# Duraan Ali

> Full-Stack Developer | Scalable Web & Mobile Apps | React.js · JavaScript · Python · PHP · AI Integration

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/duraan

Full-stack developer with experience building dynamic, high-performance web and mobile applications. Skilled in modern front-end frameworks including React.js, Svelte, and Vue.js, and proficient in back-end development with Node.js. Experienced with TypeScript, PHP, React Native, GraphQL, and Git, as well as cloud and DevOps tools such as AWS and Docker.

Strong background in AI integration, including agentic AI systems and prompt engineering for practical applications. Focused on leveraging AI to enhance automation, improve user experience, and build scalable, intelligent solutions.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ ZenBusiness
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Remote
- Utilized Node.js, Python (Django), and React.js to design and develop a complex credit monitoring system, allowing clients to easily request credit reports.
- Served as a key developer in the implementation of a comprehensive e-learning platform, aimed at educating ZenBusiness's clients on the use of the credit monitoring system and other business management tools.
- Possess advanced proficiency in Node.js, Python (Django), and React.js, with a proven track record of utilizing these technologies to deliver innovative software solutions.
- Proven ability to improve internal operations and customer experiences through the design and development of customized software solutions, as demonstrated during my tenure at ZenBusiness.

### Associate Software Engineer @ Northwestern Mutual
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Remote
- Built and maintained core web applications using Node.js, React.js, and Vue.js, improving performance and increasing user engagement.
- Developed and deployed microservices on AWS, contributing to the scalability and reliability of the company's systems.
- Acted as a key developer in the implementation of a complex factory system, which streamlined client enrollment and increased efficiency by more than 60% ( 60% increase in efficiency in enrolling new clients).
- Played a key role in the company's migration to AWS, which provided improved security and cost savings.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize business requirements, and effectively translated them into technical solutions that improved company's business results by 30%.

### Team Lead @ BloomTech
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Minnesota, United States
• Reinforced computer science and full stack web development concepts for a group of 10+ students throughout the Endorsement unit
• Facilitated small group study sessions and bi-weekly 1:1 check-ins with code reviews
• Coached students on how to present themselves in interviews, giving feedback on clear communication, storytelling, and asking questions
• Led daily standup meetings to identify and remove blockers, facilitate sharing of ideas and work progress, and build camaraderie
• Tracked student attendance, critiqued projects and artifacts, and completed student progress reports

### IT Consultant/Developer @ MN Care Consulting
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
+ Designed, developed, enhanced and maintained frontend and backend of the website
+ Assisted in the interaction with clients to determine their IT goals for their business
+ Created a CRM software to enhance collaboration with SQL, PHP, JavaScipt, Python and HTML/CSS
+ Design and developed Python/Django applications for clients to meet market needs.


## Education
### Computer Software Engineering
BloomTech
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

### Computer Science
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/duraanali
- GitHub: https://www.github.com/duraanali

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Source: https://flows.cv/duraan
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Last updated: 2026-03-29