Lezzoo (Y Combinator)
2023 – Present
Senior Mobile Developer · Erbil, Iraq
- Built and maintained 9 apps across the Lezzoo ecosystem — Customer, Courier, Business, Mart, Taxi, Express, Games, Global, and Jiran (Kurdistan's first social app) — using React Native and TypeScript.
- Developed and maintained Node.js backend services handling delivery, payments, and logistics across multiple product verticals.
- Implemented real-time features with Socket.IO and Firebase for live order tracking and driver-location updates.
- Optimized search infrastructure with ElasticSearch and Typesense, improving product and merchant discovery.
- Designed SQL schemas, wrote migrations, and tuned queries for scalable multilingual data with proper Arabic and Kurdish encoding.
- Delivered fully localized, RTL-compatible experiences across Arabic, Kurdish Sorani, Kurdish Badini, and English.
- Owned end-to-end iOS and Android release pipelines — App Store, Google Play, and TestFlight distribution.