Full-stack engineer & AI developer

GAZIREFATUL

I build applications for web, mobile, and desktop, often with AI built in. Currently working as a full-stack engineer at Ascend AI.

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CURRENTLY @ ASCEND AI
01 · Where I've worked

Experience

Startups and enterprise clients I've worked with.

Ascend AINOW

Full-stack Engineer

Sept 2023 - Present
  • →Developed a variety of applications including web, mobile, and desktop, with a focus on integrating AI technologies.
  • →For PYO, a fashion tech startup, developed an AI app that turns a photo or video of an outfit into buyable product links, with a single checkout for pieces from multiple merchants.
  • →Collaborated with a team of developers to build Luxeassist, an AI concierge app for luxury services, and shipped in-chat shopping and order tracking across retailers.
  • →Developed AI-powered flight booking for Luxeassist, letting members book flights themselves or through the AI assistant in chat.
  • →Developed a voice-based AI weekly check-in where members talk through their upcoming week and get back a personalized plan.
  • →Collaborated with a team of developers to design and develop CleverCore, a startup-level SaaS product, and shipped custom iOS components built with React Native.
  • →Developed an automated Instagram lead-generation tool that sent over 1M successful DMs and has over 5,000 active users.
  • →Developed a web platform that optimized transportation pricing across multiple European carriers, increasing customer convenience and cost-efficiency.
  • →Reduced speech-suggestion delay in WhisperApp from 95s to 47s by optimizing database connectivity and speech processing.
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AGT Software Partners

Software Engineer II

Apr 2025 - Aug 2026New York City Metropolitan Area · Remote
  • →Software Engineer (Apr 2025 - Apr 2026), then Software Engineer II (Apr 2026 - Aug 2026).
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Alpha FMC

Application Engineer

Apr 2025 - Jun 2026New York, USA · Remote · Contract
  • →Auxo Solutions was acquired by Alpha FMC.
  • →Contracts: CFC Underwriting (Apr 2025 - Jan 2026), American Equity (Jan 2026 - Jun 2026).
  • →Data capture & validation: Built forms that capture and validate complex financial data, such as trust, entity, annuitant, and beneficiary details, with real-time inline validation.
  • →Client delivery: Shipped software on the Unqork platform for major insurance clients like American Equity and CFC Underwriting, building features alongside a larger team.
  • →Cross-team work: Worked with product, QA, and engineering to track down platform-level UI and state-management issues, keeping the larger insurance apps stable and maintainable as they grew.
  • →Document automation: Integrated PandaDoc to handle digital signing and policy verification, replacing manual compliance checks that didn't hold up at high document volumes.
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Quanteron

Cofounder

Dec 2024 - Sept 2025
  • →Cofounded the company and helped shape its product direction across web and mobile.
  • →Built Soli, a cross-platform SME finance platform for UAE businesses with automated VAT returns, corporate tax declarations, invoice generation, and banking integration.
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Reinforz AI

Co-Founder

June 2022 - Dec 2024United States
  • →Developed and improved UI elements, focusing on user engagement and overall experience through advanced UI/UX design principles.
  • →Integrated backend and frontend systems via RESTful APIs on the industry-standard MVC architecture for efficient, maintainable data handling.
  • →Co-authored the web app with other developers, and guided and mentored interns through their tasks.
  • →Optimized the landing page for SEO, improving search visibility and user engagement.
  • →Managed hosting with Docker and AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, S3, and EC2) for deployment, storage, and computing.
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02 · What I work with

Skills

The tools I reach for, grouped by kind.

Languages

TypeScriptPythonJavaSolidityGolang

Frameworks

Next.jsReact NativeElectronTailwindCSSPuppeteerAstroJS

DevOps

GNU+LinuxGitDockerAWSGitHub ActionsDigitalOcean

Databases

PostgreSQLSQLitePrisma / DrizzleFirestore

AI Coding Agents

Claude CodeOpenCodeCodex
03 · Courses

Certifications

Each one can be verified online.

Anthropic AcademyJun 2026

Claude Code in Action

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Anthropic AcademyJun 2026

Introduction to Agent Skills

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Anthropic AcademyAug 2026

Introduction to Model Context Protocol

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04 · Things I've built

Projects

Products I've built in AI, fintech, and growth.

01
AI Fashion · Ongoing

PYO

An AI fashion discovery and shopping app that identifies the pieces in outfit photos and screenshots, then finds matching products and links to buy them.

AIFashionVisual SearchCommerce
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02
AI Concierge · 2025

LuxeAssist

An AI concierge for booking luxury services, with in-chat ordering and scheduled fulfilment on web and mobile. Built with Next.js + Expo (React Native).

AIConciergeCommerceMobileNext.js
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03
Fintech · 2024

Soli

A cross-platform SME finance platform for UAE businesses, with automated VAT returns, corporate tax declarations, invoice generation, banking integration, and document management. Built with React Native + Next.js.

FintechMobileWebTax ComplianceReact Native
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04
AI Assistant · 2023

WhisperApp AI

A real-time assistant that listens to a live conversation and suggests what to say next, with voice recognition and customizable personas.

AISpeechMobileReal-time
Website ↗App Store ↗
05
Growth Engine · 2024

Ascend DM

An Instagram DM automation tool for web and desktop (Electron), with multi-browser isolation, spintax message variation, audience segmentation, and lead generation.

AutomationInstagramLead GenSpintaxElectron
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05 · Giving back

Open Source

I've fixed open issues in web3 projects and developer tools, including some paid bug bounties.

01Nice NodeNiceNode↗02GoodCollectiveGoodDollar↗03Safes ProtocolG7DAO↗04Unlock ProtocolUnlock↗
06 · A bit about me

About

I build production software for web, mobile, and AI, mostly for startups and small teams.

07 · Get in touch

Contact

I'm open to freelance work. If you have a role, a project, or a question, send me an email.

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GitHub@arionrefat↗LinkedInin/refatul↗Emailgazirefatul@gmail.com↗
Emailgazirefatul@gmail.com
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