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Umar Abdullah / Senior Software + AI Engineer

Built for scale.Wired to think.

Ten years engineering scalable software. Five years shipping production AI—agents, retrieval, automation, and platforms built for real-world load.

Live spatial modelProduction intelligenceAgents / RAG / Automation
System active
10Years
software engineering
05Years
AI engineering
Operating rangeArchitecture → production → scale
Systems online
Open to complex work

A decade of engineering judgment

I design system that think. 

10
YearsSoftware engineering

Deep foundations in architecture, full-stack products, distributed systems, automation, and technical leadership.

05
YearsAI engineering

Focused practice turning LLMs, agents, retrieval, and intelligent workflows into observable production systems.

Technology constellationProduction stack / live map
10Ysystem
depth
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSNode.jsExpressPythonREST / GraphQLLangChainOpenAI / GPT APIsRAG PipelinesAI Agents
Architecture layer Intelligence layer16 capabilities mapped

Capability architecture

Senior depth across the entire system.

Not a collection of tools. A practiced ability to move from ambiguity to architecture to reliable output.

AI systems05 years

Intelligence that survives production.

Agentic workflows, retrieval systems, evaluations, guardrails, and observability designed as software, not demos.

Architecture10 years

Systems engineered for the next order of magnitude.

Event-driven backends, multi-tenant platforms, real-time data, and resilient services with clean operational boundaries.

Automation500K+ pages/day

Complex work reduced to dependable flows.

Distributed queues, browser automation, integrations, and recovery paths that turn fragile manual work into infrastructure.

Product30+ shipped

Technical depth with a product instinct.

From ambiguous brief to shipped interface: strategy, system design, implementation, instrumentation, and iteration.

LeadershipEnd-to-end

Clarity across code, teams, and decisions.

Architecture direction, pragmatic standards, mentoring, and communication that moves senior teams through complexity.

Frontend

Next.js / React / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS

Backend

Node.js / Express / Python / REST / GraphQL

AI / ML

LangChain / OpenAI / GPT APIs / RAG Pipelines / AI Agents

Infrastructure

Docker / MongoDB / PostgreSQL / Bull / BullMQ

Selected systems

Proof over promises.

Six selected production systems. The full archive contains 108 reviewed projects, including 12 verified live deployments.

Architecture / intelligence / operations
System telemetry06 cases online
06production
systems
JHB Property44
AI Visibility4
Grounded AI3
WordPress AI1
AI / SaaS / Automation / KnowledgeScroll vector: horizontal
01 / 06Featured system
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreJHB Property IntelligenceDecision Intelligence
01 / AcquireMLS data enters as an auditable run
02 / LearnHistorical behavior becomes local market models
03 / ValueActive listings receive defensible comparables
04 / DecideThree engines separate facts, market, and deal fit
05 / ExplainAI enrichment stays behind deterministic controls
06 / OperateReview, feedback, and export close the loop
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

JHB Property Intelligence

MLS ingestion, market-model training, three-stage deal scoring, AI enrichment, maps, watchlists, and export in one operating system.

Next.jsNode.jsExpressMySQLAnthropicOpenAIGoogle SheetsDocker
Open case study
02 / 06Featured system
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreAI Visibility PlatformAI SaaS Platform
01 / WorkspaceBrand intent enters through dedicated product surfaces
02 / ResearchSearch evidence grounds every automation
03 / OrchestrateLong-running work moves through durable queues
04 / ReasonA shared model layer routes by task and provider
05 / PublishGenerated assets cross a controlled integration boundary
06 / MeasureTraditional and AI search signals return to the workspace
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

AI Visibility Platform

Model routing, research, queues, content generation, AI visibility, reporting, and publishing coordinated as a production platform.

Next.jsNode.jsLangChainOpenAIAnthropicGeminiRedisMySQL
Open case study
03 / 06Featured system
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreGrounded AI ChatbotConversational AI
01 / ConfigureEach bot gets its own behavior and brand boundary
02 / IngestHeterogeneous sources become a common knowledge format
03 / IndexChunks become tenant-scoped semantic memory
04 / EvaluateThe graph decides when retrieval is worth using
05 / GenerateModels answer within the bot policy and retrieved context
06 / DeliverOne backend serves hosted chat and website embeds
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

Grounded AI Chatbot

Document ingestion, retrieval grading, multi-model generation, conversation operations, billing, and a distributable chat widget.

Next.jsExpressLangChainLangGraphOpenAIAnthropicGeminiPinecone
Open case study
04 / 06Featured system
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreWordPress AI Publishing BridgePlatform Integration
01 / ConnectAn administrator establishes the trust boundary
02 / AuthorizeEvery request is checked before routing
03 / RouteA versioned namespace protects the public API contract
04 / MutateDomain handlers translate SaaS intent into WordPress operations
05 / OptimizeSEO metadata reaches the active provider
06 / RecoverSite-level blockers can be handled without opening everything
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

WordPress AI Publishing Bridge

Versioned API-key authentication, WordPress and WooCommerce handlers, SEO metadata adapters, and controlled remote publishing.

PHPWordPressWooCommerceREST APIYoast SEORank MathJavaScript
Open case study
05 / 06Selected build
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreBook Umrah TodayTravel Commerce
01 / DiscoverVisitors choose the trip shape before the details
02 / ComposeTravel context becomes a structured booking intent
03 / ServeApplication services own customer and content workflows
04 / PersistRelational state and media use dedicated stores
05 / ConvertBooking and support actions remain close to discovery
06 / DeployWeb, API, and proxy ship as isolated services
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

Book Umrah Today

A responsive package-discovery and booking journey backed by customer, content, support, payment, and media services.

Next.jsReactExpressMySQLStripeAWS S3Dockernginx
Open case study
06 / 06Selected build
Architecture knowledge graph07 connected nodes
System coreAtlee ChatWhite-label AI
01 / ManageThe tenant console owns the assistant lifecycle
02 / ExtractSource-specific services remove format differences
03 / StoreObjects, vectors, and operational state stay separate
04 / ReasonA graph evaluates context before answering
05 / ObserveConversations return as inspectable product data
06 / DistributeHosted and embedded experiences share one policy layer
Architecture stage Technology dependencyMove pointer to inspect depth

Atlee Chat

A tenant-configurable RAG product with multi-source ingestion, grounded chat, embeddable delivery, operational inboxes, and billing.

Next.jsExpressLangChainLangGraphPineconeMySQLAWS S3Stripe
Open case study

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Career signal

Built through real constraints.

Each role added a new layer: delivery, scale, architecture, intelligence, and leadership.

10Y05Y AI
2023 - PresentRemote
01

Senior AI Engineer

TechCorp Inc.

Architected and deployed multi-agent AI systems handling 10K+ daily conversations. Built custom RAG pipelines reducing support ticket volume by 40%. Led a team of 4 engineers building LLM-powered product features.

2021 - 2023Remote
02

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

StartupXYZ

Built and scaled a multi-tenant SaaS platform from 0 to 50K monthly active users. Designed microservices architecture with Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Implemented Stripe billing, automated onboarding, and real-time dashboards.

2019 - 2021On-site
03

Software Engineer

Digital Agency Co.

Delivered 15+ client projects across web scraping, automation, and web apps. Built Puppeteer-based scraping infrastructure processing 200K pages/day. Developed RESTful APIs and integrated third-party services.

2015 - 2019On-campus
04

B.Sc. Computer Science

University of Technology

Graduated with honors, specializing in Software Engineering. Capstone project: AI-powered plagiarism detection system. Active member of the Computer Science Society.

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