Abdullah Rahman
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About

About

I am a full-stack engineer with 8 years of experience building web applications at scale. I write a lot of TypeScript, a little Rust, and I am learning Elixir on weekends.

What I do

  • Maintain several open-source libraries focused on developer experience and web performance
  • Consult on Astro architecture, edge computing, and web performance
  • Write a weekly newsletter called Edge Cases
  • Mentor junior engineers through structured 1:1s

Where I have worked

  • Vercel (Principal Engineer, 2022–present) — Build system architecture
  • Stripe (Senior Engineer, 2020–2022) — Payment reconciliation engine
  • Shopify (Engineer, 2017–2019) — Storefront rendering pipeline

What I care about

  • Performance — every millisecond is a respect issue
  • Developer experience — tools should disappear into the workflow
  • Sincerity — no dark patterns, no manipulative UX, in products or in code
  • Durability — code that lasts 10 years, not 10 months

I am available for consulting on web performance, Astro architecture, and building design systems for engineering teams. Reach out via the contact page.