ISHAQ HASSAN ============ Karachi, Pakistan | Open to Remote (Global) | hello@ishaqhassan.dev | +92-345-2993669 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ishaquehassan | GitHub: github.com/ishaquehassan | Portfolio: ishaqhassan.dev PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY -------------------- Senior Software Engineer and Flutter framework contributor with 13 plus years of full-stack experience shipping 50 plus production mobile and web applications. One of the few Pakistani engineers with code merged into the official Flutter framework: 6 Pull Requests merged into flutter/flutter, 3 currently under review. Currently leading mobile engineering at DigitalHire, an AI-powered recruitment platform serving 9 plus enterprise ATS integrations. Author of the only Urdu Flutter course officially listed on the Flutter documentation. Expert in Flutter, Dart, React Native, Node.js, cross-platform mobile architecture, and engineering leadership. TECHNICAL SKILLS ---------------- Mobile: Flutter, Dart, Android (Kotlin, Java), iOS (Swift, Objective-C), React Native, Cross-Platform Mobile Development, Mobile App Architecture, Platform Channels, Method Channels, FFI Frontend: TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, Web Performance, Responsive Design, Server-Side Rendering Backend: Node.js, NestJS, Python, Go, Spring Boot, PHP, REST APIs, GraphQL, Microservices, Serverless, Cloudflare Workers Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase Firestore, Redis, SQLite, Floor Cloud and DevOps: Firebase, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Linux, Nginx Architecture: Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven Architecture, BLoC, Provider, Riverpod, Redux, MVVM, Microservices, Monorepo AI Integration: OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude API, OpenRouter, RAG Pipelines, Prompt Engineering, AI-Powered Workflows Testing: Unit Testing, Widget Testing, Integration Testing, Flutter Driver, Jest, JUnit, XCTest, Test-Driven Development Leadership: Engineering Management, Technical Mentorship, Code Review, Hiring, Architecture Reviews, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Agile, Scrum PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ----------------------- Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead DigitalHire | McLean, Virginia (Remote) | Feb 2023 to Present - Lead mobile and platform engineering for the worlds first integrated talent engine, an AI-powered recruitment platform combining video job boards, on-demand video interviews, and an AI recruiting agent. - Architected and shipped the cross-platform mobile application using Flutter for iOS, Android, and Web from a single codebase, cutting mobile engineering effort by 60 percent versus separate native stacks. - Drove platform integrations across 9 plus Applicant Tracking Systems including Greenhouse, Workday, and iCIMS, enabling enterprise customers to plug DigitalHire into existing hiring pipelines. - Improved customer hiring metrics: 50 percent reduction in time-to-hire, 40 percent lower cost-to-hire, 70 percent faster screening through video resumes. - Mentor distributed engineering team of 6 plus engineers across mobile, backend, and AI agent components; lead architecture reviews and technical hiring. - Stack: Flutter, Dart, Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Python, React Native, Kotlin, Firebase, Docker. Open Source Contributor, Flutter Framework Flutter (Google) | flutter/flutter on GitHub | 2026 to Present - Merged 6 Pull Requests into the official Flutter framework repository (flutter/flutter), with 5 additional PRs under review. Code ships to millions of Flutter developers worldwide through framework releases. - Areas: widget rendering, animation APIs, parameter forwarding, AnimatedCrossFade internals, DropdownMenu enhancements, RawImage and RenderImage rendering, documentation accuracy. - Notable merged PRs: clipBehavior parameter on AnimatedCrossFade (PR 184545), scrollPadding property on DropdownMenu (PR 183109), CurvedAnimation and CurveTween disposal docs (PR 184569). Senior Flutter Instructor Tech Idara | Remote | Dec 2021 to Sep 2024 - Authored, recorded, and shipped a 35-video Flutter development course in Urdu, the only Urdu-language Flutter course officially listed on docs.flutter.dev/resources/courses. - Curriculum covers Dart fundamentals, OOP, Flutter UI, state management, networking, testing, CI/CD, and deployment. Course has trained 10,000 plus developers across Pakistan and the Urdu-speaking world. Technical Lead AeroGlobe | Remote | Jun 2022 to May 2024 - Led mobile and frontend engineering for travel technology products serving 100,000 plus monthly users. Designed React Native architecture, defined API contracts with Python backend, and shipped 4 plus customer-facing booking flows. - Owned mobile release process, performance optimization, and engineering quality bar across a team of 5 plus engineers. Engineering Consultant Sastaticket.pk | Remote | Jan 2022 to Mar 2024 - Consulted on Flutter mobile architecture, CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, and release engineering for one of Pakistans largest online travel platforms. - Migrated build process from manual to automated tagged releases with signed builds for both Play Store and App Store, cutting release cycle time by 70 percent. Senior Software Engineer Pocket Systems | Remote | Jan 2020 to Dec 2022 - Built React Native applications and socket programming services for 5 plus international B2B clients across the United States and Europe, owning real-time messaging stack and end-to-end delivery for production traffic of 50,000 plus daily messages. Lead Software Engineer Optimyse | Estonia (Remote) | Feb 2019 to Dec 2021 - Led full-stack engineering teams of 4 plus engineers shipping cross-platform mobile applications. Mentored engineers across Estonia and Pakistan time zones, owned hiring, sprint planning for 2 plus week cycles, and architecture decisions. Senior Software Engineer Cyber Avanza | Karachi, Pakistan | Sep 2016 to Dec 2018 - Shipped 8 plus native Android (Kotlin, Java) and iOS (Swift, Objective-C) applications for international clients across e-commerce and on-demand services, supporting 1 million plus combined downloads on the Play Store and App Store. Mobile and Web Developer VividVisionz | Karachi, Pakistan | Feb 2013 to Feb 2019 - Built and shipped 30 plus Android, iOS, and web applications across six years using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, native Android, and native iOS. OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS -------------------- - document_scanner_flutter (63 stars, 135 forks): Production Flutter plugin for iOS and Android document scanning with native camera, edge detection, and perspective correction. Listed on the official Flutter documentation. - flutter_alarm_background_trigger (14 stars): Native Kotlin alarm plugin for Flutter, launches apps from background at specific times. - assets_indexer (9 stars): Auto-generates strongly-typed Dart asset references for Flutter projects. - goal-agent: AI-powered career goal agent for Claude Code with cross-platform automation. - claude-remote-terminal: Mobile remote terminal for Claude AI coding sessions over WebSocket PTY. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS --------------------- - Top Flutter Contributors from Pakistan in 2026 (May 2026), cross-published on personal blog, Dev.to, and Hashnode. - One Spell, Every Kingdom: Why Flutter Still Matters in the AI Era (May 2026), cross-published on personal blog, Dev.to, and Hashnode. - How a Pakistani Engineer Got 6 PRs Merged Into Flutters Official Framework (2026). - Flutter State Management in 2026: A Decision Guide for Production Apps (2026). - Flutters Three-Tree Architecture Explained: Widgets, Elements, RenderObjects (2026). - 11 plus articles published across personal blog, Medium, Dev.to, and Hashnode. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS -------------------- - Panel Speaker, Scaling Products with Flutter, DevFest Karachi 2021, GDG Kolachi. - Speaker, Google I/O Extended Karachi, GDG Kolachi. - Lead Instructor, Flutter Bootcamp, GDG Kolachi. - Speaker, Flutter Seminar, Iqra University. - Inaugural Speaker, Facebook Developer Circle, The Nest IO. - 5 plus additional events across GDG Kolachi, universities, and tech communities. RECOGNITION ----------- - 6 merged Pull Requests into Googles official Flutter framework, with 5 currently under review. - Author of the only Urdu Flutter course listed on docs.flutter.dev/resources/courses. - Official Mentor at GDG Kolachi (Google Developer Groups), Karachi chapter. - 9,800 plus GitHub contributions across 175 public repositories with 222 followers. EDUCATION --------- - Aptech Computer Education, Karachi, Pakistan | ACCP, Computer Software Engineering | 2012 to 2016 - Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi | Intermediate of Computer Science (ICS) | 2012 to 2014 - Bahadurabad Foundation School, Karachi, Pakistan | Matriculation, Computer Science | 2011 to 2013. Activities: Programming, Application Development, Research.