Personal · 2026
QuizCurious
An AI-assisted quiz platform for curious minds — turn any topic into a tailored quiz and learn by playing.
~/ ISMAEL-RAMOS — main · Madrid · Remote
Web Architect
building scalable
digital products.
Modern frontend architecture, AI-assisted engineering, performance and user experience.
I'm Ismael — I design and build web systems that stay maintainable as products and teams grow.
LATEST ARTICLE Persisting Windsurf context across sessions with rulesSix things I keep coming back to.
Simplicity over complexity
Building systems that remain understandable as they grow — fewer moving parts, sharper boundaries.
Applied in Frontend architecture redesign →Product-driven engineering
Technology decisions should improve user experience and business outcomes, not optimise for the resume.
Applied in Cross-team component library →Performance is product
Fast interfaces shape perception, usability and retention. Speed is a feature, not a polish phase.
Applied in Performance optimisation →Accessibility by default
Inclusive interfaces are part of good engineering. Semantics and keyboard paths come first, not last.
Applied in Accessibility implementation →AI as augmentation
Using AI to accelerate execution while keeping engineering judgement and architectural intent.
Applied in AI features integration →Developer experience
Internal tooling, clear conventions and short feedback loops compound product velocity.
Applied in Angular standalone migration →
Areas I'm actively building, writing and thinking about.
- AI-assisted development workflows
- Frontend architecture with Signals
- Scalable Angular applications
- Product engineering
- Observability & performance
- Design systems
- System design
- UX-driven engineering
Selected platforms where I've shaped architecture, performance and accessibility over multiple years.
2017 — present · Madrid
Santander Scholarships Platform
Eight years evolving the frontend architecture of a global scholarship platform — from a Spanish portal to a system serving more than 7 million users across multiple countries and brands.
Focus areas
- Scalable frontend architecture
- Accessibility as first-class concern
- Performance & Core Web Vitals
- Maintainability across teams
- Developer experience
- Reusable component systems
Constraints
- Legacy systems and incremental migration
- Multi-team coordination
- Core Web Vitals budgets
- Strict accessibility requirements
- Long-term maintainability over short-term speed
Persisting Windsurf context across sessions with rules
A simple Windsurf workflow to carry context across sessions using rules, avoiding token bloat and keeping AI work …
Turning PR comments into an actionable plan with MCP
Using Jira and GitHub MCP servers to analyze, classify and plan fixes for PR review comments without leaving the editor.
When AI assistants fail and a forum link saves the day
A small n8n permissions issue reminded me that AI assistants still struggle with niche operational problems where …
Closing the PR review loop with Windsurf and GitHub CLI
Notes on building a tighter feedback loop between PR reviews, Windsurf and the GitHub CLI to make AI-assisted reviews …
- Personal · 2024
Randmenu
A decision-reduction nutrition planner. Built around fast weekly planning and a usability-first interface.
- Open source · 2.4k★
Angular Example App
A reference architecture for Angular applications. Patterns for project structure, state and feature boundaries — used as a learning resource by thousands of developers.
- Open source · 200 DL
ngx-scroll-to-first-invalid
Open-source library that improves form accessibility by guiding users to the first invalid field.
- Architecture
- Scalable frontend systems · Monorepos · Feature-driven architecture · SSR / SSG · Observability · Performance optimisation
- Product engineering
- UX collaboration · Accessibility · Experimentation · Analytics · Developer experience · AI-assisted workflows
- Core technologies
- Angular · TypeScript · NestJS · PostgreSQL · Nx · Playwright · LitElement