I build and design software that works — clean UI, robust systems, and thoughtful code.
Currently building buddy.me, contributing to open source at GitLab, and deepening my craft in product design.

Checkout my website: rayvah.cc &

• RHIA: buddy.me's inference algorithm intro and

• Buddy.me's simulated user flow

• OSS Contribution @ GitLab

• 🧠 Learning design from first principles (form, function, affordance, system image)
• 🛠 Working on OSS contributions at GitLab (Vue + ESLint refactors, Ruby, JSX)
• 🚧 Architecting & sketching buddy.me - a gamified app for connecting like minded folks
• 🌍 Exploring infrastructure patterns & what design is beyond code

• Frontend (React, TypeScript, Next.js)
• Infrastructure design (IaC, CI/CD, AWS)
• Systems with great UX (where design meets dev)
• Developer tools or indie projects

• Product thinking, component design, design systems
• TypeScript + React patterns + Tooling
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK | SDK)
• Git workflows, DX, and documentation

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Victor Raeva

• Pronounced ray-vah — like flavor with an R
• I binge anime from the 90s and write poetry sometimes
• I think in systems all day

• MR: vue/no-unused-properties cleanup
• Issue: vue/no-unused-properties ESLint rule
• Scope: Removed unused props/methods from legacy Vue components per ESLint rule.
• Impact: Improved maintainability and code health in a massive enterprise monorepo.

⛵️More contributions coming soon. Open to pairing, mentoring, or just nerding out.