Qandil Abdel Fadil Awayan , Web & Backend Developer
Backend systems that hold up in production.
Five years building with Laravel, Node.js, and MySQL. 154 freelance projects delivered, rated 4.9 out of 5.
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Architecture
5+ years of experience
154+ freelance projects
4.9/5 client rating
60k+ users served
Selected work
60,000 users
eCommerce & affiliate platform
Built at Belgomla and now running for 4 companies. Inventory management, user analytics, and payment gateway integrations, covered by unit tests.
belgomla.net
Real-time taxi dispatch
Full backend and 40% of the frontend for a Toronto booking system: live tracking, payment gateways, and WebRTC calls between driver and rider.
bonjoursherbrooke.com
Saudi government platform
Senior backend work on a national digital transformation platform at Tamkeen: 47 new features shipped and 60+ bugs closed within six months.
tamkeentech.sa
Experience
Nov 2025 - Present
Senior Backend Laravel Developer · Riyadh
Backend development in Laravel and PHP from the Riyadh office. Built AI tooling that generates a website's content, SEO, and code from scratch, plus the company's site-editing studio, coding editor, and point-of-sale system.
Jan 2024 - Nov 2025
Senior Backend Laravel Developer · Riyadh
Large-scale Saudi government digital transformation platform. Improved database performance, APIs, and queue management.
Jan 2024 - Sep 2024
Project Manager & Full-Stack Developer · Toronto
Led technical execution of a real-time taxi booking system with tracking, payments, and WebRTC communication.
Oct 2021 - Dec 2023
Full-Stack Developer · Remote
Built the scalable eCommerce and affiliate platform now used by 4 companies, with inventory, analytics, and payment integrations.
Feb 2021 - May 2021
Getmayes
Full-Stack Developer · Remote
Optimized backend architecture for a 20% performance gain and developed 120+ RESTful APIs for third-party integrations.
Earlier: JavaScript developer at Paydizer (React, Node, 2020-2021) and full-stack plus React Native developer at Protech (2017-2018), where I built a social media platform for students.
What clients say
“Truly professional from start to finish. Very persistent and attentive. I highly recommend, 20/20.”
Brandon B. Node.js API integration · Upwork
“Qandil did a fantastic job on a site that was an 8 out of 10 in difficulty. A couple of hours later he had the solution.”
Luis S. Data engineering · Freelancer
“Awesome developer. The task was very complicated but Qandil was able to resolve it very quickly. I highly recommend him.”
Ripon M. Vue.js bug fix · Freelancer
“Asked all the good questions to understand the issue, communicated all along, and made sure it was still working properly days after. Recommended.”
Karl G. Chrome extension · Freelancer
“Was incredible to work with. Would love to work with them again!”
Upwork client REST API project · Upwork
“Hard working, sticks to the deadline, gets the job done. 100% recommend, by far the best freelancer I have worked with on Freelancer.com.”
Freelancer client React + Google API · Freelancer
“Put a lot of effort into the work, great communication. Knows a lot about security for websites.”
Luis S. Web scraping & security · Freelancer
“VERY knowledgeable and VERY quick. We Zoomed and got the work done. I will be hiring him again.”
Nick F. PHP & MySQL · Freelancer
“Helped me solve a problem that many other freelancers were unable to solve. He did it very quickly and I am satisfied with his work.”
Sam L. JavaScript debugging · Freelancer
“Very fast delivery! Does the work exactly as you want. I trust him with my code, he even gave me a screen recording before delivery.”
Omar A. Socket.io in Node.js · Freelancer
“Was great to work with. Will rehire again!”
Upwork client WebSocket expert · Upwork
“An amazing developer, quickly understood my needs and solved the problems. Would hire him anytime in the future.”
Raju V. Salesforce backup, Python · Freelancer
“1000% recommended! A very good developer, patient and professional. He didn't sleep all day just to solve my problem.”
Kim K. React Native, urgent fix · Freelancer
“He really did an excellent job. Just what I needed, and he delivered it earlier than I expected. Highly recommended.”
Jorge C. Python repair · Freelancer
“Very fast response and results. Came online to help immediately and guided me through Zoom to resolve the issue.”
Tony S. Square PHP SDK · Freelancer
“Did exactly what was requested, did it efficiently, and told me the truth on what needs to be done next.”
Ken K. Mailgun email setup · Freelancer
“Worked flawless. Very helpful, delivered the project on time and on budget, fun to work with while being super professional.”
Kostas K. React Native OCR app · Freelancer
“His work was really great and quick response for everything.”
Hisaki F. Python API client · Freelancer
“An excellent professional, did everything very quickly and perfectly. Shows a lot of commitment and experience.”
Nazri F. Upload system, MySQL · Freelancer
“I like how much he understands Laravel at the basic level, so even with a custom script he could fix all the errors smoothly.”
Mohamed Y. Laravel deployment · Freelancer
“Fast response, fast communication, fast completion. He also showed me a better alternative solution. A+ definitely recommended.”
Michael W. Cookies & JavaScript · Freelancer
“Excellent! A patient person who will help you with anything you require. Definitely recommend him. A+”
Igor M. Website features · Freelancer
“An excellent developer with great skills, highly collaborative. He delivered the project within my budget.”
Hassan J. Python CLI app · Freelancer
“Creative, smart, willing to help. He developed code for the API and it works fine.”
Daniel K. Email validation API · Freelancer
“Took him less than 5 minutes to resolve my issue. Very knowledgeable, will definitely be returning.”
Giuseppe M. Django & JavaScript · Freelancer
“Very quick. Listened to my ideas and carried them out in record speed. Would recommend this freelancer.”
Natasha J. Web pages · Freelancer
“He helped me at every point, even with making the app live. Quick to respond and solves your problem asap.”
Riya Y. PHP development · Freelancer
“Very elegant within his work, very adaptive, sticks strictly to the request. I highly recommend him.”
Ghayth A. Payments interface · Freelancer
“Very knowledgeable and professional, helped me really fast and I am grateful.”
Brenton S. PHP cron jobs · Freelancer
“Excellent developer and completed my bug fix so fast. Will give more work.”
M. F. React & Redux bug fix · Freelancer
Open source & side projects
A few things I built for clients and for fun. More on GitHub .
Skills
Backend
PHP
Laravel
Node.js
Express.js
Python
Frontend
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Redux
Sass
Databases & APIs
MySQL
Sequelize
RESTful APIs
WebRTC
Payment gateways
Tools & practices
Git
Docker
Firebase
CI/CD
SOLID & TDD