Rayyan Rafique

Rayyan Rafique

Full-Stack Developer & AI Architect | Building Intelligent SaaS & Offline-First Systems

Based in: Karachi, PakistanCurrently: Founder & Photographer, SnapShots by RayyanExperience: 2 years

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Software Engineer with a focus on AI agentic systems and scalable full-stack architectures. Experienced in building MVP features for energy platforms, automating complex outreach workflows with custom Selenium tools, and designing offline-first mobile applications with sophisticated sync engines. Certified in LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith.

Experience

Founder & Photographer

SnapShots by Rayyanfounder2025 – Present

Summary

Freelance

What I did

  • Run a portrait and event photography business: client shoots, editing, and gallery delivery through Pixieset

Results

  • Managed photography services for 3 clients, achieving a 33% retention rate with a repeat booking for the following year.
  • 3 clients served with 1 repeat engagement
PixiesetPhotographyEditing

Co-founder

Lock N KeyfounderPresent

Summary

Locker rental startup operating at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.

What I did

  • Leading the technical roadmap and marketing strategy, making all decisions regarding website features and automation priorities.
  • Developed and executed a targeted social media marketing strategy using Instagram and WhatsApp to drive awareness.
  • Built a custom website to handle student inquiries and rental conversions.
  • Managing the end-to-end rental pipeline, including manual verification of payments to transition students from 'pending' to 'allocated' status.
  • Integrated Resend email service to automate transactional student communications (applications, payments, and locker assignments).

Results

  • Secured 20+ student rentals (62.5% occupancy) within the initial launch phase through organic social media outreach.
  • Launched as an IBA CED initiative, managing end-to-end operations from procurement to automated payment systems.
  • Professionalized operations by replacing manual Google Forms with a custom UI and an automated email pipeline using Resend for application and payment status.
  • 62.5% occupancy rate achieved in the first phase (20/32 lockers)

Software Engineer Intern

InfiBrain Technologies LLPinternshipJun 2026 – Sep 2026
features/modifications delivered for MVP launch
20+features/modifications delivered for MVP launch

Summary

Foundational engineer for an energy-focused web platform, building the core infrastructure and AI-driven automation from the ground up.

What I did

  • Shipped frontend and backend features on InfiEnergy, an energy-focused web platform built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Supabase
  • Built and modified tenant-side and owner/admin pages, wiring complex UI components to the backend via custom RPCs
  • Modified existing Supabase (PostgreSQL) database schemas and authored RPCs to ensure accurate data transfer for platform features
  • Architected the integration plan for LangChain-based AI agents to automate energy event monitoring and proactive notifications

Results

  • Shipped 20+ frontend and backend features/modifications, including tenant and admin-side pages, to prepare the platform for MVP launch
  • Optimized data integrity by modifying Supabase schemas and authoring custom RPCs for accurate data transfer between the UI and PostgreSQL backend
Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQLAPIsAI agentsRPCsLangChainLangGraphLangSmith

Skills

Technical

TypeScriptTypeScript
Next.jsNext.js
Supabase (PostgreSQL)Supabase (PostgreSQL)
Git/GitHubGit/GitHub
SQLSQL
AI agent development
PythonPython
ReactReact
REST APIs
Selenium
Google Apps Script
C#C#
C++C++
Tkinter
FlutterFlutter
KotlinKotlin
React NativeReact Native
Resend

Projects

Soundscape

personal
A custom music player with a Spotify-inspired UI, built with Kotlin and AI-assisted development to manage and play locally stored music files offline.
KotlinAI-assisted development

Lock N Key

Co-founderprofessional
A locker rental startup at IBA Karachi. Developed a custom website to manage student inquiries and conversions, supported by a targeted social media marketing strategy. Currently managing a semi-automated pipeline with a focus on automating manual payment verification.
SEOAI-assisted developmentResendNext.jsSupabase
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OmniReach

Developerpersonal
Currently in development: A local-first desktop app for bulk email and WhatsApp campaigns, evolved from a manual outreach tool built during an internship. Developed using AI-assisted workflows to accelerate prototyping and shipping. Hybrid architecture: WhatsApp sends run through a local user agent rather than the server; authored PRD, TRD, and database schema.
PythonTkinterLocal user agentAI-assisted development

Workout Tracker App

personal
Currently in development: An offline-first mobile app for tracking workouts with a custom sync engine. Developed using AI-assisted workflows to rapidly move from an Excel-based system to a functional React/Supabase app. Features a custom sync engine that tracks version states between local and cloud data.
ReactSupabase AuthSupabase DBOffline SyncAI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor of Science

Institute of Business Administration (IBA), KarachiComputer ScienceAug 2024 – Jul 2028

Societies & activities

Computer Science Society (IBA)GDG on Campus IBATEDxIBA

A-Levels

Cedar CollegeAug 2022 – Jul 2024

Recognition

Certifications

Introduction to LangChain - Python

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Quickstart: LangSmith Essentials

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Quickstart: LangGraph Essentials - Python

Credential 9zp5bc4juj

Quickstart: LangChain Essentials - Python

Credential lvkjepuo4e

Governance & advisory

Marketing Director

IBA Adventure Club (IAC)otherAug 2026 – Present

Impact

  • Added your Marketing Director role at IBA Adventure Club and updated your communication style for leadership roles.

Media Lead

GDG on Campus IBAcommittee chairAug 2024 – Jul 2026

Promoted to Media Lead (2025) to set media strategy and lead the team; sole media member in 2024-25, covering all event photography and content

Social Media Manager & Marketing Director

Computer Science Society (IBA)committee chairAug 2024 – Jul 2026

Ran Instagram and LinkedIn campaigns that boosted engagement by 60% and drove higher event attendance

Marketing Director

TEDxIBAcommittee chairAug 2025 – 2026

Led pre- and post-event Instagram and LinkedIn campaigns for the launch event and served as official event photographer

Social impact & activities

How AI Can Enhance Productivity

Tech Conference at Premier Sales Pvt. Ltd.workshopJun 2025

Delivered a session on AI productivity and analyzed viability of in-house business apps.

What drives the work

Motivations

  • Building and scaling solo-founder ventures
  • Automating manual operational bottlenecks
  • Bridging the gap between technical architecture and marketing strategy

Objectives

  • Leveraging technical and marketing expertise to launch and scale independent products as a solo founder
  • Mastering the intersection of software architecture and growth strategy

Principles

  • Pragmatic Problem Solving
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • User-Centric Iteration
  • Solo-Founder Mindset
  • Velocity over Perfection
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