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About

I'm Ahmed Al-Shaibani — a builder who sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and design. I care about systems that are calm, precise, and built to last.

Over the past five years, I've shipped AI platforms, payment infrastructure, developer tools, editorial systems, and visual data tools — each designed with clarity as the north star.

I believe the best products are the ones that disappear into the background while quietly compounding value. Less noise, more signal, always.

When I'm not building, I write about product thinking, system design, and the craft of making things that matter.

Experience

5+ years building products & systems

Focus Areas

AI, Full-Stack, Product, Architecture

Approach

Clarity-first, calm design, compound value

Location

Building globally, remote-first

Featured Work

Projects that matter

E-Commerce2026
Al-Qadhi Store screenshot

Al-Qadhi Store

Digital Services Marketplace

A bilingual (Arabic/English) marketplace for digital services — game top-ups, social media services, and money transfers — with secure Stripe payments.

Next.jsTypeScriptStripe
In Production
Automation2026

Al-Qadhi Bot Service

Telegram Order-Management Bot

A Python Telegram bot that powers order operations for Al-Qadhi Store — order notifications, status updates, and fulfillment from inside Telegram.

PythonTelegram Bot APIREST API
Powers the store
AI2026
X AI Content Factory screenshot

X AI Content Factory

AI Content Pipeline Orchestrator

An automated AI content pipeline that generates and schedules posts for an X (Twitter) account, with human approval via Telegram before anything is published.

TypeScriptNext.jsLLM
Human-in-the-loop
Web Platform2026
3D Portfolio screenshot

3D Portfolio

This Website — Immersive Scrolling Portfolio

A 3D scrolling portfolio built with Next.js 16, React Three Fiber, GSAP, and Lenis — with a Prisma-backed admin dashboard for managing projects and articles.

Next.js 16React Three FiberGSAP
You're looking at it
Developer Tools2026
Activepieces Piece Builder screenshot

Activepieces Piece Builder

Automation Framework Toolkit

A focused TypeScript framework for building, testing, and publishing reusable Activepieces automation pieces — with dynamic dropdowns and secure credential handling.

TypeScriptActivepiecesNode.js
MIT Licensed
Web Platform2026
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Yemenpedia Core

Arabic Knowledge Platform

The core engine of Yemenpedia — a TypeScript platform for structured Arabic knowledge content about Yemen.

TypeScriptNext.jsArabic RTL
Open code
Web Platform2025
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LEARN PLUS

Free Course Discovery Platform

A live course-discovery platform on its own domain (learn-plus.uk) that aggregates free Udemy courses into one searchable catalog.

TypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSS
learn-plus.uk
Full-StackAI & MLProduct DesignSystem ArchitectureData EngineeringDeveloper Tools

Expertise

From machine learning pipelines to polished frontends — here's where I spend my focus.

AI & Machine Learning

Building intelligent systems — from RAG pipelines and agent frameworks to production ML workflows.

Full-Stack Development

Crafting polished web applications with modern frameworks, clean architecture, and thoughtful UX.

Product Design

Turning messy ideas into focused product paths with clear outcomes and user-centered design.

System Architecture

Designing scalable operations and modular architectures that compound value over time.

Data Engineering

Building robust data pipelines, ETL workflows, and storage strategies.

Developer Tools

Creating CLIs, APIs, documentation, and DX-focused tooling that reduce friction.

Blog

Notes on product building, system design, AI engineering, and the craft of making things that last.

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FeaturedEngineering8 min

Building an Arabic-First Storefront

What RTL, i18n, and payments actually require — lessons from Al-Qadhi Store

Most e-commerce tutorials assume English and LTR. Building a real Arabic-first store with Next.js taught me that localization is architecture, not translation.

May 20, 2026·
Next.jsRTLi18n
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Product6 min

Running an Online Store from Telegram

Why I built a Python bot instead of another admin dashboard

Order management doesn't need a dashboard you have to remember to open. Moving store operations into Telegram cut response time to minutes.

PythonTelegram
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AI7 min

Automating Content Without Losing Your Voice

The human-in-the-loop design behind my X content pipeline

Full automation produces spam. Full manual doesn't scale. The useful middle: AI drafts everything, a human approves everything.

AILLM
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Design7 min

What Building a 3D Portfolio Taught Me About Motion

GSAP, React Three Fiber, and Lenis — and the restraint they demand

This site is built with a WebGL hero, scroll-driven animation, and smooth scrolling. The hard part wasn't the techniques — it was knowing when to stop.

GSAPReact Three Fiber
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Engineering6 min

A Framework Approach to Automation Integrations

Why I built a piece-builder toolkit for Activepieces instead of copy-pasting my way through

After building a few Activepieces integrations, the repeated boilerplate became the project. Extracting a framework made every next piece dramatically cheaper.

TypeScriptActivepieces
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Product5 min

Why I'm Building Yemenpedia

Structured Arabic knowledge about Yemen, and why the data model comes first

High-quality Arabic content about Yemen is scarce and scattered. Building a knowledge platform for it starts with an unglamorous decision: the content model.

Content ModelingArabic Web
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Let's design something useful, calm, and real.

I'm always open to interesting conversations, collaborations, and new projects.

Contact

Have a project in mind, a question, or just want to connect? I'd love to hear from you.

Email

Ahmed-alshaibani@outlook.com

Location

Remote — worldwide

Response Time

Within 24 hours