Available for select engagementsKuwait · GMT+3

Fahad Asad.
Full-stack developer
in Kuwait who ships.

Full-stack software developer based in Kuwait, specializing in the MERN stack, Django, React Native and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. I design and ship scalable REST APIs, AI-powered platforms with RAG, cross-platform mobile apps, and self-checkout kiosk software live in 5+ Kuwait co-ops — the work you'd hire a web developer, software developer, or freelance app developer in Kuwait to own.

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Full-Stack Developer in Kuwait
ReactReact NativeTypeScriptDjangoNode.jsExpressMongoDBPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)DockerC# / .NETRAG / AIREST APIsReduxExpoReactReact NativeTypeScriptDjangoNode.jsExpressMongoDBPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)DockerC# / .NETRAG / AIREST APIsReduxExpo
01 / about

A full-stack developer who ships end-to-end.

I work as a software developer and web developer in Kuwait — building scalable web applications, RESTful APIs, and responsive interfaces with React, Django and C#/.NET, including self-checkout kiosk systems with KNET live across 5+ Kuwait co-operative societies. Clients also hire me as an app developer for React Native work. My range also covers Fortigate firewalls, Sophos EDR, Cisco switches, and Microsoft 365 tenants. That mix means I think about the whole system: secure, performant, and shippable.

locationKuwait
focusMERN · Django · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
degreeB.Sc. Computer Science
visa18 · Transferrable
languagesEN · UR · AR
02 / stack

React, Django & backend tools I ship with.

Frontend

.frontend
  • React.js
  • React Native
  • TypeScript
  • Redux
  • Tailwind

Backend

.backend
  • Node.js / Express
  • Django / Python
  • C# / .NET
  • REST APIs

Cloud

.cloud
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2
  • S3
  • Lambda
  • Route 53
  • RDS
  • IAM

Data

.data
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • Git

Infra

.infra
  • Fortigate FW
  • Sophos EDR
  • Cisco
  • Microsoft 365
03 / work

Selected full-stack projects.

01
2025

Progressive Overload

Node.js · MongoDB · Firebase · FlutterPrivate

Progressive Overload is a full-stack fitness platform for serious training: a Node.js REST API and Flutter mobile client with JWT + Firebase authentication, a searchable exercise database, routine builder (supersets, RPE/RIR/tempo), detailed set logging, automatic PR detection, and analytics for volume trends, muscle-group heatmaps, and exercise progression.

JWT + FirebasePR trackingVolume analytics
02
2025

GameVault

Electron · Svelte 5 · Vite

GameVault is a local Windows game library manager for indie, manually installed, and non-Steam titles. It scans folders, auto-detects launch executables, imports Steam and Epic libraries, fetches artwork from Steam CDN and SteamGridDB, tracks play-time via process watching, supports backup/restore and custom launch args, and registers a gamevault:// protocol handler.

Auto exe detectionSteam + Epic importPlay-time tracking
03
2024

Calling Marilyn

Artisan photo booths · KuwaitPrivate

I am the software developer for Calling Marilyn, Kuwait's premium self-service artisan photo booth brand founded by Salma Alessa. That work was for Calling Marilyn only — I will not take photo booth software work for anyone else.

Software developer for Calling MarilynWill not take this work for anyone elsePrivacy-first printed keepsakes
04
2024

Kashcool

AI · EdTech · Django · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
github.com/ibefehdi/kashcool-landing-page

Kashcool is an AI-powered educational platform combining real-time video streaming, retrieval-augmented (RAG) tutoring, and AR content visualization. Scalable Django REST APIs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) deliver personalized learning with measured gains in API performance and student engagement.

+40% engagement+70% faster APIsRAG · AR · Video
05
2023

Shareholder Management

MERN · Fintech
github.com/ibefehdi/Savings-Society-Frontend

Full-stack MERN platform for a Kuwait government co-operative society: dynamic share-value appreciation, real-time member portfolio visualization, secure transaction processing, role-based staff access, and exportable reports with complete audit trails for financial oversight.

ReduxReal-timeAudit trails
06
2023

Request Management + Geofenced Attendance

MERN · React Native · Expo
github.com/ibefehdi/jiroun-workflow-frontend

End-to-end HR platform: multi-level request approvals for leave, procurement, and IT tickets, plus a React Native geofenced attendance app with offline sync, tamper-aware check-in/out, and automated overtime and absence calculations that feed payroll.

GeofencingOffline syncPayroll integration
07
2023

Self-Checkout Kiosk

ASP.NET · UML · Agile

Self-checkout kiosk system deployed across 5+ Kuwait co-operative societies with KNET payment integration. Designed with UML, integrated with legacy ASP.NET point-of-sale and inventory backends, delivered with Agile practices and a streamlined CI/CD pipeline for repeatable multi-branch rollout.

KNET payments5+ co-opsCI/CD
04 / career

Where I've built backend & full-stack systems.

Senior Backend Developer

Oct 2024 — Present
Kashcool Education
  • Lead backend architecture and AI integration; mentor junior devs.
  • Spearheaded RAG-based AI tutoring — +40% student engagement.
  • Optimized queries and caching — +70% API response speed.

Backend Developer (Part-time)

Mar 2024 — Sep 2024
Kashcool Education
  • Django REST + JWT auth, role-based access, Firebase push.
  • Payment gateway integrations and Flutter backend wiring.

Full Stack Developer

Feb 2023 — Sep 2024
SmartlifeKWT
  • Self-checkout kiosk system live in 5+ co-operative societies.
  • MERN geofenced attendance with automated payroll.
  • Cross-platform Expo apps with offline-first sync.
05 / contact

Need a full-stack developer in Kuwait?

I take on backend architecture, full-stack builds, and mobile apps — as a freelance developer or programmer in Kuwait. Fastest way to reach me is email — I reply within a day.

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