Summary
Rafi Rizwan is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building elegant, production-grade systems and consumer apps, currently shaping AI-driven insurance claims workflows at EvolutionIQ. As a founding engineer and Head of Engineering at Graam, he led rapid product launches and authored OSS libraries (SnowPack, Pulse, Shuttle) that materially improved performance and developer velocity across multi-tenant, LLM-powered products. His background spans iOS and full-stack roles at Spotify, Grubhub, and startups, where he repeatedly cut cold-starts, accelerated prototype-to-production timelines, and scaled real user metrics into the thousands. He draws creative influence from space, AI, and music, favoring designs that feel inevitable once they exist and tools built to outlast their creators. Based in Ballston Spa, NY, he combines hands-on coding with systems-level thinking and a knack for turning pattern recognition into delightful, durable products.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at New York University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Hicksville High School