Artan Muzhaqi

Full-Stack Software Engineer Greater Pittsburgh Region

Artan (Tani)
Muzhaqi

Full-stack software engineer with 6 years of experience building mobile, web and cloud applications with React Native, React, TypeScript, Node.js and GraphQL.

I work on Node.js applications and AWS infrastructure at Comcast. On my own time I designed, built and shipped Sous Chef, a React Native app live on the App Store and Google Play.

Featured project Mar 2025 to present

Sous Chef: Pantry & Recipes

A production mobile app on the App Store and Google Play, plus the API, admin dashboard, website and infrastructure behind it. It helps households track food, plan meals and share shopping lists, online or offline.

I own it end to end: product, UI, engineering, releases and operations.

  • Today screen with expiring items, the day's meals and recipes based on the pantry
  • Receipt review screen listing scanned items and prices to add to the pantry
  • Pantry screen listing food by what expires next
  • Pantry, fridge and freezer tracking
  • Expiring and low-stock alerts
  • Recipes matched to what you have
  • Meal plans that fill a shopping list
  • Shared household shopping lists
  • Barcode and receipt scanning

How it's built

Sous Chef

Counted from the code, Nov 2026

Queries & mutations
280+
Prisma models
116
Shared components
130+
Feature modules
14
Test files
2,000+
Languages
4
Compiler bailouts
0

Live on iOS and Android

Local-first writes

A change shows up immediately as an optimistic layer, while the cache holds only what the server said. Writes are saved before they send and replay in order. Client-minted IDs and idempotency keys make a re-send safe, and a refused change is kept for the person to retry or discard. Live updates reach the household over WebSocket subscriptions.

Receipts read on the phone first

The app recognizes the text on the device with Apple Vision and ML Kit, then a rules parser reads it. A reading that adds up stands. Anything else goes to the API, which parses receipts with LLMs and embeddings.

A core that runs without React Native

The data layer, state and domain logic load in Node with no React Native installed, and reach the device only through ports. A test holds that line, so the data layer can be exercised without a device.

One design system

130+ shared components on tokens for color, type, spacing and motion, with light and dark themes, Reanimated and Skia, FlashList, and four languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Albanian.

Rules the tooling enforces

Project rules live in custom ESLint rules and Jest tests, not a style guide. One gate keeps production code at zero React Compiler bailouts, and a rule that depends on a library's behavior cites the version and probe that verified it.

Mobile
React Native 0.86 (New Architecture), React 19, React Compiler, TypeScript, Apollo Client 4, GraphQL Codegen
Backend
Node.js, Apollo Server, Express, PostgreSQL, Prisma, pgvector, Redis, BullMQ
Web
Next.js admin dashboard, AWS SES email service
Quality
Jest, Detox, custom ESLint rules, CodeQL
Delivery
GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, spec-driven planning with OpenSpec, AI-assisted development with Claude Code, App Store and Google Play releases

Experience

  1. Aug 2022 to present

    Node.js Developer

    Comcast, Contract Philadelphia, PA, Remote

    • Developed and maintained scalable Node.js applications, enhancing the user experience and ensuring application reliability.
    • Managed infrastructure with Terraform and AWS, focusing on scalability, security and efficient deployment processes.
    • Automated continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Concourse CI, ensuring smooth and consistent rollouts.
    • Administered and optimized Neo4j graph databases, improving query performance and overall system efficiency.
    • Conducted troubleshooting and debugging across the application stack, maintaining seamless operation and quick issue resolution.

  2. Jun 2021 to Apr 2022

    Software Engineer

    Capgemini, Contract Philadelphia, PA, Remote

    • Developed full-stack solutions for web applications, utilizing JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux and Angular.
    • Worked on both front-end and back-end development, ensuring a cohesive user experience and robust functionality.
    • Participated in code reviews, testing and deployment processes, contributing to the overall quality and performance of the applications.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that aligned with business objectives.

  3. Oct 2020 to Sep 2021

    Frontend Web Developer

    Assist Digital, Full-time Tirana, Albania, Remote

    • Created and optimized user-facing features for web applications, focusing on performance and scalability.
    • Worked closely with backend developers to ensure seamless integration of APIs and data sources.
    • Developed reusable code and components, improving development efficiency and future scalability.

  4. Feb 2020 to Feb 2021

    Teaching Assistant, UPenn Coding Bootcamp

    2U, Part-time Philadelphia, PA

    • Provided guidance and support to students in full-stack web development, covering technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js and Node.js.
    • Assisted in debugging, code reviews and project implementation, fostering a deep understanding of web development best practices.
    • Also worked as a Learning Assistant, remotely, from Apr 2020 to Oct 2020.

What I work with

Mobile
React Native, basic iOS and Android, Reanimated, offline-first sync
Front end
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Redux, Angular, design systems, internationalization
Back end
Node.js, Express, GraphQL, Apollo Server, Apollo Client, Prisma, WebSocket subscriptions
Data
PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, Neo4j, BullMQ
Cloud and DevOps
AWS, Terraform, Docker Swarm, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Grafana
AI
LLM integration, embeddings, vector search, AI-assisted development with Claude Code
Delivery
Roadmap planning, spec-driven development, code review, testing with Jest and Detox, App Store and Google Play releases

Certifications

Graph Developer - Associate Apollo GraphQL
May 2024
Neo4j Certified Professional Neo4j
Mar 2023
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer Oracle
Aug 2021
AWS Certified Developer – Associate Amazon Web Services
Apr 2023
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) HashiCorp
May 2023

Education

Associate in Applied Science, Computer Information Systems - Information Tech Community College of Philadelphia
2013 to 2023
Certificate, Engineering Flex Chegg Skills, formerly Thinkful
Mar to Oct 2019

Earlier projects

Portrait of Tani in a black T-shirt, arms crossed

About

I've been passionate about programming for as long as I can remember. In 2019 I quit my job to enroll in Thinkful's coding bootcamp, and within a year I was helping teach the UPenn Coding Bootcamp.

The first Sous Chef was a small app from that bootcamp year. The one on the App Store today is the same idea, built properly.

Aside from coding, I love to travel, explore the world and meet new people. I've been to over 20 countries so far.

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