Zahed Heidari
Senior Software Engineer
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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I'm a Senior Software Engineer specialising in AI integration and intelligent tooling. At Blue Beck, I'm a core developer on SMARTY's React Native app, serving 500k+ users, and I champion the team's adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.
Outside of client work, I build web and mobile products with React Native and Next.js, and explore how AI can act as a reasoning partner for developers rather than just a code generator - externalising what you know, what you suspect, and what constraints you're working within.
I speak on helping developers adopt AI deliberately, so they stay sharp and ship faster without losing the thinking that makes them good engineers in the first place.
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Practically AI: Developers Now Have a Second Brain: Learning to Think With AI
AI tools are often presented as a way to write code faster, but their real value may lie in how they help developers think.
In this talk, I shared practical examples of using AI as a reasoning partner during everyday development work — debugging complex issues, navigating unfamiliar systems, and structuring technical decisions when evaluating new approaches.
Instead of focusing on tools or prompt techniques, the session explored the mental models and workflows that allow developers to use AI effectively while staying fully in control of their craft.
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