Writing
Thoughts on AI, HR tech, building products, and the Indonesian startup ecosystem. First essays are coming soon.
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Career
From Backend Dev to CTO: What the Journey Actually Looks Like
The honest version of the career path — from writing backend systems solo to leading a product team. What changed, what stayed the same, and what nobody tells you about the jump.
Engineering
Why Digital Signatures Matter More Than You Think
Most people treat document security as a compliance checkbox. Here's what I learned building a cryptographic signing system from scratch — and why the hard part isn't the crypto.
AI / Product
What Computer Vision Taught Me About Building HR Products
Training YOLO models from scratch and building an AI-powered ATS have more in common than you'd expect. The lesson: the model is never the hard part.