feat: add support for * ( ANY ) media collection
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Staff Software Engineer
Huzaifa Saif-ur-RehmanReliable 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.
Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
COMPUTAN Annual Team Leads Dinner
@Monal Lahore, Pakistan
Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
COMPUTAN Team Annual Meetup
@Lahore HeadOffice, Pakistan
Presenting Pulse Guzzle Recorder
@Laravel Live Pakistan 2024, Pakistan
DEVOPS Meetup Lahore
(Open Source Foundation Pakistan) @FAST-NUCES, Lahore
Laravel Live Pakistan 2024
@Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
Presenting Telescope Guzzle Watcher
@Laravel Live Pakistan 2024, Pakistan
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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.
Full Stack Development
End-to-end Laravel apps with the TALL, VILT, and RILT stacks — from database to UI.
Learn moreDevOps
CI/CD, Docker, Linux, and cloud (AWS, GCP) to ship and scale with confidence.
Learn moreAPI & Integrations
HubSpot, Salesforce, SAP, Stripe, and custom REST/GraphQL/SOAP integrations.
Learn moreWhy 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 build with AI in the loop, not as a gimmick. I lean on tools like Claude and Codex to move faster without cutting corners, and I design and run my own autonomous agent workflows — multi-agent systems that handle real work across email, messaging, and scheduled tasks. It keeps my delivery sharp and my engineering current.
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
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.
Open Source contributions
feat: add bool type support, values for IN & NOT_IN operator support, and rename createBatch resource parameters
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Review full PR feat: add values for IN & NOT_IN operator
Review full PR refactor(resource): rename parameter for createBatch
fix: add named route, update view and controllers
Review full PR fix(#54): add named route, update view and controllers
Featured work
A selection of recent projects across full-stack, DevOps, and integrations.
Full-Stack
Marketplace SaaS Platform With Stripe Connect
Led development on a Laravel marketplace SaaS platform connecting service providers with customers through Str...
Full-Stack
Best Price Market Ecommerce Marketplace
Built a full-featured Laravel ecommerce marketplace with product variants, inventory, cart, checkout, orders,...
Full-Stack
GZPCHS Housing Society Management System
Built a comprehensive property management system for Gulshan-e-Zeal Pak Cooperative Housing Society covering p...
Full-Stack
GEL Virtual Mailbox & Logistics Platform
Built and maintained a Laravel-based shipping and logistics platform for Global Express Limited, supporting vi...
Integration
HubSpot & Oracle NetSuite Bidirectional Sync
Built a Laravel integration synchronizing HubSpot contacts and companies with Oracle NetSuite customers, while...
Integration
HubSpot & SAP Business One Integration
Built a Laravel integration moving customer, contact, and order data from HubSpot into SAP Business One with c...
Blog Posts
Your Model Vendor Is a Geopolitical Risk
US export controls shut down Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos. Chinese models are filling the gap. What model supply chain risk means for engineering leaders.
AI Policy
Model Supply Chain
Engineering Leadership
Geopolitical Risk
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Agent Evaluation: Why Tool Traces and Verification Matter
Learn why long-context agent evaluation must assess search quality, tool traces, and outcome verification, not just the final answer in production workflows.
AI Agents
Agent Evaluation
LLM Evaluation
Long-Context Models
Tool Use
AI Reliability
Agentic Workflows
Outcome Verification
Production AI
AI Safety
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Positive feedback received from clients around the world.
“Huzaifa Saifur Rahman is an excellent software engineer with nearly 15 years of versatile experience. Apart from what was initially committed for the project, Huzaifa provided many additional services and helped resolve a lot of problems, for which I am thankful. And certainly, we will continue working together in the future.”
VPS Maintenance clientDevOps Engineer for ongoing VPS maintenance, via Upwork
“I highly recommend him for his expertise and dedication, Huzaifa configured our VPS (Firewall, SSH, DNS, MX, SMTP, PHP, MySQL, Composer, Supervisor) and efficiently migrated our eCommerce store. He also managed the migration of our data, including thousands of blog posts and associated static assets.”
VPS Setup clientDevOps Engineer for VPS setup, via Upwork
“After migrating my store to Laravel Nova, its SEO ranking dropped from the first page to the fifth. The previous developer had provided an unlicensed store with numerous bugs and poor technical SEO practices. Huzaifa took over the project, promptly migrating the store from Laravel Nova to a fully customized, on-demand solution, which helped us regain our position on Google.”
Laravel/Vue e-commerce clientPHP, Laravel, and Vue3 e-commerce project, via Upwork
“It was nice working with Huzaifa. He understood the assignment, and solved it quickly. I had some further requests which he met. So all in all, I can totally recommend working with Huzaifa.”
Laravel development clientExperienced Laravel developer project, via Upwork
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