Nadeem Ahmad👋

March 2025 — Present

• Working on the next-generation CreativeEditor SDK, a fully customizable design editor powering modern creative experiences across platforms.
• Spearhead UI architecture decisions, aligning frontend scalability with long-term product goals.
• Design and implement robust frontend systems using modern design patterns, promoting performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define and refine technical strategies, APIs, and UI interfaces across teams.
• Author RFCs to communicate and standardize architectural improvements and new proposals.
• Lead development of core features, ensuring accessibility, test coverage, and usability.
• Advocate for engineering excellence through mentorship, pair programming, and constructive code reviews.
• Actively participate in technical roadmap planning, identifying risks and aligning team efforts with strategic initiatives.

Techs & Tools: TypeScript, React, React Query, MobX, SCSS, Webpack, Node.js, AWS, GCP, GitHub, Figma, Slack, Notion

February 2021 — February 2025

• Rewrote core E-pilot SaaS product—originally a Java/IVY monolith—into a modern, scalable serverless architecture on AWS, leveraging React micro-frontends and AWS microservices
• Architected and implemented the 360 Customer Service CRM, designing dynamic, entity-driven UIs capable of rendering over 1,200 distinct form elements with seamless performance under load
• Owned full end-to-end feature delivery: from requirements refinement and API design through frontend implementation, unit and integration tests, to production rollout, ensuring high quality and reliability
• Drove innovation through rapid Proof-of-Concepts (POCs), iteratively validated with Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Lovable Products (MLPs) to gather user feedback and accelerate feature adoption
• Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, and UX designers, to define and automate flexible business objects, vastly reducing manual workflows
• Authored and evangelized RFCs to standardize architecture decisions, coding practices, and API contracts across multiple teams
• Championed code quality through comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end testing suites—integrated into CI pipelines to catch regressions early
• Facilitated brainstorming sessions and technical workshops to align on user needs, bridge feasibility gaps, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Mentored junior developers through pair programming and detailed code reviews, raising team craftsmanship and maintainability
• Consistently delivered high-impact features that met or exceeded customer expectations, driving platform stability, performance, and user satisfaction

Techs & Tools: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Storybook, Material UI, Redux, React Query, AWS Serverless, ElasticSearch, Kibana, Logstash, Node.js, OpenAPI, Hasura, GraphQL, Docker, Postgres, Styled Components, SCSS, GitLab, CI/CD, JIRA, Confluence, Miro, MS Teams, Slack, Tuple

August 2020 — January 2021

• At Vidy (https://vidy.com), a platform that embeds videos behind webpage text using NLP protocols, I shaped the product vision and feature roadmap as a Product Engineer.
• Spearheaded the implementation of Vidy Watch, Vidy’s contextual video player (https://www.vidy.com/watch), integrating it seamlessly into article text to deliver instant, in-place video playback without feeling like an ad.
• Refactored the existing vanilla JavaScript codebase into modular Svelte components, drastically improving developer experience, maintainability, and onboarding speed.
• Built scalable UI modules for a product serving 14 million monthly unique visitors, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Performed ongoing market analysis of competing video embedding solutions to refine our feature set, driving higher user engagement and satisfaction.
• Optimized overall product performance by reducing bundle sizes, implementing lazy loading, and fine-tuning asset delivery for faster initial render times.

Techs & Tools: Svelte (TS), JavaScript, React, Node.js, TypeScript, SCSS, JSX, CSS Modules, GitHub, Slack

November 2019 — May 2020

• Contributed to TAMM.abudhabi, Abu Dhabi's unified government services portal, enabling citizens and residents to access diverse services (e.g., license automation, permit applications) through a single, streamlined interface.
• Worked as a Full-Stack Engineer in a hybrid onsite/remote setup, collaborating closely with Project Managers and Scrum Masters to plan sprints, refine requirements, and ensure on-time delivery of features.
• Partnered with DevOps, VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing), QA, and UX/Design teams to integrate secure, accessible solutions—coordinating cross-functionally to maintain alignment and high quality.
• Built dynamic front-end interfaces in React with full Arabic/English localization support, ensuring RTL layouts, locale-specific formatting, and seamless language switching.
• Designed and implemented robust back-end APIs and business logic in Node.js, connecting microservices and orchestrating workflows for multiple government services.
• Owned end-to-end feature delivery: from schema and API design through UI development and integration testing, to deployment and monitoring in prod—maintaining a minimum of 85% test coverage with unit and end-to-end suites.
• Engaged directly with customers and stakeholders in review sessions, gathering feedback to iterate on UX and functionality, and driving continuous improvement.
• Mentored and onboarded junior engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and brown-bag sessions, elevating team standards and sharing best practices in security and accessibility.

Techs & Tools: React, Redux, Node.js, Express, TypeScript, ElasticSearch, SonarQube, Jest, Docker, GitLab & Pipelines, JIRA, Confluence, Microservices, Swagger, Postman, Slack

July 2018 — September 2019

• Developed dynamic web platforms using JavaScript, Angular, PHP, and Laravel.
• Designed and optimized databases for enhanced data management and retrieval.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate front-end and back-end components.
• Implemented responsive design principles for optimal multi-device UX.
• Conducted code reviews and provided constructive feedback.
• Consistently delivered projects on time, meeting or exceeding client expectations.

Techs & Tools: JavaScript, Angular, NgRx, PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Swagger, PostgreSQL, GitHub, HTML5, CSS3

November 2016 — April 2018

• Transformed an aging Classic ASP app into a modern SPA using AngularJS.
• Developed SPA architecture with drag-and-drop components, notifications, and AJAX calls.
• Conducted hands-on training for new engineers on SPA patterns.

Techs & Tools: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Bootstrap, Django, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB

March 2014 — April 2016

• Started as an intern and progressed to Full Stack Developer.
• Managed and trained a small team of engineers; handled project planning and code reviews.
• Maintained strong attention to detail and continual learning in a fast-paced environment.

Techs & Tools: JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Google Maps API, Browser Extensions, Web Scraping