Ilir Gurabardhi

Selected work

A selection of recent projects. Some client work is not listed.

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  AIppetizer

  Mobile app

  An AI cooking assistant that generates recipes from a photo of your ingredients or a plain description.

  My role: Built and shipped the app end to end: AI recipe generation, step-by-step cooking mode, shopping lists, saved community recipes, authentication and database.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • NativeWind
  • AI
  • Authentication
  • Database

  • App Store
  • Play Store
  • Website
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  EDIS Global VPS Manager

  Mobile app

  A mobile client for administering EDIS Global VPS servers from your phone.

  My role: Implemented remote power control, real-time traffic monitoring and allocation, one-tap OS installs, VNC console access and the full authentication flow.

  • React Native
  • NativeWind
  • REST API
  • Authentication

  • App Store
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  EDIS Global

  Website

  Corporate website for an international hosting and distribution company.

  My role: Built the frontend with a fully localized multi-language experience, editor-driven content in Sanity, and a responsive layout with motion throughout.

  • Next.js
  • Sanity
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion
  • Radix UI

  • edisglobal.com
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  EDBB

  Website

  Marketing site with an editor-managed content structure.

  My role: Developed the frontend in Next.js, wired up Sanity for content management, and layered in Framer Motion transitions for navigation and reveals.

  • Next.js
  • Sanity
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion

  • edbb.com
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  The Finanser

  Website

  Fintech publication combining a Next.js frontend with WordPress as a headless CMS.

  My role: Handled server-side rendering and the WordPress integration, styled the interface with Styled Components, and built the GSAP animation layer.

  • Next.js
  • Headless WordPress
  • GSAP
  • Styled Components

  • thefinanser.com
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  Calas

  Website

  Website for a nonprofit supporting and empowering women in Canada.

  My role: Built the site on WordPress and PHP with a maintainable content structure, and added GSAP animation to make a dense information architecture feel approachable.

  • PHP
  • WordPress
  • GSAP

  • calas.ca
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  Folan Waterproofing

  Website

  Website for a masonry restoration, historic preservation and waterproofing contractor.

  My role: Developed the WordPress theme with custom CSS, structuring the project galleries so the company's restoration work leads the page.

  • WordPress
  • Custom CSS

  • folanwaterproofing.com

Experience

1. 2023 — Present

   EDIS Global

   Frontend Developer

   • Build and maintain production frontends for a global hosting and infrastructure company with React, Next.js and TypeScript.
   • Delivered the multi-language corporate website (Next.js, Sanity, Tailwind CSS) and the EDIS Global VPS Manager mobile app (React Native), published on the App Store.
   • Develop reusable, responsive UI components and integrate REST APIs and headless CMS content across web and mobile.

2. 2025 — Present

   edbb

   Frontend Developer

   • Developed the marketing site frontend in Next.js with Sanity-managed content, Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion page transitions.

3. 2021 — 2022

   Utopian

   Frontend Developer

   • Built and iterated frontend features for web products using modern JavaScript frameworks and component-driven UI architecture.
   • Converted product requirements into responsive interfaces.

4. 2017 — 2021

   Qualifirst Foods

   Web Developer

   • Built and maintained ecommerce web pages and product content for multiple specialty food product lines.

5. 2013 — 2017

   Media K2, Arbëria Design, Pika Pro

   Web Developer

   North Macedonia

   • Built and maintained client websites from layout to production with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WordPress.

Skills & education