Tariq Abdullah CV

Systems in motion · 2011—present

Built for the
real world.

A record of products, infrastructure, and operational systems shaped by real constraints: people, scale, reliability, budget, and the work required to make the whole machine hold together.

Companies & products

Work made
visible.

It is quite possible you have already interacted with one of the systems, businesses, or products I have helped bring to life.

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Sep 2020—Present

IQL Technologies (P) Ltd. · Full-time · On-site

Managing Director

  • Built and scaled multiple client platforms in WordPress and Laravel.
  • Developed Epaper Pro, a WordPress plugin with custom licensing and an AI tagging system.
  • Created and deployed a news-detection model using deep learning as part of academic research.
  • Managed the end-to-end product lifecycle: client onboarding, planning, execution, QA, and training.
  • Led cost-optimization projects, reducing cloud expenses by over 30%.
  • Oversaw VPS, dedicated-server, and AWS infrastructure for clients and in-house products.
  • Created Bioinformatics Review, a monetized subscription resource now managed by a dedicated team.
Oct 2018—Present

IQL Technologies (P) Ltd. · Greater Delhi Area

Lead Developer

Responsible for overseeing WordPress projects from acquisition and development through QA and delivery. Managing developers and working with customers across cloud services, web development, publishing, media, and ad-tech.

  • Developing and maintaining existing websites.
  • Managing existing accounts and identifying up-sell opportunities.
  • Organizing events and meetups for product communities.
  • Writing and posting articles on social media.
  • Bringing new ideas to the company.

Skills: PHP, ESXi, and 25+ additional skills

Jan 2020—Present

ServerMango · Full-time

Founder

Oct 2015—Present

Bioinformatics Review

Co-Founder

Bioinformatics Review is one of the most-read bioinformatics resources on the internet. As a technical co-founder, I formulate technical requirements, work with teams, code, conduct technical reviews, and lead people.

May 2016—Oct 2020

Idea Quotient Labs · Full-time · New Delhi

Web Designer & Developer

Worked across HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Material UI, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma wireframes, JavaScript, jQuery, and responsive web design.

Aug 2015—Aug 2016

Sky Advertising

Information Technology Specialist

May 2015—Aug 2015

Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata · Full-time · On-site

Research Intern

Worked full-time as a research assistant at Dr. Sukant Khurana’s Lab in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Mar 2014—Oct 2015

Variations Public School · Okhla, New Delhi

Science Teacher

Part-time teacher of Biology and English Literature; also served as class teacher for secondary-school students.

Jan 2014—Mar 2014

Sky Advertising & Marketing Pvt. Ltd. · Sarai Julena, New Delhi

Web Developer & Visual Artist

Started a career in advertising as a junior/trainee visual artist and web developer.

Mar 2012—Aug 2014

Delta Classes · Part-time · New Delhi · On-site

Science Teacher

Selected systems

Work that stayed
with the problem.

Flagship project · Cloud infrastructure

01

ServerMango · Cloud platform

MangoPanel

An end-to-end cloud hosting and operations platform, architected and implemented from the ground up.

From the core technical architecture through provisioning flows, APIs, billing, licensing, and operational design, MangoPanel is the clearest expression of how I approach complex systems: define the whole, then build the pieces so they work together reliably.

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SaaS · Publishing technology

Epaper Pro

A digital publishing ecosystem: WordPress plugin, theme, AI auto-tagging API, custom licensing, and credit-based billing. Designed for publishers who need a practical bridge between print assets and digital discovery.

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Research communication · Media

Bioinformatics Review

Founded and grew a specialist bioinformatics publication into a monetised, subscription-supported platform. Now operated by a dedicated team led by its cofounder.

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Applied AI · Computer vision

News Detection Model

A YOLOv5-based system trained to identify news items in full newspaper images, deployed through FastAPI for real-world use within Epaper Pro.

Research context ↗
High-traffic platforms · Infrastructure

Client systems

Architecture, migration, optimisation, and operations across client platforms including news, e-commerce, and digital publishing products.

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Methods & technology

Tools in service
of the system.

Technology is most useful when it is chosen for the conditions of the work: scale, reliability, budget, and the people who will maintain it.

01

Product engineering

PHP, Laravel, Slim, Python, FastAPI, REST APIs, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, WordPress, Elementor, WPBakery

02

Cloud & operations

AWS EC2/S3/IAM, DigitalOcean, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Git, OpenLiteSpeed, Apache, VPS and dedicated-server management

03

Applied AI & data

YOLOv5, computer vision, Roboflow, model hosting, inference pipelines, bioinformatics, production API deployment

04

Commercial systems

WHMCS, licensing systems, credit-based billing, subscriptions, WordPress security hardening, performance optimisation, domain and DNS management