Zabihah

I began with a technical audit and operational transition from Zabihah’s offshore team. I migrated the source code, databases, media, and infrastructure into a unified, version-controlled environment while reverse-engineering undocumented features and retiring unstable components. The goal was to reclaim technical ownership and create a clean foundation for rapid product work.

I re-architected the stack around maintainability and performance, moving the deployment from Azure to Vercel and rebuilding the web application with the Next.js App Router. Static generation and incremental regeneration kept core pages fast and fresh, while serverless functions simplified the backend and reduced ongoing operational overhead.

For mobile, I led development of fully native iOS and Android applications in Swift and Kotlin. The apps support location-based discovery, user profiles, synchronized content, push notifications, and a social feed—all connected to the same backend.

I also prepared the product for first-party ecommerce by integrating Shopify through its Storefront API. Zabihah could add halal goods to the restaurant discovery experience without taking on a second payments, inventory, or fulfillment system.

The transformation happened while Zabihah was raising capital. The stability, performance, native apps, and credible path to monetization became part of the company’s investor story.