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Faisal Ibn Aziz
NAMEFaisal Ibn Aziz
ROLESr. Software Engineer
LOCDhaka, BD · Remote
SINCE2019 — present
0
+ yrs
shipping production systems
0
servers orchestrated via xCloud
0
live sites running on the platform
0
clouds
AWS · GCP · DO · Vultr · Hetzner · CF
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About

I'm a backend-focused senior engineer. I like systems that hum — clean boundaries, honest abstractions, the kind of architecture a team can keep moving in a year.

For the last several years I've been one of the core engineers behind xCloud Hosting, a platform I've worked on since its earliest days. It now powers thousands of servers and millions of live sites across WordPress, Laravel, PHP, Node, n8n, and custom Docker stacks. Over 7+ years in engineering, it's the biggest system I've helped build from zero.

I lead from the middle of execution — partnering with QA, design, content, and product — turning complex ideas into well-structured technical plans and shipping them with discipline. I mentor juniors, code review generously, and keep the bar high without ceremony.

I'm especially interested in Remote Senior Engineering roles where I can contribute across architecture, platform engineering, technical leadership, and AI-native software development.

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xCloud — flagship

xcloud.host ↗

Control plane for modern hosting. Orchestrates servers across six clouds and runs isolated app stacks. I've architected the addon system, Cloudflare integration, staging deployments, and the core platform primitives behind millions of live sites.

clouds
AWS
GCP
DigitalOcean
Vultr
Hetzner
Cloudflare
control plane
xCloud
Laravel · Vue · Inertia
workloads
WordPress
Laravel
PHP / LEMP
Node.js
n8n
Docker
[ADDONS]

Mailbox & Mail Delivery

Designed the addon architecture that decouples paid modules from core. Mailbox and transactional mail delivery ship as addons — install-on-demand, permissioned, billed independently.

  • plugin-style service registration
  • per-tenant enablement & quotas
  • webhooks and mail routing
[DNS · CDN · SEC]

Cloudflare Integration

Unified DNS, caching, and security inside the xCloud panel. Zones, page rules, cache purges, WAF toggles — all proxied through one reliable control surface.

  • zone lifecycle automation
  • smart cache invalidation
  • site-scoped security posture
[CI]

Staging Site Deployment

One-click staging clones used daily by enterprise customers. DB + files + envs, with safe push-to-prod. Guardrails on data, secrets, and destructive ops.

  • copy-on-write clones
  • diff-aware promotion
  • scoped credentials
[CORE]

Platform Features

Core features behind millions of live sites — provisioning, stacks, backups, cron, SSH users, site isolation, and the hooks every addon depends on.

  • provisioner pipeline
  • site isolation & limits
  • backup & restore fabric
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Stack

things I reach for
backend
  • PHP · Laravelprimary
  • LivewireSSR-first UI
  • Node.js · Expresssecondary
  • Pythonscripts · ML glue
  • REST · Webhooksintegrations
frontend
  • Vue.js · Inertiadaily
  • Alpine.jslightweight
  • Tailwind CSSdaily
  • React · Nextexploring
  • TypeScriptgrowing
data & infra
  • MySQLprimary store
  • Rediscache · queues
  • Nginx · LEMPedge
  • Dockerstacks
  • Linux (Ubuntu)home turf
cloud & AI
  • AWS · GCPmulti-cloud
  • DO · Vultr · Hetznervia API
  • CloudflareDNS · WAF · CDN
  • OpenAI · LLM toolingAI-first
  • Postman · Sentryeveryday
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Experience

  1. 2023 — now
    Senior Software Engineer
    xCloud Hosting, LLC · SAAS

    Core contributor since early days. Architected the addon system, Cloudflare integration, and staging deployments. Lead execution across engineering, QA, design, and content. AI-first workflows throughout.

    LaravelBashPythonVueInertiaMySQLNginxRedisMulti-cloud
  2. 2021 — 2023
    Full-Stack Engineer
    Yive Systems · SAAS

    Shipped YiveSites, YiveRanker, Yive 3.0, and YiveWriter — automated website, backlink, video, and AI-content platforms. Owned architecture, billing, usage controls, and automation engines.

    LaravelLivewireAlpineMySQLTailwindGPT
  3. 2019 — 2021
    System Software Engineer
    Summit Communications Limited · networking system softwares

    Helped run software across one of Bangladesh's top bandwidth providers. Designed systems end-to-end — from requirements, data flow, and feasibility through API integration and process design. Shipped an ERP-style ticketing system with auto link & site-down detection, custom multi-platform API integrations, an instant notification layer over Telegram & SMS bots, and a client-management tool — backed by heavy SQL optimization across complex data workloads.

    PHPLaravelMySQLBashUbuntuPythonAutomation
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Projects

selected · 2019—now
flagship
platform · hosting control plane 2023 — now

xCloud Hosting

A unified hosting control plane across six clouds. I architect core modules — addon system, Cloudflare integration, staging deploys, and platform primitives — that operate at real scale.

LaravelVueInertiaPythonMySQLRedisNginxDocker
automation · content 2021 — 2023

YiveSites

Automated website builder for niche blogs, video blogs, and affiliate sites. Content automations via bots, custom themes, ad integration, virtual assistant layer.

LaravelLivewireAlpineVueMySQLTailwind
SEO · automation 2021 — 2023

YiveRanker

Automated SEO backlink software — multi-tier campaigns, content engine, and virtual assisting that builds niche backlinks on a schedule.

LaravelLivewireAlpineVueMySQLTailwind
video · marketing 2021 — 2023

YIVE 3.0

Your Instant Video Empire — video creator and marketing automation. Custom video builder, RSS/YouTube campaigns, and monetizable niche site generator.

LaravelLivewireVueMySQLTailwind
AI · content platform 2019 — 2021

YiveWriter

AI-assisted content platform built before generative tooling became mainstream. Production-grade pipelines, usage controls, API access, subscription billing tied to real usage.

LaravelGPTMySQLBillingAPI
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How I work

ambiguous brief → shipped system

From a fuzzy ask
to something that holds up.

Most of my work is moving an idea through five honest steps. I stay in the middle of execution the whole way — close enough to the code to catch the lies, close enough to the product to keep the point.

  1. 01 Listen

    Frame the real problem

    Requirements are usually symptoms. I sit with product, support, and sometimes the customer until the sharp edge of the problem shows up — the constraint that actually decides the design.

  2. 02 Sketch

    Shape the smallest serious plan

    A short technical plan — data shape, boundaries, failure modes, who owns what. Small enough to argue with in one sitting, detailed enough that shipping it won't surprise us in six months.

  3. 03 Build

    Ship the spine first

    Thinnest end-to-end slice that lets a real user do the real thing. Automation, billing, multi-tenant edges, and cloud orchestration get wired early — those are where the nasty bugs live.

  4. 04 Review

    Pair, review, mentor

    I review with the same bar I hold my own PRs to, and I explain the "why" so juniors level up instead of guessing. Discipline in review is where team quality actually compounds.

  5. 05 Operate

    Make it survive launch

    Dashboards, runbooks, and rollback paths — the parts that decide whether a feature still makes sense a year in. I care more about "holds up at 3am" than "looks good in the demo".

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Writing

notes & essays
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Now

currently learning / building
agentic ai development

Shipping production workflows with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and MCP servers. Agents that plan, edit, run, and verify — reviewed like any other teammate.

Claude CodeCursorWindsurfClineMCPv0n8n
backend

Node + Express for edge services where PHP isn't the right fit. Queues, workers, event contracts.

architecture

Microservices and event-driven patterns — where they earn their keep, where they don't.

cloud & AI

Serverless primitives across AWS / GCP, and turning LLMs into dependable product surface area.

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Signal

what peers say
Faisal quietly owns the hardest parts of the platform. When something needs to work at scale and not break, it goes to him.
Engineering leadxCloud Hosting
Clear technical thinking, clean PRs, and the rare ability to turn a fuzzy product idea into a plan the whole team can move on.
Product partnerYive Systems
Owned the networking software stack end-to-end — from feasibility through deployment. The kind of engineer you trust with the core.
Engineering managerSummit Communications Limited
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Let's build something
that holds up at scale.

Senior engineering · architecture · platform · AI-native software. Remote-first, timezone-flexible.