Muhammad Waqas Noor

Lead Frontend Engineer at Caterbee, building and scaling applications with React.js & Next.js. Migrated React class components to functional components using Hooks. Implemented SSR & SSG with Next.js to improve performance and load times. Optimized bundle size using dynamic imports and code splitting. Integrated RESTful APIs and managed state with React Context & Redux Toolkit. Collaborated with the CTO to deliver responsive, accessible, cross-browser UIs.

Led a cross-functional team of 6 developers building and maintaining full-stack applications with React.js, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript. Owned the complete SDLC, including requirements, architecture, sprint planning, code reviews, and deployments. Managed timelines, clients, and resources while delivering within scope and budget. Drove team growth through React, Rails, and ES6+ knowledge-sharing sessions, and resolved complex production issues, optimized SQL queries, and refactored legacy Rails code.

First professional role: shipped production features across the full stack using Rails, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS, Docker, and Stripe. Built responsive frontends with React.js, Bootstrap, HAML, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Integrated Stripe payments and webhooks, wrote RSpec/Jest tests, deployed on AWS EC2/S3 with Docker, and worked in Agile teams using Git, Jira/Trello, and CI/CD basics.

Emphasized on algorithms, database design, web development, software architecture, and secure coding practices., along with full software lifecycle.