment.
- Partnering with product, design, and backend teams to scope and ship high impact features.
- Raising accessibility, testing practice, and frontend code quality across the stack.
React · TypeScript · Frontend Architecture · Accessibility · Design Systems
Senior Frontend Engineer
Jan 2023 — Nov 2025Cytora — Remote, UK
- Built and maintained core web application experiences for an insurance risk and workflow platform.
- Delivered accessible, performance-focused UI with cross-functional product teams.
- Improved frontend practice: code quality, review workflow, maintainable component architecture.
- Mentored teammates and contributed to frontend strategy.
React · TypeScript · InsurTech · Design Systems · Accessibility
SDK Engineer, Frontend & React Native
Sep 2022 — Sep 2023MeshConnect (formerly GetFront) — Remote, US
- Worked on FinTech and blockchain infrastructure: account linking, wallet connectivity, crypto transfers, secure financial flows.
- Built and shipped a full React Native integration SDK, letting mobile apps embed Mesh flows cleanly.
- Collaborated with product, backend, and design across US overlapping hours on production web and mobile.
- Improved SDK developer experience, integration quality, docs clarity, and cross-platform reliability.
React Native · React · TypeScript · SDK · FinTech · Blockchain
Lead Mobile & Frontend Developer
May 2019 — Dec 2022ToolSense — Vienna, Austria
- Built web and mobile product experiences for an IoT platform used in construction and asset operations.
- Led frontend and mobile work across dashboards, operational workflows, and React Native features.
- Implemented integrations and data flows for device telemetry and asset management.
- Established CI workflows and GitHub Actions pipelines to improve delivery reliability.
React Native · Vue · NodeJS · GraphQL · IoT · GitHub Actions
Software Development Consultant
Mar 2022 — Sep 2022Clevertech — Remote, US
- Delivered frontend and full stack features for remote international product teams.
- Integrated OAuth and financial services including QuickBooks and Xero.
- Added analytics tooling: LogRocket, Heap, Datadog.
- Established the unit testing pipeline and improved code quality practice.
NextJS · NodeJS · Hasura · OAuth · QuickBooks · Xero · Testing
Frontend Engineer
2021 — 2022GetParker — Remote, US
- Worked on FinTech and ecommerce finance product experiences for business customers.
- Built user facing flows for onboarding, account management, and financial workflows.
- Collaborated with US product and engineering teams through overlapping hours.
- Improved frontend structure, usability, and delivery quality.
React · TypeScript · FinTech · Ecommerce Finance · Product UI
Frontend Engineer
May 2017 — Jun 2019MobFox — Vienna, Austria
- Delivered frontend features and service projects for mobile advertising platforms.
- Built dashboards and product interfaces for AdTech workflows.
- Strengthened React, TypeScript, Node.js, and testing practice.
- Coordinated with development, testing, and API teams to improve delivery.
React · TypeScript · NodeJS · PHP · Webpack · Jest · AdTech
Android / Full Stack Developer
Mar 2013 — Aug 2016BTech Group — Islamabad, Pakistan
- Built solutions for payments, shopping carts, and business platforms.
- Delivered projects across legal, medical, and commercial domains.
- Worked full stack from C# and Java to PHP and Android.
Android · Java · C# · ASP.NET · NodeJS · PHP · AngularJS
Web Developer
Jul 2012 — Mar 2013MaxRemind — Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Built PHP and WordPress solutions for healthcare and business workflows.
- Integrated payment gateways and ecommerce functionality.
- Delivered ecommerce implementations using OpenCart and PrestaShop.
PHP · WordPress · OpenCart · PrestaShop · Payments
Education
MSc Artificial Intelligence
2024 — 2026Johannes Kepler Universität Linz — Linz, Austria
MSc Telecommunications & Internet Technologies
2020 — 2023Fachhochschule Technikum Wien — Vienna, Austria
BSc Computer Science
2010 — 2014Barani Institute of Information Technology — Rawalpindi, Pakistan
FSc Pre-Engineering
2006 — 2010Haripur — Haripur, Pakistan