Rafiul Refat
Crafting exceptional digital experiences with clean code and thoughtful design — from pixel‑perfect interfaces to resilient backend systems.
Building software with care, clarity and curiosity.
Full Stack Web Developer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh — leading a team and shipping production work for the past year.
“I build the kind of software I'd be relieved to inherit — quiet, well‑lit, and easy to change tomorrow.”
I lead a small team at FB International BD and spend most days across the React, Node and Postgres stack with a soft spot for type‑safe APIs and good developer ergonomics. My approach is grounded in simplicity, strong fundamentals, and a relentless focus on the problem behind the request.
Intent over output
Every line is in service of a real user problem — not a ticket count.
Boring tech, sharp edges
Battle-tested foundations, taste applied where it actually compounds.
Ship, then refine
Tight feedback loops beat grand reveals — small, reversible, observable.
Craft as a default
A11y, performance and motion are baseline, not a polish pass.
- roleTeam Lead · Full Stack
- companyFB International BD
- basedDhaka, Bangladesh
- focusReact · Node · Postgres
- 2025Team Lead · FB International BD
- 2024Full Stack Web Developer · FB International BD
- 2024Started shipping production React + Node
- 2023Began the journey into web engineering
Tech arsenal — battle-tested toolkit.
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React
ExpertNext.js
ExpertTypeScript
ExpertTailwind CSS
ExpertFramer Motion
AdvancedVite
AdvancedNode.js
ExpertExpress
ExperttRPC
AdvancedGraphQL
IntermediateWebSockets
AdvancedPostgreSQL
ExpertA few things I've shipped recently.
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Lead the platform team. Rebuilt billing infrastructure and cut p95 latency by 60%.
- +Migrated monolith billing to event-driven services
- +p95 API latency 820ms → 320ms
- +Hired & onboarded 4 engineers
Notes from the workbench.
Occasional essays on engineering, craft, and the things in between.
- / 01Engineering8 min
Designing API surfaces that age well
On versioning, defaults, and the small choices that decide whether your SDK feels timeless or tired.
Mar 2025 - / 02Frontend6 min
The quiet cost of optimistic UI
Optimistic updates feel instant — until they don't. A field guide to the failure modes nobody talks about.
Feb 2025 - / 03Backend11 min
Postgres as the only database you need
Queues, search, vectors, jobs. A pragmatic look at how far one boring database can really take you.
Jan 2025 - / 04Craft5 min
Notes on building for taste
A loose collection of principles I keep returning to when the spec is vague and the deadline is real.
Dec 2024
What clients say after we ship.
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“Rafiul is great. He is very skillful, fast learner, and exactly what you need in a senior developer who can take a problem and run with it.”
“Rafiul produced some really amazing work on the backend. He demonstrated proficiency and efficiency by importing a very large dataset into Postgres without breaking a sweat.”
“It's been great to work with him. Fast, active and hardworking. He architected our platform from the ground up with great attention to detail and design.”
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