My name is Kyaw. I’m a software engineer focused on building for the web. I tackle complex frontend and backend challenges to deliver clean & effective solutions. Think of this website as my corner of the internet.

I’m drawn to frameworks and tools that bring order to chaos that can be software development. I enjoy crafting integrations around them to simplify workflows for myself and others, and my open-source projects are a reflection of that.

Works

I started programming 9 years ago and made it my career in 2019. Since then, I’ve had the privilege to work at some amazing companies across Asia, and mainly Singapore.

My roles have spanned the entire stack — from building sleek, responsive websites to architecting robust backends and designing intuitive user interfaces. These days, I mostly work with TypeScript, React and Next.js.

Uses

I value consistency and rarely switch gears. Here’s an incomplete list of my setup at the moment.

• Computer ― MacBook Pro 14-in.
• Phone ― iPhone 14 Pro
• Headphones ― AirPods Pro 2
• Browser ― Zen
• Email ― Proton Mail
• Notes ― Obsidian
• Music ― Spotify
• Passwords ― 1Password
• Terminal ― Ghostty
• Design ― Figma
• Editor ― Visual Studio Code

Connect

I currently reside in Thailand, a UTC+07 timezone.

The best way to reach me is by an email to mail@kyswtn.com. You can also find me on GitHub and X (formerly Twitter). I’m not very active elsewhere.

Colophon

This website is made with Astro. Typeset in Geist and Source Serif 4 fonts. Color palette is by Radix and icons by Material Design. Styling is largely done using UnoCSS. React is sprinkled in certain interactive contexts to add progressive enhancements. Open graph images are dynamically generated with @vercel/og.

Website deployed on Vercel. APIs, analytics, and other dashboards are deployed with Docker on a Hetzner Cloud VPS provisioned with Terraform and configured with NixOS. Traefik routes and Tailscale networks. Everything is open-sourced.