Two cities. One orbit.
I grew up in Cambodia, studied computer science in Phnom Penh, and crossed the sea to build software in Seoul. Everything I make carries both places: the resourcefulness of one, the velocity of the other.
Where it started
Phnom Penh taught me that constraints are a feature. When internet fails and hardware is modest, software has to be simple, resilient, and honest about the real world. I finished my computer science degree at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2022, already building for local businesses.
That instinct became an architecture: local-first. The Cambodian restaurant POS I later built runs entire dinner services with zero connectivity, because that is the reality it lives in.
Where it accelerated
Seoul is where I learned enterprise scale: fintech platforms, anti-money-laundering systems, KYC pipelines, and the discipline that regulated software demands. It is also where I fell into the deep end of AI engineering.
Today I study Korean every day, lift weights on a stubborn bulk, and spend my best hours building platforms where AI agents work as real teammates.
Trajectory
The road so far
2016 – 2017
Side hustle
Google Adsense
First taste of the internet economy: ad content for websites and YouTube.
2017 – 2021
BSc Computer Science
Royal University of Phnom Penh
C, C++, C#, Java, data structures and algorithms.
2019 – 2020
Angular Developer
Phsar Tech
E-commerce and blog content web applications in Angular.
2020 – 2022
Content Creator & Web Builder
ACC Premium Wraps, Manker Light Cambodia
Photography, social content, promotions, and the company websites. Learned how businesses actually work.
2022
Trainee
Korea Software HRD Center
Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services, Spring Security, PostgreSQL, Docker, deployment.
Aug 2022 – now
Software Engineer
KOSIGN, Seoul
Building and maintaining web applications with cross-functional teams. Code reviews, fintech scale, production discipline.
Engineering philosophy
“Simple beats clever. Shipped beats perfect. Software should respect the world it actually runs in.”
The three sentences behind every technical decision I make
Off the keyboard
I sing and play guitar, and one long-term goal is a proper home music studio. Music shaped how I build: practice daily, keep the arrangement simple, and make it feel right before making it bigger.
Where this is all going
I want to build AI systems and businesses that matter in Southeast Asia: tools for local companies, products that work offline, and agent platforms that give small teams the output of large ones.
Currently building: the AI Agent Workflow Platform
Say hello.
For work, collaboration, or a good conversation about agents, music, or Southeast Asia.