Alex Yaghoubi — Personal Portfolio Website

Overview:

A personal portfolio website backed by a full CMS rather than static content, allowing the client to add or update projects and writing on an ongoing basis without developer involvement.

My Role:

Freelance frontend developer — sole developer on the project, from architecture through to CMS integration.

Technologies:

•       Next.js 16 (with server-side rendering)

•       Tailwind CSS 4

•       Motion

•       TypeScript

•       Octavia AI-CMS API

•       Docker

Challenges & Achievements:

•       Connected the site to Octavia's AI-CMS API so projects, case studies, and writing can be added or edited without a code change or redeploy.

•       Kept the design intentionally restrained — typography- and whitespace-driven, using Tailwind CSS with selective Motion transitions — so the work stays the focus rather than the interface around it.

•       Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) for fast, indexable pages, given that a meaningful share of portfolio traffic arrives via search.

•       Containerized the build with Docker for reproducibility, despite the project's small scope.

Project link: https://alexyaghoubi.dev