Moeen Basra is a backend-leaning full-stack engineer and co-founder with 13+ years of experience building web and ad-tech systems, currently based in Berlin. He brings deep backend expertise in PHP/Laravel, Node.js and Python, and pragmatic front-end skills with TypeScript and React when product needs demand it. His recent work at Smartly.io focused on cross-platform ad integrations, trigger-based campaign automation across major platforms and shipping AI-powered creative production features like auto-crop and AI-crop. He has extensive payment gateway integration experience from roles in the UAE and Pakistan, and a history of leading projects from architecture through deployment. A daily practitioner of AI-assisted development, he has integrated tools like Cursor and Claude into his workflow and contributed to an in-house Chrome extension that surfaces AI code-review feedback in GitHub PRs. Seeking senior/staff/lead-track roles in Berlin or remote Europe where backend depth and proven experience shipping product-grade AI features add immediate value.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Matric, Pre-Engineering, Matric, Pre-Engineering at Kohinoor Grammer School
Master in Information Technology, Introduction to Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Master in Information Technology, Introduction to Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering at Virtual University
Contributions:3 releases, 4 reviews, 214 commits in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Moeen implemented key features for the Laravel 8 and React 17 boilerplate, including a user registration form and integrated it with the API, and created new routes. They enabled Laravel Mix configuration for React and upgraded various node modules. The user also addressed front-end display issues and added a scroll-to-top button, indicating involvement in both front-end and back-end development tasks.
Contributions:4 releases, 1 review, 16 commits in 9 months
laravel-passportmongodblaravelauthentication
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