Arslan Mushtaq
Principle Software Engineer
Principal Mobile Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience architecting, scaling, and leading high-impact mobile and web applications across fintech, healthcare, telecommunications, and consumer domains. Proven owner of mobile architecture decisions for React Native platforms, driving performance, reliability, and developer productivity at scale. Extensive experience leading distributed teams, defining engineering standards, automating CI/CD pipelines, and delivering production-grade systems used by hundreds of thousands of users. Trusted technical leader who partners closely with Product, UX, and Backend stakeholders to translate business strategy into resilient mobile platforms.
Personal Projects
Projects I work on during my free time.
Sayaraat
Sayaraat is a comprehensive automotive marketplace designed for residents of the United Arab Emirates. This platform streamlines the process of buying, selling, and renting vehicles, offering users a wide range of options and services within the automotive sector.
Next.js
React
React Native
Express
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Axios
Sequelize
Amazon Web Services
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Firebase Analytics
Firebase Crashlytics
Tempo
Led full-stack development of Tempo, an iOS-based event management and ticketing marketplace. Built core features (event creation, location management, dashboard, Stripe), and the entire Firebase backend (Authentication, Firestore, A/B testing, Crashlytics, Analytics, Admin, Messaging, Cloud Functions). Initiated development of a supporting React.js web application.
React Native CLI
Firebase Authentication
Firebase Firestore Database
Firebase Storage
React Navigation
Redux Toolkit
Redux Persist
Redux Thunk
React Native Paper
Formik
Axios
Dayjs
Jest
Skills
Skills I use frequently during my development.
Mobile
React Native (Expo CLI)
Android Jetpack Compose
Android XML Layouts
SwiftUI
iOS UIKit
Frontend
React.js
Remix
Next.js
HTML5
CSS3
Solito
React Query
Axios
Backend
Node.js
Express
Auth0
Passportjs
REST APIs
GraphQL
Architecture & Technical Leadership
Architecture decisions and leadership roles I've undertaken
Owned end-to-end mobile architecture decisions across multiple React Native applications, including code structure, state management, performance strategy, and release workflows.
Defined and enforced engineering standards for mobile development, testing, and CI/CD pipelines across distributed teams.
Led architectural design reviews and mentored engineers across seniority levels, raising overall code quality and system reliability.
Partnered with Product, UX, and Backend leadership to align mobile technical strategy with business objectives and delivery timelines.
Professional Experience
My professional experience till date
Lead Frontend Engineer
Amega, Cyprus
Remote
June 2024 - November 2025
- Owned and defined the mobile and frontend architecture across React Native and web platforms, serving as the primary technical decision-maker for performance, scalability, and tooling strategy.
- Led the frontend ecosystem across multiple products, delivering performance-optimized features used across customer-facing financial applications.
- Designed and implemented a unified automation framework using Appium and WebDriverIO, reducing manual QA effort by 30% and standardizing testing practices organization-wide.
- Architected and improved CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 20% while increasing release reliability and environment consistency.
- Led and mentored a team of 5 engineers, conducting architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.
- Collaborated closely with Product, Backend, and QA teams to deliver stable, scalable features under aggressive timelines.
Senior React Native Engineer
Novos, United States of America
Remote
April 2023 - June 2024
- Led architectural decisions for a large-scale React Native application supporting 1M+ users, focusing on performance optimization, scalability, and reliability.
- Delivered high-impact mobile features contributing to a 30% increase in traffic and 15% growth in e-commerce revenue.
- Implemented performance and stability strategies that significantly improved app responsiveness and crash rates.
- Worked cross-functionally with Product, Backend, and Design teams to translate business requirements into scalable mobile solutions.
Education
My education over the years
Bachelors of Computer Science
Minhaj University Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan
2015 - 2019
Achievements
Winner at Softec’19
Softec is an event held every year at FAST-NU, Lahore where contestants from different fields gather to compete. My University nominated me along with 2 juniors for the App Dev Competition. The competition was to build a mobile application similar to Netflix within 28 hours. Our team Hex Clanners developed the application using Native Android (Kotlin). We secured the first prize along with a cash reward of PKR 50,000.
Certifications
Certifications that help in my daily development
Volunteering Activities
My favorite part of life
Guest Speaker at Google I/O Extended 2019
I had the distinct honor of presenting at Google I/O Extended 2019, where I discussed the fundamentals of Kotlin in my presentation titled "Introduction to Kotlin." Onstage at LUMS, I delved into the core concepts of Kotlin and its advantages over Java in the context of Android Development. GDG Lahore organized this noteworthy event.
Tech Tology Lahore Chapter Launch
I was honored to be invited as a guest speaker at the Tech Tology Lahore Chapter Launch event. During my presentation, I discussed the enjoyable aspects of constructing Android applications. The primary aim of my talk was to demystify Android Application Development, illustrating to developers how it can be an engaging and accessible process.