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About Me

A bit of backstory plus what I'm focused on today.

Last updated June 7, 2024

Hello! My name is Miftahul Anwar, but feel free to call me Miftah.

My programming journey began when I studied Computer Engineering at PENS (Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya). During college I spent three years with EROS, the campus humanoid soccer team that competes in Kontes Robot Indonesia and the RoboCup Humanoid League.

While at EROS I helped build a wireless field monitor so we could inspect robot states in real time and worked on computer-vision powered object detection, decision-making, teamwork, and localization systems. Late nights debugging robots with friends was where I fell in love with shipping reliable software.

In my last year of college I freelanced as a software engineer, taking on desktop, computer vision, and IoT projects. The mix of clients taught me how to scope ambiguous problems and deliver small wins quickly.

Fast forward to today: I build product experiences at Zenius Education as a Software Engineer, mostly across Next.js and NestJS services. I care a lot about performance, accessibility, and crafting tools that make learning feel playful.

Miftahul Anwar holding a humanoid robot at a competition