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Nuzul Fikrie Salam

Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia ·nuzulfikrie@fikriesalam.dev

profile

Full stack developer with 10+ years of experience, innovating at the intersection of software engineering, cloud solutions, and system architecture — building future-ready systems from homelab to production. Currently a core engineer on UNIKL-UMS, the academic and admissions platform of one of Malaysia's largest private universities.

experience

Senior Full Stack Developer / IT Solution Consultant — Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)

→ Present · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Core engineer on UNIKL-UMS, a Laravel + Livewire platform handling academic and admission operations for one of Malaysia's largest private universities.
  • Delivered end-to-end admission features: APEL field-of-study support, interview scheduling/notification workflows, decline-page handling, and registration exception flows.
  • Implemented Microsoft SSO stateless OAuth authentication, eliminating intermittent login failures that were affecting student onboarding.
  • Designed and built a hardened OTP framework for secure admission-flow verification, plus reusable Livewire filter components adopted across all admin screens.
  • Led frontend modernization: extracted inline scripts into per-page Vite modules and introduced i18n translation support across admission screens.
  • Improved offer letter template handling and acceptance/selection table filtering; optimized critical selection queries using database views, reducing query time significantly.
  • Wrapped critical write paths in database transactions to ensure data integrity; added and maintained PHPUnit/Pest test coverage for all features delivered.
  • Tech stack: Laravel, Livewire, Vite, MySQL, Microsoft Azure AD (SSO), PHPUnit, Pest.

Software Developer — 3TDS Solution Sdn Bhd

→
  • Supported, maintained, and developed various government/GLC applications contracted by clients.
  • Managed and deployed applications for testing and verification on servers, and helped the team deliver code to customer needs and agreed specifications — contributing to a 20% increase in daily workflow effectiveness.
  • Tech stack: Linux, MySQL, REST API, Laravel PHP, Node.js, React, Docker, Next.js.

Developer — MARC DATA Sdn Bhd

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  • Developed the MARC DATA product delivery platform: a React SPA on a Laravel backend.
  • Completed a side project with a Node.js backend and React frontend for PDF text extraction using AWS Textract.
  • Utilized SaaS, LAMP stack, and Next.js in the development pipeline.
  • Tools: Notion, Wrike, Cursor IDE, ChatGPT, Microsoft Office.

Full Stack Software Engineer / Technical Lead — The Eagle Center

→ · Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
  • Led the full migration of company systems and backups from AWS to Azure, including automated backups integrated with Azure Storage Services.
  • Implemented Stripe API integration and webhooks for real-time payment status notifications.
  • Guided interns in web development and the software development lifecycle.
  • Helped the company form a technical partnership with Microsoft under the cloud storage program.
  • Tech stack: Linux, MySQL, Azure, REST API, CakePHP, Node.js, React.

Chief Technology Officer — Grounded Learning Malaysia

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  • First engineer of the company; in charge of the entire IT operation and all applications running on AWS.
  • Involved in a patent: an intellectual knowledge ideation management system.
  • The EAGLE Navigator product won a Gold Medal under the Digital Education category.

Test Product Engineer — NXP Semiconductors Malaysia (formerly Freescale Semiconductor)

→ · Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
  • Oversaw the semiconductor testing process, ensuring finished products met the quality standards set by both the company and customers.
  • Developed internal web applications for the Final Manufacturing Operation, focused on reporting and automation — full stack on Perl CGI and PHP.
  • Met 95% of deadlines and responded to 100% of inquiries across 3 consecutive years.
  • Implemented an input lot combination system that increased test process efficiency by ~10%, winning a Technical Excellence award.

Graduate Engineer Trainee — Freescale Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd

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  • Involved in the product testing process and evaluation of final products.
  • Created product databases, performed production IT maintenance, and ran QC testing and data collection.

education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hons) Electronics — Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

→ · Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

certifications

skills

  • PHP (Laravel, Livewire, CakePHP)
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • React / Next.js
  • Python
  • Shell scripting
  • MySQL
  • REST APIs
  • Docker
  • Microsoft Azure
  • AWS
  • Linux servers
  • Vite
  • PHPUnit / Pest
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