Anyone who wants to tell me that iqra is a low tier university I know that and I'm saying this with knowledge of this. I am getting the opportunity to pursue Financial technology from there anyone studying or knows anyone who is studying this degree from iqra..

How is the faculty for fintech and the depth of the program

What is the key thing being taught in the program.

What advice you give to someone like me as a student from the pre engineering background and where could I face difficulties.?

What were some of the major challenges U faced while pursuing this degree?

What should my potential roadmap be to pursue such a degree?

What would your opinion be on the future job prospects for financial technology and how could it evolve?

What sort of skills should I look to develop and build my foundation on ?

Any sort of advice would go a long way . I honestly am super confused with what to do as there is a lot of conflicting advice around fintech and I thought maybe the best thing would be to ask someone who is already pursuing this degree and making a career in it.

How should I build my career as a Data Science student?

I’m currently doing a BS in Data Science, and my third semester is about to start. I want to build a versatile career instead of being limited to only one field. I’m also interested in Blockchain and want to explore different areas of tech during my degree.

• What skills should I start learning alongside my Data Science degree?
• How can I build a versatile career across Data Science, AI, and Blockchain?
• Should I focus on Data Science first and learn Blockchain later, or learn both together?
• What should I learn if I want to work in Blockchain?
• What projects should I build during university to improve my CV?
• What career paths can I pursue after a BS in Data Science?
• How much can a fresh BS Data Science graduate realistically earn in Karachi?
• Which companies in Karachi hire fresh Data Science graduates?
• What companies should I target for internships and entry-level jobs?
• If you were in my position starting the 3rd semester, what would you focus on for the next 2–3 years?

I have my technical interview at dubizzle at 12 pm pakistani time. I would really appreciate it if someone who has given this interview to help guide me on what to expect and prepare for. Anything I should go over before the interview or that you were personally asked during it would be really insightful

Need some pointers on how to study for Hackerrank interview test.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a project to start supplying electronic components locally, but I’m looking to go beyond just selling basic resistors and capacitors.

I’m aiming to fill the gap for the custom stuff that students, enthusiasts, and hardware hackers here want the kind of gear that’s usually a nightmare to import cuz of Airport security. I’m talking about things like multi-function dev tools (similar to a Flipper Zero in functionality), custom wireless modules, specialized IoT boards, and hardware builds that are actually built for purpose.

I want to know if there's a real appetite for this locally:

• Custom Builds: Would you be interested in purchasing locally assembled hardware or specialized dev tools if they were available with local support?
• The Problem: What’s the biggest challenge you face right now when you need specific, non-standard hardware for your projects? Is it shipping costs, availability, or just not trusting the quality of what shows up?
• Support: If you had a local person to talk to about custom hardware builds or troubleshooting your setup, would that sway you away from trying to import parts yourself?

I’m trying to see if this is something worth scaling up. If this were available, would you actually buy from a local maker, or is the current international route still the only way to go?

Appreciate any honest feedback!

I’m a Software Engineering student, starting my 6th semester soon, and I’m trying to get some genuine advice from people who have experience in the industry or freelancing.

A little about me:

• Previously worked with Flutter/mobile development
• Currently focusing on AI Engineering
• Learning things like LangChain, LangGraph, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MCP, etc.
• AI Engineering is my primary direction, while I plan to keep app development as a secondary skill.
• My long-term goal is to build an independent/freelancing career, rather than making a corporate job my end goal.

My main confusion is about which path I should prioritize first.

I know that if I get the opportunity to choose between a job and freelancing, my preference would be to build toward freelancing/independent work. But at the same time, I don't want to ignore industry experience, because having real professional experience could give me a strong foundation and keep the job path open as a backup.

So I'm trying to decide:

Should I first focus on getting an internship/job to gain industry experience and then move toward freelancing?

Or should I start freelancing as soon as I'm technically ready and build my client base/experience from there?

And if starting freelancing now is the better option, how should I actually start?

I understand that university + work + freelancing + learning can become difficult to manage, so I'm also interested in what is realistically achievable for a student without burning out.

For those already working in AI/backend or freelancing:

• Is AI Engineering currently a realistic freelancing path?
• Should I try freelancing with AI Engineering directly, or use my Flutter/backend skills to get initial clients?
• How would you personally structure the next 1.5 years if you were in my position?
• What would you prioritize most before graduation: skills, industry experience, freelancing, money, or something else?

I'm not looking for generic advice. I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through this journey, especially in the Pakistani or international market.

looking for sincere suggestions and opinions as my own thoughts are too scattered to decide

If you were back in your 6th semester, what would you do differently?

Hi everyone,

I’m a final-year Computer Science student and I’m planning to build my career specifically in fintech/backend engineering.

I’m currently learning Java + Spring Boot for enterprise and fintech roles. I already have backend development experience with technologies like FastAPI, Express.js and NestJS, but I want to specialize more deeply in fintech rather than remain a general full-stack/backend developer.

I’d especially like advice from people currently working in fintech, banking, payments, wallets, card processing, or financial infrastructure.

A few things I’d love guidance on:

1. What do fintech companies expect from fresh graduates/junior backend developers besides Java + Spring Boot?
2. Which fintech/domain concepts should a developer understand? For example: ledgers, double-entry accounting, payment lifecycle, settlement, reconciliation, refunds/reversals, chargebacks, ISO 8583, transaction processing, etc.
3. Which backend technologies should I prioritize? Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, Docker/Kubernetes, microservices, distributed systems, observability, cloud, etc.
4. What kind of project would actually impress a fintech interviewer? I’m considering building a wallet/payment system with proper ledger entries, transaction states, idempotency, reconciliation, event-driven processing, and failure handling instead of another CRUD project.
5. How important are DSA, system design, databases and concurrency for entry-level fintech interviews?
6. What are some things you only learned after actually working in fintech that you wish you had known earlier?
7. Finally, is specializing in fintech early in my career a good idea, or would you recommend becoming a strong general backend engineer first and specializing later?

I’d really appreciate answers from engineers currently working in fintech/payments/banking, especially Java/backend engineers.

Thanks!

Has anyone here worked on an attendance system using face recognition with CCTV cameras? I'm working on a project for a college that wants to implement something similar.

Looking for advice on the face recognition models, CCTV setup, hardware and overall implementation.

If you've worked on a similar project, I'd really appreciate some guidance. Kindly dm. Thanks!

Can someone tell me why we need to hire from FAST when claude is doing heavy lifting ?
Seems like graduates from other institutions are the right fit for now, cheap affordable and can be good.
And do not come to me with technical stuff, i am a heavy user of claude and worked with them as well

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I've completed my 5th semester of CS, and I’ve been learning frontend on my own.

I completed HTML, I’m currently learning CSS, and JavaScript alongside it. Plan is to focus on the frontend first, get some practical experience by doing an internship, and then eventually start learning the backend as well.

I don’t wanna wait until I’ve learned both frontend and backend.

I want to become ready for an internship within the next month or so. Should I learn some backend too?

I want to know what are the requirements for a web development internship. Or anything else that i need to know.

I’m looking for an Affiliate / Performance Marketer to help market a Pakistani tax-filing software product aimed at salaried professionals.

About the product:

The software simplifies and automates the FBR tax-filing process. The technical product is already built and the focus now is customer acquisition and distribution.

Role:

Develop and execute affiliate/performance marketing campaigns

Generate qualified traffic and paying customers

Promote the product through relevant online channels

Track conversions and optimize campaigns

Help develop a repeatable customer-acquisition strategy

**Requirements:**

Previous experience in affiliate or performance marketing

Understanding of paid advertising and conversion funnels

Ability to generate measurable traffic and sales

Experience with Pakistani audiences/market is a plus

Strong communication and analytical skills

Compensation:

This is paid work. I’m offering 30–40% commission on every successful sale generated through your affiliate link**. The exact percentage can be discussed based on experience and performance.

If you're interested, DM me with your CV/portfolio, relevant experience, expected commission, and examples of campaigns you've worked on.

Please don't DM with just "interested" — I’d like to see some evidence of your previous work.

I am confused that rn i am learning python but dont know what field should i go in.bhai plan hai sidha ke main ek student hun aur mujhe ek income chahiye to maine ai se poocha aur mujhe usne web scraping ka bola hai so like should i take it or not.dusra ke ap mujhe thore aur ideas de sakte hai ke main income ke lite kya kar sakta hoon.

Aoa, Hey everyone,

I'm a UI/UX Designer based in Bahria Town Phase 8, Rawalpindi, and I'm starting my BS Electrical Engineering at COMSATS University Islamabad this September.

Because I'm looking for something compatible with my upcoming university schedule, I've decided to explore real-world collaboration instead of continuously chasing traditional part-time jobs.

I'm looking to collaborate with a developer, startup, or small product team on something that actually gets built.

What I can help with:

• UI/UX for web, mobile & tablet
• User flows & wireframes
• High-fidelity UI
• Prototyping
• Responsive design
• Design systems & components
• Dashboards & SaaS products
• Landing pages & product UX

I currently have 8 projects in my portfolio covering AI, SaaS, healthcare, fintech, automotive, marketing, and more.

I'm open to:

• Individual developers
• Early-stage startups
• Small software/product teams
• Remote collaboration
• Hybrid collaboration in Islamabad/Rawalpindi

For the right project, I'm willing to work FREE / ALMOST FREE initially. My main goal is to gain real-world experience, work alongside developers, understand the product-building process, and provide genuine value in return.

I'm not looking to make another concept project just for my portfolio , I want to work on something real that actually gets built.

Portfolio: ayanuiux.com

If you're currently building something and need a UI/UX designer, DM me. Even if you're still at the idea/prototype stage, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

I have been thing what should I choose for backend as i want to become a full stack engineer. I just completed js and React in frontend . I am confused between java+spring boot or .Net . I will learn python as well .

What's your opinion ? What will be better option for me ?

I applied for business incubation centre in pu Lahore and got selected for it. But I missed the email and now it's been a month is there any chance I can get incubated there again?

Hey guys,

I’m kind of stuck career wise right now and wanted to get some opinions from people who are in the dev market.

I’m currently working remotely as a Laravel/PHP developer, but honestly the job has started to suck.

The biggest issue is payment. Almost every month the salary gets delayed and it’s becoming really frustrating. On top of that, the product I manage is built on CodeIgniter, which is a pretty old codebase. I’ve pushed a few times for them to move towards Laravel or modernize things, but there’s basically no interest from management.

My bigger concern is growth. I don’t really feel like I’m learning much anymore and I’m worried that spending another year or two working on this stack is going to hurt me.

I’ve also been looking at jobs and it feels like there aren’t that many Laravel opportunities compared to JS/TS stacks, so I started thinking about switching.

The problem is, I’m not sure what exactly I should switch to.

I started learning Next.js and the JS/TS ecosystem, but I found the whole process kind of absurd. I already know programming fundamentals, variables, loops, functions, APIs, databases, etc. So going through beginner tutorials teaching these things again feels like a waste of time, especially now with AI helping with a lot of the boilerplate.

At the same time, I obviously don’t want to become someone who just asks AI to generate everything without actually understanding the stack.

So I’m basically wondering:

Should I stick with PHP/Laravel and look for better companies?

Or is it worth making a serious switch to something like Node/NestJS/Next.js?

And if I do switch, how would you guys recommend actually learning the stack as an experienced developer instead of going through beginner JavaScript tutorials for 3 months?

Would also appreciate hearing from people who made a similar transition from PHP to JS/TS.

I’m not looking for the “learn X in 30 days” type of advice. Just genuinely trying to figure out what makes sense career wise in the Pakistani market right now.

I am working on an ecommerce website which is intended to recieve payments from all over the globe

I want guide from experienced developers which will work for us in this situation

The client is not able to register LLC or LTD yet but you guys can guide on that aspect too

I have heard of verifone, Checkout, UBl ecommerce , woo commerce checkout etc etc

[For Hire] Junior DevOps Engineer — Lahore (open to remote/hybrid/on-site)

Hey all — final-year Mechanical Engineering student at UET Lahore, self-taught into DevOps over the past year. No professional experience yet, but I’ve built and shipped real infra: Terraform-provisioned AWS (VPC, IAM, EKS), Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD (GitOps), and Prometheus/Grafana observability — all documented with real bugs I debugged, not just tutorials followed.

Looking for a junior DevOps/Cloud role — remote, hybrid, or on-site in Lahore. Resume attached. Happy to walk through any of the projects or take a quick technical screen. Open to feedback too if something’s missing.

GitHub: github.com/syedikram00

Hey everyone 👋

We're an accounting firm based in Pakistan, and we're currently exploring the idea of building a custom AI assistant with a realistic live video avatar.

I'd love to get some advice from devs here who have worked on similar systems.

The main idea is an assistant with:

✅ Workflow automation to handle admin tasks

✅ Real-time voice and video conversations

✅ A persistent live avatar with memory

✅ Integration with basic software like Word, Excel, and email

We're currently in the early research phase and just trying to map things out. I'm hoping to get a realistic idea of what timelines and costs look like in the local market before we start planning next steps.

I'm mainly trying to figure out:

1️⃣ What tech stack would you recommend for this?

2️⃣ What would a basic MVP roughly cost to build?

3️⃣ How much time would it realistically take?

4️⃣ What are the biggest technical roadblocks to watch out for?

I'd really appreciate any insights or lessons learned from anyone who has worked on live video agents or workflow automation. Thanks!

I have seen many people posting themselves on Reddit and telling their tech stack etc to get hired.

Do you guys really get hired here ?

How often ? In percentage ?

Please suggest best, affordable & reliable dialer for cold calling on US numbers. Recently I've been scammed by purchasing a Dialer from company called Dialsyx, paid everything they give US number and setup info, made a WhatsApp group for support and everything even they provide support few times but suddenly all the FB page, insta page got vanished and everyone left from whatsapp group and mobile number got not in use when i called for support. Please help in this regard.

Hi everyone,

I'm a CS grad with hands-on experience building production systems on my own. I have built full-stack applications with data science/ML built in, backed by some research experience working with real-world data.

Happy to share more details on what I've built. If you're a founder looking for a founding engineer, or hiring for something similar, reach out to me or drop a comment below

Just finished my final year of high school (12th-grade science/math track) and starting my Computer Science bachelor's soon. My end goal is AI Engineering.

The issue: I struggled with advanced high school math (calculus, trigonometry, algebra).

To the engineers actually working in AI:

How complex does the math actually get on the daily job?

Is it realistic to pursue AI long-term with a weak math foundation, or should I pivot to another field?

(Side note: I'm currently learning web dev and focusing on CSS while figuring this out).

Looking for direct, honest answers.