Fasih Ullah SaleemSolutions Architect
Solutions Architect | End-to-End Systems | Backend | IoT | Cloud
I design and deliver end-to-end systems that span backend services (Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL), IoT and embedded devices, cloud connectivity and web frontends. I work on system architecture, technical feasibility and deployment (Docker, Nginx, Linux, VMware ESXi), and collaborate across electrical, software and industrial teams. Electrical Engineering background (CGPA 3.79/4.00) with a track record of taking solutions from concept through deployment and operational support in international teams.
Open to remote and on-site roles worldwide · Based in Pakistan · Available for freelance, contract and hobby-project work
In the stack
Where a solutions architect sits in a connected product.
Every layer, from the circuit board to the model on top: this role holds the whole system in one head and builds each layer of it.
- 01Hardware & PCB
- 02Firmware
- 03Network & IoT
- 04Cloud & backend
- 05Web & app
- 06Applied AI
Core competencies
What I bring to a solutions architect role.
- System Architecture & Design
- End-to-End Solution Development
- Backend & API Architecture
- IoT & Cloud Integration
- Deployment & Infrastructure
- Technical Feasibility Studies
- AI-Assisted Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Hire me for
Three things I can start on next week.
For a team, a startup, a research group or one person with an idea. Remote, worldwide, and I reply within a day.
- 01
Architecting a connected product end to end, device, backend, dashboard, before a line of it is built.
- 02
Technical feasibility studies and solution selection for a system your team is about to commit to.
- 03
Taking an existing product from prototype to a deployable, maintainable system.
Technical skills
Tools and technologies.
Backend & APIs
- Python
- FastAPI
- Django
- REST APIs
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Design
- Redis
- Automation Scripts & Scheduled Tasks
IoT & Communication
- MQTT
- TCP/IP
- HTTP/HTTPS
- Client-Server Architecture
- Wireless Communication
- IoT Systems Development
DevOps & Infrastructure
- Docker
- Nginx
- Linux (Ubuntu)
- SSH
- Bash / Shell
- Virtualization
- VMware ESXi
Embedded & Frontend
- STM32
- ESP32
- Embedded C
- React
- JavaScript
- react-three-fiber (3D)
- Responsive & Accessible UI
Relevant projects
Solutions Architect work, built and photographed on my own bench.
Each card opens the full story: what it does, how it was built and which layers of the stack I built myself.
Lead: firmware, PCB and integration
An end-to-end fleet telematics system built on a custom STM32F427 board. The device reads GPS position and MPU6050 motion data in real time, detects accidents and rollovers, and streams everything over a SIM800L GSM link to a web dashboard. A full power subsystem handles automatic switching between the vehicle battery and an onboard backup, with charging and protection circuitry, so the unit stays online even if main power is cut.
Embedded + cloud pipeline
An IoT data pipeline that takes readings from embedded sensor nodes and publishes them over MQTT to a cloud database, where they feed into monitoring applications. The project demonstrates the full telemetry loop: device acquisition, lightweight pub/sub transport, persistence, and live visualization.
Research & prototyping
A local-first AI assistant built on open-source LLMs running entirely on-device. I explored Retrieval-Augmented Generation and vector-database concepts to ground the model in a private knowledge base, then experimented with prompt engineering, conversational interfaces, and agent workflows, evaluating model quality, hardware requirements, and deployment trade-offs along the way.
Embedded control
A robotic vehicle controlled over Wi-Fi, pairing an STM32 for real-time motor and sensor control with an ESP32 handling wireless communication. It supports both a manual remote-drive mode and an autonomous navigation mode, showcasing tight coupling between a wireless link and an embedded control loop.
Experience and education
Engineering work, in production, since 2024.
An application engineer on simulation-driven power-system and engineering software projects, with an Electrical Engineering degree and PEC registration underneath.
- June 2025 to presentPakistan · remote-friendly
Application Engineer
- Design, evaluate and implement engineering software solutions: system architecture, workflow optimisation and technical feasibility.
- Build and extend engineering applications in Python and FastAPI, turning technical requirements into working backend features and automation.
- Develop automation scripts, scheduled tasks and database-backed workflows; work on simulation-driven power-system projects and design validation.
- Deploy, configure and troubleshoot applications in Linux and virtualised (VMware ESXi) environments.
- Run technical investigations, feasibility studies and root-cause analysis across software, infrastructure and engineering systems.
- Write technical documentation and design-review material for a multidisciplinary electrical, software and industrial team.
- June 2024 to June 2025Pakistan · remote-friendly
Engineering Intern
- Backend development, database tasks, automation, testing and software validation.
- Design reviews and UI/UX work in Figma.
- Engineering simulations, data analysis and technical documentation.
- 2021 to 2025Lahore, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
- CGPA: 3.79 / 4.00
- Registered Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
Questions
What people ask before hiring a solutions architect.
What does a solutions architect do on a small product team?
Decides where each feature should live, device, backend or client, what the interfaces between them cost, and which trade-offs the field will forgive. I design that structure and then build the layers myself, so the architecture is never a document nobody implements.
Do you work remotely with international clients?
Yes. I am based in Pakistan and open to remote and on-site roles worldwide. My current role is with a multidisciplinary engineering and software team, so async, documented, cross-time-zone work is the normal mode.
Can you architect a system that includes hardware as well as software?
That is the specific case I am built for. My fleet tracker runs from a custom STM32 PCB over GSM to a web dashboard; my sensor platform runs from embedded nodes over MQTT into a cloud database. I own both ends of the air gap.
What is your stack for backend and deployment?
Python with FastAPI or Django, PostgreSQL or SQL Server, Redis where it earns its place, and Docker + Nginx on Ubuntu Linux, including virtualized environments on VMware ESXi that I administer myself.
Also hire me as
The same engineer, seen from other angles.
One person, nine job titles. Each page argues the case from that field's side, with the projects that prove it.
Contact
Let's build something that works.
Hiring for a team, or need a product, prototype or hobby project built end to end? Either way it starts with one email. I reply within a day.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +92 320 9450014
- Based in
- Pakistan · open to remote and on-site roles worldwide
