Faizan Ali

👋 I'm Faizan, a full-stack engineer and self-proclaimed magician with Typescript. I've spent the past 7+ years in Silicon Valley building robust applications, hacking on small projects, and everything in between. I've likely run into your scenario/bug and can solve it.

🌏 Background:
Ever seen the hit TV show Silicon Valley? I lived (live?) it!

From being the sole engineer behind a prestigious accelerator-funded startup, to owning the landing page of one of the most widely used apps (100 million+ users) in the country, I've picked up a few things.

I'm currently in San Francisco, at the heart of the AI craze, learning from and growing with the best!

📚Skills
I specialize in the Javascript stack with expertise in Typescript.

Well-versed in building backend services and serverless functions in Node.js, talking to SQL/no-SQL databases, and frontend applications in React and Next.js.

I can help in every step of the stack - from app conception to deployment (AWS, Vercel) and scaling, including local development best practices, testing, logging/alerting, and structure/layout. Typescript is my magic weapon.

I pride myself on strong written + oral communication skills, and I know how to convey the right amount of information in a package unique to your understanding of a topic.

My core principle is empathy - understanding your unique situation & background allows me to work with you to develop the ideal solution for your specific problems.

🚀 I can:
- Help you overcome that nagging imposter syndrome
- Guide experienced engineers in another stack into the Javascript ecosystem
- Walk you through the process of advocating for that promotion
- Help you work smarter, not harder, with CLI scripting, keyboard shortcuts, dev tools
- Show you the best practices in developing in the Javascript ecosystem - from start to production.
- Most importantly, I can find gaps in your knowledge and fill them so you can be a better you!

🏆 I'm new to MentorCruise, but you can glance at the many 5-star reviews on my CodeMentor profile here :)
https://www.codementor.io/@faizanhali04
Some highlights:
- "Got right to the point, listened to my requirements and gave clear, concise advice on my specific situation."
- "I am very impressed with Faizan. He is the consummate professional. We have had only one session that has already produced significant results."
- "Faizan was great! From the start he made sure he knew and understood what i was looking for. He was open, honest and very skilled. "
- "Faizan was extremely thorough in helping me discover the issue my code was having. Once we found the solution he went above and beyond"
- "Incredibly knowledgeable mentor. Very helpful for debugging and understanding concepts related to React and Graphql."