About

Hey, I am Housein Abo Shaar, a software developer living in Vienna, Austria.

I taught myself how to code as a hobby, and it escalated into a full-time career.

01Work

  1. Jan 2026 – Present

    Software Developer · Elevantiq & Vendure

    I set up the agentic workflows and AI-first tooling the team builds with, work on the Vendure platform and its open source core, and build client projects on Vendure.

    Agentic workflows & internal tooling

    • Claude Code setups and agent-driven automations for the team
    • AI code review in CI
    • Built arnold, an agent-first GraphQL CLI that lets AI agents query and test Vendure APIs
    • AI-first developer tools like hawk-tui for running and watching long-running commands
    • MCP servers that connect internal tools to Claude

    Vendure

    • Maintenance of the open source core
    • Security advisories and hardening across the platform
    • Partner and enterprise portals
    • Visual design for blog posts, videos, social posts, and other content

    Client projects

    • Multi-tenant B2B commerce platforms at enterprise scale, running on Vendure and Next.js
    • Integrations with CRM, CMS, and search systems
    • Performance, SEO, and accessibility across many storefronts
    TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSGraphQLPostgreSQLReactNext.jsClaude Code
  2. Jun 2025 – Jan 2026[7 mos]

    Growth Engineer & Developer Advocate · Vendure

    I built features and maintained the open source core, and wrote the guides, docs, and videos that help developers use it. The role pushed me past writing code and into design, writing, and content creation.

    Development & open source

    Content & documentation

    Node.jsTypeScriptNestJSTypeORMPostgreSQLReactTailwind CSS
  3. Feb 2023 – May 2025[2 yrs 3 mos]

    Frontend Web Developer · FONDS professionell

    My first job as a web developer. I built and maintained websites on TYPO3 and Neos, and worked on ad and newsletter tooling.

    JavaScriptTYPO3NeosCMSPHPMySQLPythonGoogle Ad ManagerMautic
  4. Sep 2021 – Jan 2023[1 yr 4 mos]

    Mechatronics Technician · ENPULSION

    I helped build hardware that went to space: satellite assembly, equipment maintenance, procedure documentation, and quality assurance.

  5. Jun 2020 – Sep 2021[1 yr 3 mos]

    Mechatronics Apprentice · BIFI Vienna

    My first job. Introductory mechatronics training.

02Skills

Frontend
TypeScript, React, Next.js, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Vite
Backend
Node.js, NestJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, PHP, Python
Tooling
Git, Docker, Jest, Playwright, Neovim, Lua, shell scripts
Design
Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity Designer