AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Certified 2026
Foundational certification covering architecture best practices, cost optimization, high availability, and service selection across AWS compute, storage, networking, and security domains.
Portfolio v3.0 — 2026
Nivyan.AI Developer & AWS Solutions Architect
SAA-C03 certified · 6+ years shipping production AI systems and AWS architecture.
I design AWS architecture and build production AI systems, LLM integrations, and full-stack apps that don't page anyone at 3am.
~/nivyan — zsh
$ whoami
Nivyan · AI Developer · AWS Solutions Architect
$ cat ./stack.json
{
"focus": ["web", "AI/ML", "cloud"],
"cloud": "AWS Serverless",
"status": true
}
"focus": ["web", "AI/ML", "cloud"],
"cloud": "AWS Serverless",
"status": true
}
$
Verified Credential
Issued · July 2026
ID · 9E8E9A75
01 / About
I build things
at the edge of
what's possible.
I've been engineering software for six years, from solo freelance builds to leading delivery on multi-tenant SaaS. The throughline: AI systems and AWS architecture that hold up in production, not just in the demo.
I work across the full stack: LLM integrations, Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines, and distributed AWS serverless backends, with production experience in React, TypeScript, Next.js, Python, FastAPI, and LangChain.
Recent work includes Promptly (a Socratic AI product architect with 16 metered agents behind a four-gate cost guard), SBA Loans HQ (a four-portal SBA lending platform with $33M+ in loans processed), and Quanta (a natural-language-to-SQL BI tool spanning four LLM providers).
02 / Stack
The full toolkit.
hover to explore
03 / Work
Production case studies.
Promptly
Socratic AI product architect: 16 agents propose, deterministic code decides — a four-gate cost guard, an acyclic dependency graph, and a living PRD from one spec store.
SBA Loans HQ
Four-portal SBA lending SaaS: blind deal marketplace, 10-stage enforced pipeline, AI document intake — $33M+ in loans processed.
Quanta
Self-hosted AI BI: ask in plain English, a six-stage pipeline writes provably read-only SQL — even against databases behind SSH bastions.
04 / Experience
Where I've shipped.
- 2025 — Present
Full-Stack AI Engineer & Product Manager
SBA Loans HQ · ArithmiksTook dual ownership of engineering and product direction on a multi-tenant SBA lending platform. Shipped AI-powered document processing, financial audit automation, loan lead spam filtering, and approval prediction tools across the full loan lifecycle. Over $33 million in loans approved through the platform, with a substantial pipeline of active deals in progress.
- 2024 — 2025
Full-Stack Developer
Swerv Automotive · ArithmiksBuilt a predictive lead intelligence platform for automotive dealerships. Analysed vehicle lifecycle and purchase history data to surface high-intent buyers before they enter the market, delivering ranked prospect lists with likelihood scores so dealerships can act ahead of demand.
- 2023 — 2024
Front-End Developer
Easybar · ArithmiksDelivered a full-stack rebar procurement platform that replaced fragmented manual workflows with a unified digital system. Built a canvas-based interactive design tool for rebars, wire mesh, and pile cages with real-time visual feedback; automated quotation generation and print-ready fabrication ticket delivery; branded PDF and Excel exports with RTL/LTR language support; centralised order tracking with automatic weight and timeline calculations; and a side-by-side bid comparison tool for procurement decisions.
- 2020 — 2025
Independent Software Consultant
Contract · RemoteOngoing freelance practice alongside the full-time roles above: 20+ end-to-end products delivered for global clients across healthcare, e-commerce, CAD tooling, and 3D visualization, on time and within scope.
05 / Credentials
Certified
solutions architect.
The AWS certification backs how I approach architecture: cost, resilience, blast radius, and the right service for the job.
06 / FAQ
Common questions.
- What kind of engineering work do you take on?
- Production AI/LLM features (RAG, agents, structured outputs across Claude / GPT / Gemini), AWS serverless architecture, and full-stack web builds with Next.js, React, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL. Strongest on multi-tenant SaaS, AI-augmented workflows, and cloud-native systems where reliability matters.
- Are you available for full-time roles?
- Yes, open to senior software engineer, staff engineer, or tech lead positions, remote-first, ideally with EMEA or US-East timezone overlap. Also open to fractional and contract engagements.
- Can I hire you as a freelance AI developer or AWS Solutions Architect?
- Yes, I take freelance and contract work as an AI developer and AWS Certified Solutions Architect: LLM integration (Claude, GPT, Gemini), RAG pipelines, AI agents, and AWS serverless builds. Engage directly by email, through Contra, or as a fractional senior engineer.
- What's a typical engagement length?
- Contract work usually runs 4–16 weeks for a focused build (LLM feature integration, MVP, or AWS migration), or ongoing as a fractional senior engineer. Full-time roles are open-ended.
- What timezones do you work across?
- Based in Lahore, Pakistan (UTC+5 / Asia-Karachi). Standard overlap with EMEA all day and US-East mornings. Comfortable shifting hours for sync-heavy clients.
- Do you have AWS certifications?
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (SAA-C03), issued July 2026, valid through July 2029. Production experience across Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, RDS, Textract, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
- Which LLM and AI tools have you shipped to production?
- Anthropic Claude (Sonnet and Opus), OpenAI GPT-4, Google Gemini, LangChain, embeddings and vector retrieval, AWS Textract for OCR, and custom evals. Recent work: Promptly (a Claude-powered Socratic product architect with a four-gate AI cost guard and 16 metered agent pipelines) and Quanta (natural-language SQL across Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, and Groq with SELECT-only enforcement).
- How do I scope a project quickly?
- Email hello@nivyan.dev with one paragraph on the problem, current stack, and timing — or book a 30-minute call at calendly.com/bnivyan09. I respond within a business day.
07 / Contact
Let's build
something
worth shipping.
Available for senior individual contributor roles, AWS Solutions Architecture consulting, AI/LLM integration work, and 0→1 MVP builds. Remote-first across EMEA and US-East timezones. Inbox is fast.