Available for full-time & contract · Aurora, IL · US Citizen
I ship full-stack AI products that actually go to production.
Full-Stack AI Engineer & Prompt Engineer. From LLM evaluation and safety rubrics to React, Node, Python, AWS, and Azure — I solve messy business problems and deliver complete systems.
Selected work
The work hiring managers actually care about.
Production AI, enterprise frontend, and full-stack delivery — not tutorial demos.
LLM evaluation & prompt engineering for Meta
Trained and tested LLM models for Meta. Evaluated prompt responses and model performance across deployments, enforced safety guidelines, and improved accuracy with rubric-based scoring and documentation frameworks.
- Prompt engineering
- Safety & compliance
- Model evaluation
AI chatbot suite
Built customizable AI assistants on Azure OpenAI — scheduling, order-taking, and bot-builder flows that persist in the cloud and export into other apps.
- Azure OpenAI
- React
- Bot builder
Voice-activated appointment scheduler
Clients book and cancel services over the phone. Twilio + Python backend, React frontend, NLP voice interpretation, and automated scheduling logic.
- Twilio
- Python
- NLP
- React
Cloud AI management dashboard
Real-time business intelligence for SaaS clients: KPIs, analytics, and metrics with a responsive React UI, error handling, and AWS-backed data.
- React
- AWS
- Data viz
React architecture — Northern Trust
Modern React components with hooks, Redux, and Saga for an enterprise financial platform. Jest/Enzyme coverage, API integrations, loading states, and data filtration.
- React
- Redux + Saga
- Jest
Points system platform — Marriott Vacations
End-to-end points management from concept to production: full CRUD, 100% W3C accessibility, and dynamic UI. Awarded 1st place at ARDA 2022.
- JavaScript
- Accessibility
- CRUD
Experience
A track record of shipping, not just consulting decks.
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Full-Stack AI Engineer
Z Full-Stack AI Solutions
LLM model evaluation & prompt engineering for Meta
2025 – 2026- Trained and tested LLM models for Meta, evaluating prompt responses and model performance across multiple deployments.
- Ensured compliance with safety guidelines, prevented sensitive content, and optimized model accuracy using rubrics and documentation frameworks.
AI chatbot suite (Azure OpenAI)
2024- Built customizable AI assistants on Azure OpenAI, including a bot-builder for scheduling, order-taking, and other client workflows.
- Persisted assistant profiles in Azure OpenAI so teams could export and reuse them in other applications.
Voice-activated appointment scheduler (Twilio + Python + React)
2024- Built an appointment system so clients can book and manage services over the phone via Twilio.
- Full-stack delivery: Python backend, React frontend, automated scheduling logic, and NLP voice interpretation.
SaaS cloud AI management dashboard (React + AWS)
2024- Created a real-time business intelligence platform using React and AWS.
- Displays KPIs, analytics, and business metrics with a responsive UI, error handling, and data visualization for SaaS clients.
React component & frontend architecture (Northern Trust)
2022- Developed modern React components using hooks, class components, Redux state management, and Saga middleware.
- Implemented Jest/Enzyme unit testing, API integrations, loading states, and data filtration for an enterprise financial platform.
ARDA award-winning points system (Marriott Vacations)
2021 – 2022- Built an end-to-end points management system from concept to production.
- Implemented full CRUD, 100% W3C accessibility compliance, and dynamic UI. Won 1st place ARDA 2022.
Web development & CMS optimization
2021- Personalized HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for client CMS websites.
- Optimized site performance, updated plugins, and debugged daily deployments.
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Web Developer
CompuSystems · Downers Grove, IL
Trade exhibitor JSP sites, JavaScript/jQuery forms, SQL troubleshooting, registration and payment flows, and business rules for pricing and discounts.
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Software Engineer
Photon Infotech · Walgreens Boots Alliance, Deerfield, IL
Microservices migration from Angular to jQuery/React with a Spring Boot backend. SonarQube style-guide coverage and AJAX activity-log features.
References
What people who've worked with me say.
“Dependable, capable, reliable. Strong problem-solving. Gets quality work done.”
“Quick learner. Adapts well. Takes initiative. Determined to find solutions to difficult problems.”
“Hardworking, resourceful, willing to go the extra mile. Works independently and with teams equally well.”
Stack
The tools I use to go from idea to shipped product.
Front-end
React, Next.js, Redux, Saga, TanStack, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, JSP
AI / LLM
Prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, NLP, ML, Azure OpenAI
Back-end & cloud
Python, Node.js, Nest.js, PHP, MongoDB, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Azure, BigQuery, Twilio
Quality
Jest, Enzyme, Git, accessibility (W3C), production debugging, CMS performance
About
I work fast. I communicate clearly. I get the job done.
I’m Fahad Zakir — a Full-Stack AI Engineer based in Aurora, Illinois. I build complete solutions: model eval, prompt systems, APIs, and interfaces that real users can operate.
Teams hire me when they need someone who can sit with a messy problem, design the architecture, and still write the React and Python that ships.
College of DuPage / Lewis University
Software Development Degree — in progress
General Assembly
Software Engineering Immersive Certificate · 2018
Also built
Personal products & experiments.
Contact
Let’s build something that ships.
If you need a full-stack AI engineer who can own evaluation, product UI, and backend delivery — I’m ready.