nahiyan khan
hi
I work on agentic products, human-AI interfaces, and the environments driving them both.
I’m interested in how interfaces are evolving, especially the possibility of models generating the visual experience directly. I follow the research and discussions around this, and want to spend more time tinkering with these ideas.
I obsess over interiors, take photographs, and climb. I read a lot of science fiction and occasionally try writing it. My partner and I want to buy land with a stream someday.
about
today
At Block, my work spans user-facing products and tools for builders. I engineer generative UI, agent interaction patterns, and design context engines that drive everything from consumer software to coding tools.
how I work
I develop ideas through working prototypes. I approach system architecture and user experience as one continuous discipline, caring as much about how an agent uses context as how someone interacts with it.
Coding agents are part of my daily practice. I set up custom agents, scripts, and lints to steer their work. They help with repetitive tasks and let me explore beyond what my time and current knowledge would otherwise allow. I learn by working through what they produce.
Before handing work to a teammate, I make sure I’ve read and understood it, and can explain the decisions behind it. I want their time to go toward collaboration, rather than making sense of work I haven’t worked through myself.