Mika<p><a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/FediHire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediHire</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/GetFediHired" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GetFediHired</a> 🥳<span><br><br>I'm a </span><a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Programmer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Programmer</a>/<a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/SoftwareEngineer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoftwareEngineer</a>. I'm most fluent in <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Python" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Python</a>, have some basics in <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Java" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Java</a> and <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/C++" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C++</a>, but I'm also taking up new languages like <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Javascript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Javascript</a> and others in my eternal journey of getting better and minimising the <i>impostor syndrome</i> that befalls pretty much all programmers (I feel). I'm also very experienced in <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/CloudNative" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudNative</a>/<a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/DevOps" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevOps</a><span> technologies, and have been the one devising solutions and maintaining infrastructure in a fast-paced startup environment in my previous employment.<br><br>I'm passionate in what I do and those that know me here or IRL would know that I'm always </span><i>yapping</i><span> about the things I'm learning or working on - I love discussing them, and I love helping people out - esp those on the same boat as me.<br><br>This passion has led me into writing and maintaining tons of </span><a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/FOSS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> projects like <a href="https://github.com/irfanhakim-as/mango" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mango</a>: a content distribution framework based on <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Django" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Django</a> for <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> and <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> that powers various bots of mine like <a href="https://mastodon.social/@lowyat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lowyat@mastodon.social</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/@waktusolat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@waktusolat@mastodon.social</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irfanhakim-as/charts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charts</a>: a <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Helm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Helm</a> chart repository for an easy and reproducible deployment strategy for all my projects and everything else I self-host on my <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/homelab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelab</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/irfanhakim-as/orked" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Orked</a>: O-tomated <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/RKE2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RKE2</a> distribution, a collection of scripts I wrote that are comprehensively documented to enable everyone to self-host a production-grade <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Kubernetes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kubernetes</a><span> cluster for absolutely free in their homes.<br><br>I'm based in Malaysia, but I'm open to just about any on-site, hybrid, or remote job opportunities anywhere. In the meantime though, I'm actively looking for a job in countries like </span><a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Japan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> and <a href="https://sakurajima.social/tags/Singapore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Singapore</a>, in a bid for a <i>desperate</i> lifestyle change. I've linked below my <a href="https://gitlab.com/irfanhakim/portfolio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portfolio</a> (which you too, could self-host your own!), for those who'd wish to connect/learn more of me. Thank you ❤️<span><br><br></span>🔗 <a href="https://l.irfanhak.im/resume" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://l.irfanhak.im/resume</a></p>