Muhammad Bilal Nawaz
Backend engineer working in Laravel and Python — and the person who also hardens the servers that code runs on. I build business systems, then keep them online and secure.
What I do
I'm an IT systems engineer and software developer working across PHP/Laravel, Python automation, WordPress, and server security. Day to day I build and secure HEX Accounts, the Laravel-based POS/ERP platform I founded — fixing bugs, tuning database queries, and hardening the infrastructure underneath it.
Outside the application code, I run production servers directly: Linux administration, firewall hardening, SSH lockdown, Cloudflare WAF/DDoS protection, and WordPress hardening — validated with Nmap and WPScan rather than assumed. I hold CHFI training in digital forensics and cybersecurity fundamentals, and I write Python automation and desktop tools for real operational problems — payroll, printing, reporting — not demos.
What I work with
Backend Development
Laravel and Python APIs, database design, and query performance.
Infrastructure & Security
Server hardening, firewall configuration, and vulnerability validation.
Automation & Desktop Apps
Desktop tools that replace manual, repetitive business tasks.
WordPress
Fully custom builds and hardening — no themes, no page builders.
Business Systems
POS, ERP, payroll, and invoicing workflows businesses run on.
Tools
The stack behind how I build, ship, and secure everything above.
Leadership & Communication
Running a team and a product, not just writing the code.
Where I've worked
Building HEX Accounts, a SaaS accounting/ERP platform for SMEs — product vision, system architecture, and the Laravel + Python backend underneath it. Own infrastructure, server security and deployment, and ship automation for reporting and workflow optimization.
Build and maintain a Laravel-based POS: bug fixes, performance tuning, and database/workflow optimization. Python automation and desktop tools for reporting, printing/batch systems and internal tooling — with secure coding practices and AI-assisted development used deliberately.
Run IT operations and internal systems for a manufacturing business: attendance, payroll and salary administration, customer/vendor invoicing through accounting software, and hardware, software and network troubleshooting.
Earlier
SEO strategy, keyword/competitor research, content optimization, performance monitoring.
Content creation, editing and publishing; social media aligned to brand voice.
Financial reporting, accounts payable/receivable, audit coordination.
Financial reporting, accounts payable/receivable, audit coordination.
Things I've built
Python automation and desktop tools built for real operational problems, plus one full web platform.
EMS Pro — Workforce Intelligence Platform
Installable web app · real-time multi-device sync
A complete employee-management system built as an installable PWA: real-time Firebase sync across every device, attendance and payroll calculation engines, leave management with a calendar view, salary-due notifications, and payslip generation. An AI assistant answers questions directly against live workforce data — "who has the most absences," "what's our payroll exposure" — and every report exports to CSV, plain text, or print, with a month-over-month history archive kept per employee.
- Firebase Auth — email/password, reset flow, re-auth on password change
- Dashboard analytics with Chart.js — payroll, attendance, balance trends
- AI assistant grounded in live employee data, with an offline fallback
- CSV / text / print exports, plus per-employee monthly archives
Message Organizer Pro
WhatsApp bulk-messaging automation with spintax message variation, human-like typing simulation, scheduling, and media attachment.
PDF + Image Merger
Merges PDFs and scanned images into one document with automatic deskew, adaptive cropping, and contrast/sharpness enhancement.
Price Checker
Fast product price-history lookup over CSV data with customer/product search, using widget recycling to keep 100+ rows responsive.
Sticker Printer Enterprise
Automates BarTender label printing end-to-end: reorderable print queue, batch numbering, CSV bulk import, and reprint history.
Daily Report
A debit/credit ledger for daily cash reporting, with running balances, monthly PDF reports, and direct export to POS-compatible CSV.
Calculator
A calculator with live-preview results as you type, percentage handling, sound feedback, and a light/dark theme toggle.
Speed Test Monitor
Continuous internet speed monitoring with results logged to CSV and a built-in history viewer.
YouTube Downloader
A Flask web app wrapping yt-dlp, streaming real-time download progress — speed, ETA, percentage — to the browser.
Websites I've built
Fully custom code — no theme or page-builder extensions used.
naginapaints.comBuilt with Claude over MCP — no theme or template, from scratch.
zahidindustriallinks.comCourses & education
Get in touch
Open to IT Systems Engineering, Backend Development, Automation, or Infrastructure-focused roles.