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  Shidiq Ahmed · sidd · portfolio 2026

A senior engineer, still learning — in nine chapters.

Based in
Salem · Coimbatore · Hyderabad · Dubai · Remote (US)
Currently
DP World · VibrantHive
Scroll
↓ from 2017 to now
Chapter 00  —  Salem, India · 2017–2021
Origin.
From a small city in Tamil Nadu, a kid who was always more interested in how things worked than what they were called. Chose Information Technology at Sona College of Technology — not for the degree, but because it was the closest thing to building.
Graduated in 2021, not with a grand plan, but with a deep itch to make things real.
SalemSona CollegeB.Tech · IT
~/salem/origin.log — zsh — 86×24
2017 → 2021
terminal
hello_world.c
curiosity.log
sidd@salem:~ $
● LIVE SESSIONutf-8 · c99 · gcc 9.3line 4 / 24
Chapter 01  —  Pentafox · Coimbatore · May 2021
First contact.
Joined Pentafox straight out of campus. The first assignment? Fix bugs on Petromoney LOS — a fintech loan origination platform. No handholding. Learned React by doing, graduated from bug fixes to feature development, then to owning entire modules.
"You don't learn to build by reading about it."
PMpetromoney / LOS · bug board
sprint · 0/6 closed
keysevsummaryassigneestatus
LOS-417P1null in amortization table@siddOPEN
LOS-512P2broker validation fails on blank DOB@siddOPEN
LOS-638P1credit score parser · CIBIL edge-case@siddOPEN
LOS-701P2penny-drop timeout > 30s@siddOPEN
LOS-812P0decisioning rule · undefined branch@siddOPEN
LOS-906OWN MODULE · disbursement workflow@siddOPEN
→ fixing bugs, one by one...
Chapter 02  —  Pentafox · 2021–2022
First build.
DigiOps 360.
The first project built entirely from scratch — a financial management and loan management system, designed and developed end-to-end. Nailed it. Handed it over once it was stable and moved on.
That became a pattern: build it well enough that someone else can take it forward.
digiops360.pentafox.in / loans● greenfield · 2022
DigiOps 360
Loans
Customers
Amortization
Reports
Admin
Config
Loan ledger
0 live records · updated 2s ago
ALLActiveClosed
5,412
active loans
₹48.2Cr
disbursed
1.2s
auto-decision
98.6%
uptime
Amortization · 12 mo● principal ○ interest
Loan #BorrowerAmountTenorStatus
L-10921Meena K.₹4,80,00036mActive
L-10922Ravi S.₹12,40,00060mActive
L-10923Deepa R.₹3,20,00024mApproved
L-10924Arjun P.₹8,90,00048mReview
Loan ledger
5,412 live records
Amortization engine
computed in-browser
Credit decisioning
auto-approve · 1.2s
Reports + config
admin-grade tooling
React
frontend
Node · PG
backend
LMS · LOS
domain
End-to-end
ownership
Chapter 03  —  Pentafox · 2022 · MyRepublic (AU/SG)
Going international.
First overseas engagement — MyRepublic, a telco serving Australia and Singapore. First time interfacing directly with international clients, navigating cross-cultural communication, understanding that product decisions carry weight far beyond the code.
Built a React Native app from the ground up — eSIM onboarding, recharge, plan management. The mobile chapter had begun.
MYREPUBLIC · eSIM
•••• •••• 0000
SIDD AHMED0%
connecting to · au / sg
detect device...
activate eSIM profile
register on network
fetch plan
welcome, sidd
Chapter 04  —  Pentafox · 2022–2023
Mobile, expanded.
Followed MyRepublic with KidzCare — a React Native pediatric booking app for the Australian market. Then picked up Flutter and stepped into Topdrill and FarmGate — an ambitious agri e-commerce platform that pushed both the tech and the team to their limits.
~/pentafox/mobile — zsh
$ ls ./ships/2022-2023
kidzcare.appshipped
topdrill.appshipped
farmgate.apparchived
react-native
KidzCare
healthcare · AU
+
Pediatric booking & triage
shipped · 2022
flutter
Topdrill
workflow · low-code
Dynamic proposal workflows
shipped · 2022
flutter
FarmGate
agri · e-commerce
Ambitious. Taught the most.
archived · 2023
"FarmGate didn't make it to market. A project closure, a relocation from Coimbatore to Hyderabad, then back. Not everything ships. That, too, is part of the story."
Chapter 05  —  Pentafox · 2023 · Belstar Finance
Then everything changed.
A WhatsApp-native loan collection platform — fully owned, fully architected, fully built solo. Frontend, backend, infrastructure. The idea was simple: let businesses collect dues directly over WhatsApp, with UPI payment links generated in real time. No app download. No friction.
This was the moment developer started becoming product builder.
● LIVE · platform-total
0.00Cr
collected via whatsapp + upi · 0 txns
upi · live feed● recording
₹4,820Meena K · ChennaiPAID
₹12,400Ravi S · HyderabadPAID
₹3,200Deepa R · MaduraiPAID
₹8,900Arjun P · SalemPAID
B
Belstar Finance
online · verified business
/ August 2025 · the page turns
Four years of building. Two continents, one desk.
Chapter 07  —  Aug 2025 – Present · Two roles, one operator
Two continents,
one desk.
Chapter A · Dubai · UTC+4
DP World.
Senior React Native Developer
DP World moves about 10% of global trade across 190+ ports in 74 countries. I'm a Senior React Native Developer there, embedded inside the org, sitting with business heads across Operations, Finance, Risk, and HR.

The work is enterprise — mobile apps used directly by DP World employees and leaders across divisions. I translate messy, high-stakes internal workflows into interfaces that executives and field teams can actually lean on. Accuracy and trust are non-negotiable; every ship is scrutinized.
Chapter B · Remote US · UTC-7
VibrantHive.
Lead Frontend Engineer · Team Lead
VibrantHive is an AI-powered marketing platform where users generate images, videos and campaign copy from prompts, review them with their team, and publish them as live advertising campaigns.

I lead the frontend. That means the entire UI delivery is mine — architecture, the design system, every pixel that ships, and the team that ships it. I set the hiring bar, the review bar, the quality bar.

Nothing here is off-the-shelf. Generative workflows, real-time team review, campaign go-live — every surface is custom and every call is mine to make. Four years of fintech and enterprise tooling compressed into one role where I'm finally the one steering. More scope, more responsibility, more power to shape what ships than any previous chapter combined.
The team, the system, the surface area of what ships — mine to carry. This is what I wanted a decade ago, without knowing it yet.
Chapter A · Dubai · UTC+4
live
DP World
Senior React Native Developer
Building enterprise mobile apps used across DP World — a global logistics giant moving ~10% of world trade. I partner with business leads across divisions and translate their workflows into production-grade React Native experiences.
Executive dashboard
Good morning, Ahmed
4.2M
TEUs today
+3.8%
YoY throughput
1,247
active vessels
98.6%
on-time KPI
Global throughput · 7d
Ops
Fin
HR
Risk
Divisions I ship for
Operations
port throughput · vessel ETA
shipping
Finance
revenue · cost centres · PnL
shipping
Risk & Compliance
incident feed · audit trail
shipping
Human Resources
org · headcount by region
shipping
190+
ports
74
countries
$20B
annual revenue
Stakeholders: C-suite · division heads · ops leads
Chapter B · Remote US · UTC-7
generating
VibrantHive
Lead Frontend Engineer
I own the entire frontend — design system, architecture, delivery — for an AI marketing platform where users generate imagery, video and copy, review them as a team, and publish them as live ad campaigns.
01
Generate
prompt → asset
02
Review
team approval
03
Publish
live campaign
generating…
generating…
generating…
generating…
1 of 4 in reviewSAMapprove · publish →
Campaigns live today0
Design system
Architecture
Team delivery
Hiring bar
I own the entire UI delivery · team lead · end-to-end
The shelf — nine builds across seven years
Projects that made the story.
01 / 09
Belstar
₹25Cr+ collected. Solo build. Loan collection via WhatsApp + UPI.
belstar — zsh
collect --via=whatsapp
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   ₹25Cr+
belstar₹25Cr+
WhatsAppUPIFintech
02 / 09
SAAFE
Account Aggregation redirection flow + five published SDKs.
saafe — zsh
consent.sdk --publish
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   5 SDKs
saafe5 SDKs
AA5 SDKsConsent
03 / 09
FastKYC
Unified verification platform
fastkyc — zsh
verify --parallel
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   40+
fastkyc40+
eKYCvKYC40+ services
04 / 09
Topdrill
Digitized project-initiation with dynamic screens and multi-step verification.
topdrill — zsh
workflow.init --dyn
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   Low-code
topdrillLow-code
FlutterLow-codeWorkflow
05 / 09
FarmGate
Ambitious agri commerce platform. Didn't ship. Taught the most.
farmgate — zsh
archive --reason=sunset
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   Archived
farmgateArchived
FlutterE-commerceAgri
06 / 09
KidzCare
Pediatric appointment booking with triage flow.
kidzcare — zsh
+
triage.book --next
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   Live
kidzcareLive
React NativeBookingHealth
07 / 09
MyRepublic
eSIM activation, plan management for SG / ANZ markets.
myrepublic — zsh
esim.activate --iccid
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   AU · SG
myrepublicAU · SG
React NativeTelcoAU · SG
08 / 09
Petromoney
Digital loan app. Where the story began — as a bug list.
petromoney — zsh
bug.fix --first
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   Day 01
petromoneyDay 01
React NativeFintechLoans
09 / 09
DigiOps 360
First greenfield. LOS with credit analysis, amortization, decisioning.
digiops-360 — zsh
los.ship --greenfield
› init   ok
› build  ok
› ship   Greenfield
digiops-360Greenfield
ReactLOSFinance
Chapter 08 · 2026 and beyond
Engineer → Product Designer.
The next transition is already in motion. Four years of building has sharpened an eye for what works and what doesn't, what users feel and what they ignore.
The goal now: close the gap between the technical and the experiential — to design products with the confidence of someone who has built them from the inside out.
2021 — 2025
Engineer
$ build && ship
Systems95%
Visual55%
Interaction70%
Typography45%
Architecture95%
Empathy70%
2026 →
Product Designer
$ design && ship
Product DesignUI/UXSystems ThinkingBuilding in PublicDesign EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXSystems ThinkingBuilding in PublicDesign Engineering
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