About

I’m Miraj. By day, I work as a Data Engineer. I build, maintain, and secure pipelines that support real business decisions. Outside of work, I build systems from scratch and think about how software creates leverage. I’m currently working on Salis, an AI-driven checkout system.

On senior decision day in high school, when everyone else was wearing their future school’s gear, I was completely lost. I enrolled in community college and picked computer science almost at random. Truthfully, it was because a friend said that’s what they were studying. It sounded cool. It ended up being one of the best decisions of my life.

After COVID and transferring to my university, things clicked. Classes like data structures and computer systems pulled me in. I went on to lead my university’s CS club and started building things end to end. That process hooked me. Over time, it pulled me deeper into data, infrastructure, and product thinking. I ponder on the parts of software where systems meet the real world.

What excites me now is how much leverage individual builders have. AI, cloud computing, and better tooling mean a small team (or even one person) can ship things that actually matter with speed.

Outside of code, I lift, think about long-term incentives, and learn languages (currently Egyptian Arabic). I like projects that force clarity.

If anything here resonates, you can find me on GitHub, connect on LinkedIn, or email me at [email protected].