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Ashok Barua Akas
Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Fintech & Multi-Tenant SaaS
I build scalable, production-ready web applications with PHP, Laravel, TypeScript, and Vue — from backend architecture and APIs to deployment and production operations.
7+ years building real-world systems, including SaaS platforms, payment infrastructure, and enterprise applications.
About
Who I Am
A brief look at what I work on and where my energy goes.
Currently building
Grow More Gaze — a multi-tenant SaaS platform serving 40,000+ customers (payments, payroll, HRM)
Side projects
Open-source at @softpulze · AI agent workflows
Skills
My Toolbox
Core tools and technologies I work with, plus languages I’m familiar with.
Languages
PHPTypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLHTMLCSS
Familiar with: Go, Rust
Frameworks
LaravelVue.jsNuxt.jsReactNext.jsInertia.jsTailwind CSSLivewireAlpine.js
Databases
MySQLPostgreSQLRedis
DevOps & Tools
LinuxNginxDockerGitGitHub ActionsVPSCI/CDElasticsearchGraylogComposerVS CodeMQTTDeployerCertbot
AI & Agent Engineering
OpenClawMCPLLM APIsPrompt EngineeringAI-Augmented Development
Work
What I've Built
A selection of production systems, platforms, and tools I've built and maintained.
Flagship projects
SiPay
Team Lead2021 — 2023
A banking payment platform built for institutional clients, with mobile banking, merchant banking, payment gateways, card saving, and secure key management.
Led development of core payment flows and served as team lead for the final four months.
- Mobile banking, merchant banking, and multiple payment gateway integrations
- Card saving system with HSM-backed key and crypto management
- Microservices architecture with Elasticsearch and Graylog for logging and monitoring
Laravel
Fintech
Microservices
Elasticsearch
Graylog
HSM
PHP
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Grow More Gaze
40,000+ customers2023 — Present
A multi-tenant SaaS platform serving 40,000+ customers across HRM, payroll, invoicing, and payments.
Own the full lifecycle: architecture, database design, servers, CI/CD, and technical planning.
- Multi-tenant HRM platform
- Payroll and invoicing workflows
- Multi-tenant architecture with isolated data per business
- Multi-gateway payments including bKash, Nagad, and other providers
Laravel
Vue.js
TypeScript
MySQL
CI/CD
PHP
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Stellar BD — High-Volume HRM System
2019 — 2021
An HRM system handling attendance management, full payroll, and shift management at scale.
Built the core HRM, payroll, and shift modules and integrated fingerprint hardware via MQTT.
- Attendance management and full payroll workflows
- Fingerprint and attendance hardware synchronized through MQTT
Web2py
MySQL
MQTT
IoT
Python
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Supporting projects
Side projects built alongside full-time work
bizztechsz.com
A live client platform for worldwide bulk-order quotes and company portfolios, used in production.
Laravel
Vue.js
TypeScript
Tailwind
MySQL
PHP
(opens in a new tab) LaraVibe-Vue
An open-source Laravel starter kit with Vue 3 and Inertia.js that I maintain.
Laravel 13
Vue 3
Inertia.js
TypeScript
Tailwind
PHP
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Where I've Worked
Roles and contributions that shape how I build software.
Full Stack Developer
Grow More GazeBuilding a multi-tenant SaaS platform serving 40,000+ customers across payments, payroll, and HRM.
- Built the core platform from scratch — org portfolio, HRM, payroll, invoicing, and internal email campaigns
- Integrated multi-gateway payments: PayPal, Stripe, Paddle, crypto, PayProGlobal, bKash, and Nagad
- Own the full lifecycle: architecture, Laravel/Vue/TypeScript dev, DB design, servers, and CI/CD
- Lead technical planning and set the team’s workflows and best practices
- Weave AI agent workflows (OpenClaw, LLM APIs) into development and operations
Oct 2023 — Present
Senior Software Engineer
Softrobotics Bangladesh LtdLed development of SiPay, a banking payment platform built for institutional clients.
- Developed merchant banking, mobile banking, and comprehensive payment modules
- Built diverse payment flows: link, P2P/B2B, QR, bill pay, POS, cash out, deposit/withdraw
- Scaled backend services on microservices with Elasticsearch + Graylog logging
- Integrated HSM devices for secure crypto operations and key management
- Led development of core payment flows and served as team lead for the final 4 months
Sep 2021 — Sep 2023
Full-stack Web Developer & Designer
Stellar BD LtdBuilt HRM/payroll systems wired to IoT hardware and client web apps.
- Built core HRM, payroll, and shift modules integrated with fingerprint scanners
- Real-time IoT sync via MQTT for device communication and management
- Client websites and automation scripts in PHP, JavaScript, Python, and Web2py
- Designed responsive UIs and managed hosting end-to-end
Oct 2019 — Aug 2021
Full-stack Web Developer
Multiplex Web DesignDelivered custom web apps for SMB clients, end-to-end.
- Handled full project lifecycles: requirements through deployment
- Full-stack with PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, and responsive design
- Worked directly with clients on scoping, timelines, and delivery
Mar 2018 — Sep 2019
Education
What I Studied
The formal groundwork behind the hands-on experience.
BSc in Computer Science
East Delta University - Chittagong, Bangladesh
2018 — 2021
Diploma in Computer Science
Bangladesh Sweden Polytechnic Institute - Kaptai, Rangamati, Bangladesh
2013 — 2017
Languages
Bengali (Native)English (Fluent)
Connect
Let's Work Together
Whether you have a project in mind, a question, or just want to say hi — reach out on any of these.