The latest articles on DEV Community by Zubair Baqai (@zubair_baqai). https://dev.to/zubair_baqai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3965296%2F88414ffa-3b25-43a2-8ff9-40788abd3c8c.png https://dev.to/zubair_baqai en Zubair Baqai Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:08:34 +0000 https://dev.to/zubair_baqai/i-had-14-versions-of-my-resume-in-my-downloads-folder-so-i-built-an-ai-to-kill-them-all-57k7 https://dev.to/zubair_baqai/i-had-14-versions-of-my-resume-in-my-downloads-folder-so-i-built-an-ai-to-kill-them-all-57k7 <p>At some point last year I opened my Downloads folder and counted <strong>14</strong> resume files.</p> <p><code>resume_final.pdf</code>,<code>resume_final_v2.pdf</code>,<code>resume_REALLY_final.pdf</code>.<br> <code>resume_frontend_role.pdf</code>.<br> You know exactly the ones I mean.</p> <p>Every job wanted something slightly different. One emphasized backend, one wanted "AI experience" front and center, one was for a startup that clearly just wanted vibes. So I kept duplicating the same document and tweaking 10% of it, over and over, until I had no idea which version was the good one.</p> <p>It felt deeply stupid for someone who automates things for a living.</p> <h2> So I did the developer thing and over-engineered a solution </h2> <p>The core idea was simple: <strong>stop maintaining N copies of one resume.</strong> Keep <em>one</em> source of truth — your actual experience — and generate role-specific versions from it on demand.</p> <p>That turned into Prezumi - <a href="https://www.prezumi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.prezumi.com/</a>. You build one base profile, then spin up targeted resumes (and full portfolio sites) from it.</p> <p>An AI customizer helps rewrite wording, reorder sections, and adjust layout for a specific role, and everything publishes either as a shareable link or a clean, ATS-friendly PDF.</p> <h2> What I'd tell past-me </h2> <p>Ship the ugly version sooner. I sat on the "AI should sound human" problem for weeks when I could've shipped, watched real people use it, and learned faster.<br> Classic.</p> <p>Anyway — that's me and the thing I'm building. If you've ever rage-duplicated a resume at midnight, you're exactly who I built it for. Happy to talk shop about the AI/backend side too — drop a comment.</p> <p>You can poke at it here: <a href="https://www.prezumi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.prezumi.com/</a></p> ai career resume portfolio