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Faizan Arif
Singapore

About

I build web products that balance speed, quality, and maintainability.

I lead frontend engineering for high-growth products, combining architecture, execution, and product judgment to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Over the years, I’ve worked across e-commerce, operations, and SaaS products. My focus is building frontend systems that stay clean as teams and requirements scale.

I enjoy partnering with designers and product teams, mentoring engineers, and creating technical foundations that help teams ship confidently.

Expertise

Frontend Engineering

  • Component architecture
  • Design systems
  • Accessibility
  • Performance tuning

Product Delivery

  • Cross-functional execution
  • Technical planning
  • Refactoring strategy
  • Release quality

Platform & Backend

  • Node.js APIs
  • Data modeling
  • CI/CD workflows
  • Cloud deployment

Journey

2021 — Present

Front-End Tech Lead

Love, Bonito

Leading checkout, payments, cart, and post-payment engineering for a high-traffic e-commerce platform across Southeast Asia.

  • Led Vue.js to Next.js migration, improving load speed by 3x and strengthening Core Web Vitals.
  • Built NestJS microservices and payment integrations, contributing to 12% revenue growth and reduced operating costs.
  • Built in-house services like using NestJS reviews management, reducing vendor costs by 80%.
  • Implemented features like product sentiment analysis based on customer reviews, improving conversion rates by 15%.
  • Reduced API calls by 70%, improving checkout responsiveness and increasing completed transactions by 10%.
  • Optimized CI/CD and infrastructure, cutting deployment time by 3x and reducing platform costs by 60%.

2019 — 2021

Software Engineer

Contrive Solutions

Delivered full-stack products for clients across SaaS and operations domains using Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js, and Laravel.

  • Led and mentored a team of 5 engineers, improving delivery speed by 35%.
  • Built scalable web applications with 99.9% uptime and improved UI consistency.
  • Optimized corporate sites, increasing page speed by 30% and reducing security vulnerabilities by 50%.

2018 — 2019

Full Stack Engineer

Freelance

Delivered client projects end-to-end, from architecture to deployment, with a focus on robust APIs and responsive product UX.

  • Developed secure REST APIs and backend services with reliable authentication flows.
  • Built responsive web applications with third-party API and payment gateway integrations.

Let’s work together

If you’re building a product and need a strong frontend engineering partner, I’m happy to talk.

faizanarif121@gmail.com