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Shailesh L.

AI Engineer & Laravel Expert | AI Agents | WhatsApp AI | MCP | Angular

I’m a Senior AI & Full-Stack Developer with 11+ years of professional experience, specializing in AI Agents, AI-powered chatbots, Laravel, PHP, Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Hasura, and modern API integrations. I build AI-powered applications that connect directly with real business logic and data — including AI agents, customer support chatbots, WhatsApp AI bots, web chatbots, MCP servers, automation workflows, and intelligent API integrations. Along with AI development, I bring 11+ years of strong full-stack development experience, including Laravel and PHP, 8+ years of Angular, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Hasura, REST/GraphQL APIs, AWS Serverless, Stripe, notifications, and automated testing. 🤖 AI, Agents & Automation I have hands-on experience building and integrating AI into real-world applications: * AI Agents using VoltAgent * AI-powered WhatsApp bots * Customer support AI where customers can ask questions naturally and receive AI-generated responses * AI Web Chat / Customer Support Chatbots * Connecting AI with application databases and business logic * Custom tools for AI Agents * MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers using Node.js * AI-powered automation and workflows * Integrating AI capabilities into existing Laravel/Node.js applications * Structured AI responses and business-specific AI workflows My focus is not just on integrating an AI API, but on building useful AI systems that can interact with application data, APIs, tools, and business workflows. 🚀 Laravel & Backend * Laravel — 11+ years * PHP * Laravel / Lumen * RESTful APIs * GraphQL * PostgreSQL * MySQL * Hasura * AWS Serverless / Lambda * Authentication & Authorization * Queues & Background Jobs * Webhooks * PHPUnit I have also built and maintained open-source Laravel packages, including Laravel PWA functionality, with a focus on creating reusable solutions for the Laravel community. ⚡ Frontend * Angular — 8+ years * React.js * TypeScript * JavaScript * HTML5 / CSS3 * Bootstrap * jQuery / AJAX * Responsive Web Applications * API-driven applications 🔌 Integrations & APIs I have extensive experience integrating third-party services and building API-driven systems: * Stripe & payment integrations * Twilio / WhatsApp * Google APIs * GitHub APIs * Facebook APIs * REST APIs * GraphQL * Webhooks * Novu * Courier * AWS services * Notification systems 🧪 Testing & Code Quality * Cypress * PHPUnit * Unit Testing * Integration Testing * API Testing * Debugging & Performance Optimization * Clean and maintainable code 🛠️ Core Technology Stack AI: AI Agents, VoltAgent, AI Chatbots, WhatsApp AI, Web Chatbots, MCP, Node.js AI Integrations Backend: Laravel, PHP, Lumen, Node.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, Hasura Frontend: Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bootstrap Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL Cloud & Services: AWS Serverless, Stripe, Twilio, Novu, Courier Testing: Cypress, PHPUnit Tools: Git, GitHub, PhpStorm 💡 What I Can Build For You I can help you with: * AI Agents and AI automation * AI-powered customer support systems * WhatsApp AI Bots * AI Web Chatbots * MCP Servers and AI tool integrations * Laravel applications * Laravel + Angular/React applications * REST & GraphQL APIs * PostgreSQL & Hasura applications * Stripe/payment integrations * Notification systems * Third-party API integrations * Legacy application modernization * Performance optimization * Automated testing * Open-source Laravel packages I enjoy working on complex technical challenges and turning ideas into scalable, production-ready applications. If you are looking for a developer who can combine AI with strong backend and full-stack engineering, I can help you design, build, and integrate the solution from end to end.

🇮🇳Junagadh, India$40/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Mar 2018
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#16,325 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#2,092 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.6k

Last 6 months: $15k

World#14,972 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#1,866 / 45.9k
Total earnings
$171k

Billed in all: $182k

World#19,359 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#3,169 / 45.9k
Per project
$57k

$15k in the last 6 months

World#703 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#65 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#14,379 / 45.9k
Projects in all
3
33% fixed67% hourly
World#304,140 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#37,108 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$182k+$2.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$178k$180k$182kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in React Bootstrap

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  8. #585Laravel12,549 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #176Top 5%