Summary
Awais Raza is a frontend developer based in Manchester with eight years of hands-on experience building responsive, high-performance web applications. He specializes in modern React ecosystems—React.js, Redux, React Query—paired with Tailwind CSS and Node.js to translate pixel-perfect designs into scalable, user-focused interfaces. His career spans agency and product work, from early internships to fullstack freelancing on Upwork and recent roles at Finbogo and NA International, showing an ability to adapt across team sizes and project scopes. With both a BS in Computer Science and an MS in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Essex, he blends strong academic fundamentals with practical engineering. Colleagues describe him as detail-oriented and performance-driven, often taking on frontend architecture and optimization challenges that improve user engagement.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Advanced Computer Science, 2:1, Master's degree, Advanced Computer Science, 2:1 at University of Essex
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 70%, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 70% at COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology