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Senior SoftwareEngineer.

8+ years building full-stack products. React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js — with AI-integrated features using the OpenAI API.

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BookStory

A full-stack online marketplace for second-hand books, founded and built solo — from PostgreSQL schema design to production deployment.

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Shafaaq News — Mobile Application

A multilingual mobile news app for a major Iraqi media organisation, published on the App Store and Google Play with offline reading and push notifications.

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Experience

Aug 2025 — Present
Sprint KW
Senior Software Engineer (Contract) · Tabriz, Iran
- Architected and delivered 3 production admin dashboards using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, serving internal teams across multiple business units.
- Engineered an AI-powered workflow automation feature using the OpenAI API — designed the prompt architecture, integrated streaming responses via server-sent events (SSE), and shipped the complete end-to-end UI.
- Established a scalable data-fetching and validation architecture using TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form, and Zod, reducing cross-project boilerplate and standardising patterns across the team.
- Introduced a shared component library and admin template system adopted across multiple products, cutting repetitive scaffolding work for downstream developers.
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSTanStack QueryZustandReact Hook FormZodOpenAI API
Jul 2023 — Mar 2025
Adl Afarinan Mandegar Co.
Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran
- Owned and shipped backend REST APIs using Node.js and Express.js to support new product features, enabling full-stack delivery without backend handoffs.
- Connected Strapi CMS to a Next.js platform, enabling non-technical stakeholders to manage content independently and streamlining the content publishing workflow.
- Developed complex, filterable data table interfaces using TanStack Table, handling large datasets with performant rendering via virtualisation and memoisation.
- Refactored application state management from legacy Redux patterns to Redux Toolkit and Context API, reducing store complexity and improving onboarding for new developers.
Node.jsExpress.jsNext.jsStrapi CMSTanStack TableRedux Toolkit
May 2020 — Jun 2023
Twelve Group
Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran
- Delivered dashboard applications and marketing pages end-to-end using Next.js and TypeScript, contributing to both frontend architecture and deployment pipeline on Vercel.
- Led code reviews across the frontend team, establishing TypeScript, component architecture, and test coverage standards adopted across concurrent client projects.
- Mentored 3 junior developers, providing structured guidance on React architecture, state management, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
- Rolled out a comprehensive testing strategy using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress, improving reliability and reducing regressions across production applications.
- Elevated page load performance by auditing Core Web Vitals and applying code splitting, lazy loading, and image optimisation strategies.
- Developed a cross-project component library aligned to the design system, eliminating redundant UI development effort across multiple client codebases.
Next.jsTypeScriptVercelJestReact Testing LibraryCypress
Jun 2019 — Apr 2020
Freelance
React Native Developer · Tabriz, Iran
- Developed and launched a multilingual mobile application for Shafaaq News, a major Iraqi news agency, using React Native and Redux — published on both Apple App Store and Google Play.
- Integrated offline-first data persistence using Redux-persist, ensuring a seamless reading experience without network connectivity.
- Wired up push notifications via Google Firebase, driving user re-engagement through timely content delivery.
React NativeReduxRedux-persistFirebase
Sep 2017 — May 2019
Twelve Group
Junior Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran
- Translated UI/UX design wireframes into production-ready markup using HTML5 and CSS3, contributing visual components across multiple client web applications.
- Worked in an agile, collaborative environment with backend and DevOps teams to receive design requirements and test applications end-to-end.
- Translated user requirements into scalable code, developed prototypes, and conducted wireframing activities to ensure alignment with client business specifications.
- Continuously built on front-end development knowledge and best practices, contributing to the team's growth through active participation in code reviews and technical discussions.
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June 15, 20245 min read

Why I chose Sanity over building a custom admin for my portfolio

Every developer considers building their own CMS. Here's why I didn't, and what I learned about the real cost of custom tooling.

Next.jsSanityArchitecture

Experience

Aug 2025 — Present

Sprint KW

Senior Software Engineer (Contract) · Tabriz, Iran

Architected and delivered 3 production admin dashboards using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, serving internal teams across multiple business units.
Engineered an AI-powered workflow automation feature using the OpenAI API — designed the prompt architecture, integrated streaming responses via server-sent events (SSE), and shipped the complete end-to-end UI.
Established a scalable data-fetching and validation architecture using TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form, and Zod, reducing cross-project boilerplate and standardising patterns across the team.
Introduced a shared component library and admin template system adopted across multiple products, cutting repetitive scaffolding work for downstream developers.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSTanStack QueryZustandReact Hook FormZodOpenAI API

Jul 2023 — Mar 2025

Adl Afarinan Mandegar Co.

Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran

Owned and shipped backend REST APIs using Node.js and Express.js to support new product features, enabling full-stack delivery without backend handoffs.
Connected Strapi CMS to a Next.js platform, enabling non-technical stakeholders to manage content independently and streamlining the content publishing workflow.
Developed complex, filterable data table interfaces using TanStack Table, handling large datasets with performant rendering via virtualisation and memoisation.
Refactored application state management from legacy Redux patterns to Redux Toolkit and Context API, reducing store complexity and improving onboarding for new developers.

Node.jsExpress.jsNext.jsStrapi CMSTanStack TableRedux Toolkit

May 2020 — Jun 2023

Twelve Group

Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran

Delivered dashboard applications and marketing pages end-to-end using Next.js and TypeScript, contributing to both frontend architecture and deployment pipeline on Vercel.
Led code reviews across the frontend team, establishing TypeScript, component architecture, and test coverage standards adopted across concurrent client projects.
Mentored 3 junior developers, providing structured guidance on React architecture, state management, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
Rolled out a comprehensive testing strategy using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress, improving reliability and reducing regressions across production applications.
Elevated page load performance by auditing Core Web Vitals and applying code splitting, lazy loading, and image optimisation strategies.
Developed a cross-project component library aligned to the design system, eliminating redundant UI development effort across multiple client codebases.

Next.jsTypeScriptVercelJestReact Testing LibraryCypress

Jun 2019 — Apr 2020

Freelance

React Native Developer · Tabriz, Iran

Developed and launched a multilingual mobile application for Shafaaq News, a major Iraqi news agency, using React Native and Redux — published on both Apple App Store and Google Play.
Integrated offline-first data persistence using Redux-persist, ensuring a seamless reading experience without network connectivity.
Wired up push notifications via Google Firebase, driving user re-engagement through timely content delivery.

React NativeReduxRedux-persistFirebase

Sep 2017 — May 2019

Twelve Group

Junior Software Engineer · Tabriz, Iran

Translated UI/UX design wireframes into production-ready markup using HTML5 and CSS3, contributing visual components across multiple client web applications.
Worked in an agile, collaborative environment with backend and DevOps teams to receive design requirements and test applications end-to-end.
Translated user requirements into scalable code, developed prototypes, and conducted wireframing activities to ensure alignment with client business specifications.
Continuously built on front-end development knowledge and best practices, contributing to the team's growth through active participation in code reviews and technical discussions.

HTML5CSS3JavaScript