Software Engineer and Tech Lead
Abdelrahman Ismail
AI changes the tools. Engineering judgment still matters.
I’m Abdelrahman Ismail, a software engineer and Tech Lead at CAVU, part of Manchester Airports Group. I’ve spent over 12+ years building products, from web platforms and mobile apps to open-source tools used by developers around the world. These days, I’m especially interested in how AI is changing the way we build software—and how to use it without switching off our engineering judgment. I share practical lessons from the work: building products, leading teams, trying new tools, and occasionally explaining a meme that was apparently “too technical.”
- 12+ yearsbuilding production software
- Millionsof customers served by products I helped build
- 480k+monthly npm downloads of vue3-carousel
- Tech LeadCAVU, part of Manchester Airports Group
What I share
Latest writing
July 07, 2026
The Rise of Koshary Code
Vibe coding can turn clean architecture into Koshary — everything mixed together, impossible to separate. How to keep AI-assisted projects maintainable.
June 18, 2026
After 12+ years of Programming, I Realized I Don’t Love Coding
AI didn't just change how I write software — it showed me what I actually love: building things, not writing code. Reflections after 12+ years in software.
April 11, 2026
Fixing Claude’s Image Problem: Because I Can Fix Her
Claude can't generate images — until you wire it to Gemini over MCP. A step-by-step guide to turning Claude into a multimodal agent.
