MUHAMMAD TALHA SHAIKH

Junior Full-Stack & AI Engineer

Karachi, Pakistan·hello@talhaweb.xyz·+92 312 1964939·talhaweb.xyz·github.com/Talha-Shaikh1·linkedin.com/in/talha-shaikh

Professional Summary

High-velocity Junior Full-Stack & AI Engineer (~1.5 years intensive building experience) trained through GIAIC (Governor Sindh Initiative for GenAI & Web3), with a proven track record of architecting and deploying scalable web systems, agentic AI pipelines, and multi-tenant platforms solo. Shipped Botaura (162+ route multi-tenant RAG SaaS with Meta WhatsApp Tech Provider accreditation), FlowCreator OS (autonomous AI video directing engine with locked facial geometry via Google Gemini SDK), ShieldTools (zero-server client-side privacy & e-commerce economics platform with PWA), and Volvelo (48-route luxury European marketplace with Clerk RBAC sync). Dedicated to rapid skill acquisition, clean system design, and immediate engineering impact.

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Python, Next.js 16 (App Router, Turbopack, Server Actions), React 19, FastAPI, Node.js, HTML5 Canvas API, jsPDF

AI & Vector Retrieval (RAG): Google Gemini 2.5/3.6 Flash SDK, Reference Image Anchoring, Temporal Choreography, OpenAI SDK, OpenAI Agent SDK, LangChain, pgvector, BM25 Hybrid Retrieval, Structured JSON Outputs (Zod)

Databases & ORM: Neon Serverless PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM 6, Drizzle ORM, Supabase, MongoDB

Cloud & DevOps: Vercel (Edge & Cron), Docker, Cloudflare R2, AWS S3, Git & GitHub Actions, Sentry, Hugging Face Spaces

Integrations & Third-Party APIs: WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta Tech Provider), Green-API, CallMeBot, Clerk Authentication (Core 3 / RBAC Sync), Stripe Checkout, Resend, Sanity Headless CMS (GROQ)

Architecture & Best Practices: Zero-Knowledge Client Architecture, Multi-Tenant Row-Level Security, Progressive Web Apps (PWA), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO/JSON-LD), Sub-second TTFB

Featured Systems & Engineering Projects

Botaura — Multi-Tenant RAG AI Chatbot & WhatsApp Commerce SaaS [Flagship]

Founder & Solo Engineer

Live: https://botaura.app · Case Study: talhaweb.xyz/projects/botaura

▹Architected and deployed a multi-tenant SaaS platform spanning 162+ production routes, enabling SMBs to train custom AI chatbots on proprietary knowledge bases and automate WhatsApp customer sales.
▹Hybrid RAG Pipeline: Integrated OpenAI embeddings with pgvector cosine similarity and BM25 search, handling multilingual English/Roman-Urdu conversations with automated confidence thresholds.
▹Meta WhatsApp Tech Provider: Built centralized token routing engine by phone_number_id, orchestrating real-time webhooks, templates, and ad attribution across merchant accounts without exposing secrets.
▹Strict Multi-Tenant Isolation: Enforced server-side tenant resolution using signed JWTs, UUID cascading, and hashed API keys, preventing cross-tenant leakage by design.

Tech: Next.js 16, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python (asyncpg), PostgreSQL (Neon), pgvector, Cloudflare R2, Clerk Auth, Resend, Sentry, Meta Graph API.

FlowCreator OS — Autonomous AI Video Directing & CreatorOps Operating System

Lead System Architect

Live: https://flow-creator-os.vercel.app/ · Case Study: talhaweb.xyz/projects/flow-creator-os

▹Engineered Autonomous AI Director using Google Gemini 2.5/3.6 Flash SDK to transform high-level premises into camera-sequenced video production bundles for Google Veo 2 and Sora.
▹Zero Face-Drift Architecture: Designed Reference Image Anchoring injecting master biometric tokens, and Temporal Choreography isolating single-speaker clips with continuous room-tone match-cuts.
▹CreatorOps WhatsApp Automation: Built an automated PKT time-zoned cron engine tracking 4-platform uploads (YouTube, IG Reels, TikTok, Facebook) with CallMeBot and Green-API alerts.

Tech: Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS v4, Google Gemini Flash, Neon Postgres, Prisma ORM 6, Clerk Auth, Vercel Cron, WhatsApp API.

ShieldTools — Zero-Server Digital Privacy & COD E-Commerce Economics

Lead Architect & Creator

Live: https://tools.talhaweb.xyz/ · Case Study: talhaweb.xyz/projects/shield-tools

▹100% In-Browser Zero-Knowledge Privacy: Built DocShield™ using HTML5 Canvas API and jsPDF to watermark confidential national IDs (CNIC/Passports) directly in RAM with $0 backend cost.
▹EcomShield™ COD Unit Economics: Engineered diagnostic engine isolating reverse courier penalties, packaging waste, and wasted ad spend on COD returns with automated WhatsApp summaries.
▹PWA with Early Prompt Capture: Injected custom inline head scripts to solve Next.js beforeinstallprompt race conditions, achieving sub-second load times across 22 statically prerendered routes.

Tech: Next.js 16 (App Router + SSG), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4, HTML5 Canvas API, jsPDF, PWA Service Worker.

Volvelo — Luxury Multi-Tenant European Dropshipping Marketplace

Full-Stack Architect

Live: https://vovelo.vercel.app/ · Case Study: talhaweb.xyz/projects/volvelo

▹Strict Multi-Tenant Partitioning: Architected 48-route platform separating customer storefront, merchant atelier portal (/portal), and super-admin hub (/admin) on Neon PostgreSQL via Prisma ORM.
▹Clerk Cloud RBAC Synchronization: Built bidirectional metadata sync between local database roles and Clerk publicMetadata via updateUserMetadata, eliminating session desync.
▹Multi-Currency Engine: Implemented real-time dynamic converter (EUR, USD, GBP, PKR) with Zustand persistence and hydration guards, avoiding React 19 SSR hydration mismatches.

Tech: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4, Neon Postgres, Prisma ORM, Clerk Core 3, Zustand.

GetF4F — P2P TikTok Social Growth & Proof Verification Exchange

Full-Stack Engineer

Live: https://f4f-tiktok.vercel.app/ · Case Study: talhaweb.xyz/projects/getf4f-tiktok

▹Asynchronous 24-Hour Delayed Matching: Designed an algorithmic queue delaying reciprocal follow-backs by 24–48 hours to evade TikTok mutual-follow anti-spam flags.
▹AI Heuristic Proof Engine: Validated screenshot uploads using layout signals (follow button state, handles) paired with a 100-point Trust Score and 5-day peer-reporting grace period.
▹Implemented double-entry credit ledger, streak gamification mechanics, and emergency admin kill switches using Drizzle ORM on Neon PostgreSQL.

Tech: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4, Neon Postgres, Drizzle ORM, Clerk Auth, AWS S3, Resend, PWA.

Education & Credentials

Cloud Native Applied Generative AI & Full-Stack Engineering — Governor Sindh Initiative (GIAIC)

Ongoing

Comprehensive training & hands-on development in Next.js, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, OpenAI Agent SDK, Gemini SDK, RAG pipelines, and Vector Databases.

Meta WhatsApp Tech Provider Accreditation — Verified Cloud API Integration Architecture

Verified

Intensive Project-Based Systems Development — Real-world production full-stack & AI applications

2022 – Present