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hi, I'm Zafar

Software engineer in Tokyo. Realtime systems, Bluetooth, AI tooling.
> live feed: the sky over Tokyo, right now

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Golden autumn leaves through a balcony door in Tokyo
Zafar, with short dark hair and round glasses
ID · Zafaronline
don't stop building

Stuff I've made

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Halal Navi app screensHalal Navi · '17 Halal NaviHelping Muslim travelers find good food in Japan. My first real product.halal-navi.jp ↗
Seekers mobile app screensSeekers · '19 SeekersFounding team. People helping people find work.seekers.my ↗
CyberSafe in Schools logoCyberSafe · '22 DiGi CyberSafeTeaching school kids to stay safe online, with a competition.visit ↗
HantarJapan logoHantarJapan · '23 HantarJapanParcels from Malaysia to Japan, carried by travelers. My own startup.relaunching soon
KL Wing job siteKL Wing · '20 KL WingA job board for Japanese people who want to work in Malaysia.visit ↗
AXA flow tool showing an ETL graphAXA tools · '24 AXA JapanTools that let humans see inside very old batch systems.
Avante Youth Marketing Agency logoPayouth · '21 PayouthDesigned a marketing platform for students.
?yours · '26 Your thing?This spot's empty on purpose.let's talk ↗
more of the board
lately, at the bench

I build electronics.

like a PC that lives inside a toaster.

The toaster PC: a red Smeg toaster shell with a computer built inside, shown as a 3D wireframe
the toaster PC
A 3D-rendered living room made in Blender
I used to make rooms in Blender
device model
rigs that let AI poke at real hardware
before
making big systems boring again
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currently obsessed with

Bluetooth that won't stay connected.

how I test it all night →
ImageImageImage people I've built with
Yuya Suzuki

Yuya Suzuki · KL Wing

It's difficult to find someone who is as dedicated as you are. You helped us out a lot.♥
Shusaku Ueda

Shusaku Ueda · Seekers

Thank you for helping us to grow. Even during the tough times.♥
Hidayat

Hidayat · Fronyx

Relentless work. Gets the job done.

you

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