About Me: From Website Development to AI & Beyond

👋 Hi, I’m Ran, a frontend developer and AI enthusiast with a foundation in information technology and computer science. My journey started in E-commerce, blending IT and business, and continued through advanced studies in software engineering and AI.

Over the past 7 years, I’ve developed scalable, high-performance, and user-centric web applications for startups and enterprises. My work spans React.js, Next.js, Webflow, WordPress, and extends to full-stack projects using FastAPI, Express.js, and Spring Boot. I’ve also contributed to AI research in image segmentation and Chrome extension development. Recently, I’m focused on SEO-driven development to help businesses enhance their online visibility.

My Tech Journey

I began my career at Didi, focusing on international user growth, and later joined Baidu’s Baijiahao, where I worked on content platforms and user engagement. I expanded from frontend development into full-stack solutions, SEO, and AI-powered projects.

Work Highlights

• Developed enterprise-level frontends using React.js and Ant Design for CMS platforms.
• Created custom web solutions for startups using frameworks and builder platforms.
• Built Chrome extensions and contributed to biomedical image segmentation research.

Current Focus Areas

Web Design & Development

I deliver tailored frontend solutions that prioritize performance, scalability, and easy maintenance.

• Streamlining UI with design-to-code tools like Figma & Builder.io.
• Empowering business owners with CMS-based solutions in Webflow and Builder.io.
• Enhancing UX with A/B testing and user behavior analytics.

AI Technologies

• Automating content with Jasper, ChatGPT, and LLMs.
• Evaluating AI tools through a product management lens.
• Applying computer vision models for image segmentation and detection. See my Arxiv publication

Tech Stack & Tools

Frontend: React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, TailwindCSS, Webpack Backend: FastAPI, Node.js, Java Spring Boot, RESTful APIs ML/AI: PyTorch, MONAI, Segment Anything Web Platforms: Webflow, WordPress, Builder.io Cloud & DevOps: AWS Amplify, Docker, GitHub Actions

Frontend

• Built SSR and SSG-based apps with React & Next.js.
• Used TypeScript and Ant Design to build reusable, type-safe UIs.
• Leveraged Webflow and WordPress for SEO-optimized projects.
• Tuned Webpack for performance: lazy loading, bundle splitting, and tree shaking.

Backend

• Built data APIs using FastAPI and Express.
• Supported auth, DB, and CMS features in full-stack apps.
• Used Java Spring Boot for scalable enterprise services.

ML & Integration

• Contributed to image segmentation research using PyTorch & MONAI.
• Used SAM in annotation pipelines.
• Built AI-driven tools like a fake news detection Chrome extension.

Deployment

• Managed builds and deployment with AWS Amplify.
• Learning Docker for containerized dev and deployment.
• Optimized performance with CDN and CI/CD pipelines.

Other Tools

• Built UI in Figma and Webflow.
• Wrote tests using Jest and Testing Library.
• Applied SEO best practices for content-rich platforms.