Curriculum vitae
Jehaad Aljohani
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Summary
Full-stack developer and AI engineer with six years of experience building web, mobile, and desktop applications. Founder of Risha, a writing and productivity app, and creator of ShadowJS, a UI framework, and Deepbox, a numerical computing and AI toolkit for TypeScript. Inventor with awards from international invention fairs in Geneva, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Silicon Valley, including the grand prize for the best project worldwide at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026. Currently studying computer science at King Abdulaziz University.
Experience
Founder and Developer
2023 to present
Risha
- Designed, built, and maintain a free writing and productivity app for web and mobile.
- Own the full stack: product design, frontend, backend, real-time sync, and releases.
Creator
2025 to present
ShadowJS
- A UI framework with fine-grained reactivity and a direct API, built to understand reactivity from the inside.
- Wrote the core, documentation, and examples; maintain the public release.
Creator
2026 to present
Deepbox
- A TypeScript toolkit for AI, data work, and numerical computing with WebGPU and WebAssembly acceleration.
- Built the n-dimensional array core, linear algebra, neural network modules, and data I/O.
Inventor and Software Lead
2024 to present
Invention team
- Member of a five-person team building hardware and software inventions shown at international fairs.
- Led software on HospitalLink, a real-time hospital coordination system for ambulance crews, which won the grand prize at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026.
Trainer and Instructor
2023 to 2024
Tuwaiq Academy
- Trained students in the Web Development Bootcamp and supervised the Web Apps Challenge.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C++
Frontend
HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS
Frontend Frameworks
React, Next.js, Solid, Qwik, Svelte, Astro
Frontend Libraries
Jotai, React Query, Zod
Mobile Development
React Native, Expo
Backend
Node.js, Bun, Express, Fastify, Socket.io, tRPC
Databases
Firebase, Convex, MongoDB, Redis
DevOps & Tools
Git, Docker, Vite, Bash
Platforms & Services
Clerk, Electron
Projects
- Deepbox2026
A TypeScript toolkit for AI, data work, and numerical computing.
- Jehaad Studio2026
A personal photography and film space shaped like a visual journal.
- ShadowJS2025
A lean UI framework with fine-grained reactivity and a direct API.
- Risha2023
A free writing and productivity app for focused days.
Awards
Grand Prize for the Best Project Worldwide at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) · August 2026
Gold Medal for HospitalLink at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) · August 2026
Gold Medal for Solara at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) · August 2026
Gold Medal with Honors at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva · April 2025
Silver Medal for Draphene at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) · August 2026
First Place in the Gulf Hackathon for AI in Education 2024
Gulf Observatory for AI in Education · July 2024
Gold Medal at International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX)
International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) · May 2024
Thailand Award for the Best International Invention & Innovation by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF) · December 2025
Special Award by the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA)
Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF) · December 2025
First Place in the Riyadh Region in Watani Competition
National Project for Tech & AI Design · January 2024
Best Engineer Award in the Professionals Category at Future Science Challenge
Future Science Challenge · February 2023
Munafis Award 2026
Ministry of Education · February 2026
Munafis Award 2023
Ministry of Education · May 2023
Second Place in Tuwaiq Programming Challenge 2026
Tuwaiq Academy · March 2026
Third Place in SaudiChatGPT Hackathon
SaudiChatGPT Hackathon · March 2023
Silver Medal in Kangaroo Mawhiba Math Competition 2025
Mawhiba · April 2025
Silver Medal in Kangaroo Mawhiba Math Competition 2022
Mawhiba · April 2022
Bronze Medal in Bebras Mawhiba Informatics Competition 2023
Mawhiba · January 2023
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2026 to 2030
King Abdulaziz University
High School, Computer Science and Engineering Track
2022 to 2025
Manarat Al-Riyadh Schools
Summer Program
2024
University of California, Berkeley
- Data Mining in Health and VEX Robotics, Mawhiba Ambassadors Program.
Summer Programs
2022 and 2023
King Abdulaziz University
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (2023). Cryptography (2022).
Volunteering
Founder and Lead Instructor
2023 to 2025
Web Development Club, Manarat Al-Riyadh Schools
- Started the club and taught the bootcamp curriculum to students.
Volunteer Trainer
2023
Tuwaiq Academy
- Web Apps Design Bootcamp using JavaScript.
Languages
- Arabic Native
- English Fluent