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LMS backends, business systems and real-time meetings — Node.js with Express, PHP with Laravel, Angular, Ionic and MySQL, shipped end to end.
From discovery to production, one clear step at a time
A predictable delivery process with documented decisions
and verification at every gate.
I map the problem, users and constraints, then agree on scope, data model and success criteria before a line of code is written.
API contracts, database design and module boundaries — planned for the load you expect, with clean architecture and documented trade-offs.
Incremental delivery you can review: tested builds, documented release steps and deployments to Linux servers you own.
Monitoring, performance tuning, security hardening and knowledge transfer — so your team can keep moving without me.
What I can build for you
Custom Web Platforms
Web applications built end to end — data model, backend, interface, deployment. One engineer accountable from scope to production.
APIs & Backend Systems
REST APIs designed to be integrated against — versioned contracts, clear errors, and reliability that holds under real use.
Business Systems — ERP, CRM & LMS
Domain systems from real delivery practice — ERP, CRM, LMS, commerce and POS flows modelled so the rules survive change.
Auth & Business Logic
Digital authentication, permissions and server-side workflows — access that is genuinely enforced, not a login form alone.
Real-Time Systems & Meetings
Live presence, events and video meetings on WebSockets and Socket.io — including a custom meeting solution built from scratch.
Need something specific? Tell me about your project.
Backend engineer, from classrooms to production
I started as a full-stack instructor, which shaped how I build: documented decisions, readable codebases, and systems the next engineer can take over. Since then I have shipped business platforms at IT PLUS, led a five-developer backend team at SOFTA, and built Node.js Express backends for the Champions LMS — plus a custom real-time meeting solution made from scratch.
Years of experience
Developers led
Selected work
Champions LMS Backend — PHP to Node.js Transition
LMS Backend Development
SOFTA Backend Leadership — Production Web Apps
Backend Development and Team Leadership
IT PLUS Real-Time Platforms — ERP, LMS and Commerce
Full-Stack Web Platforms
X-Team Training — Full-Stack Instruction
Full-Stack Training and MentoringA senior engineer who owns the outcome
End-to-end ownership
Data modelling, API design, UI implementation, CI/CD and production deployment — one person accountable for the whole path to live.
Built to last, documented to hand over
Clear architecture, constrained schemas, server-side permission checks, and decision logs your team can read months later.
Arabic & English, RTL-first
Bilingual products done properly — Arabic/RTL interfaces treated as first-class, not an afterthought bolted on at the end.
Questions clients ask before starting with me
Email contact@abdullahkhaled.com with the problem you are solving, your deadline, and any constraints you already know about. I reply personally and propose a short call. On that call we cover goals, users, existing systems and budget range. You then receive a written scope with deliverables, a timeline and a fixed price. Nothing is committed until you approve that document.
I do not publish hourly rates, because an hourly rate tells you nothing about what a system costs. I work in fixed-scope engagements: an agreed deliverable, an agreed timeline and an agreed price, so you carry none of the risk from my estimating. Cost depends on scope, integrations, and how much of an existing system has to be understood first. Send your requirements and you will get a quote to review.
It depends on scope, so I quote the timeline together with the scope instead of guessing on a call. Useful reference points: an architecture and codebase review runs about two weeks, and a build sprint that ships one working slice to production runs about four weeks. Larger platforms are delivered as a sequence of those sprints, each ending in a reviewable release.
You do. The source code, the database design and every artefact produced during the engagement belong to you, and full intellectual property transfers to you on final payment. The work lives in your repository from the first commit, not mine. There are no licence fees, no hosting lock-in and no hidden dependency on me — the whole point is that another engineer can pick it up.
Every engagement ends with a handover, not a disappearance. You receive deployment and rollback runbooks, architecture notes explaining the decisions behind the build, and a walkthrough session with your team. After that you can keep me on a monthly arrangement for maintenance, code review and new features, or take it fully in-house. I started out as a full-stack instructor, so handover is written to be understood.