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larebsyed/README.md

Hi, I'm Lareb Khalil Syed

Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building scalable web applications and leading engineering teams. Currently architecting educational technology at LabXChange (Harvard/Amgen initiative).

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What I Do

I build and lead teams that create impactful products. My focus areas:

  • Technical Leadership — Architecting systems, mentoring engineers, driving engineering excellence
  • Frontend Architecture — React, TypeScript, state management, performance optimization
  • Full-Stack Development — Python/Django backends, REST APIs, database design
  • Platform Engineering — CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, developer experience

Experience Highlights

LabXChange LabXChange (Harvard/Amgen Initiative)

Tech Lead | 2018 - Present

Leading frontend architecture for an educational platform serving millions of learners worldwide. Built interactive science simulations, real-time collaboration features, and scalable content delivery systems.

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Impact: Platform serves 5M+ users across 190+ countries


Cresta Cresta AI

Senior Engineer

Contributed to AI-powered sales coaching platform. Built real-time conversation analysis features and agent performance dashboards.

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Marveri Marveri

Senior Engineer

Developed legal tech solutions for contract analysis and document automation.

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Tech Stack

Frontend

React TypeScript JavaScript Redux Next.js TailwindCSS HTML5 CSS3 Sass

Backend

Python Django Node.js GraphQL REST API

Database & Cache

PostgreSQL MySQL Neo4j Redis Elasticsearch

Infrastructure & DevOps

AWS Docker Terraform GitHub Actions

Tools & Testing

Git Nx Playwright Storybook Vite


Open Source

I maintain several npm packages:

use-pretty-elapsed-time

React hook for human-readable time formatting

npm npm downloads GitHub

use-incremental-state

React hook for incremental state management

npm npm downloads GitHub

use-demo-pointer

React hook for creating interactive demos with mouse movement

npm npm downloads GitHub


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Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing:

  • Engineering leadership and team building
  • EdTech and impactful technology
  • React/TypeScript architecture patterns
  • Open source collaboration

Currently open to: Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, and Principal Engineer opportunities

📍 Lahore, Pakistan (Open to Remote)


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  5. use-pretty-elapsed-time use-pretty-elapsed-time Public

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  6. use-demo-pointer use-demo-pointer Public

    The package can be used to create a demo of mouse movement on an actual react component