# Anfal Mushtaq

> Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI, Vancouver, BC. I build things that ship.

12+ years across web, streaming, SMB SaaS, and AI. Products reaching 5M+ streamers, 100K+ businesses, and 80K+ real estate pros. First principles over frameworks. Human outcomes over hype.

## Latest articles

- [Primitives of Spec-Driven Development](https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles/primitives-of-spec-driven-development.md) (2026-04-06): SDD isn't a prompting style — it's the next layer of software engineering. Here are the six primitives every custom framework ends up needing, with ASCII diagrams you can steal.
- [Presentation Material for VanJS talk on Vibe Code Like An Engineer](https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles/vibe-code-like-an-engineer-material.md) (2025-11-17): Presentation Material for VanJS talk on Vibe Code Like An Engineer
- [A Practical Guide to AI-Augmented Software Engineering](https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles/a-practical-guide-to-ai-augmented-software-engineering.md) (2025-08-19): A comprehensive framework for integrating AI into professional software development workflows while maintaining quality and performance.
- [My Journey Through WebSummit 2025 Without a Plan](https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles/my-journey-through-websummit-2025-without-a-plan.md) (2025-05-30): My Journey Through WebSummit 2025 Without a Plan

All articles: https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles.md

## Work

- Luxury Presence, Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI (2025 – Present)
- Pico Future, Founder (2025 – 2025)
- Durable, Engineering Lead (2023 – 2025)
- Streamlabs (Logitech), Senior → Principal Software Engineer (2019 – 2023)

Full work history: https://anfalmushtaq.com/projects.md
CV (PDF): https://anfalmushtaq.com/api/resume

## Pages

- [Articles](https://anfalmushtaq.com/articles.md)
- [Work](https://anfalmushtaq.com/projects.md)
- [About](https://anfalmushtaq.com/about.md)
- [Uses](https://anfalmushtaq.com/uses.md)

## Contact

- Email: hello@anfalmushtaq.com
- https://twitter.com/AnfalMushtaq
- https://github.com/MAnfal
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anfalmushtaq