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Fahad
Tariq

Software Developer: full-stack web, automation & data

I build SaaS products, SEO, AI automation, web apps, APIs and data pipelines.> build()

I build web applications, APIs and automation that make teams faster, from core-banking workflows to SaaS products serving thousands of users.

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// 01 Impact

  • 200kmonthly API requests served JustSerp
  • 2,000+organic visitors per month from SEO ResidencyPrograms.io
  • $5M+annual e-commerce turnover integrated TRCA
  • 4,000+residency programs in the database ResidencyPrograms.io

// 02 Current Projects

The consultancy I run, plus two products I build, run and grow myself.

Consulting · Mar 2024 – Present

Zirah Tech Software, AI & SEO consulting

  • Software consultancy that designs, builds and grows SaaS products, AI automation, web apps, APIs, data pipelines and search-driven websites for founders and teams.
  • Services: SaaS product development, AI integration and automation, SEO and local SEO, web scraping and data pipelines, web apps and APIs, technical advisory.
  • Engagements: fixed-scope projects, monthly retainers and advisory hours.
  • Runs on Cloudflare Workers with its own intro-call booking system and an embeddable booking widget (the one in the contact section below).
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • JavaScript
  • SEO
  • AI automation
zirahtech.com ↗

SaaS · Jan 2022 – Present

JustSerp.com Google SERP data API

  • Live, high-performance Google SERP scraping handling 200k requests/month at 99% uptime.
  • Secure authentication, Redis-based rate limiting, multiple response formats.
  • Containerized with Docker for Kubernetes deployment.
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • SQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Playwright
  • Chrome DevTools Protocol
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
justserp.com ↗
sample response (trimmed)
$ curl -G "https://…/search" -d keyword="claude code"{  "meta": { "status": 200, "query": "claude code" },  "related_questions": [    "Is Claude Code free to use?", …  ],  "organic_results": [    {      "position": 1,      "title": "Claude Code by Anthropic | AI Coding Agent, Terminal, IDE",      "link": "https://claude.com/product/claude-code"    }, …  ]}

Research tool · Mar 2023 – Present

ResidencyPrograms.io US residency research for medical students

  • Responsive web app serving 2,100+ medical professionals every month.
  • Scraping and data pipeline processing 4,000+ residency program records.
  • SEO-driven growth: 2,000+ unique visitors per month.
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • MongoDB
residencyprograms.io ↗

// 03 Services

Consulting and project work in SaaS, SEO and AI, from a founder who builds and runs his own products.

  • 01

    SaaS product development

    Founder-built and operating two live products (JustSerp, ResidencyPrograms.io): from idea and architecture to billing-ready APIs, auth, rate limiting and scaling on Docker/Kubernetes.

  • 02

    Founder-minded product partner

    An entrepreneur who has launched and grown his own products. I help founders scope MVPs, prioritise and ship fast.

  • 03

    SEO & local SEO

    Technical SEO, programmatic/content SEO and local SEO. Grew ResidencyPrograms.io to 2,000+ organic visitors per month.

  • 04

    AI integration & automation

    LLM-powered features, AI-assisted workflows and automation using modern AI APIs and tools.

  • 05

    Web scraping & data pipelines

    Browser automation (Playwright, Puppeteer, CDP) and pipelines like JustSerp's 200k requests/month.

  • 06

    Full-stack web apps & APIs

    React/Next.js, Node.js, Laravel/PHP, REST APIs and third-party integrations (Stripe, PayPal, Twilio, MapBox).

// 04 Experience

Nearly a decade of building web applications, integrations and automation, alongside the products I run myself.

  1. Mar 2024 – Present

    Founder & Principal Consultant Zirah Tech

    • Run a software consultancy building SaaS products, AI automation, web apps, APIs, data pipelines and search-driven websites for founders and small and mid-sized businesses.
    • Work directly with clients from scoping to delivery through fixed-scope projects, monthly retainers and advisory hours.

  2. Dec 2023 – Jul 2026

    Software Developer Visions Federal Credit Union

    • Architected and deployed core-banking applications (PowerOn on Symitar, React, Node.js), saving staff an average of 63% of time on daily workflows.
    • Refactored credit card loan origination workflows, cutting end-to-end processing time by 73%.

  3. Mar 2016 – Jan 2022

    Web Developer Toronto & Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

    • Led development of the TRCA Open Data portal (data.trca.ca) with 60+ datasets at launch.
    • Built e-commerce and third-party API integrations (Stripe, PayPal, Twilio, MapBox) handling $5M+ in annual turnover across apps serving 35,000+ daily users.

// 05 Skills

Languages

  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Java
  • C#
  • SQL
  • PowerOn

Frontend

  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • jQuery

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Laravel
  • RESTful APIs

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • SQL Server

Cloud / DevOps

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux administration

Automation & testing

  • Playwright
  • Puppeteer
  • Selenium
  • Chrome DevTools Protocol

Tools

  • Git
  • Postman
  • Nginx
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

SEO

  • SEO
  • Technical SEO
  • Local SEO
  • Programmatic SEO
  • Google Search Console

AI

  • LLM APIs
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI-assisted development
  • AI workflow automation

// 06 Education

May 2022 – Dec 2023

M.S. Computer Science

Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Graduated with Distinction, 4.0 GPA.

Coursework: Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Advanced Computer Network Security, Data Processing at Scale, Advanced Software Analysis and Design, Engineering Blockchain Applications, Applied Cryptography.

Sep 2011 – Dec 2015

B.S. Computer Science (Honours)

Carleton University, Ottawa

// 07 Contact

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