Hey, I'm

Saif Mirza

Software Engineer who lives on the frontend. Building AI-powered apps that actually make life easier.

About.

A bit about me

I'm a Software Engineer who lives on the frontend. React is my bread and butter. If it renders, I've probably built it.

Lately I've been going down the AI rabbit hole and honestly... I don't think I'm coming back. Currently building apps that put AI to work in ways that actually make life easier.

Tech Stack

ReactReact NativeTypeScriptNext.jsNode.jsExpressMongoDBExpoTailwind CSSGeminiClaudeThree.js

Experience.

Where I've worked

Software Engineer II

Playon

April 2023 — Present
  • Building frontend experiences with React and TypeScript.
  • Integrating AI-powered features into production applications.
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsAI/ML

Frontend Developer

Carputty

August 2021 — February 2023
  • Designed and implemented multiple components and web pages for customer-facing application using React with Javascript and Emotion CSS.
  • Implemented WebSockets in the customer-facing application to enable real-time updates for loan approval statuses and transaction data.
  • Collaborated with team in the development of a new internal-facing application from conception to launch, contributing to the creation of a user-friendly and efficient tool using React with Typescript, PostgreSQL, GraphQL and ANT Design components with some styling overrides using Emotion CSS.
  • Collaborated with Lead Product Designer to refine the user experience for the internal-facing application.
  • Integrated SAVVI AI into the internal-facing application which automatically categorizes a transaction, effectively speeding up a critical step in the decisioning process.
  • Developed and maintained APIs that provided data and functionality to the application's user interface. Integrated the APIs into the application's user interface, enabling seamless communication between the different components of the application.
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLPostgreSQL

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Projects.

Things I've built

Blog.

Latest post

I'm a Frontend Engineer Who Learned to Build with AI — Here's What Actually Changed

If you're a frontend engineer who's been treating AI as a fancy autocomplete, it might be worth reconsidering what you're actually using it for.

March 12, 20266 min read
AIFrontend DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringAI ToolsSide Projects
I'm a Frontend Engineer Who Learned to Build with AI — Here's What Actually Changed