Ali Navidi

Summary

I build fast, accessible React and Next.js products — and lead the teams that ship them. 5+ years across AI, insurance and regulatory SaaS — from a solo build to leading frontend for a Swiss AI startup.

Experience

1. Senior Frontend Developer, Bime Bazar

   Tehran, Iran · 01/2025 — Now

   • Rebuilt the front end of a high-traffic insurance comparison marketplace from scratch in Next.js, replacing the legacy stack with no loss of service.
   • Set the architecture, code structure and performance budget the new codebase is built on.
   • Own the public-facing experience end to end, from quote comparison flows to checkout.
   • Built the internal backoffice that operations, finance and logistics run on — task queues, orders, endorsements, wallet management and shipment tracking — in React Router 7 with role-based access.

   Next.js · React Router 7 · TypeScript · React · SSR

2. Frontend Team Lead, Silver Brain AI AG

   Zug, Switzerland · 11/2023 — 08/2024

   • Led frontend delivery for Celsius, an LLM production-pipeline management platform, from architecture through launch.
   • Owned a large frontend codebase across multiple products, setting the review standards that kept technical debt down.
   • Improved application response time through caching strategy and rendering work.
   • Mentored developers and interns in Next.js, lifting the team's throughput.

   Next.js · TypeScript · TanStack Query · Sentry

3. Frontend Developer, Silver Brain AI AG

   Zug, Switzerland · 07/2023 — 11/2023

   • Promoted to Frontend Team Lead after four months.
   • Cut time-to-interactive with code splitting and lazy loading.
   • Restructured the codebase, reducing complexity and making it safe for a growing team to work in.
   • Found and fixed the memory leaks behind recurring crashes, stabilising the app.

   React · Next.js · TypeScript · Jest

4. Frontend Engineer, Restarone Solutions Inc.

   Toronto, Canada · 09/2022 — 12/2022

   • Shipped websites, landing pages and mobile apps end to end for products with a real user base.
   • Reduced page load time through asset, image and rendering optimisation.
   • Turned UX and business requirements directly into production code with the design team.

   React · JavaScript · REST API

5. Frontend Developer, Oben Origin co.

   Tehran, Iran · 01/2020 — 11/2021

   • Joined as an intern and moved to full-time frontend developer within three months.
   • Shipped PWAs across client sites, growing both users and mobile conversions.
   • Moved all output to a responsive, mobile-first standard, growing mobile traffic.
   • Applied SEO fundamentals that lifted organic traffic and conversions.

   JavaScript · React · PWA · SEO

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3

Frameworks & UI

React, Next.js (App Router), React Router (framework mode), Redux Toolkit, Tailwind CSS, SASS, Styled Components, Storybook

Data & state

TanStack Query, SWR, Zustand, XState, REST, WebSocket

Quality & tooling

Vitest, Jest, Playwright, Cypress, ESLint, Webpack, Turborepo, Git, CI/CD, Sentry

Beyond the browser

Docker, PWA, i18n

How I work

Code review, Mentoring, Architecture, Agile, Figma hand-off

Education

B.Sc. Computer Engineering — Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol

10/2018 – 02/2023

• Active member of the IEEE community.
• Teaching assistant for Computer Architecture, two semesters.
• Teaching assistant for Programming Language Design, one semester.