M. Ahmed

About

I’m a software developer currently working at the Brookbush Institute as a full-stack developer, where I build and manage the core web platform. Originally from Pakistan, I currently live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Interests

My current interests include Networking, Distributed Computing, Database Design, System Architecture, and Infrastructure as Code. This blog will share my thoughts and experiences as I learn and build projects around distributed computing & more.

In the past, I’ve worked on SPAs, JAMStack Apps, APIs/Microservices, Web Scrapers, Cloud-based Event-Driven Architectures, CI/CD Pipelines, Containerized Applications, Relational/NoSQL Databases, Payment Integrations, Smart Contracts, Infrastructure as Code, and much more.

Tools I’ve Used

  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • React / NextJS
  • PostgreSQL / MySQL / MongoDB / Redis
  • GraphQL
  • Linux / Docker
  • Node / Bun
  • AWS - Lambda, Cognito, S3, CDK, VPC, RDS, EC2, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Amplify, etc.
  • Stripe / Sanity
  • Puppeteer
  • GitHub Actions

Credentials

  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)
  • MMIE ‘25 (Ongoing) at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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