Muhammad
Umer Farooq
Where I’ve worked.
A snapshot of the teams, products, and client work that shaped my engineering practice.
Software Engineer @ FrameworkIsland
I joined Framework Island as a Full Stack Developer II in June 2024, progressing to Software Engineer in July 2025. At Framework Island, I played a pivotal role in driving the development of the company’s software applications. My responsibilities included leading architecture discussions, guiding technical decisions. I have completed various projects with them and continue to work in a part-time capacity as a Software Engineer.
Freelancer @ Upwork
I have started to work on Upwork on 07 dec, 2021, I have successfully completed over 111 projects and have received a 5-star rating on 90% of them. While I am unable to list all of my projects, I am proud to highlight a few of my most notable achievements.
Web Developer @ Riphah International University
Riphah International University offered me the opportunity to work on building an alumni management system for Riphah International University. The university will use this system to manage and connect with its alumni. I was excited to take on the project and help the university strengthen its relationship with its graduates.
Contract Engineer @ Mennr
I work as software developer at Mennr. I was responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s various projects. I was also responsible for managing the company’s servers and infrastructure.
Top Projects.
Selected self-built products, open-source tools, experiments, and independent software projects.
SpendFlow • Self-built
Purpose SpendFlow is a private, local-first finance tracker built for people who want powerful budgeting intelligence without accounts, tracking, or cloud lock-in. It combines a Flutter app with a React companion website and keeps financial data on the user's device by default. Features SpendFlow...
StepWright • Self-built
StepWright is a declarative web scraping library that simplifies building robust scraping workflows with Playwright. It supports pagination (next/scroll), streaming results, multi-tab flows, file/PDF downloads, and strong typing via dataclasses. Features - Declarative templates (Python dataclasses) for steps and pagination - Next-button and scroll...
AlphaZ • Self-built group · 3
Zest is a PHP MVC framework designed for rapid application development, particularly for small to medium scale apps and APIs. It offers a simple, yet powerful solution for creating efficient and scalable applications.
Certificates.
Courses and credentials that support my engineering, security, and software fundamentals.
Credential issued by Coursera online course (The Linux Foundation).
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Credential issued by Coursera online course (University of Michigan).
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Recommendations
What people say about working with me.
LUCA VENEZIANO
December 2022CEO, Mennr
" Muhammad has demonstrated a dedication to excellence in his work, consistently going above and beyond to ensure that our products are of the highest quality. He is highly organized and task oriented, and he is always eager to take on new challenges. Muhammad is an excellent problem solver, with the ability to quickly and accurately diagnose and resolve technical issues. "
SAUD KHAN
November 2022Professor and Director Digital Learning, Riphah International University
" I have been supervising Umer for over six months on a large scale/complex web application project. During this time he has proven himself to be hardworking, task oriented, and adaptable to stressful conditions. Umer's approach to software development is very mature and he has the special ability to convert complex tasks into simpler ones. I found him devoted to his work and always keen to continue his intellectual growth. I have no doubt he can prove himself as a valuable asset for any team. "
MANUEL LEMOS
November 2022CEO, iContem
" Umer has been a very loyal and competent software developer that is always learning to become better in this profession. "
SUMAN SIGDEL
December 2019Software Engineer, Nextdoor
" Working together with Muhammad, I figured that he is an extremely talented developer. His knowledge of full-stack web development is truly industry level. "
Let's Work Together
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Open to freelance AI builds, automation consulting, open-source work, and product engineering roles.
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- Full-stack web apps, SaaS features, dashboards, and internal tools
- Agentic apps, RAG systems, private search, and LLM copilots
- Automation pipelines, scraping, crawling, and API integrations