Saqib Bedar

Software Engineer | Full-Stack Development & Applied ML

I build scalable backend systems, secure web applications, and robust developer tools. With a strong foundation in Python and JavaScript ecosystems, my work spans from architecting REST APIs to applied machine learning research. I focus on delivering maintainable code, automated testing, and clean documentation.

Islamabad, Pakistan · UTC+5 (Open to Remote)

GitHub github.com/saqibbedar LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/saqibbedar Resume Online resume page

Projects

UV-JEPA Research · in progress

Building a latent-predictive (JEPA) vision-language model for Urdu, a low-resource language, under data-constrained training on a 59K-image / 319K-caption corpus. Implementing dual encoders (ViT-Small, RoBERTa) with an EMA-updated target text encoder and a cross-attention predictor optimized via normalized latent regression, avoiding autoregressive decoding errors. Supervised by Dr. Syed Muhammad Naqi at QAU.

Research Overview Dr. Naqi (Faculty)

PyTorch ViT-Small RoBERTa JEPA Vision-Language Low-Resource ML

Online Student Portal System Client Work · Dec 2025

Architected a 4-role RBAC university portal (Master Admin, Department Admin, Faculty, Student) on a modular Model-View-Controller backend, delivered as production client work. Implemented server-side HTTP-only cookie authentication with JWT refresh rotation and a FIFO concurrent-session eviction algorithm capped at 3 sessions per user. Built rate-limited email OTP recovery (3 per day, 2-minute cooldown) and hard-delete operations with referential-integrity validation.

Project Page Private client repository

Node.js Express React MongoDB JWT & Auth RBAC

Fluent-Python: CI/CD Testing Ground Open Source · 2025—Present

Run a production-style pipeline testbed demonstrating branch protection, local automation scripts, and multi-stage CI/CD workflows on protected branches. Maintain an open-source Python engineering curriculum (language internals, OOP, async, LLM integrations) with uv environments, Ruff linting, and automated pytest suites.

Project Page GitHub

Python 3.12+ uv Ruff pytest GitHub Actions CI/CD

Date Fruit Classification Applied ML · 2024

Designed a custom 4-block PyTorch CNN and benchmarked it against a ResNet-50 transfer-learning backbone on 7,000 images across 10 classes, reaching 96.38% test accuracy. Supervised by Dr. Syed Muhammad Naqi at QAU; deployed as a real-time PyTorch inference web application.

Case Study GitHub

Case studyProject page

96.38%Test accuracy

7,000Dataset images

10Classes

ResNet-50Fine-tuned

PyTorchTraining stack

Gitcraft Deployed

A practical Git reference and companion for everyday workflows and long-term mastery. Navigable 33-page documentation site built with Zensical, covering Git mental models, branching, collaboration, and disaster recovery patterns.

Case Study Live Site GitHub

33Documentation pages

ZensicalSite generator

GitHub PagesDeployed

MITLicense

Developer Tools & Libraries

bxp-code React Package · npm

A drop-in React code block component powered by Shiki syntax highlighting and Prettier code formatting. Provides automatic syntax highlighting, code formatting, copy-to-clipboard support, and zero-configuration styling for developer documentation.

Case Study GitHub npm

React Shiki Prettier npm Package Docs UI

BedarX Pro VS Code Theme

A Visual Studio Code theme family featuring 6 variants, designed for readable syntax contrast, polished semantic highlighting, and comfortable long engineering sessions. Published on the VS Code Marketplace.

Case Study GitHub Marketplace

JavaScript VS Code API Marketplace Developer Tools

FastAPI Mastery Learning Repository

Structured backend engineering repository exploring modern FastAPI architecture, Pydantic data schemas and validation, dependency injection, modular router patterns, and RESTful service design.

GitHub

FastAPI Python Pydantic REST APIs

Skills

Languages

Core programming languages used across backend architectures, systems programming, and machine learning research workflows.

Python JavaScript C++

Backend Development

Architecting modular MVC backends, RESTful services, role-based access control, secure JWT cookie session rotation, and full-stack web applications.

FastAPI Pydantic REST API Design Node.js Express React JWT Role-Based Access Control

Data & Machine Learning

Vision-language architectures, transfer learning, numerical data processing, and document/relational databases.

PyTorch Computer Vision Transfer Learning NumPy Pandas MongoDB MySQL PostgreSQL (learning) GCP (learning)

Tools & Testing

Engineering practices for repository truth with Git, service provider collaboration via GitHub and GitLab, automated test suites, CI workflows, and containerization.

uv Ruff pytest Git GitHub Actions GitLab Linux Docker

Experience & Teaching

Teaching Assistant — Web Application Development (WAD) Sep 2024—Present

Teaching Assistant for the Web Application Development (WAD) course at Quaid-i-Azam University. Instructing 35+ students across practical laboratory sessions focused on Git version control workflows, REST API consumption, and OpenAI/Gemini SDK integrations. Assisting with student code reviews, lab assignments, and coursework evaluation reports.

Front-End Developer Intern 2025

Completed an 8-week front-end engineering internship at the College of Army Education (CAE). Delivered responsive production interfaces within an 8-week cycle using a modern JavaScript/React stack.

Speaker — Open Source Contribution Webinar AutoMind Community · Sep 2026

Delivered an invited community session organized by the AutoMind Community via Google Meet. Guided developers through practical open-source contribution workflows, Git fundamentals, repository etiquette, and collaborative pull request practices.

Speaker & Workshop Instructor — GitHub: Learn What Matters MLSA QAU · 2024

Led an interactive virtual workshop hosted by the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors (MLSA) QAU via Microsoft Teams. Instructed students on Git version control fundamentals, branching strategies, conflict resolution, collaboration practices, and deployment with GitHub Pages.

Education

BS Computer Science · QAU Islamabad 2023—June 2027 (Expected)

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Quaid-i-Azam University, bridging full-stack web engineering and systems with deep learning research and practical open-source tooling.

Data Structures Algorithms Operating Systems Database Systems Computer Networks Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision Theory of Automata Compiler Construction (studying)

Now

Current Focus

Transitioning advanced full-stack and backend engineering experience into the machine learning space. Currently focused on applying modern Python frameworks to build applied AI models, alongside architecting secure, concurrent web services and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan · UTC+5

Open to: Full-Stack Engineering, Python Backend Development, and Applied ML/AI roles

Looking for: Remote software engineering roles, collaborative freelance projects, and relocation-friendly positions that blend web architecture with machine learning