Khalil Ahmad is an AI-Forward Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan. He designs and builds the machinery underneath AI-native products — retrieval, orchestration, evaluation, and the platforms that keep them honest in production. He works across the stack: writing the code, designing the system around it, and sitting directly with clients to make sure what ships is what they actually needed — the role he calls a Forward Deployed Engineer.
Associate Software Engineer · June 2026 — Present
Building and maintaining client's production web platform, implementing production level practices for scalable generation. Developing architecture, improving consistency and development velocity across the frontend and backend.
Support Engineer · May 2025 — September 2025
Provided hands-on technical support to 50+ business owners and founders, helping them scope, build, and troubleshoot the software behind their businesses. Translated non-technical requirements into working solutions and kept client-facing systems running smoothly.
Associate Software Engineer · October 2025 — June 2026
Developed end-to-end AI SaaS products and MVPs across client industries. Owned full project lifecycle from architecture through deployment on client-facing engagements.
Full Stack Engineer & Project Lead · August 2024 — September 2025
Led development and deployment of a game portal integrating 15+ Unity WebGL titles. Mentored 20+ junior developers and cut deployment time by 20%.
Applied AI
Retrieval, agent orchestration, and evaluation harnesses that hold up under real traffic.
Product systems
TypeScript, Python and Go — from the first interface sketch to the deploy that carries it.
Platform
Observability, cost control, and CI that makes shipping ordinary instead of an event.