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Fahad A.

Senior Software Engineer (Python Backend, AI agents & Harness, Devops

Most AI projects die at the demo stage. They work in a notebook, look impressive in a prototype, and then break when real users, real data, APIs, and production traffic enter the picture. I build the other kind AI systems designed to go live, scale, and stay reliable. I’m a Senior AI & Full-Stack Engineer with 9+ years of Python/backend experience and extensive hands-on experience building LLM applications, autonomous AI agents, RAG systems, voice agents, AI automation, and scalable SaaS platforms. I don’t just connect an LLM API. I build the backend, data, agent, integration, and infrastructure layers needed to make AI products production-ready. WHAT I BUILD: 1. AI Agents & Autonomous Systems • AI assistants and autonomous agents • Tool/function calling • Multi-agent workflows • Agent memory and reasoning • Business process automation • Human-in-the-loop workflows 2. RAG & Knowledge Systems • Retrieval-Augmented Generation • Semantic/hybrid search • Vector search and embeddings • Document ingestion and chunking • Reranking and retrieval optimization • Enterprise knowledge bases • RAG evaluation and grounded responses 3. Voice AI • Inbound/outbound AI voice agents • AI receptionists • Appointment booking and call routing • CRM/calendar integrations • SMS follow-ups and call summaries • STT/TTS and telephony • Real-time conversational AI 4. PRODUCTION BACKEND & FULL-STACK • Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask • Node.js, TypeScript • React, Next.js • PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis • REST APIs, WebSockets, Celery • Authentication, multi-tenant architecture, microservices • Docker, AWS, ECS, Vercel, CI/CD • Monitoring, performance and cost optimization 5. AI & AUTOMATION STACK OpenAI | Anthropic/Claude | LangChain | LangGraph | Pinecone | Qdrant | Weaviate | ChromaDB | LiveKit | Vapi | Retell AI | Twilio | ElevenLabs | n8n | Make | Zapier I’ve also worked extensively with custom APIs, webhooks, Stripe, CRM systems, calendars, third-party SaaS platforms, and business automation workflows. HOW I WORK: I prefer proving the core workflow first instead of spending months building infrastructure around an unvalidated idea. Real user → real input → AI reasoning/retrieval → tool/API action → real result. Once validated, I build the production layer around it: authentication, databases, evaluation, monitoring, error handling, security, scalability, and deployment. I pay particular attention to the problems that make AI systems unreliable: hallucinations, poor retrieval, inconsistent outputs, failed tool calls, latency, API failures, security, and uncontrolled AI costs. I’m a strong fit for: • AI SaaS platforms • AI agents and assistants • Autonomous AI systems • RAG applications • Enterprise knowledge systems • AI voice receptionists • Sales/customer-support agents • AI workflow automation • LLM-powered applications • Multi-tenant AI platforms • Production Python backends I’m not the right fit for a basic ChatGPT wrapper or a quick weekend prototype. I’m most valuable when the product needs to work reliably with real users, real data, and real business requirements. Tell me what you’re building and what’s currently blocking you. I’ll give you a practical technical approach and tell you honestly if I’m the right fit.

🇵🇰Faisalabad, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS4.95 (29)Since May 2018

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#47,239 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,549 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$776

Last 6 months: $6.1k

World#50,804 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#6,135 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$26k

Billed in all: $27k

World#120,340 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#11,375 / 52.9k
Per project
$524

$384 in the last 6 months

World#178,472 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#18,631 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
16

Across 17 contracts

76% fixed24% hourly
World#8,872 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#2,084 / 52.9k
Projects in all
50

Across 51 contracts

75% fixed25% hourly
World#61,171 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#9,576 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$26.7k+$776 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$25.5k$26.0k$26.5k$27.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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