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Favas

Muhammed
Favas

Dubai time

I'm Favas, a backend engineer in Dubai. I build APIs, payment integrations and messaging for connected devices. I also co-founded Nayrix, a small studio where we're building VYNA, an AI receptionist for WhatsApp.

Backend engineer at SureFlow, Dubai.

Work

  1. 2026VYNAAn AI receptionist for a business's WhatsApp. It answers customers from what that business has given it.Co-founder, engineerIn early access
  2. 2026InsyrixGuest feedback and WhatsApp marketing for restaurants and venues.Co-founder, engineerBuilt at Nayrix
  3. 2025–26AlucidateA study tutor for textbook PDFs. It makes summaries and mind maps, and answers questions from the pages you upload.Co-built at NayrixAnswers cite their source page
  4. 2023–24RenexA property portal for Indian cities with location search.Built end to end (Tegrand)100+ listings, 20+ cities
More work +

Writing

All 23 posts
  1. I published a result where nothing wonResearch
  2. What grading AI answers taught me about writingAI
  3. Sent is not deliveredEngineering
  4. Building a company nobody asked forBuilding
  5. What moving to the UAE changedLife

About

Muhammed Favas at a desk with a laptop, lit by a single light

I grew up in Kerala and came to software sideways: biology in school, graphic design during the pandemic, then computer science. I joined Tegrand as an intern in 2023 and left as technical lead two years later, after leading API design for EV-charging and automotive platforms.

In 2025 I graduated and co-founded Nayrix, a small studio, back home in Kerala. Later that year I moved to the UAE. Now I write backend code for connected devices at SureFlow.

On the side I run Open Horizon Research Foundry, a small lab that re-tests published claims about quantum compilers. I fix the rules before each test and publish every result, including the ones where nothing wins. The data is on GitHub, the records on my ORCID.

How I work

I start with who will use it and what limits it. I write down the contracts, data model and failure cases before the code. Everything ships with tests and monitoring. Releases should be boring. When something breaks, I reproduce it first, then fix it.

Stack

Languages
Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL · PHP
Backend
Django · Django REST Framework · Node.js · Laravel · Celery · MQTT · JWT and OAuth
Frontend
React · Next.js · Tailwind CSS
Data
PostgreSQL · pgvector · MySQL · MongoDB · Supabase
AI
RAG · LangChain · Gemini API · LLM evaluation
Cloud
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM) · Docker · GitHub Actions · Cloudflare Pages
Integrations
Stripe · Twilio · WhatsApp Cloud API · Firebase Cloud Messaging
Education
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, 2021–2025
Certifications
Software Engineer
HackerRank, Mar 2026
Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts
Google Cloud, Jun 2026
Languages
English (C2)
Malayalam (native)
Tamil (conversational)
Hindi (basic)
  1. 2002Born in Kerala.
  2. 2018Studied Bio Science.
  3. 2020Taught myself design in lockdown.
  4. 2021Switched to computer science.
  5. 2022First freelance clients.
  6. 2023Joined Tegrand as an intern.Renex
  7. 2024Became technical lead.What I got wrong in 2024
  8. 2025Graduated, started Nayrix in Kerala, moved to the UAE.2025, in release notes
  9. 2026Backend engineer at SureFlow.

Experience

  1. 06/2026 – now

    SureFlow Research & Development Centre

    Backend Engineer · Dubai

    Backend APIs for a connected-device platform and its mobile app: device messaging, authentication and access control.

  2. 07/2026 – now

    Mercor

    AI Trainer, LLM Evaluation and Writing · Contract · Remote

    Evaluate LLM responses for safety, accuracy and fluency, and write research questions and answers for model training.

  3. 10/2025 – now

    Nayrix

    Co-founder & Full-Stack Engineer · Studio · Remote

    Co-founded with Muhammed Roshan M. Building VYNA, an AI WhatsApp receptionist in early access. Built Insyrix for hospitality feedback and WhatsApp marketing. Roshan leads CompEdge, competitive-intelligence briefs on any company. Client sites include sipincafe.co.uk and magloom.com, and Nayrix looks after hilalsteel.com.

    Client work included River Lounge, Dubai (01–05/2026): a guest CRM, scheduled WhatsApp campaigns and a RAG auto-responder.

  4. 05/2023 – 09/2025

    Tegrand Infotech

    Intern → Junior Engineer → Technical Lead · Kerala, India

    Led API design across 2 teams and 4–6 concurrent Scrum projects for EV charging and automotive platforms. Built renex.app end to end. Wrote 10+ technical specs and introduced code review.

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