Open to IT systems & infrastructure roles Lahore, PK — UTC+5

Systems that stay running.

I'm Aqif Ahmed — a Software Engineering graduate with hands-on, self-taught experience in operating systems, virtualization, and PC hardware. Daily Linux user with working knowledge of Windows internals, VM setup and management, and end-to-end hardware troubleshooting.

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01 — Systems & infrastructure experience

Hands-on with real machines,
self-directed since 2016.

Not certification checkboxes. Years of installing, breaking, and repairing real systems — the operating system, the virtualization layer, and the hardware underneath it.

01

Linux as a daily driver

Installation, driver and kernel issues, package management, permissions, and system recovery — handled without stepping outside the OS.

02

Virtual machines

Set up and manage VMs for testing operating systems and isolating software — guest configuration, resource allocation, and troubleshooting boot and driver failures.

03

Windows at depth

Diagnose and repair Windows at the file, registry, and service level — driver conflicts, compatibility failures, and problems standard troubleshooting doesn't fix.

04

Hardware repair

Desktops and laptops: component-level fault isolation and replacement, BIOS/UEFI configuration, thermal and power issues.

05

Device flashing & recovery

Flash and recover Android devices — bootloaders, custom firmware, partition layouts, and restoring bricked hardware.

06

System maintenance

Routine care for personal and family machines: malware scanning and removal, backups, updates, and performance tuning.

02 — Projects

Built, shipped,
and still running.

Software projects where the infrastructure work — containers, databases, deployment — mattered as much as the code.

GitHub Search Engine

Containerized multi-service app

A document crawling and indexing pipeline, containerized with Docker Compose into a reproducible deployment that runs identically across environments.

  • Configured service networking, environment variables, and persistent volumes for a PostgreSQL database container.
  • Built a crawling and indexing pipeline with a PostgreSQL schema optimized for fast query lookups.
  • One command brings the full multi-service stack up on any machine.
DockerDocker ComposeFastAPIPostgreSQL
Reproducible deployment

Net Zero — Expense Tracker

Cross-platform mobile app

A cross-platform mobile app for tracking expenses, built and shipped with full offline capability and persistent local storage.

  • Works fully offline — every record persists in local storage, no connection required.
  • Designed around a central state layer and reusable components with input validation.
React NativeExpoJavaScript
netzero.aqifahmed.com ↗
Technical skills
Operating systems Linux (installation, configuration, package management, shell, file system, permissions) · Windows 10/11 (system files, registry, services, device drivers)
Virtualization VM setup, deployment & management · Docker · Docker Compose
Hardware Desktop & laptop assembly · Diagnostics & component replacement · BIOS/UEFI configuration · Peripheral troubleshooting
Systems & security Antivirus & malware scanning · OS-level troubleshooting · Backups · Driver & firmware management · Mobile device flashing & recovery
Networking TCP/IP fundamentals · Network device configuration & troubleshooting · Computer communication networks (coursework)
Tools Git · GitHub · Command line utilities · PostgreSQL
Programming Python · Java · JavaScript
Education
Degree BS Software Engineering — University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore
Coursework Operating Systems · Computer Communication Networks · Data Structures & Algorithms · Software Construction & Design · Object-Oriented Programming · Advanced Web Programming · Applied Machine Learning · Formal Methods in Software Engineering
Languages English (professional working proficiency) · Urdu (native)
03 — Contact

Need someone who keeps systems running?

aqifarain@gmail.com→
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