Khakan A.

COO

Ilford, England, United Kingdom10 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led a 30+ person tech team to success.
Delivered 150+ bespoke software solutions globally.
Expert in aligning technology with business outcomes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with strong leadership in technology strategy and product development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology StrategyTeam LeadershipTechnical ArchitectureProduct DevelopmentFull Stack DevelopmentSoftware ArchitectureWeb DevelopmentSoftware Development

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesJavaFlutterLaravelStripeHorizonMySQLJavaScriptAgile & SDLC GovernanceFull-Stack Architecture (Next.js, NestJS, Node)AI/ML IntegrationNext.jsNestJSAI AgentsLangChain

About

As CTO and Co-Founder of AlphaRages, I lead the technology vision and execution for a firm that builds scalable digital products for startups and SMEs globally. I transitioned from a hands-on Senior Full Stack Developer to leading a 30+ person team of senior tech leads and artists. My focus is on aligning complex technical architecture with clear business outcomes: driving product innovation, ensuring operational excellence, and mentoring high-performing teams to deliver measurable value to our clients. I specialize in transforming business challenges into robust, future-proof technical solutions.

Experience

10 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

6 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Alpharages

3 roles

Chief Operating Officer | COO

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Product DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesTechnical ArchitectureTeam LeadershipTechnology Strategy

Chief Technical Officer | CTO

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

As a member of the senior leadership team, I am responsible for setting the company's technology vision, driving product innovation, and ensuring our technical execution delivers on business goals. I oversee all technology operations, product development, and the professional growth of our engineering team.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 & 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Define and execute the company's technology roadmap, aligning R&D and infrastructure investments with long-term business growth and market opportunities.
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Hire, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of 30+ senior developers, tech leads, and artists. Implement processes that foster innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: Architect and govern the end-to-end delivery of 150+ bespoke software solutions for global clients, ensuring technical excellence, system reliability, and client satisfaction.
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Champion modern engineering practices (Agile/Scrum, CI/CD) and drive the adoption of key technologies (AI/ML, cloud-native architecture) to improve product quality and team velocity.

JavaTeam LeadershipTechnical Architecture

Sr. Full Stack Developer

Oct 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs · Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gather user requirements, define system functionality, and write codes in different languages
Develop high-quality software design and architecture
Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks in the Software Development Life Cycle from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment
Design system modules and database along with full project development
Take measures to ensure project safety from security threats and database injection by using tools like SQLMap, etc.
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
C-Panel, WHM, and Linux Based server management
Determine time estimates to complete tasks
Documenting technical specifications.

JavaFlutterFull Stack DevelopmentSoftware Architecture

Membersy

Laravel Developer

Dec 2017 – Apr 2023 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Lahore, Pakistan

Membersy is a Health organization working in Austin, Texas US, holding more than 100K of active members. They contain WordPress websites along with Laravel and Python applications for various purposes. The whole setup is running on Digital Ocean & AWS Cloud.

LaravelStripeWeb DevelopmentSoftware Development

Red signal

Software Engineer

Mar 2017 – Oct 2017 · 7 mos · Lahore, Pakistan

Responsibilities:
Created high-quality software design and architecture
Identified, prioritized, and executed tasks in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Enhanced operations by conducting systems analysis while recommending changes in policies and procedures
Created appropriate code structures to develop different tools and applications
Automated tasks using appropriate tools and scripting
Performed validation and verification testing
Worked together with internal teams and clients to fix and enhance final products
Documented development phases and monitor systems
Made sure that software is up-to-date with the latest technologies
Kept information confidential to protect operations
Supported and developed Software Engineers through coaching and advice.

HorizonMySQLSoftware Development

Virtual base

Developer

Jan 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Multan

Responsibilities:
Encoded, tested, and debug all web applications
Created, developed, and deployed various web applications
Developed code structures to resolve specific issues
Coordinated with Software Engineers to develop web projects
Supported in maintaining various websites
Researched and recommended software programs keeping in view their compatibility with the future technologies
Developed Email Security Portal, DNS Management System, and WHCMS Modules
Initiated periodic testing of the projects and implemented contingency plans in case of system failure
Fixed bugs troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.