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Muhammad SalmanSystems & integrations engineer
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Muhammad Salman — Systems & integrations engineer

I own the systems your business can't afford to break.

Integrations, automations, infrastructure migrations and AI features — taken end to end, not handed back as tickets. I work AI-native, so the same scope ships in a fraction of the time.

Ruby on Rails·PostgreSQL·Sidekiq·Docker·Kamal·React·Shopify & Amazon SP APIs
6+Years Experience
10+Products Shipped
5.0Client Rating
Selected Work

Case studies, not screenshots

Heroku → Kamal Migration

Infrastructure / DevOps2026
Overview

Moved a production Rails 6.1 application off Heroku onto self-hosted infrastructure with Docker and Kamal — one week of work, around 30 hours, replacing both production and staging. Annual hosting fell ~97% while application memory grew 2.3×, which works out to roughly 75× more RAM for every dollar spent.

Ruby on RailsDockerKamalUbuntuSidekiq
Results
~97% ↓
Annual hosting cost, staging included
~75×
More memory per hosting dollar
1 week
Both environments replaced, ~30 hours

Multi-Tenancy Retrofit

Architecture / Ruby on Rails2026
Overview

Turned a five-year-old single-tenant Rails application into a platform that safely holds many companies — 99 tables brought under tenant isolation, ~105 controllers and 45 Sidekiq jobs made tenant-safe. Isolation is enforced at the request boundary rather than by a model-level default_scope, and proven by around 50 per-controller scope specs plus a query guard that fails the build on any unscoped read.

Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLSidekiqRSpecPundit
Results
99
Tables brought under tenant isolation
~50
Per-controller scope specs
0
Leak paths past the query guard

Amazon Listing-Issue Automation

Integrations / Amazon SP-API2026
Overview

Built an event-driven Amazon SP-API integration for a catalogue of roughly 40,000 SKUs across 2 marketplaces. Listing-issue notifications arrive through EventBridge and SNS on a webhook endpoint, severity routes them so a suppression and a warning are not treated alike, and 5–6 remediation workflows keyed on Amazon's own issue code correct the listing — pricing, missing catalogue data, restrictions — then verify the correction actually took. An unmapped issue code is escalated to a person rather than guessed at.

Ruby on RailsAmazon SP-APIAWS EventBridgeAmazon SNSSidekiq
Results
~40,000
SKUs covered across 2 marketplaces
5–6
Automated remediation workflows
Push
Notification-driven, not scheduled polling
For Clients

How I can help you ship

Backend Development

Robust, scalable server-side architecture built for growth. From monoliths to microservices, I design systems that handle real-world traffic.

API Development

Clean, well-documented RESTful APIs that third-party teams actually enjoy integrating with. Versioned, tested, production-ready.

Test Automation

Comprehensive test suites that catch bugs before your users do. Unit, integration, and E2E — baked into your CI/CD pipeline.

Performance Optimization

Slow apps lose users. I profile, optimize, and cache strategically to make your product feel instant.

Third-Party Integrations

Shopify, Amazon, Stripe, Twilio — I've wired them all. Battle-tested integration patterns that don't break when APIs change.

Frontend Development

Modern, responsive UIs with React and Tailwind. Clean component architecture that designers and developers both love.

What clients say
"One of the best developers to work with! Highly recommend! He is passionate and a quick learner. We have developed many features with his help."
Verified Upwork Client · UpworkSenior Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer with API Expertise
"Salman was a pleasure to work with. He is resourceful and very willing to accomplish any task. I would work with him again in future."
Verified Upwork Client · UpworkRuby on Rails Developer
"Salman was reliable, resourceful, and easy to work with. He took ownership of his work, handled challenges well, and consistently followed through. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a skilled, forward-thinking engineer"
Client feedback · Shared directlyRuby on Rails Engineer
About

I architect backend systems, craft modern UIs, and automate the boring stuff — so teams ship faster and sleep better.

With over 6 years in the trenches, I've built everything from high-traffic ecommerce platforms to SaaS analytics dashboards. I specialize in taking complex problems and turning them into clean, scalable solutions. My approach is simple: write code that works, test code that matters, and deliver products that grow.

Production-grade architecture for ecommerce, SaaS & analytics platformsDeep integration expertise — Shopify, payment gateways, messaging & analytics APIsTest automation advocate — building quality into the pipeline, not bolting it onPerformance-obsessed — optimizing queries, caching strategies & response times
Stack

Tools I reach for

Backend

Ruby on RailsPythonLaravel / PHPPostgreSQLMySQLSidekiq / Redis

Frontend

ReactJavaScriptTailwind CSSHTML5Bootstrap

Testing & DevOps

Test AutomationDockerKamalVPS / self-hostedCI/CD (GitHub Actions)Git

Integrations

Shopify APIAmazon SP APIPayment GatewaysAnalytics APIs

Architecture & Reliability

Multi-tenancy architectureConcurrency & lockingSecurity engineeringPerformance optimization
Experience

Where I've made impact

March 2023 — Present

Sr Software Engineer | Technical Lead

EasyLlamaUnited StatesFull-time

Leading backend development and test automation for a compliance training platform. Architected reporting pipelines processing millions of records, implemented comprehensive test suites that cut regression bugs by 60%, and optimized API response times by 3x.

Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLTest AutomationAPI Development
2024 — Present

Senior Software Engineer

SecondBindCanadaPart-time

Built a multi-channel inventory management platform integrating Shopify and Amazon SP APIs. Designed real-time sync architecture handling 50K+ SKUs across multiple marketplaces with automated order routing.

RailsShopify APIAmazon SP APIPostgreSQL
2022

Full Stack Developer

Game Districts

Delivered a Shopify integration project on an aggressive timeline. Built custom product sync workflows, webhook handling, and inventory management features that enabled seamless marketplace operations.

Ruby on RailsShopify APIWebhooks
2020

Backend Developer

E-Wave (Taxi Platform)

Engineered the backend for a ride-hailing platform handling real-time driver matching, fare calculation, and payment processing. Built scalable APIs supporting thousands of concurrent ride requests.

LaravelMySQLReal-time APIsPayment Integration
Get in touch

Let's build something great.

Got a project in mind? Tell me what's breaking, what's slow, or what needs building — I'll come back within 24 hours with how I'd approach it and what it would take.

BasedSialkot, Pakistan