I build technology, teams & systems that scale.
I work hands-on across AI-first SaaS, platform architecture, and engineering teams, building systems that move fast without losing reliability.
Software engineering has been my craft for more than 20 years.
I’m based in Southeast Asia, with experience across SaaS, travel technology, fintech, and enterprise platforms. Today I oversee five engineering teams and stay close to the technology, with a focus on production AI, scalable platforms, reliability, security, quality, and building strong engineering organizations.
What I’m learning while building.
Writing on technology, engineering leadership, people, systems, and work.
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Building Manatal’s AI Search Pipeline
What it takes to move semantic search from an idea into a production system, including fresh data, index design, relevance, and cost control.
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I Started Hiring for QA. I Ended Up Rethinking the Role.
How moving QA into Engineering changed what I look for in quality people.
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Why QA as a Final Phase No Longer Scales With AI-Assisted Development
What changed when engineers took more testing ownership: faster validation, a cleared QA queue, and QA focused on higher-risk work, strategy, and automation.
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How We’re Paying Down Django Technical Debt at Scale
A practical approach to making a large Django codebase safer to change through services, repositories, and domain events, without a rewrite.
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Building Manatal’s MCP Server: Our Bridge to the AI Ecosystem
Lessons from taking MCP beyond a prototype and using natural language workflows as a real execution layer for an AI-first SaaS product.
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