12+ years building and running production software.
Recent: MyMuayThai (co-founder), Taptober and Nabro.
Looking for a full-time role in Bangkok, hybrid or onsite, with work permit sponsorship.
Selected work
Co-founder. Live booking for Muay Thai gyms and trainers in Thailand, with AI chat translation between users.
600+ users. 4,291 cached translations across 6 languages. Logged AI spend under $0.02 USD since Feb 2026 (Groq).
Multi-tenant Oktoberfest league platform. Oslo Oktoberfest 2026 launch.
AI-generated competitions. AI translation layer. OTA releases, smoke-gated deploys.
Neighbourhood quiz platform, live on the App Store.
47 competitions run. AI-generated quizzes. AI translation layer for the full app.
A free macOS app. One hotkey turns a rough prompt into a production-quality one. On-device by default.
Free macOS download. Donations optional, never gate features.
Experience
Co-founder
2025 to present
Taptober and Nabro
Contract
2026 to present
Iglu
Full Stack PHP Developer
2024 to present
Moo Gruppen AS
Full Stack Engineer and DevOps
2020 to 2025
Qwil
Site Reliability Engineer
2019 to 2020
Patch Homes
Sr. Full Stack Developer
2016 to 2020
HungryNaki
Sr. DevOps and Product Designer
2013 to 2018
Skills
AI
Claude, OpenAI, Groq, LiteLLM, Ollama, RAG, MCP
Cloud and DevOps
AWS, GKE, Terraform, Docker, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
Languages
TypeScript, Python, PHP, Bash
Data
PostgreSQL, pgvector, Supabase
Open source
vidlizer. Sole maintainer. MCP server and CLI: point it at a video, image or PDF and get structured JSON.
GitHub activity
5,718 contributions from Nov 2025 to Nov 2026 on github.com/arizawan
Questions
Who is Ahmed Rizawan?
An AI Integration Engineer in Bangkok. 12+ years building and running production software. Looking for a full-time role in Bangkok, hybrid or onsite, with work permit sponsorship.
What technologies does he work with?
Claude, OpenAI, Groq, LiteLLM, Ollama, RAG and MCP. TypeScript, Python, PHP and Bash. AWS, GKE, Terraform, Docker, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions. PostgreSQL, pgvector and Supabase.
Is he open to full-time roles?
Yes. Full-time in Bangkok, hybrid or onsite. Needs work permit sponsorship. Download the resume or email.
Is Ahmed Rizawan the actor Riz Ahmed?
No. Ahmed Rizawan (spelled R-i-z-a-w-a-n) is a software engineer in Bangkok. Riz Ahmed is a British actor.
Where and in which time zone does he work?
Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7).
Contact
Download the resume, email, or message on LinkedIn.