Zenab Waqi

Frontend Developer  ·  Remote  ·  Open to Opportunities

Analytical and creative frontend developer with a background in education and instructional design. I design, build, and ship web platforms end to end — from architecture to live deployment — with a strong portfolio of real-world products across education, culture, and commerce. See all projects at zenab.dev.

Projects

Four interconnected Next.js educational websites — covering reading, math, teaching, and Sufi wisdom — sharing a unified design system. Designed, built, and deployed entirely solo.

Junoon-e-Ishq  جنونِ عشق
junoon-e-ishq.com

An Urdu poetry discovery platform with live Google Books and YouTube API integrations, ghazals and qawalis reels, and a shopping cart — built as a full-featured React SPA.

An AI-powered skincare personalization platform with an interactive skin-analysis assessment that generates a tailored routine based on individual needs.

A book-summary app offering condensed reads and audio briefcasts with personalized recommendations — a Blinkist-style reading experience built in React.

A modern NFT marketplace with a sleek, fully responsive interface for browsing collections and discovering digital assets.

A React-powered digital library app for browsing, organizing, and discovering books with a clean, responsive design.

Experience

Founder & Frontend Developer
2023 — Present
OurWorld Family · Self-directed
  • Architected and shipped four interconnected Next.js web platforms from scratch, covering reading, math, teaching, and interfaith education
  • Built and maintained a unified design system with emerald/amber color palette, responsive layouts, and dynamic routing via the Next.js App Router
  • Grew combined social media audience to 90K on Facebook and 83.9K on Instagram through consistent, mission-driven content
  • Handled full deployment pipeline: GitHub → Vercel, custom domain DNS, environment variables, and production monitoring
Educator — Mathematics & Reading Specialist
2010 — 2023
School Districts · Virginia & Dallas, TX
  • Designed and delivered K-5 mathematics and reading instruction grounded in structured literacy and evidence-based pedagogy
  • Developed bilingual (Spanish/English) instructional materials that directly informed the architecture of OurMathWorld and OurReadingWorld
  • Applied instructional design principles to create engaging, student-centered digital learning experiences

Education

Master of Education (MEd) — Curriculum & Instruction
2022 — 2025
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
  • Concentration: Mathematics (K–12) Education
  • GPA: 4.0  ·  Honor Society
Bachelor of Science — Information Technology
2010 — 2012
University of Phoenix
  • GPA: 3.67

Technical Skills

JavaScript (ES6+)
Tailwind CSS v4
HTML5 / CSS3
REST & GraphQL APIs
Redux / Zustand
Jest & Cypress Testing
Docker
CI/CD Pipelines
AWS / Cloud Platforms
Web Performance (Core Web Vitals)
Accessibility (WCAG)