$ whoami
shehzad shaikh
SOFTWARE
Node.js · PHP · Python · APIs at scale
HARDWARE
Edge controllers · ANPR · computer vision
CLOUD
AWS · serverless · logs you can actually read
ERP
NetSuite · SuiteScript · integrations
WIRED INTO
OTHER SYSTEMS
Whatever the business already runs on — made to talk to the rest
Shehzad Shaikh — the one guy who can work with Software, Hardware, Cloud, ERP and other Systems. Lead Software Engineer at ValetEZ, where I build computer vision and ML on hardware that fits in your palm plus the cloud backend behind it. Independently, I consult on ERP — NetSuite work that makes the ERP talk to everything else.
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Pune, IST · remote-friendly
shehzad shaikh
engineer
CAM 01 · 4K · 30FPS
● REC
SHEHZAD SHAIKH
Ten years spent making the camera at the gate and the ledger in the ERP agree with each other.
skills detected:
software · hardware · cloud · ERP
$ tail -f /var/log/career
14:02:11 OK anpr.gate — plate matched in 180ms
14:02:14 OK pgs.floor3 — 212 slots reconciled
14:02:19 RUN faris — AR/AP pipeline swept
14:02:23 OK fastag.txn — 35M+ lifetime
14:02:27 OK core.api — 150k+ txns/day
14:02:31 OK securez.door — face matched, unlocked
$ uptime
10+ years, 200M+ txns processed
$ location
Pune, India (IST) · remote-friendly
200M+
transactions processed by systems I've built and kept running
35M+
FASTag transactions processed at gate and highway scale
150k+
transactions a day, live, across parking, access and payment flows
10+ yrs
across ERP, cloud, products and hardware in the field
$ ps aux | grep shehzad
Two processes, always running
The product work and the consulting work are separate tracks. They feed each other, but they are not the same job.
PID 01 · FULL TIME
Product engineering at ValetEZ
Lead Software Engineer · at ValetEZ since 2021
Core backend, edge controllers and the RnD around them. Computer vision at the gate, event-driven services in AWS, and the observability that keeps a hardware fleet debuggable.
ANPR & PGS
Node.js · Python
AWS
Payments at scale
PID 02 · INDEPENDENT
ERP & systems consulting
Solo · client engagements worldwide
This is where the ERP work lives — NetSuite customizations, integrations and cloud architecture for clients, entirely separate from my ValetEZ role. Plus full-stack builds where the business logic is the hard part.
NetSuite · SuiteScript
Integrations
Cloud architecture
Full stack
$ ls ./services
Most engineers own one box on the diagram. I own the line between them.
Full stack first, then cloud and software architecture, now products where controllers, backends and the ERP all have to agree with each other.
Backend & full stack engineering
APIS · INTERNAL TOOLS · DASHBOARDS
- Web apps across PHP, Node.js, MERN/MEAN, Angular.
- REST APIs and microservices tuned for real products.
- Performance, security and SEO-aware architecture where it matters.
Cloud as a tool, not a buzzword
CLOUD & SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE
- AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Route53, Lambda, API Gateway, SES, SNS, VPC, IoT, IAM, CloudWatch.
- Docker for containerized workloads, controllers and supporting services.
- Centralised logging and observability for hardware fleets.
ERPs that talk to the rest of your stack
INDEPENDENT ERP CONSULTING
- SuiteScript, NetSuite customizations and ERP integrations.
- Systems where WordPress, ERPs, mobile apps and CRMs work together.
- Business-aware flows for e-commerce, mobility, farm-to-fork and learning platforms.
Hardware + software at scale
EDGE · COMPUTER VISION · GENAI
- ANPR pipelines and Parking Guidance Systems on palm-sized controllers, offline-first.
- Face Unlock authentication for SecurEZ-style access control.
- GenAI reporting: NLP → SQL engines and chat interfaces over live operational data.
CASE STUDY 01
VALETEZ · 2021 → PRESENT · PRODUCT LEAD → LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
The core backend behind a national smart-parking and mobility platform
Parking, gate ANPR, FASTag, payments and analytics running on one event-driven backend — and a controller fleet in basements and gates that has to keep working when the network doesn't.
PROBLEM
Live sites generate transactions faster than any manual process can follow. Gate hardware fails in ways cloud dashboards never see, and every debugging session used to mean SSH-ing into a device in a basement.
ARCHITECTURE
An event-driven services layer on AWS fronting a controller fleet, with every device pushing structured logs into centralised storage that can be queried across the whole fleet.
RESULT
150k+ transactions a day, 200M+ processed in total and 35M+ FASTag transactions — with one overview dashboard that answers "what broke, where" before anyone logs into a device.
Node.js
Python
PHP
AWS
Event-driven services
SQL
CASE STUDY 02
PARKEZ AI CONTROLLERS · ANPR & PARKING GUIDANCE
Computer vision on hardware that fits in your palm
Slot detection, number plate recognition and floor-level guidance running on palm-sized single-board controllers with 4K cameras — offline-first, with on-device storage and robust sync back to the cloud.
PROBLEM
A basement has poor light, worse connectivity and no tolerance for a barrier that won't open. Cloud-only recognition is too slow and too fragile for a car waiting at a gate.
ARCHITECTURE
Detection and OCR run on the controller itself. Decisions are local; every event is queued on the device and synced to the cloud when the link returns, with a lightweight messaging layer holding the fleet together.
RESULT
Gate ANPR, floor-level guidance and on-ground operations that keep working through a network outage, and reconcile themselves afterwards instead of losing the day's data.
Single-board controllers
Computer vision + OCR
Python
Fleet messaging
4K cameras
CURRENTLY BUILDING
FARIS
Fully Autonomous Reasoning & Intelligence System
My personal Jarvis, and the proof that I run my own business the way I'd build yours. FARIS handles my finances, AR/AP pipelines, SDLC, email and investments — task tracking, time management, meeting intelligence and client analytics in one system.
Mostly done, still growing. It started as automation for my own admin overhead so a tight daily window goes to real work — and it is turning into something other solo operators could use.
faris.shehzadshaikh.com ↗
Finances
invoices, ledgers, investments
AR / AP pipelines
swept and reconciled on schedule
SDLC
tasks, time, delivery tracking
Email & meetings
triage and meeting intelligence
Client analytics
what each engagement actually costs and returns
$ ls ./projects
Other systems I've shaped
SecurEZ Face AccessACCESS CONTROL
Face Unlock authentication for door access — cameras, controllers and backend policies tied together so authorised faces open doors and everything else is logged.
ChargeEZEV CHARGING · OCPP
An EV charging platform with pay-per-use and subscription models, powering fast AC and DC chargers with support for universal chargers.
GenAI Reporting PlatformNLP → SQL
A reporting layer that turns natural language into SQL, runs it on live data and answers in chat or charts — operational and management reporting without writing queries.
NetSuite CustomizationsERP
Custom records, scripts, workflows and APIs connecting NetSuite to apps, dashboards and external systems — without bending the ERP too far.
$ history
Ten years of taking systems apart
It started with hardware — locked PCs, BIOS passwords, low-level hacks (sorry, dad) — then web development, PHP, Node.js and cloud. The arc ends up in the same place: controllers in basements sending logs to dashboards I built, so we can see what went wrong without touching every device.
Core backend — PHP (CodeIgniter, Laravel) · Node.js · TypeScript · REST APIs · microservices
Cloud & infra — AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Route53, Lambda, API Gateway, SES, SNS, CloudWatch, VPC, IAM) · Docker · basic Kubernetes
Frontend & apps — Angular · MERN/MEAN patterns · hybrid apps · admin panels and internal tools
ERP & data — NetSuite & SuiteScript · SQL/MySQL · reporting and operational analytics
Edge & automation — Python · edge controllers · ANPR and parking guidance · GenAI reporting · centralised log aggregation
EDUCATION
2010–2015
Engineer's Degree, Information Technology
University of Mumbai · ACM · graduated an IT engineer specialising in web development
2008–2010
Intermediate Studies XI–XII, Information Technology
North Maharashtra University
2026–Now
Solo Freelancer (Independent)
Backend engineering, cloud architecture, ERP integrations and full-stack projects for clients worldwide, alongside ValetEZ.
Apr 2025–Now
Lead Software Engineer @ ValetEZ
Architecture for 150k+ daily transactions, ANPR pipelines, edge controllers, offline-first sync and the FASTag transaction engine — plus monitoring and device health across the fleet.
Jul 2021–Apr 2025
Product Lead @ ValetEZ
Core backend and controller ecosystem for high-traffic, on-ground deployments, plus RnD oversight.
Jul–Dec 2025
Co-Founder @ Phoenext Tech
Product lab and consulting outfit — NetSuite implementations and integrations, multi-ERP work, mobile and cloud apps, automations.
Oct 2020–Jul 2025
Co-Founder @ Dewise Labs
ERP-aware products and services — a stepping stone to Payvala, Deliwiz and Narrate.
May 2019–Jul 2021
Software Architect @ IgluLabs
Scoping client requirements into solutions, leading project teams end to end, and coaching the development team.
Aug 2016–Sep 2020
Director @ Techasoft
Engineering and delivery for multiple web and mobile products at high traffic.
Oct 2015–Apr 2019
Web Developer @ IgluLabs
Where it started — PHP, JavaScript and cloud, growing toward architecture.
$ cat ./clients
Teams and product ecosystems I've built for
Decathlon
Castrol
Frost & Sullivan
ValetEZ
Waycool
Life360
CEMPIA
Chizzle
RentSher
Pragati Direct
Spanish World
SunnyBee
Gigco
HiYoga
Alum-n-I
Khwarizmi Ventures
Tagger
PropYoda
Signtist
ISB Mantra
Payvala
…and more
$ diagnose --symptom
Pick the symptom. I'll tell you what it usually is.
Four problems I get called about most. The diagnosis is not a sales pitch — it's the first thing I'd check.
DIAGNOSTIC SESSION
shehzad@HackEnd
$ man shehzadSHEHZAD(1)
NAME
shehzad — engineer for systems that touch the physical world
SYNOPSIS
shehzad [--software] [--hardware] [--cloud] [--erp] <your system>
DESCRIPTION
It began with hardware — locked PCs, BIOS passwords, low-level hacks (sorry, dad). Then web development, PHP, Node.js, cloud. Ten years later the curiosity points the same direction: take the thing apart, find out why it broke, and make it tell you next time before you have to ask.
OPTIONS
--offline-first assume the network will fail; design so it does not matter
--observable if you need SSH to answer a question, the design is unfinished
--boring prefer the dull architecture that survives the on-call rotation
--own-it architecture and execution, not one without the other
SEE ALSO
$ cat ./writing
The Sins We Stopped Seeing
A book about the sins that went quiet — the ones so ordinary,
so woven into a normal day, that they stopped registering as sins at all. Every ayah and
every hadith in it names its collection and its number, so nothing has to be taken on trust.
Thirteen chapters, published under the
imprint The Quiet Sins. Everything that goes out there is kept here as well
— as text you can read, search and check, rather than as pictures that scroll
past once and are gone.
The bookNON-FICTION · 13 CHAPTERS
Small sins, counted honestly: the second glance, the rushed prayer,
the name that came up, the assumption reached in under a second. Written to lead
somewhere, not to accuse — it ends on mercy, not on the arithmetic.
The Arithmetic of SinTOOL · SIX SINS
A calculator for six of them. You supply every premise — your
own seconds, your own frequency, your own years — and it multiplies. It asserts
no statistics and rules on nothing; each sin carries the narration it comes from,
with a link to check it at source.
Read about the book →
Open the tool →
The archive →