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Web applications
Production web apps across the full stack, from data layer to a fast, responsive interface.
// 01 — THINKWEB
Think AI, mobile and engineering. Think Web.
We design, build and ship web, mobile and AI products — and own them end to end. From architecture to production, with the senior engineering and product leadership most teams only get after they've already built the wrong thing. Rotterdam, NL.
8+ years · 0 → production · GDPR-ready by default
// 02 — WEB & MOBILE
Web & mobile products — built whole
We design and build web and mobile applications end to end. The interface people touch and the backend that makes it work — APIs, data, payments, authentication — are one system, built by one team. No “that's a backend problem,” no integration surprises late.
02
Mobile apps
Native and cross-platform iOS & Android, built for performance and long-term maintainability.
03
E-commerce & checkout
High-converting storefronts with custom checkout, product management and payments.
04
Backend, APIs & data
The engine: well-documented APIs, sound data models, auth and integrations that hold up.
// 03 — ARCHITECTURE
Architecture that holds under load
Most products don't fail because someone built the wrong button. They fail because the foundation couldn't carry the weight — traffic, data, cost, or an audit. We design systems for scale, reliability and security from day one, so growth is a good problem instead of an outage.
01
Cloud infrastructure & DevOps
AWS/GCP environments, containers, CI/CD and infrastructure as code for reproducible, low-drama deploys.
02
Systems & API design
Robust, documented APIs and distributed systems that scale predictably.
03
Databases & data modelling
Schema design and query optimisation built for integrity and performance.
04
Performance, CDN & observability
Profiling, CDN strategy, logging, tracing and alerting so teams can see and fix what's happening in production.
05
Security & compliance
Secure-by-default engineering and compliance work across GDPR, SOC 2 and friends.
// 04 — AI
AI that does the work, not the demo
We build AI into products that actually ship, two ways. We create and deploy autonomous agents that take an objective and carry it out across your tools and data — not just chat. And we build AI into the way software gets made, so your team prompts better, ships faster, and does less by hand. Cloud-hosted, or fully local when data can't leave the building.
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Agentic AI development
Designing, building and deploying autonomous agents that act across systems and data to complete real tasks end to end.
02
AI-assisted development
Internal tools and workflows that make teams faster: better prompting, more reliable outputs, less manual work.
03
AI-powered product features
Intelligent search, recommendations, generative content and automation built into the product.
04
Local / private LLM deployment
Locally-hosted models (Ollama and similar) for AI capability without cloud dependency or data exposure.
// 05 — USER EXPERIENCE
Experience is an engineering problem
Good UX isn't a coat of paint. It's how fast the page loads, whether every screen behaves the same way, and whether the product works for someone using a screen reader on a slow connection. We engineer the experience — consistency, speed and accessibility built in, not bolted on at the end.
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Design systems & UI engineering
Scalable component libraries that keep every surface consistent and fast to build on.
02
Performance users can feel
The optimisation work that turns a sluggish interface into a sharp one (e.g. LCP from 13s to under 4s).
03
Accessibility
WCAG AA built into the build, so the product works for everyone and passes audits.
04
Front-end quality
The standards and tooling that keep the interface clean as the team and codebase grow.
// 06 — PRODUCT
We own the outcome, not the ticket
We don't wait to be handed a backlog. We run delivery: scoping the real problem, setting the roadmap, managing milestones and risk, and keeping engineering, product and stakeholders pointed the same way. You get a partner accountable for the result — not a vendor billing hours against someone else's plan.
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Technical programme management
Cross-functional programmes run from planning to delivery, with clear milestones and risk management.
02
Delivery governance
The reporting, cadence and decisions that keep a programme honest and on track.
03
Discovery & scoping
Turning a vague goal into a scoped, buildable plan with success criteria.
04
Architecture review & planning
Structured review of existing or proposed systems, with recommendations that balance rigour and pace.
// 07 — LEADERSHIP
Senior leadership, without the senior hire
Sometimes you need the judgement of a CTO before you can justify the salary of one. We provide the leadership layer: technology strategy, the hard build-vs-buy and hiring-sequence calls, and the quality practices that keep an engineering team healthy while it grows fast.
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Fractional CTO
Interim or part-time executive technical leadership: strategy, roadmap ownership, and engineering's seat at the leadership table.
02
Engineering management
Hands-on support for EMs and heads of engineering: team health, delivery practices, org design.
03
Code review & quality programmes
Standards, tooling and a review culture that lifts quality without slowing teams down.
04
Technical hiring & team building
Role definition, interview design, assessment and onboarding for engineering teams.
05
Startup technical advisory
Ongoing guidance for founders: architecture calls, build-vs-buy, hiring sequencing, avoiding costly missteps.
// 08 — WORK
CASE STUDIES
01
HEALTHTECHNEXT.JSREACT NATIVEGDPRPOSTGRESQLCI/CD
MyClusters B.V.
Founder-led build
We built a Next.js patient-survey platform from zero to production — full-stack ownership, security-first design, CI/CD and TypeScript throughout. GDPR-compliant from day one.
— OUTCOMES ——————
- 95% TypeScript coverage
- GDPR-compliant from day one
- 0 → production
02
PERFORMANCEREACTREDISCDNTELCO
Optus — Performance Engineering
Performance engineering programme
We ran the page-load optimisation programme at Australia's #2 telco — finding and fixing bottlenecks across the frontend, CDN layer and database queries to deliver measurable CX gains at scale.
— OUTCOMES ——————
- LCP reduced from 13s → 4s
- Measurable NPS uplift
- 25 TPS peak load handled
03
NODE.JSAWS SESPOSTGRESQLEMAIL
Optus — Email Automation Platform
Ground-up platform rebuild
We rebuilt the email platform from the ground up — a high-throughput personalised email system supporting 50+ templates with full tracking and compliance logging.
— OUTCOMES ——————
- 200,000+ personalised emails
- 50+ templates supported
- Under 2 minutes end-to-end
04
AKAMAI CDNREACTDOMAIN PROVISIONINGENTERPRISE
Optus — Salesforce Migration
Enterprise migration — technical lead
We led a legacy platform migration at enterprise scale — domain provisioning, CDN configuration and frontend migration with zero disruption to live customer journeys.
— OUTCOMES ——————
- 5,500+ pages reviewed
- 200+ pages migrated
- Zero disruption to live journeys
// 09 — ABOUT
WHO IS
THINKWEB?
ThinkWeb is a web, product and AI studio led by Shayan Abdullah. We take end-to-end ownership of the programmes we work on — not just the engineering, but the architecture decisions, the delivery governance, the cross-functional alignment, and the accountability that sits above all of it.
That standard comes from the work. At Optus — one of Australia's largest telecoms, serving over 10 million customers — Shayan led a chapter of 12 engineers, owned complex platform programmes as Technical Product Owner, and worked directly with Directors on strategy, OKRs, risk and delivery confidence. At MyClusters, he co-founded and built a production healthtech platform from scratch.
ThinkWeb exists for startups and scale-ups who need a team that takes that level of accountability — not a contractor who writes code and disappears, but a partner that owns the outcome.
BACKGROUND
Master of IT · UNSW, Australia
Bachelor of Engineering · UNSW
Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands
EXPERIENCE
8+ years engineering & leadership
Engineering Manager · 12 engineers
Technical Product Owner · Optus
Co-founder · MyClusters B.V.
Stakeholder engagement to Director level
DELIVERY AT SCALE
5,500+ page platform migration
200,000+ emails dispatched in 2 min
LCP reduced from 13s → 4s
$10M+ revenue events delivered
AVAILABLE FOR
Fractional CTO
Technical programme ownership
Cross-functional delivery lead
Long-term build partnerships
// 10 — STACK
THE STACK
FRONTEND
ReactNext.jsReact NativeTypeScriptTailwind CSSStorybook
BACKEND
Node.jsExpressGraphQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis
CLOUD & CDN
AWSGCPDockerGitHub ActionsAkamai CDNFly.ioSentry
DESIGN & CMS
FigmaDesign SystemsWordPressHeadless CMSAdobe Experience ManagerSalesforce Commerce CloudShopifySquarespace
AI & LOCAL LLM
OllamaGemmaWhisperClaudeCursor
SECURITY
JWT / OAuth 2.0OWASPGDPRWCAG AA
INFRA & OPS
Network SetupCDN ConfigBackup & RecoveryCI/CD
// 11 — TESTIMONIALS
WHAT THEY SAY
“In two years at Optus, Shayan consistently set the bar for what good engineering looks like. Architecture-first, delivery-focused, and genuinely invested in the people around him.”
SENIOR ENGINEER
Senior Engineer · Optus
“Shayan's ability to hold both the technical detail and the business outcome in his head at the same time is rare. He made complex programmes feel manageable.”
PRODUCT MANAGER
Product Manager · Optus
“Working with Shayan on MyClusters gave us a level of technical rigour you'd expect from a much larger team. Security, scalability, and quality from day one.”
CO-FOUNDER
Co-founder · MyClusters B.V.
// 12 — PROCESS
HOW WE WORK
01
DISCOVER
We align on the problem, tech stack, and success criteria.
02
DESIGN & ARCHITECT
Architecture docs, API contracts, and design system before a line of code.
03
BUILD & TEST
Clean code, TDD where it counts, automated pipelines.
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DEPLOY & SUPPORT
CI/CD, monitoring, backups, and handover docs that last.
// 13 — CONTACT
LET'S BUILD
READY TO
START?
A 30-minute conversation is enough to know if we're a good fit. No commitment.