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I build software that does real work.

I’m Adil Farooq, a full-stack developer who has been building for the web since 2022. I started with curiosity — opening source code, wondering how things worked — and turned it into a discipline.

Today I work across the stack: business websites and online stores, and the admin portals and CRMs behind them, with real sign-in, roles and data. I also run The Social Studios, a small studio for marketing, design and web, and I’m studying Computer Science at the University of Central Punjab (2024–2028).

“The internet doesn’t need more software. It needs better software — built with intention.”
What drives me is simple: technology should solve real problems, not create complexity.
Adil Farooq as a 3D animated character, smiling and waving, in a brown suede jacket over a dark hoodie

Timeline

  1. 2026 — now

    Founder — The Social Studios

    A digital studio for marketing, design and web. I design and build the studio’s websites and client sites.

  2. May 2025 — Apr 2026

    Senior Travel Advisor — Virikson Holidays (an Eminac company), UK travel agency

    Sold flight and holiday packages to UK customers, both ready-made and built to order: flights, hotels, transfers and excursions. Created bookings in the company CRM and supplier systems (Brightsun, Lime, Aviate), took payments by 3D Secure link and bank transfer, and resolved issues between customers, hotels and airlines. On-site in Lahore, on UK hours.

  3. 2024 — now

    Freelance developer — Independent · remote

    Websites and admin portals for clients, including an enquiry CRM, alongside my degree.

  4. Oct 2024 — Apr 2025

    Dispatcher — Webex Enterprises, US logistics company

    Booked freight loads for US truck drivers on the DAT and Truckstop load boards, worked daily with drivers, dispatchers and brokers across the United States, and built a Google Sheets tracker for loads and billing. On-site in Lahore, on US hours.

  5. 2024 — 2028

    BS Computer Science — University of Central Punjab, Lahore

    Algorithms, data structures, systems programming and software engineering. Graduating in 2028.

  6. 2022

    First line of code — HTML · CSS · JavaScript

    Started with curiosity about how websites are built, then moved on to React and Next.js.

Tools

Tools I work with.

The stack behind the projects on this site, grouped by where each tool sits in a build.

Front end

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • Framer Motion
  • HTML
  • CSS

Back end & data

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Prisma
  • PostgreSQL
  • Neon
  • SQLite
  • Auth.js
  • Zod

Design, hosting & email

  • Canva
  • Vercel
  • Cloudflare
  • Resend
  • Git
  • GitHub

Have a project in mind? Let’s scope it together.

I reply within 24 hours.

  • Written quote first
  • Signed agreement
  • NDA on request
  • You own the code once paid