I buildinterfacespeople actually use.

Frontend Engineer · Feb 2024 – Present · 13 months

Owning the frontend of an AI video platform — from zero to 2,000 users in beta.

I joined Ukumi.ai as the frontend engineer and architected the platform from scratch. After a company restructure, the product evolved into Montage — an AI tool that turns long-form video into 10–20 polished 30–60s clips in under 5 minutes. I own every pixel. Component architecture, state management, the interactive clip editor, word-level caption control, 9:16 reframe workflow — all of it. Montage is live in beta with 2,000+ users and growing.

• Architected complete frontend for AI video editing platform — scalable components, clean state from day one
• Built the interactive product playground used in client demos — directly contributed to early customer acquisition
• Led frontend through full product pivot from Ukumi.ai to Montage with zero downtime to existing users
• Montage beta: 2,000+ total users, real-time editing, word-level clip refinement, 9:16 reframe + caption export

Software Developer I · Aug 2024 – Feb 2025 · 7 months

First product owned solo. 2,500 active users.

I owned Maple Drive — a US-based recruitment SaaS — end to end. First time as the sole frontend engineer on a product real users depended on daily. Took it from architecture to production.

• Owned full frontend development of Maple Drive: US recruitment platform, built from the ground up
• Engineered real-time messaging system for recruiter-to-candidate communication
• Integrated Stripe payment gateway + Cal.com scheduling — complete end-to-end hiring workflow
• Platform reached 2,500+ active users during tenure

Software Developer Intern · Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 7 months

Three products. One internship. Converted to full-time in 7 months.

Joined as an intern, shipped across three live client products. Admin dashboards, a fintech investment platform, KYC and payment integration — the kind of breadth that compresses years into months. Built enough trust to go full-time before the internship ended.

• Built responsive admin dashboards with data visualization for internal team decision-making
• Implemented KYC integration and payment gateway on a fintech investment platform
• Delivered features and bug fixes across multiple active client codebases
• Promoted to Software Developer I within the same 7-month window

Full Stack Developer Intern · Dec 2023 – Feb 2024 · 3 months

18 components. Multiple CRM dashboards. Three months.

Fast-paced early-stage startup. Built RESTful APIs, 18+ reusable React components, and integrated OpenAI capabilities into CRM dashboards — establishing UI patterns used across the product.

• Built RESTful CRUD APIs with Node.js, Express, MongoDB for multiple CRM dashboards with OpenAI integration
• Developed 18+ reusable React components, establishing consistent UI patterns across the product
• Implemented Firebase authentication and real-time database sync for collaborative features

Frontend Developer Intern · Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 · 4 months

Where it started: building AI tooling before AI was everywhere.

First professional role. Built an AI-powered customer chatbot using LangChain and Node.js — before AI tooling was mainstream. Full responsive frontend. Node.js backend. Foundation laid.

• Built AI-powered customer engagement chatbot using LangChain, Node.js, and Next.js
• Developed and integrated responsive frontend with Node.js backend
• First production deployment — full-stack foundation established