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Muhd Fadhil Ashraf

Klang Valley, Malaysia (Remote/Hybrid) | ashrafdev@pm.me
  • 10+ years architecting and operating backend systems that scale across fintech, property, and e-commerce
  • Platforms serving 20M+ monthly visits at 99.9% uptime, sustaining 2K req/s in production
  • End-to-end across the full delivery cycle — API design, database clustering, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD
  • Dual-track expertise in Node.js/NestJS and Laravel with production DevOps experience (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, HAProxy)
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Core Strengths

High-availability infrastructure — Operated 3-node Percona XtraDB and PostgreSQL Patroni clusters with HAProxy/ProxySQL load balancing; 99.9% uptime sustained
Performance engineering — Boosted throughput 200% (Laravel Octane, 2K req/s); cut database load 60% via Redis caching; sub-200ms p95 latency on 100K+ monthly API calls
Multi-tenant SaaS at scale — Architected platform supporting 20+ tenants and 50K+ monthly transactions
Technical leadership — Led teams of up to 4 engineers; mentored 6+ developers; drove test coverage from 45% to 85%

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

FAR Capital Sdn Bhd
Sept 2023 - Present
  • Engineered RESTful APIs handling 100K+ monthly calls with Laravel Sanctum auth, hitting sub-200ms p95 response times.
  • Cut database load by 60% and improved response times 45% through Redis caching and query optimization.
  • Built booking systems processing 500+ daily transactions with full audit trail for compliance.
  • Drove test coverage from 45% to 85% (PHPUnit, Laravel Dusk), reducing production bugs by 40%.
  • Mentored 3 junior engineers; introduced AI-assisted workflows (Claude Code, MCP) cutting development cycle time by ~30%.
  • Stack: Laravel 11 • PHP 8.2+ • Vue 3 • Livewire • MySQL Percona • PostgreSQL Patroni • Redis • Docker • Azure DevOps

Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Boss Integrated Solution
Nov 2022 - Sept 2023
  • Built scalable multi-tenancy architecture supporting 20+ independent tenants with isolated data layers.
  • Boosted system performance 150% by migrating to RoadRunner application server.
  • Engineered webhook processing pipeline handling 10K+ daily events from payments, shipping, and notification providers.
  • Shipped WhatsApp BOT notification system with Redis queue processing 10K+ daily messages.
  • Established zero-downtime CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions; maintained 95%+ uptime.
  • Stack: Laravel • Vue 3 • Redis • MySQL • RoadRunner • GitHub Actions • DigitalOcean

Lead Software Engineer (Remote)

OS Startup Sdn Bhd
Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
  • Operated 3-node Percona XtraDB Cluster with ProxySQL load balancing, achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Boosted application throughput 200% using Laravel Octane, sustaining 2K req/s in production.
  • Deployed NGINX load balancer across 3 app servers for horizontal scaling.
  • Implemented blue/green deployment strategy, reducing deployment incidents by 80%.
  • Built courier, payment, and email marketing integrations handling 100K+ monthly events.
  • Designed event-driven architecture cutting processing time by 50%.
  • Stack: Laravel • Vue.js • Percona XtraDB • ProxySQL • NGINX • Laravel Octane • Redis • DigitalOcean

IT Application Leader

OHR Marketing Sdn Bhd
Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
  • Shipped critical commerce features: order fulfillment, payment gateways, guest checkout flow.
  • Migrated databases from shared hosting to GCP with MySQL primary-replica replication (Singapore-Malaysia) — under 30min downtime.
  • Implemented zero-touch deployments via Deployer; sustained 20+ weekly releases.
  • Provisioned Redis caching; improved response times by 40%.
  • Recognition: Best Staff Award (IT Department) — 2019
  • Stack: Laravel • Vue.js • MySQL • Redis • Google Cloud Platform • Docker

Full Stack Developer

Brightan System Sdn Bhd
Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
  • Developed maukerja.my job portal serving 50K+ monthly users; implemented Elasticsearch across 1M+ job listings.
  • Cut deployment time 70% via Jenkins automation.
  • Stack: Laravel • Redis • MySQL • Nginx • Elasticsearch • Vue.js

Full Stack Developer

Glancemy Studio Sdn Bhd
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
  • Engineered Oracle to MySQL migration pipeline with zero data loss for 500K+ records.
  • Built campus event management system handling 10K+ annual registrations.
  • Stack: Laravel • CakePHP • Redis • MySQL • Nginx • Vue.js

Web Developer

Faradisse High Sdn Bhd
Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
  • Maintained Joomla portal for Malaysian Parliament at 99.5% uptime serving public-facing government content.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript JavaScript PHP SQL Bash

Backend

Node.js NestJS Express.js Laravel REST APIs Microservices Event-Driven Architecture Webhook Systems Message Queues

Frontend

Vue.js 3 React Livewire Inertia.js Tailwind CSS Quasar Framework

Databases & Caching

PostgreSQL (Patroni HA Cluster) MySQL (Percona XtraDB Cluster) Redis MongoDB Elasticsearch Query Optimization Streaming Replication

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, ALB, VPC, CloudWatch) GCP DigitalOcean Docker Kubernetes HAProxy NGINX ProxySQL Terraform

DevOps & Observability

GitHub Actions Jenkins Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipelines Blue/Green Deployments Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Structured Logging Incident Response

Testing & Quality

PHPUnit Pest Jest Laravel Dusk TDD Contract Testing Integration Testing

AI-Assisted Development

Claude Code Model Context Protocol (MCP) LLM-integrated Workflows

Programming Languages & Tools

Workflow

  • REST API & Microservices Architecture
  • High-Availability System Design (99.9% Uptime)
  • Database Clustering & Performance Tuning
  • CI/CD Pipelines & Zero-Downtime Deployments
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Technical Leadership & Mentorship
  • AI-Assisted Development Workflows

Education

MYNIC

Developer Professional — E-commerce
2013

Malaysian Certificate of Education / SPM
2012

Self-directed continuous learning in system design, distributed systems, and performance engineering through production deployments

Languages

Malay — Native
English — Professional

Availability

Notice Period
4 weeks
Open To
Senior/Lead Backend or Full-Stack roles
Location
Remote or Klang Valley hybrid
Type
Full-time or contract
Preferred Stack
Node.js/NestJS · Laravel · AWS · High-availability systems

Portfolio
PHUBv2 - Property Management Platform (Laravel & Livewire)

Enterprise property management platform serving 10K+ active users. Features RESTful APIs handling 100K+ monthly calls, real-time Livewire interfaces, booking systems processing 500+ daily transactions, and agent performance dashboards tracking 15+ KPIs.

Private Project
Wetopia - Community Platform (Laravel & Vue 3)

Community-driven platform with complex backend logic, Redis caching strategies reducing database load by 60%, and optimized database queries achieving sub-200ms response times for 95th percentile requests.

Private Project
MatchBankv2 - Fintech Platform (Laravel & Vue 3)

Financial technology platform with secure audit trail systems, auto-assignment logic improving operational efficiency by 40%, and comprehensive test coverage at 85% using PHPUnit and Laravel Dusk.

Private Project
Yuran.My payment platform (NestJS & Quasar)
Yuran.My payment platform (NestJS & Quasar)

Full-stack development of a modern fee payment platform featuring upcoming dues notifications, payment history, and push notifications. Architected high-availability infrastructure with load balancer and PostgreSQL Patroni cluster for database resilience. Implemented CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions with PM2 for zero-downtime deployments.

Private Project
Qada Zakat System (Laravel & Inertia.js)
Qada Zakat System (Laravel & Inertia.js)

End-to-end development of Zakat Qada payment platform for Lembaga Zakat Selangor. Led full project lifecycle from planning, UI/UX design, development to production deployment. Features automatic zakat calculation and flexible installment payments up to 36 months.

Private Project
Ordersini - E-commerce (Laravel & VueJs)
Ordersini - E-commerce (Laravel & VueJs)

Led development of a high-performance e-commerce platform handling thousands of daily transactions. Integrated multiple payment gateways, courier services, and marketing automation tools. Optimized application performance by 200% using Laravel Octane with Nginx load balancing.

Private Project
Helang System Infra Setup & RESTful APIs
Helang System Infra Setup & RESTful APIs

Architected and deployed scalable AWS infrastructure including EC2 instances for production and staging environments, RDS for managed database services, and RESTful API development. Configured secure networking, auto-scaling groups, and monitoring solutions.

Private Project
e-Daftar JPTN - Student Registration Portal (Laravel & VueJs)
e-Daftar JPTN - Student Registration Portal (Laravel & VueJs)

Developed a comprehensive student registration and payment portal for Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi Negeri. Features include online enrollment, document management, Billplz payment gateway integration, automated invoice and receipt generation, and administrative dashboard for managing student records and registration workflows.

Private Project