Huzaifa Saif-ur-Rehman

Staff Software Engineer

Huzaifa Saif-ur-Rehman

Reliable Laravel apps, clean integrations, and open source you can build on.

Huzaifa Saif-ur-Rehman is a staff software engineer specializing in Laravel, PHP, JavaScript, DevOps, SaaS architecture, and API integrations.

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Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

COMPUTAN Team Annual Meetup

@Lahore HeadOffice, Pakistan

COMPUTAN Team Annual Meetup

Presenting Telescope Guzzle Watcher

@Laravel Live Pakistan 2024, Pakistan

Presenting Telescope Guzzle Watcher

Presenting Pulse Guzzle Recorder

@Laravel Live Pakistan 2024, Pakistan

Presenting Pulse Guzzle Recorder

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

DEVOPS Meetup Lahore

(Open Source Foundation Pakistan) @FAST-NUCES, Lahore

DEVOPS Meetup Lahore

COMPUTAN Annual Team Leads Dinner

@Monal Lahore, Pakistan

COMPUTAN Annual Team Leads Dinner

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024

@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan

Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
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Expertise & Stacks

The languages, frameworks, and platforms I work with day to day.

Laravel PHP JavaScript Node.js MySQL DevOps Docker Linux AWS Google Cloud Platform API Integration SaaS Architecture Vue.js React.js Livewire Tailwind CSS HubSpot Salesforce SAP Oracle NetSuite Stripe GraphQL

Services

From full product builds to platform integrations and reliable infrastructure.

Why work with me

Here's what you can count on when we work together.

15+
Years shipping Laravel & PHP
50+
Projects delivered
300K+
Open-source downloads
5
Countries delivered for

I'm Huzaifa Saif-ur-Rehman, a software engineer from Pakistan 🇵🇰 who turns complex ideas into dependable, production-ready software. For more than 15 years I've helped teams across USA, Dubai, France, Australia, and Canada ship Laravel and PHP applications that scale, integrate cleanly, and keep running long after launch.

Across around 50 projects I've built CRMs, MIS and executive information systems, accounting and POS platforms, web apps, and API and data integrations. That breadth means I've seen how these systems fail and how they hold up, so I design for the long run, not just the demo.

My work is backed by real-world depth, not buzzwords. I'm a Laracasts Certified Laravel Architect and an OpenJS-certified Node.js Application Developer (JSNAD and LFW211), earned through a LiFT Scholarship from The Linux Foundation in San Francisco, and a Laravel Live Pakistan speaker. I've spent years deep in PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, and Linux, with hands-on cloud experience across AWS, Google Cloud, and Docker.

Where I add the most value is integrations. I've connected platforms like Stripe, PayPal, HubSpot, Salesforce, NetSuite, and the full SAP suite, Business One and Business ByDesign, using REST, GraphQL, and SOAP, making systems that were never meant to talk to each other work as one.

I also believe great engineering should be shared. I maintain open-source packages for the Laravel ecosystem, including Laravel Telescope Guzzle Watcher and Pulse Guzzle Recorder, now past 300K downloads, that extend first-party tools like Telescope and Pulse. If you're planning something ambitious, I'd love to help you build it.

Open Source Projects

Laravel Telescope Guzzle Watcher

Laravel Telescope Guzzle Watcher

Laravel Telescope Guzzle Watcher stars Laravel Telescope Guzzle Watcher downloads

Telescope Guzzle Watcher provide a custom watcher for intercepting http requests made via guzzlehttp/guzzle php library. The package uses the on_stats request option for extracting the request/response data. The watcher intercept and log the request into the Laravel Telescope HTTP Client Watcher.

Laravel Pulse Guzzle Recorder

Laravel Pulse Guzzle Recorder

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Laravel Pulse Guzzle Recorder provide a custom recorder for intercepting http requests made via guzzlehttp/guzzle php library and log them into the Laravel Pulse Slow Outgoing Requests section.

Open Source contributions

Blog Posts

Observability for AI Agents: Why Your Traces Need to Become an API

Observability for AI Agents: Why Your Traces Need to Become an API

As LLMs and AI agents start consuming operational data directly, your traces, logs, and metrics need to shift from human tools to machine interfaces.
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judging at nasa space apps challenge in hyderabad

judging at nasa space apps challenge in hyderabad

Highlights from judging the first NASA International Space Apps Challenge in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
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pakistan software export board (pseb): a practical guide for pakistan’s tech community

pakistan software export board (pseb): a practical guide for pakistan’s tech community

Guide to PSEB in Pakistan. How it works, how to join, and key benefits for IT companies and freelancers including tax relief, training, and global visibility.
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dijkstra vs the new deterministic sssp algorithm: easy guide, php examples, and visuals

dijkstra vs the new deterministic sssp algorithm: easy guide, php examples, and visuals

A simple guide to single-source shortest paths. Learn Dijkstra’s algorithm, understand the new deterministic SSSP that breaks the sorting barrier, and see side-by-side PHP examples with visuals and charts.
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hacked the laravel artisan route command to enforce route naming conventions

hacked the laravel artisan route command to enforce route naming conventions

I just hacked the Laravel Artisan Route Command to assert whether the routes are following the route naming convention or not.
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laravel utm tracking: built-in simplicity beats third-party complexity

laravel utm tracking: built-in simplicity beats third-party complexity

Learn why I chose to write a custom Laravel middleware instead of using a third-party package to track UTM parameters on my personal site. Sometimes, small problems deserve simple solutions
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my first open source ai contribution: fixing laravel prismphp’s ollama stream bug

my first open source ai contribution: fixing laravel prismphp’s ollama stream bug

Made my first open-source contribution in the AI space by fixing a stream handling bug in the Laravel prismphp package used with Ollama. Debugged the issue, patched the code, and got the PR merged into the official repo.
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why you should touch the code that’s “working just fine”

why you should touch the code that’s “working just fine”

Refactoring isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about making your codebase stronger, cleaner, and more maintainable. Here's a real-world example of how I refactored 73% of a Laravel module using architectural tests and conventions.
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enforcing clean controller design in laravel with pestphp architectural testing

enforcing clean controller design in laravel with pestphp architectural testing

Learn how to use PestPHP for architectural testing in Laravel to ensure invokable controllers only contain __construct and __invoke methods.
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