Tech Lead · Software Engineer

Good products.
Strong teams.
Built together.

I lead a 15-person engineering team at StepUp, building SaaS and e-commerce products. My work connects software architecture, hands-on engineering, and the people who bring a product to life.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh SaaS & e-commerce
RAKIB HOSSENENGINEERING / LEADERSHIP
Rakib Hossen
Currently atStepUp

Building the future,
one thoughtful decision at a time.

15 people

One multidisciplinary engineering team

Since 2016

From freelance development to tech leadership

End to end

Architecture, engineering & product delivery

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01 / How I contribute

From the big picture
to the small details.

My work sits at the intersection of architecture, hands-on development, and helping people do their best work.

01

Architecture that scales

Multi-tenant systems, database design, REST APIs, queues, and caching for products serving multiple businesses.

02

People & technical leadership

Leading backend, frontend, mobile, and QA engineers through sprint planning, code review, mentoring, and technical hiring.

03

From code to production

End-to-end product delivery, deployment infrastructure, CI/CD, and performance monitoring on Ubuntu and Nginx.

Good engineering is as much about people as it is about code.

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02 / Skills & toolkit

The right tools.
The bigger picture.

Technical depth across the stack, with the leadership skills to bring it together. These are the technologies and practices I work with.

01

Backend & APIs

The systems behind the experience.

  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • REST APIs
  • Multi-tenancy
  • Queues
  • WordPress
  • Filament PHP
  • Livewire
  • Go
02

Frontend

Interfaces built around real workflows.

  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • Alpine.js
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
03

Data & performance

Structured data. Responsive systems.

  • Database design
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • TiDB
  • Redis
  • Memcached
  • Caching
04

Infrastructure

Taking products safely into production.

  • Ubuntu
  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • Apache
  • LiteSpeed
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Performance monitoring
05

Engineering leadership

Helping a multidisciplinary team deliver.

  • Software architecture
  • Team leadership
  • Sprint planning
  • Code review
  • Technical mentoring
  • Technical hiring
  • Onboarding
  • Product delivery
06

Everyday tools

A practical, collaborative workflow.

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • VS Code
  • Postman
  • Apidog
  • Figma
  • Slack

My core stack: PHP, Laravel, React / Next.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL & Redis.

In good company

Kind words.
Lasting connections.

A few words from people I’ve had the opportunity to work with.

01 / 05
I can’t say enough about how knowledgeable Rakib is in the area of Web Development. He understands functionality and is great at constructing a site that is robust and fully functioning. Since 2014 I am working with you, he done my 50+ web development job. He is awesome I love her work.
Zayed Sifat

Zayed Sifat

COO at GotiPath