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I'm Omar, a creative software engineer.

Omar Shayk
Omar Shayk
Omar Shayk
About

Here's a quick intro about me and what I love to do

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My programming origins

When Apple unveiled the first iPad with its beautiful 1024x768 display, I knew I had to create for it. I taught myself mobile development while freelancing, and soon I was shipping iOS and Android apps. One of my games even climbed above Angry Birds in the charts for a while—which still makes me smile when I think about it.

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Finding My Way to Web

Despite my love for mobile development, the web kept calling my name. With my eye for design, frontend felt like the perfect playground. I dove into HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—with React in 2016 becoming my game-changer. A few months later and I had landed my first full-time web dev role and never looked back.

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Life Beyond Code

There’s more to life than solving bugs and shipping features. This space is about the things that shape me beyond the keyboard — discipline, health, stillness, curiosity, and the pursuit of meaning. It’s where I explore who I am without a screen in front of me.

From daily routines to mindsets, from adventure trips to quiet journaling — this is about designing a life that feels intentional, not automated. Because what’s the point of building efficient systems if the operator is burnt out, distracted, or disconnected?

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These Days

I’m deep in the zone building automation systems that think for themselves — blending AI, no-code tools, and clever design to help people do more with less. On the side, I’m experimenting with 3D printing, training AI models for creative content, and figuring out how to turn ideas into working prototypes faster.

When I'm not working, you'll find me on creative coding side projects, writing for my blog, failing spectacularly at games with friends, or—best of all—hanging out with my family, usually with coffee nearby.

Experience

My work history and achievements timeline.

Frontend Developer III

I lead feature development on a team by analyzing requirements, designing solutions, and assist in evolving the frontend chapter of our organization.

Frontend Developer II

I joined LogicGate and immediately took charge of feature development on my team while also assisting other frontend developers in the organization.

Senior Fullstack Developer

I designed and developed full-stack RESTful microservices using Netflix OSS, Java, Spring Boot, SQL, Angular, React, and Vue.

I led development teams, utilizing extreme programming principles such as agile, test-driven development, and paired programming.

I spearheaded the information architecture and developed a reusable UI component library for healthcare clients.

I led over 650 developers through a monthly enablement process, training them for client work on the Digital Engineering stack.

UI Developer

I assisted in developing a reusable UI component library and worked closely with a multi-million dollar airline client to gather requirements.

My responsibility included developing solutions for enterprise clients worth millions of dollars, using Angular 7 for the frontend.

Founder & Developer

I developed custom applications for clients, designed, developed, tested, and supported mobile applications on iOS and Android platforms.

My mobile game ranked among the top 200 on the Amazon App Store.

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