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Most of my time lives on the server side: APIs, domain logic, data models, integrations, and all the plumbing that keeps products running. I build backends meant to ship, grow with the business, and stick around longer than the feature of the week.

Backend & product engineering

This is core to how I work: services talking over the network, partial failure, consistency trade-offs, and the operational mess that comes after. Distributed systems are chaotic, so I design them to be understandable first, and boring where it counts.

Distributed systems

I ship frontend too. Visual design isn't my strongest suit, but state management, data flow, component structure, and wiring UI to real backends? That's where I'm comfortable. I aim for clear and maintainable over flashy.

Frontend engineering

Real backends take real hits: concurrency, queues, back-pressure, traffic spikes. I design for systems that hold up under pressure, not clever demos that fall apart the moment production gets loud.

Scale & resilience

I work backend-first, building the systems that sit behind real business products.

Specialties

Tech Stack

Business software in Cambodia for SMEs and larger outfits. Around since 2010.

CAS-BIZ does business software in Cambodia—from small teams to bigger orgs and NGOs. I helped build and run parts of what keeps it going.

Career education and design for business leaders. Japan Headhunter Award winner.

Concord Academy runs career education and has run classes at the University of Tokyo. I worked on the platform that supports those programs.

Marketplace for authors and readers—write, sell, buy books.

Ehon-Navi is a book marketplace for all ages. I helped build the platform so authors and readers can connect without a fuss.

Training and certifications for Cambodia's financial sector. Around since 2004.

IBF Cambodia offers training and certs for banks and microfinance. I helped with the systems that support that.

Learning platform for Cambodia's banking sector—training and capacity building.

The Institute of Banking and Finance runs this LMS for the Association of Banks in Cambodia. I worked on the platform that powers the courses.

Resources for parents—entrance exams, English, ICT, programming.

ReseMom is for parents of K–12 kids, with info on exams, English, and programming education. I worked on the product and platform.

School management system in Cambodia and Singapore. Automation for schools.

SALA helps schools manage things in one place. I worked on making the system reliable and easier to use.

API and admin backend for a game—settings and services.

I didn’t build the game itself; I built the API layer and admin tools so the game could be configured and run smoothly.

Gaming site with reviews, tips, and news for players.

ZillionGamer is a place for game reviews and industry updates. I helped build the platform so it stays fast and easy to use.

A programmable API gateway that separates Go edge routing from sandboxed TypeScript policy plugins, and the design tradeoffs that shaped it.

Writing

Conduit: Design and Engineering of a Programmable API Gateway