Moe Babazadeh

Full-stack and embedded engineer. I architect AI-driven platforms and scalable digital products.

This notebook is live. The kernel starts with the facts loaded as records: profile, roles, products, devices, oss and roots. Every number on the page is computed by a cell below. Edit any cell and press Shift + Enter to run it again, or press H for the keyboard shortcuts.

[1]:

me = profile
print(f"{me.name} · {me.role} at {me.company}")
print(me.tagline, end="\n\n")
for paragraph in me.about:
    print(paragraph, end="\n\n")
print("Works in:", ", ".join(skills))

{"building since": me.since, "years": AS_OF.year - me.since}

me = profile
print(f"{me.name} · {me.role} at {me.company}")
print(me.tagline, end="\n\n")
for paragraph in me.about:
    print(paragraph, end="\n\n")
print("Works in:", ", ".join(skills))

{"building since": me.since, "years": AS_OF.year - me.since}

Moe Babazadeh · CTO at Neuroject
I architect AI-driven platforms and scalable digital products.

I started building websites as a freelancer in 2007, studied electrical engineering with a focus on control systems, and spent my university years building robots, including a 1st place at RoboCup IranOpen 2010.

Since then I’ve built for an electronics and IoT company, a grocery marketplace, an edtech company and a construction-tech company. Today I’m CTO at Neuroject, leading the platform that connects BIM, schedules, budgets and risks for construction enterprises, and bringing AI into it.

Along the way I’ve shipped apps to the App Store and Google Play, hardware that’s still logging data after 15 years, and fixes to open source projects like Gatsby and DefinitelyTyped.

Works in: TypeScript, React & Next.js, Laravel (PHP), Python & FastAPI, AWS, React Native & Expo, Embedded C, PostgreSQL & MySQL

Out [1]:

{'building since': 2007, 'years': 19}

Now

Neuroject is a construction-tech company, building the alignment layer for construction enterprises. The cell asks the roles which ones have no end date yet.

[2]:

current = [r for r in roles if r.end is None]
for r in current:
    kind = "contract" if r.contract else "full time"
    print(f"{r.org}: {r.title} ({kind}), since {r.began}")

lead = [r for r in current if not r.contract][0]
print()
for duty in lead.duties:
    print("•", duty)

current = [r for r in roles if r.end is None]
for r in current:
    kind = "contract" if r.contract else "full time"
    print(f"{r.org}: {r.title} ({kind}), since {r.began}")

lead = [r for r in current if not r.contract][0]
print()
for duty in lead.duties:
    print("•", duty)

Neuroject: Chief Full Stack Engineer → CTO (full time), since Jun 2024
Neuroship: Chief Full Stack Engineer (contract), since May 2026

• CTO since September 2026, after two years as Chief Full Stack Engineer. I lead the architecture, roadmap, and delivery of a cloud-native, multi-tenant platform that connects BIM, schedules, budgets, and risks into traceable decisions.
• Bringing AI into the platform, from natural-language access to project data to early warning on schedule and cost risk.
• Led the architecture and build of NeuroBuild on Next.js, React 19, and Laravel, hosted on AWS Amplify and Laravel Vapor, with 4,700+ commits across five codebases.
• Set the engineering bar: a permission check on every API route, audit trails, and production alarms and GuardDuty alerts kept in infrastructure as code.

Every role

Oldest first. Each bar runs from the month a role began to the month it ended; a bar that reaches the dashed line is still running.

[3]:

plot.timeline(roles, label="org", note="title",
              title="Roles over time")

plot.timeline(roles, label="org", note="title",
              title="Roles over time")

Out [3]:

Roles over time

ended
ongoing

[4]:

def years_in(r):
    """Years in a role, up to the facts' date if it's still running."""
    return (r.end or NOW) - r.start

rows = [{"org": r.org, "title": r.title, "from": r.began,
         "to": r.ended or "now", "years": round(years_in(r), 1)}
        for r in reversed(roles)]
table(rows, title=f"{len(roles)} roles, newest first")

def years_in(r):
    """Years in a role, up to the facts' date if it's still running."""
    return (r.end or NOW) - r.start

rows = [{"org": r.org, "title": r.title, "from": r.began,
         "to": r.ended or "now", "years": round(years_in(r), 1)}
        for r in reversed(roles)]
table(rows, title=f"{len(roles)} roles, newest first")

Out [4]:

6 roles, newest first


0	Neuroship	Chief Full Stack Engineer	May 2026	now	0.4
1	Neuroject	Chief Full Stack Engineer → CTO	Jun 2024	now	2.4
2	0&1	Lead Frontend Developer	Feb 2021	Jun 2024	3.3
3	Alget.nl	Senior Frontend Developer	Aug 2020	Feb 2021	0.5
4	Niknam	Software → Senior Software Engineer	Oct 2012	Aug 2020	7.8
5	Freelance	Web Developer	Aug 2007	Oct 2012	5.2

6 rows × 5 columns

Products

What shipped, featured first. table() takes any list of records; click a column header in its output to sort by it.

[5]:

featured = [p for p in products if p.featured]
for p in featured:
    print(p.title.upper())
    print(p.description)
    print(" · ".join(p.tech), "·", p.link or "no public link", end="\n\n")

featured = [p for p in products if p.featured]
for p in featured:
    print(p.title.upper())
    print(p.description)
    print(" · ".join(p.tech), "·", p.link or "no public link", end="\n\n")

NEUROBUILD
The alignment layer for construction enterprises: one multi-tenant platform for BIM models, WBS, quantity take-off, bills of quantities, tenders, and 4D progress reports, now with AI for natural-language questions and early risk warnings. I lead it as CTO.
Next.js · Laravel · AWS · Autodesk APS · https://neuroject.com

SMARTCLAIM
AI-assisted R&D tax credit claims for the UK, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa. I work across the FastAPI and pgvector API, the SvelteKit app, and the TypeScript client SDK, and added its security gates: secret scanning, Semgrep, and Trivy on every pull request.
FastAPI · OpenAI · pgvector · SvelteKit · TypeScript · https://smartclaim.uk

ATTENDUM
Attendance monitoring live at universities in the UK and US. I wrote the firmware for the ESP32 card readers (NFC, RFID, BLE, over-the-air updates) and the nRF52840 Bluetooth beacons, and built the iOS and Android app, the staff dashboard, and a Canvas LTI app. At a single university, it has more than 200 devices online, covers over 100 classrooms and 10,000 classes, and has received over 3 million records in the past two years.
ESP32 · nRF52840 · React Native · Next.js · https://attendum.com

LOGGER
GSM weather stations that take several sensors each and send their logs home. The fleet has been online for over 15 years: more than 50 active stations and over half a billion records.
Hardware · Firmware · GSM · Sensors · Telemetry · no public link

ACTIVE-CLASS
An LMS with live exam proctoring and Azure Face identity checks. I built the user dashboard, an Office add-in that brings live polls and word clouds into PowerPoint and Word, and the product website.
React · Redux · Firebase · Office.js · https://active-class.com

[6]:

others = [p for p in products if not p.featured]
table(others, columns=["title", "description", "tech", "link"],
      title=f"{len(others)} more builds, sites and fixes")

others = [p for p in products if not p.featured]
table(others, columns=["title", "description", "tech", "link"],
      title=f"{len(others)} more builds, sites and fixes")

Out [6]:

12 more builds, sites and fixes


0	Education Guide	A React Native app on both stores that helps students starting university get to know their course, campus, city, and career options.	Expo, React Native, TypeScript	education.guide
1	School.how	Online tutoring for every child: diagnostic tests, courses, quizzes, and 1-to-1 lessons over live video. I built the dashboard and the website.	Next.js, MUI, VideoSDK, Uppy	school.how
2	EPC	An electronic pressure and flow controller: embedded hardware and firmware that hold pressure and flow at their setpoints. In production.	Hardware, Firmware, Process control	None
3	Mini PLC	A compact PLC controller built on STM microcontrollers: the board and firmware for automation on a small footprint. In production.	STM, Firmware, PLC	None
4	react-query-kit: strictVariables	An opt-in flag I added to react-query-kit (31k weekly downloads) so a forgotten query argument fails at compile time instead of at runtime.	TypeScript, React Query	github.com/HuolalaTech/react-query-kit/pull/78
5	Gatsby: insecure uuid removed	Removed a deprecated uuid version from gatsby-cli and gatsby-plugin-sharp that could fall back to Math.random() and was flagged on every Gatsby install.	Node.js, Security	github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/pull/35657
6	Pulse IoT	Device telemetry on plain shared PHP hosting: ingest, rollups, alarms with hysteresis, OTA firmware, and reports. No Composer, npm, or build step.	PHP 8, Vanilla JS, OpenAPI	None
7	Photo Dedup	A native macOS app that finds duplicate and look-alike photos by how they look. Fully offline, and nothing is ever deleted.	Swift, SwiftUI, Vision	None
8	matrix-keypad-freertos	Reads matrix keypads as a FreeRTOS task, with built-in debouncing and configurable layouts and pin maps. Portable across microcontrollers.	C, FreeRTOS	github.com/moeBabazadeh/matrix-keypad-freertos
9	nanostores/persistent: tab sync fix	Fixed persisted data being wiped when the app was opened in a second tab, in a store used 82k times a week.	TypeScript	github.com/nanostores/persistent/pull/20
10	Learning Kit	The product website for Learning Kit, built for 0&1.	Next.js, AWS Amplify	learningkit.com
11	Exam Kit	The product website for Exam Kit, an online exam monitoring system by 0&1.	Nuxt, Tailwind CSS	examkit.com

12 rows × 4 columns

[7]:

both = [p.title for p in products
        if "app_store" in p.links and "play_store" in p.links]
print(f"On both app stores: {' and '.join(both)} ({len(both)} apps)")

both = [p.title for p in products
        if "app_store" in p.links and "play_store" in p.links]
print(f"On both app stores: {' and '.join(both)} ({len(both)} apps)")

On both app stores: Attendum and Education Guide (2 apps)

Devices in production

Hardware and firmware still in the field. Fleet figures are lower bounds as of the facts’ date, so the cell prints them with a +.

[8]:

table(devices, columns=["tag", "name", "kind", "chip", "detail"])

table(devices, columns=["tag", "name", "kind", "chip", "detail"])

Out [8]:


0	LG-01	Logger	GSM weather station	None	Several sensors per station, with logs sent home over GSM.
1	EPC-01	EPC	Pressure and flow controller	None	Embedded hardware and firmware that hold pressure and flow at their setpoints.
2	PLC-01	Mini PLC	Compact PLC	STM	Built on STM microcontrollers, for automation on a small footprint.
3	AT-01	Attendum reader	ESP32 card reader	ESP32	NFC, RFID, BLE and over-the-air updates. Wireless, with a battery that lasts about 16 months.
4	AT-02	Attendum beacon	nRF52840 BLE beacon	nRF52840	Bluetooth proximity check-in, updated over the air with DFU.

5 rows × 5 columns

[9]:

for d in devices:
    if not d.figures:
        continue
    print(d.name + (f" ({d.scope})" if d.scope else ""))
    for key, n in d.figures.items():
        print(f"  {key.replace('_', ' '):<16}{n:>13,}+")
    if d.record_years:
        print(f"  records over the past {d.record_years} years")
    if d.battery_months:
        print(f"  battery life    about {d.battery_months} months")
    print()

logged = sum(d.figures.get("records", 0) for d in devices)
print(f"Records logged by both fleets: {compact(logged)}+")

for d in devices:
    if not d.figures:
        continue
    print(d.name + (f" ({d.scope})" if d.scope else ""))
    for key, n in d.figures.items():
        print(f"  {key.replace('_', ' '):<16}{n:>13,}+")
    if d.record_years:
        print(f"  records over the past {d.record_years} years")
    if d.battery_months:
        print(f"  battery life    about {d.battery_months} months")
    print()

logged = sum(d.figures.get("records", 0) for d in devices)
print(f"Records logged by both fleets: {compact(logged)}+")

Logger
  stations                   50+
  years online               15+
  records           500,000,000+

Attendum reader (one university)
  devices online            200+
  classrooms                100+
  classes                10,000+
  records             3,000,000+
  records over the past 2 years
  battery life    about 16 months

Records logged by both fleets: 503M+

Open source

Fixes merged upstream, in packages other people install every week. Each bar is one package’s weekly downloads.

[10]:

prs = sorted(oss, key=lambda c: c.weekly, reverse=True)
plot.bar([c.repo for c in prs], [c.weekly for c in prs],
         horizontal=True, title="Weekly downloads per patched package")

prs = sorted(oss, key=lambda c: c.weekly, reverse=True)
plot.bar([c.repo for c in prs], [c.weekly for c in prs],
         horizontal=True, title="Weekly downloads per patched package")

Out [10]:

Weekly downloads per patched package

[11]:

total = sum(c.weekly for c in prs)
print(f"{len(prs)} merged fixes, {total:,} downloads a week combined\n")
for c in prs:
    print(f"{c.repo} #{c.pr} · {c.kind}, {c.year}")
    print(f"  {c.change}")
    print(f"  {c.url}\n")

total = sum(c.weekly for c in prs)
print(f"{len(prs)} merged fixes, {total:,} downloads a week combined\n")
for c in prs:
    print(f"{c.repo} #{c.pr} · {c.kind}, {c.year}")
    print(f"  {c.change}")
    print(f"  {c.url}\n")

5 merged fixes, 303,400 downloads a week combined

gatsbyjs/gatsby #35657 · Security, 2022
  Removed the deprecated uuid@3.4.0 from gatsby-cli and gatsby-plugin-sharp.
  https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/pull/35657

nanostores/persistent #20 · Data loss, 2022
  Synced storage events only for the store’s own key.
  https://github.com/nanostores/persistent/pull/20

HuolalaTech/react-query-kit #78 · Type safety, 2026
  Opt-in strictVariables: typed query variables become required at the call site.
  https://github.com/HuolalaTech/react-query-kit/pull/78

DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped #72780 · Type safety, 2025
  Typed the optional RegExp filters on the Forge Viewer’s getPropertyHashes.
  https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/pull/72780

microapps/gatsby-plugin-react-i18next #93 · Bug, 2021
  Added forwardRef support to the localized Link.
  https://github.com/microapps/gatsby-plugin-react-i18next/pull/93

[12]:

years = sorted({c.year for c in oss})
reach = [sum(c.weekly for c in oss if c.year <= y) for y in years]
plot.line(years, reach, ylabel="weekly downloads",
          title="Downloads covered by merged fixes, by the year of the fix")

years = sorted({c.year for c in oss})
reach = [sum(c.weekly for c in oss if c.year <= y) for y in years]
plot.line(years, reach, ylabel="weekly downloads",
          title="Downloads covered by merged fixes, by the year of the fix")

Out [12]:

Downloads covered by merged fixes, by the year of the fix

Roots and RoboCup

Before the web: electrical engineering with a focus on control systems at University of Tabriz, and robots, including 1st place in the Deminer Technical Challenge at RoboCup IranOpen.

[13]:

dated = [r for r in roots if r.start]
plot.timeline(dated, label="title", color="kind",
              title="Education, robots, awards and papers")

dated = [r for r in roots if r.start]
plot.timeline(dated, label="title", color="kind",
              title="Education, robots, awards and papers")

Out [13]:

Education, robots, awards and papers

degree
robots
award
paper

[14]:

for r in roots:
    print(r.when or "undated", "·", r.title)
    for extra in [r.detail, r.url]:
        if extra:
            print("  ", extra)

for r in roots:
    print(r.when or "undated", "·", r.title)
    for extra in [r.detail, r.url]:
        if extra:
            print("  ", extra)

2008–2012 · BSc Electrical Engineering, Control Systems
   University of Tabriz. Thesis: a two-wheel self-balancing robot with real-time fuzzy control.
2009–2011 · Small Size League soccer robots
   A team of five fully autonomous robots playing a real match.
2010 · RoboCup IranOpen, 1st place
   Deminer Technical Challenge.
2010 · National Skills Competitions, bronze
   Mobile Robotics.
2014–2016 · MSc Nanoelectronics Engineering
   University of Tabriz. Thesis: plasmonic wave sources based on multilayer structures.
2017 · Design, engineering and optimization of a grid-tie multicell inverter for energy storage
   arXiv 1708.08008.
   https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.08008
undated · Quadcopter robotics competitions
   Took part in quadcopter robotics competitions.
undated · Pipe inspection robot

Contact

The quickest way to reach Moe is email. The CV has the long version.

Email · LinkedIn · GitHub · CV

[15]:

for kind in ["email", "linkedin", "github", "cv"]:
    print(f"{kind:<10}{getattr(profile, kind)}")

for kind in ["email", "linkedin", "github", "cv"]:
    print(f"{kind:<10}{getattr(profile, kind)}")

email     moe@babazadeh.dev
linkedin  https://www.linkedin.com/in/moe-babazadeh/
github    https://github.com/moeBabazadeh
cv        /resume.pdf

[16]:

# Your turn: edit this cell and press Shift+Enter.
# help() explains the kernel, dir() lists its names, roles[0]? inspects a record.
from collections import Counter
tech = Counter(t for p in products for t in p.tech)
sorted(tech.items(), key=lambda kv: -kv[1])[:5]

# Your turn: edit this cell and press Shift+Enter.
# help() explains the kernel, dir() lists its names, roles[0]? inspects a record.
from collections import Counter
tech = Counter(t for p in products for t in p.tech)
sorted(tech.items(), key=lambda kv: -kv[1])[:5]

Out [16]:

[('Next.js', 4),
 ('TypeScript', 4),
 ('Firmware', 3),
 ('React Native', 2),
 ('Hardware', 2)]