~/swymble whoami

Vimal

Software Engineer · Entrepreneur

Open for client workKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Short on time? Read the one-page resume

Software engineer. I work on backend systems, APIs and AI platforms, the kind that handle real volume and are not allowed to quietly get it wrong.

Swymble is my studio and my lab: client builds, my own products, and whatever I wanted to find out whether I could make work.

20 commits2019 to 2026
Hover a cell to see what happened
7
Years trackedsince 2019
20
Career commitsjobs, degrees, awards, launches
8
Branchesparallel threads of work
5
Shipped and liveclient work plus live products
3
Still buildingnot public yet

01 · README.md

The short version

## Engineering

Backend systems for enterprise platforms, where the data is money-critical and downtime has an SLA attached.

  • APIs, workflow engines, batch pipelines
  • Integrations between systems never meant to talk
  • Change delivery end to end, requirements to production
  • On call for the incidents too

## Studio

Client work through Swymble, delivered solo end to end. The first one turned into an ongoing engagement.

  • Company profiles, product builds, AI systems
  • Scoping, UI/UX, build, deploy
  • Support after launch, not just handover

## Lab

The rest is R&D — things I wanted to find out whether I could make work.

  • Cortex — AI platform, persistent memory, hybrid retrieval
  • MyDompet — offline-first money tracker, nothing leaves the phone
  • What2Watch — a force-directed voronoi wall of films
  • MyBirth — a cinematic birth archive
Build it like it has to survive production, whatever size it is.

02 · FAQ.md

FAQs

Q. What is Swymble?

Swymble is a one-person software studio and engineering lab based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It builds websites, apps and AI systems for businesses as client work, and develops its own experimental products under the name Swymble Labs.

Q. Is Swymble a company or a person?

Swymble is a solo studio. One software engineer does the work end to end: scoping, design, implementation, deployment and support, operating under the Swymble name rather than as an agency with a team behind it.

Q. What does Swymble build for clients?

Swymble builds company profile websites, product builds, and AI-powered systems. Each project is delivered solo from scoping and UI/UX through implementation, deployment and the support afterwards, using the engineering practices the same engineer applies to enterprise fintech platforms.

Q. What is Swymble Labs?

Swymble Labs is the research and development side of Swymble: independent products built outside client work. It currently includes Cortex, an AI platform with persistent long-context memory; MyDompet, an offline-first money tracker for Android and iOS; Territory, a fitness app that turns movement into map territory; MyBirth, an archive of the day you were born; what2watch, an interactive wall of films and shows; Watch Paint Dry, a deliberately pointless relaxation toy; and Oglets, a small creature made of eyes that lives in your browser. Each has its own page at swymble.com/labs.

Q. Who runs Swymble?

Swymble is run by a software engineer working on backend systems, APIs and AI platforms: workflow engines, batch pipelines, and integrations between systems that were never designed to talk to each other. That work has mostly been on enterprise fintech platforms where the data is money-critical and downtime has an SLA attached.

Q. Where is Swymble based?

Swymble is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and works with clients remotely.

Q. How much does Swymble charge?

Swymble builds small business websites from RM2,500, which includes Google Business Profile setup, with a recommended package at RM3,800 that adds copywriting, more pages, local search setup and an enquiry form, and larger builds from RM6,000. Keeping the site online afterwards starts at RM100 a month for hosting, backups, monitoring and updates. Full package details are at swymble.com/services.

Q. How do I contact Swymble?

Email hello@swymble.com or use the form at swymble.com/contact. Swymble usually replies within 24 hours.

03 · The stack

What I build with

Hover anything to see what it is and where it actually got used.

20 tools. Hover one.

Backend and delivery

  • REST APIs
  • PL/SQL
  • Batch pipelines
  • Change Request delivery
  • Incident response under SLA
  • CI/CD

Mobile

  • React Native
  • Expo (SDK 54)
  • EAS builds
  • On-device SQLite
  • Offline-first

Security

  • Threat analysis
  • Network security
  • Cryptography
  • Ed25519 signing
  • Regulatory workflows

04 · git log

The Repository

Every job, degree, award and shipped project as a commit, newest first. Branches fork where life did and merge back when it wrapped. Hover anything on either side. The graph and the log are the same thing twice.

  • Education
  • Career & Projects
  • Future
mainfoundationdegreeinternshipemploymentswymbleclient/ibsolutionsproducts
~/swymblegit log --oneline --graph --all

202610 commits

20252 commits

20242 commits

20232 commits

20211 commit

20202 commits

20191 commit

05 · git config --list

The settings

user.rolesoftware engineer
user.locationKuala Lumpur, MY
core.editorvscode
core.principlemake it correct, then make it fast
init.defaultBranchmain
alias.shipbuild && deploy && sleep
alias.debugread the logs, then read them again
fun.pointlessMasterpiecewatchpaintdry.net
commit.gpgSigntrue
pull.rebasetrue (merge commits are a mess)

Currently

BuildingCortexAn AI platform with persistent memory and hybrid retrieval. Private R&D.
ShippingClient work through SwymbleCompany profiles, product builds, AI-powered systems.
JoiningIB SolutionsTechnology Consultant from September 2026, after building their site as a client.
LearningMasters of Cyber SecurityUniversiti Malaya, starting October 2026, alongside full-time work.
AvoidingMeetings that could have been a Jira comment

06 · /bin/swymble

Ask it yourself

Everything above, queryable. It runs against the same data the graph does. Try git log, git show on any sha, or whoami.

Try

07 · git remote -v

Where to find me

Open for client work

Tell me what you are building

Company profiles, product builds, AI-powered systems. Enterprise discipline, whatever the size.

Let's talk

Usually a reply within 24 hours.