I build full products, in public.
From an empty repo to a live product: web and iOS, designed and shipped by the founder who builds in the open.
Hire me to build it
One thing, done properly:
Full product build
web + iOSFrom an empty repo to a live product: web and iOS, designed and shipped by the founder who builds in the open.
- Product & UX design
- Web app: Next.js, React, TypeScript
- iOS app: Swift
- Launch: App Store + web
- The build log: you see every step
How we'd work
No agency theater. Three steps, in the open.
We talk
You tell me what you're building and where you're stuck. I tell you straight whether I'm the right person, and how I'd ship it.
I build in the open
A running log of what shipped, what broke, what I learned. No black box, no status-meeting theater. You always know where your product stands.
We ship
Live on the App Store and the web. Real users, real feedback, fast iterations. Then we do it again.
Receipts, not promises
Real things shipped, real backers, a real award.
Behindit
2026Built and launched the iOS + web app: livestream rooms, The Peel, Arabic-first.
QRNEC 2026
awardWinner, Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition.
Top 20 in AI
hackathonPlaced top 20 at the Middle East's biggest AI hackathon, 20,000+ builders.
Backed
programsAWS · Google · Cloudflare · PostHog.
Incubated
incubatorsNVIDIA Inception · Orange Corners · iPark · UJIEC.
Go on, mess with my wins
Grab a sticker and throw it around. (Yes, this is the whole point.)
Open source, always
I build in the open. A pile of projects, experiments, and tools live on my GitHub: React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, the whole stack. Poke around, fork something, judge my commit messages.
I build constantly
Live from my GitHub, updated hourly.
Behindit
The social network where the process is the content: the mess, the failed tries, the real story. Built for Arab Gen Z, live in Arabic.
“Every app shows the win. We show what's behind it.”
status: live since march 2026 · amman → gcc · next: user + retention milestones
Visit Behindit →Everyone shows the win
Drag the handle to peel the polished version away. (This is literally what Behindit does.)
3 rejected builds, a 2am payments bug, the feed rewritten twice, and one quiet breakdown. Shipped anyway.
Launched Behindit. Flawless. Always knew it would just work.
Questions?
What do you actually build?+
Full products, end to end: web and iOS. I designed, built, and shipped Behindit (livestream rooms, The Peel, Arabic-first), and I do the same for you: from an empty repo to something live on the App Store and the web.
Do you work with clients outside Jordan?+
Yes. I'm based in Amman and work remotely with founders anywhere. Async-first, with a build log that keeps you in the loop across time zones.
What's your stack?+
Next.js, React, and TypeScript on the web; Swift on iOS. Backed by the cloud platforms I've been supported on: AWS, Google, NVIDIA, and Cloudflare.
How does an engagement start?+
With a call. Tell me what you're building and where you're stuck; I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person and how I'd ship it.
Why hire a founder instead of an agency?+
Because I've shipped my own product to real users and won the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition doing it. You get someone who treats your product like their own, and shows the work the whole way.
From the desk
all writing →Boring stacks win
On choosing tools you can debug at 2am, and why novelty is a liability in production.
4 min · read →BuildingThe tradeoffs of being a founder-engineer
What I learned shipping Behindit while still writing code as my primary role.
6 min · read →EngineeringThe shape of good code
Naming, locality, and the small disciplines that compound into a codebase you trust.
5 min · read →Who is this guy?
I'm Zaid, an engineer in Amman who got tired of watching everyone perform their work instead of showing it. I write code every day, break things most days, and post the truth about both. Behindit is that habit, turned into a product.
Got something to build?
Tell me what it is and where you're stuck. I'll tell you straight whether I'm your guy, and how I'd ship it.