About - Mahdi Farra

How I got here

Mahdi at around 8, sitting on a desk and typing on a beige desktop computer. — Me at around 8.

I'm Mahdi. I started programming at 14, in VB6 and Delphi 7, but I quickly got more interested in designing the interfaces than writing the code behind them. That led me to graphic design, then to product design, because I cared more about the problem than the pixels.

Along the way I started building teams, not just screens. At Ronday I was the first designer, then led a team of six, then stepped in as Acting CEO. Later I founded DesignQA and designed subscriptions at Meta.

I never stopped building. I prototype in real code and have shipped production features in React and Next.js. AI is part of how I work now, so more of my ideas actually ship. It also makes me a better lead, because I know what I'm asking engineers for.

I've been hooked on computers since I was a kid, and I still care about getting the small things right.

17+

Years

5

Countries

1→6

Team built

25

People led