Hi, I'm Miraya

I'm a design engineer based in Germany, crafting interfaces where every pixel is intentional.

  • Me standing on a rock by a tree-lined path in the evening sun
  • My tabby cat curled up next to my laptop
  • Me as a toddler, hair up in little bobbles
  • My desk at night: an ultrawide monitor full of code under purple light
  • Three budgies perched on my hand

I was born in Sweden and moved to Germany at 13. I learned lash extensions from my mum and was certified by 15.

Drawing had always been my hobby, so at 17 I dropped out of high school to tattoo and opened my own fineline studio. The COVID pandemic shut down both my studio and my lash work, leaving me with one job: making sushi and washing dishes at my parents restaurant.

My brother had taught himself to code, so I did the same, 10+ hours a day at our kitchen table. No degree, no bootcamp, no internship, no AI. 6 months later, I landed my first full-time frontend developer job at 19.

I started sharing my journey online and grew a community of 120K+ followers.

Now I'm 23, building influjoy, still learning and exploring.

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