Hi, I'm Syed Visal Raza Zaidi 👋

Full-stack developer building secure web platforms and AI-powered products.

React · Next.js · Node.js · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · GenAI

I build end-to-end web products: accessible interfaces, secure APIs, data models, role-based workflows, and practical AI features. My recent work spans assessment platforms, job-search tooling, real-time communication, and career intelligence for the Pakistani tech market.

A personal job CRM that brings applications, recruiters, resumes, and role-specific AI analysis into one workspace.

• Tracks applications through a searchable pipeline with immutable submission snapshots
• Analyzes job descriptions, scores resume fit, identifies skill gaps, and generates tailored resume versions
• Includes recruiter follow-ups, PDF import/export, insights, and user-scoped data security
• Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Clerk, Google Gemini, TanStack Query, Zod, Vitest
• Live app · Source code

An AI-assisted resume analyzer that helps early-career developers understand their position in Pakistan's technology market.

• Extracts skills and experience from uploaded PDF resumes
• Estimates role-based salaries across Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad
• Compares candidate skills with leading Pakistani technology companies and suggests practical next steps
• Stack: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, PDF.js, Gemini/OpenAI APIs
• Live app · Source code

A full-stack real-time messaging application with secure authentication and live presence.

• Supports instant messaging, online-user status, image uploads, profiles, and UI themes
• Uses JWT authentication, protected routes, and client/server error handling
• Stack: React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Socket.IO, Zustand, Cloudinary, Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI
• Live app · Source code

Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 · Karachi, Pakistan · On-site

• Built production full-stack modules for multi-role workflows, assessment scoring, and interactive dashboards.
• Developed an assessment and advisory platform with React, Material UI, Express, Prisma, Neon PostgreSQL, and Clerk.
• Architected RBAC across 30+ secure REST endpoints serving four distinct user roles.
• Shipped an admin-configurable question-weighting system with schema modeling, migrations, survey locking, and weighted scoring.
• Integrated five assessment categories covering 120+ questions and developed animated D3.js radar visualizations.
• Collaborated through GitHub pull requests, code reviews, and agile feature iterations.

May 2025 – Jul 2025 · Remote

• Built and deployed five production-ready web applications with Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS.
• Implemented responsive component-based interfaces across 10+ pages, with attention to accessibility and mobile behavior.
• Integrated REST APIs for asynchronous data handling and dynamic interface updates.
• Maintained modular codebases using Git and feature-branch workflows.

View the internship project collection

Frontend

Backend & data

AI, testing & workflow

• Responsive Web Design — freeCodeCamp, 2025
• AI Agents Fundamentals — Hugging Face, 2025
• AI Workshop — Google Developer Groups on Campus, University of Karachi, 2025
• The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking — Google/Coursera, 2023

I'm interested in full-stack engineering, AI-enabled products, and teams that care about useful software, clean interfaces, and dependable systems.

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vrzaidi
• Email: visalraza@gmail.com
• GitHub: github.com/VisalRazaZaidi