I'm Ali Fayyad, a senior software engineer focused on Shopify-powered e-commerce and high-traffic web apps. I design, build, and tune full-stack solutions that blend Liquid templating with modern front-end frameworks and scalable cloud architectures to deliver fast, reliable shopping experiences. Over the last 7+ years, I've led cross-functional, remote-first teams through fast-paced product development, integrating third-party Shopify apps, optimizing performance (LCP/CLS), and driving conversions. I love collaborating with clients and engineers to simplify complex problems and ship delightful user experiences.

Ali Fayyad

I'm Ali Fayyad, a senior software engineer focused on Shopify-powered e-commerce and high-traffic web apps. I design, build, and tune full-stack solutions that blend Liquid templating with modern front-end frameworks and scalable cloud architectures to deliver fast, reliable shopping experiences. Over the last 7+ years, I've led cross-functional, remote-first teams through fast-paced product development, integrating third-party Shopify apps, optimizing performance (LCP/CLS), and driving conversions. I love collaborating with clients and engineers to simplify complex problems and ship delightful user experiences.

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I’m Ali Fayyad, a senior software engineer focused on Shopify-powered e-commerce and high-traffic web apps. I design, build, and tune full-stack solutions that blend Liquid templating with modern front-end frameworks and scalable cloud architectures to deliver fast, reliable shopping experiences.

Over the last 7+ years, I’ve led cross-functional, remote-first teams through fast-paced product development, integrating third-party Shopify apps, optimizing performance (LCP/CLS), and driving conversions. I love collaborating with clients and engineers to simplify complex problems and ship delightful user experiences.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Shopify Development (Internal Microsoft Brand)
September 20, 2022 - Present
Built and deployed a custom Shopify storefront for an internal Microsoft brand, coding in Liquid, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript; integrated multiple Shopify apps to extend core checkout functionality and improve CSAT from ~85% to over 92% across ~30,000 monthly transactions. Led a 4-person remote pod to migrate ~15 custom sections into a reusable Liquid component library, cutting theme update time from about a day to under 2 hours. Collaborated with store operators to diagnose and resolve a checkout-fee display bug by refactoring AJAX cart endpoints, and mentored two junior engineers on CI/CD and code reviews.
Software Engineer at Microsoft
August 1, 2020 - September 19, 2022
Maintained and extended a public-facing web portal for Azure documentation, including feature flags, A/B test setups, and content migrations, serving roughly 500K monthly active users.
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
July 1, 2015 - March 1, 2020
Designed and built a REST API for a buyer-seller messaging service, processing ~40K messages per day with 99.9% uptime; implemented authentication, rate limiting, and idempotent delivery to ensure reliable cross-service communication.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at University of Washington
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Michigan
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other