Appetier
Founder and Principal Engineer
Built an AI restaurant OS for direct online ordering, local SEO, loyalty, CRM, and POS sync, helping operators keep menus accurate, automate busywork, and grow repeat direct orders.
Shady Alzayat.
I build experiences for
web and mobile.
Hands-on engineering executive building mobile, web, cloud, and AI-enabled platforms across commerce, healthcare, payments, and enterprise software.
AI-enabledplatforms shipped
40+engineers led
React + AWSproduction systems
Previously led high-performing ecommerce programs at Tillster.
- 15+
- years leading product engineering
- Global
- teams built across startup and enterprise environments
- 30+
- products shipped end-to-end
Experience
Companies and products where I have led engineering outcomes.
Tillster Inc
VP Frontend Engineering
Led technical strategy for frontend web and mobile development, improving user experience and key performance metrics. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and modern best practices across a high-velocity Agile team.
Atlas Mental Health
Head of Engineering
Built a privacy-first, cross-platform mobile, web, and cloud platform as the sole engineer, co-creating Atlas Social and scaling it from zero to 300,000 users with reliable uptime, fast iteration, and strong engagement.
Sarment
VP of Engineering
Directed global engineering for a luxury commerce stack on React, React Native, and AWS, standardizing CI/CD, accessibility, and code quality, and partnering with product to improve release cadence and checkout reliability.
PowWow Mobile
Developer Relations and Education Engineer
Supported enterprise developers through training, documentation, and code samples for the SmartUX platform. Improved onboarding and accelerated delivery for Fortune-rated clients using Angular, Node.js, AWS EC2, and SQS.
OpenVPN
Senior Web Developer
Built privacy-focused, cross-platform experiences with React, Angular, Cordova, and Ionic, optimizing for global e-commerce scale, predictable performance, and secure session handling across devices.
Club Quarters Hotels
ConnectionsSF General Manager
Led the turnaround of a coworking space through digital transformation, Angular web development, Salesforce integration, and a custom MarTech stack to drive growth and member engagement.
Blade Runner Tools
Co-founder and CTO
Designed and built a GPS-powered, on-demand B2B tool delivery platform. Developed Angular and Ruby systems with MongoDB market segmentation and mobile apps to automate logistics and lead generation.
UCSF Medical Center
Programmer Analyst III
Architected and shipped digital transformation using ASP, SQL, HTML, and CSS. Built HIPAA-compliant applications and automated workflows that improved emergency response, patient care, and clinical operations.
Siebel Systems
Project Manager
Designed and developed web tools for financial data analysis and executive reporting. Built dashboards, data parsers, and internal tools to support audits, data migrations, and decision-making.