Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes, preferably to San Francisco, but also open to New York and London. I am a Singapore citizen and eligible for the H-1B1 route for US roles.

Technologies: Python, Rust, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Nix/NixOS, Linux, AWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, observability, backend and platform engineering

Résumé/CV: https://rrv.sh/assets/cv.pdf

Email: rafiq@rrv.sh

I'm a backend/platform engineer. I was previously a founding engineer at a B2B startup, where I worked across the backend, frontend, infrastructure, deployment, integrations, and internal workflows. I'm currently doing production reliability and cloud migration work at Autodesk.

I like working on messy problems where I can figure out what needs to exist, build it, and then deal with the boring work required to keep it running. Outside work I spend a lot of time building things with Rust and Nix, mostly around developer tooling, personal infrastructure, and AI agents. Some of that is at https://github.com/rrvsh, and I write about whatever I'm working on at https://rrv.sh.

I'm mostly looking for backend, platform, infrastructure, developer tooling, or high-ownership startup roles.

I had to switch back to 5.6 Sol after trialling 6 Sol for like 3 days - I was getting insanely annoyed at how misaligned it is. Will try 6.1 but not very high hopes

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes, preferably to San Francisco, but also open to New York and London. I am a Singapore citizen and eligible for the H-1B1 route for US roles.

Technologies: Python, Rust, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Nix/NixOS, Linux, AWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, observability, backend and platform engineering

Résumé/CV: https://rrv.sh/assets/cv.pdf

Email: rafiq@rrv.sh

I'm a backend/platform engineer. I was previously a founding engineer at a B2B startup, where I worked across the backend, frontend, infrastructure, deployment, integrations, and internal workflows. I'm currently doing production reliability and cloud migration work at Autodesk.

I like working on messy problems where I can figure out what needs to exist, build it, and then deal with the boring work required to keep it running. Outside work I spend a lot of time building things with Rust and Nix, mostly around developer tooling, personal infrastructure, and AI agents. Some of that is at https://github.com/rrvsh, and I write about whatever I'm working on at https://rrv.sh.

I'm mostly looking for backend, platform, infrastructure, developer tooling, or high-ownership startup roles.

Remote: Doesn't matter

Willing to relocate: Yes (San Francisco, New York, London)

Technologies: Nix/NixOS, Linux, Rust, Python, Bash, Lua, GCP, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform/OpenTofu, PostgreSQL

CV: https://rrv.sh/assets/cv.pdf

Website: https://rrv.sh

GitHub: https://github.com/rrvsh

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/rrvsh

Email: rafiq@rrv.sh

Software engineer with a background in infrastructure, backend systems, and developer tooling. I enjoy building systems that are easy to operate, easy to change, and automate away repetitive work. Strongest areas are Nix/Linux, CI/CD, infrastructure, and Rust/Python.

Most recently I was a Founding Engineer at Alpha Story. I built features across the stack, led an authentication migration from Supabase Auth to an in-house system with no downtime, automated infrastructure with OpenTofu and GitHub Actions, cut CI times by more than half, and stepped in to lead engineering after the CTO left.

Before that I worked in production operations supporting more than 100 AWS-hosted government websites, where I wrote internal tools to automate operational workflows.

I contribute to nixpkgs, Home Manager, Hyprland, NVF, pullomatic, and other open-source projects. Personal projects are mostly around Nix, Linux, Rust, and developer tooling.

I'm looking for backend, platform, infrastructure, or developer tooling roles.