Rayyan Rafique

Rayyan Rafique

Full-Stack Developer & AI Architect | Building Intelligent SaaS & Offline-First Systems

Based in: Karachi, PakistanCurrently: Founder & Photographer, SnapShots by RayyanExperience: 2 years

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Software Engineer with a focus on AI agentic systems and scalable full-stack architectures. Experienced in building MVP features for energy platforms, automating complex outreach workflows with custom Selenium tools, and designing offline-first mobile applications with sophisticated sync engines. Certified in LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith.

Experience

Founder & Photographer

SnapShots by Rayyanfounder2025 – Present

Summary

Freelance

What I did

  • Run a portrait and event photography business: client shoots, editing, and gallery delivery through Pixieset

Results

  • Managed photography services for 3 clients, achieving a 33% retention rate with a repeat booking for the following year.
  • 3 clients served with 1 repeat engagement
PixiesetPhotographyEditing

Co-founder

Lock N KeyfounderPresent

Summary

Locker rental startup operating at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.

What I did

  • Leading the technical roadmap and marketing strategy, making all decisions regarding website features and automation priorities.
  • Developed and executed a targeted social media marketing strategy using Instagram and WhatsApp to drive awareness.
  • Built a custom website to handle student inquiries and rental conversions.
  • Managing the end-to-end rental pipeline, including manual verification of payments to transition students from 'pending' to 'allocated' status.
  • Integrated Resend email service to automate transactional student communications (applications, payments, and locker assignments).

Results

  • Secured 20+ student rentals (62.5% occupancy) within the initial launch phase through organic social media outreach.
  • Launched as an IBA CED initiative, managing end-to-end operations from procurement to automated payment systems.
  • Professionalized operations by replacing manual Google Forms with a custom UI and an automated email pipeline using Resend for application and payment status.
  • 62.5% occupancy rate achieved in the first phase (20/32 lockers)

Software Engineer Intern

InfiBrain Technologies LLPinternshipJun 2026 – Sep 2026
features/modifications delivered for MVP launch
20+features/modifications delivered for MVP launch

Summary

Foundational engineer for an energy-focused web platform, building the core infrastructure and AI-driven automation from the ground up.

What I did

  • Shipped frontend and backend features on InfiEnergy, an energy-focused web platform built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Supabase
  • Built and modified tenant-side and owner/admin pages, wiring complex UI components to the backend via custom RPCs
  • Modified existing Supabase (PostgreSQL) database schemas and authored RPCs to ensure accurate data transfer for platform features
  • Architected the integration plan for LangChain-based AI agents to automate energy event monitoring and proactive notifications
  • Planned the creation of an ambient AI system.

Results

  • Shipped 20+ frontend and backend features/modifications, including tenant and admin-side pages, to prepare the platform for MVP launch
  • Optimized data integrity by modifying Supabase schemas and authoring custom RPCs for accurate data transfer between the UI and PostgreSQL backend
Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQLAPIsAI agentsRPCsLangChainLangGraphLangSmith

Skills

Technical

Supabase (PostgreSQL)Supabase (PostgreSQL)
Git/GitHubGit/GitHub
TypeScriptTypeScript
Next.jsNext.js
SQLSQL
Google Apps Script
AI agent development
PythonPython
ReactReact
REST APIs
Selenium
Tkinter
C++C++
C#C#
FlutterFlutter
KotlinKotlin
React NativeReact Native
Resend
Minimax
Bitboard representation
Prompt engineering
RAG
JSON schemas
Tool-calling

Projects

Soundscape

personal
A custom music player with a Spotify-inspired UI, built with Kotlin and AI-assisted development to manage and play locally stored music files offline.
KotlinAI-assisted development

Lock N Key

Co-founderprofessional
A locker rental startup at IBA Karachi. Developed a custom website to manage student inquiries and conversions, supported by a targeted social media marketing strategy. Currently managing a semi-automated pipeline with a focus on automating manual payment verification.
SEOAI-assisted developmentResendNext.jsSupabase
Visit the site

Workout Tracker App

personal
Currently in development: An offline-first mobile app for tracking workouts with a custom sync engine. Developed using AI-assisted workflows to rapidly move from an Excel-based system to a functional React/Supabase app. Features a custom sync engine that tracks version states between local and cloud data.
ReactSupabase AuthSupabase DBOffline SyncAI-assisted development

AI Chess Model

personal
Developed an AI model for playing chess as a university project, implementing both minimax and minimax with alpha-beta pruning to compare performance.
MinimaxAlpha-beta pruningBitboard representation

OmniReach

Developerpersonal
Currently in development: A local-first desktop app for bulk email and WhatsApp campaigns, evolved from a manual outreach tool built during an internship. Developed using AI-assisted workflows to accelerate prototyping and shipping. Hybrid architecture: WhatsApp sends run through a local user agent rather than the server; authored PRD, TRD, and database schema.
PythonTkinterLocal user agentAI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor of Science

Institute of Business Administration (IBA), KarachiComputer ScienceAug 2024 – Jul 2028

Societies & activities

Computer Science Society (IBA)GDG on Campus IBATEDxIBA

A-Levels

Cedar CollegeAug 2022 – Jul 2024

Recognition

Certifications

Introduction to LangChain - Python

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Quickstart: LangSmith Essentials

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Quickstart: LangGraph Essentials - Python

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Quickstart: LangChain Essentials - Python

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Governance & advisory

Marketing Director

IBA Adventure Club (IAC)otherAug 2026 – Present

Impact

  • Added your Marketing Director role at IBA Adventure Club and updated your communication style for leadership roles.

Media Lead

GDG on Campus IBAcommittee chairAug 2024 – Jul 2026

Promoted to Media Lead (2025) to set media strategy and lead the team; sole media member in 2024-25, covering all event photography and content

Social Media Manager & Marketing Director

Computer Science Society (IBA)committee chairAug 2024 – Jul 2026

Ran Instagram and LinkedIn campaigns that boosted engagement by 60% and drove higher event attendance

Marketing Director

TEDxIBAcommittee chairAug 2025 – 2026

Led pre- and post-event Instagram and LinkedIn campaigns for the launch event and served as official event photographer

Social impact & activities

How AI Can Enhance Productivity

Tech Conference at Premier Sales Pvt. Ltd.workshopJun 2025

Delivered a session on AI productivity and analyzed viability of in-house business apps.

What drives the work

Motivations

  • Shipping fast with AI-augmented workflows
  • Building local-first and offline-first tools
  • Early-stage startup environments

Objectives

  • Leveraging technical and marketing expertise to launch and scale independent products as a solo founder
  • Mastering the intersection of software architecture and growth strategy

Principles

  • Pragmatic Problem Solving
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • User-Centric Iteration
  • Solo-Founder Mindset
  • Velocity over Perfection
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