# llms.txt
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# https://junaidaslam.dev

> Junaid Aslam is a Senior .NET Engineer based in Islamabad, Pakistan, available for hire full-time remote or freelance. Open to relocating to the UK, Ireland, and Europe (worker visa required).

## Profile

- Name: Junaid Aslam
- Title: Senior .NET Engineer
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan (UTC+5)
- Open to relocation: UK, Ireland, and Europe (worker visa required)
- Languages: English (Professional), Urdu (Native)
- Website: https://junaidaslam.dev
- Contact:
  - Book a 30-min scoping call: https://cal.com/junaidaslam/30min
  - Email: aslam.junaid786@hotmail.com
  - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mjunaidaslam
  - GitHub: https://github.com/jaslam94
  - Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/6181928/junaid
  - NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/profiles/jaslam94
  - Microsoft Learn: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/junaidaslam
  - Resume PDF: https://junaidaslam.dev/resume.pdf

## Career facts

- 7+ years building production web systems (.NET / React).
- Current role: Senior Consultant (Software Development) at Systems Limited, July 2025 to present.
- Shipping for Flexischools, Australia's school payments and food-ordering platform, processing more than 1M weekly orders.
- 60+ microservice .NET 10 backend, React TypeScript frontend, AWS infrastructure.
- Lead AI initiatives, including the internal GitHub Copilot rollout (onboarding and practices).
- Uses AI-assisted Specification-Driven Development (SDD) with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code.

## Open source

- Author and maintainer of Junaid.GoogleGemini.Net, a C# SDK for the Google Gemini API. Approximately 8,000 downloads on NuGet.
- GitHub: https://github.com/jaslam94/Junaid.GoogleGemini.Net
- NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Junaid.GoogleGemini.Net

## Freelance

- 200+ projects delivered across 40+ countries since November 2019.
- Top-rated, part of Fiverr's vetted Pro-Freelancer catalog. Also active on Upwork.
- Average client rating: 4.98 / 5 across 124 verified reviews.
- Full-time freelance from August 2020 to February 2022 (18 months); part-time alongside full-time roles otherwise.
- Notable named projects: Fragtopgaver.dk (Denmark, live), VoxiVoice (Italy, ongoing), ORION TCMS (payroll), F2A (FNSKU to ASIN), Markify, Virtual Runners.

## Interview prep

- Public notes page: https://junaidaslam.dev/interview-prep/
- Sections (in order): C# / .NET, OOP & SOLID, Design Patterns, DDD, ASP.NET & EF, Microservices, System design, SQL, React, JS / TS
- Short notes with working code samples for senior .NET and React interviews

## Stack

- Languages: C# (.NET 10 through 2.0), TypeScript, JavaScript
- Frameworks: ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC5, Web API, Blazor, React, Next.js
- Architecture: Microservices, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS with MediatR, event-driven with NServiceBus
- Databases: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Firebase Firestore, Azure Cosmos DB
- Cloud: AWS (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, S3, SES, SNS), Microsoft Azure (Functions, Cosmos DB, App Insights), Google Cloud (basics), Firebase
- DevOps: Azure DevOps YAML pipelines, Bitbucket Pipelines, Docker, Git, SonarCloud, LaunchDarkly, New Relic
- AI: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Assistants API, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, MCP integration
- Chatbots and automation: Botpress, Voiceflow, MindStudio, Chatbase, n8n, Make.com, Zapier, BrowseAI
- APIs and integrations: Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, SEMrush, Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4
- Testing: Cypress, NUnit, SpecFlow

## Certifications

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), September 2025. Verify: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/junaidaslam/credentials/679c993832cb83e9
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01), August 2026. Verify: https://www.credly.com/badges/be85624e-7089-40b5-a5ab-181b3501af4b
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02), September 2026. Verify: https://www.credly.com/badges/c9313a4f-9441-4295-97c2-eef5bdb21763

## Education

- MS Software Engineering, Bahria University, Islamabad, March 2019. CGPA 3.18. Thesis on service-oriented trust assessment in the Social Internet of Things.
- BS Computer Science, Bahria University, Islamabad, February 2016. CGPA 3.11. Final-year project: Brain-Computer Interfaced Game Controller.

## Publications

- M. J. Aslam, S. Din, J. J. P. C. Rodrigues, A. Ahmad, G. S. Choi. "Defining Service Oriented Trust Assessment for Social Internet of Things." IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 206459 to 206473, 2020. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3037372
- J. Aslam, S. Hayat, M. Moetesum, I. Siddiqi, U. Masroor. "A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) based Game Controller using Expressive and Cognitive Signals." Proc. NACTICT, Karachi, Pakistan, March 2016.

## Engagement rates

- Hourly: 25 to 75 USD per hour. Best for investigations, audits, ongoing support, short scopes.
- Fixed scope: 500 to 20,000 USD. Best for defined builds with clear milestones; estimate after a 30-minute call.
- Retainer: from 1,500 USD per month. Reserved capacity, async-first, no surprises.
- Reply window: within 24 hours.
- Free 30-min scoping call before any engagement.

## Services offered

- .NET development: Web APIs, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, microservices, legacy modernization to modern .NET
- Agentic AI and chatbots: integrations with Botpress, Voiceflow, MindStudio, Chatbase, OpenAI; n8n / Make / Zapier automation
- React and TypeScript: Production frontends, Next.js, Tailwind, Cypress, design-system work
- Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Azure builds and migrations, CI/CD, ECS, Fargate, Functions, App Insights; Google Cloud basics
- Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Firestore, Cosmos DB; schema design, performance tuning, migrations
- Consulting and reviews: architecture review, code audit, ongoing technical advisor