Software Engineer and Tech Lead
Abdelrahman Ismail
AI changes the tools. Engineering judgment still matters.
Software engineer and Tech Lead at CAVU, part of Manchester Airports Group, with 12+ years of experience building web platforms, mobile apps, and open-source tools. I share practical lessons from building products, leading teams, and figuring out which new tools are genuinely worth using.
- 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.
