Asta Nguyen · Senior Software Engineer

I build web apps and the AI tooling behind them.

LLM agents, RAG pipelines and MCP servers, on top of seven years shipping client products from first commit to production.

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01 / Projects

Side projects

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Rust · desktop

Goko

An IDE for agents.

A native desktop app that runs command-line coding agents side by side, organised by project. Written in Rust, with a daemon that owns every terminal process.

View on GitHub Releases

Runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Devin in split panes
One daemon owns every terminal and child process
Git worktrees, an editor and language servers built in
Project and session history kept in local SQLite

macOS (Apple Silicon) · Linux

$ curl -fsSL https://github.com/asta-nguyen/goko/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Tauri · desktop

KamehaDB

Database management reimagined.

A free, local-first database tool. Connect to several databases, explore schemas visually, and write queries in plain language.

Multi-database
AI query generation
MCP server

Visit KamehaDB Source

TypeScript · CLI + MCP

OpenEZ Graph

Index once. Query forever.

A local-first index of your code and docs, so coding agents stop re-reading the same files.

SQLite index
Hybrid RAG retrieval
7 MCP tools

$ npm i -g @openez-graph/cli

Visit OpenEZ Graph Source npm

02 / Stack

What I build with

Web app: TypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwind CSSTanStackAngularTauri
AI tooling: OpenAIClaudeOllamaMCP
Backend & data: Node.jsNestJSFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisMongoDBDrizzlePrisma
Infra: DockerAWSGCPCI/CDLinux

03 / Experience

Where I worked

Jun 2026 - Present
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer
NUS Technology
now
Lead architectural decisions and end-to-end delivery for client projects, owning technical direction across multiple workstreams from conception to deployment.
more details
- Champion AI-assisted development across the team, building LLM agents, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and MCP servers and integrating them into the engineering process to ship faster and review smarter.
- Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and design reviews, raising the overall engineering bar of the team.
- Drive coding standards and best practices across the engineering org via design reviews, automated CI/CD workflows, and architectural guardrails.
- Partner directly with clients to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, scoping milestones and risk mitigation strategies.
Sep 2020 - Jun 2026
5 Years, 9 Months · Full-time
Software Engineer
NUS Technology
Built AI-powered features into client products including natural-language query generation, AI writing assistants, LLM-backed chat, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows using multiple AI providers.
more details
- Working directly with clients to gather requirements and discuss project tasks, maintaining clear and concise communication channels via text messages for effective collaboration.
- Provided invaluable support by reviewing and critiquing code contributed by fellow developers within the company, ensuring adherence to coding standards and performance.
- Build from scratch web applications from initial conception to final deployment, leveraging expertise to create scalable, high-performance solutions tailored to client needs.
- Implements coding standards through design, architectural, and coding reviews, and automated workflows via CI/CD processes.
Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
1 Year, 6 Months · Full-time
Web Developer
Digitech Solutions
Developed and maintained the company's main products, including a web-based platform Education management and finding Job.
more details
- Collaborated closely with a team of software engineers to conceptualize, develop, and maintain REST APIs and various software solutions.
- Implements coding standards through design, architectural, and coding reviews
- Participates in Agile meetings to contribute to development strategies and product road maps.
- Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
- Seamlessly integrated our services with third-party platforms such as Payment gateways and Content Management Systems (CMS) to broaden functionality and accessibility.
- Proficiently utilized technologies such as ExpressJS, ReactJS, NestJS, NextJS, and Cloud technologies, along with containerization using Docker
2015 - 2019
Student
Student
CTUET
Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering and Blockchain Researcher · Blockchain Article Writing · Decentralized Applications (DApps)
more details
- Supported other students in understanding the concepts of Blockchain and its applications
- Google Scholar profile

04 / Writing

Latest writing

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05 / Contact

Working on something interesting?

Email is the fastest way to reach me: asta-nqn@proton.me

Email me LinkedIn GitHub

Asta Nguyen · Senior Software Engineer

I build web apps and the AI tooling behind them.

LLM agents, RAG pipelines and MCP servers, on top of seven years shipping client products from first commit to production.

View projects Read the blog

01 / Projects

Side projects

all projects →

Rust · desktop

Goko

An IDE for agents.

A native desktop app that runs command-line coding agents side by side, organised by project. Written in Rust, with a daemon that owns every terminal process.

View on GitHub Releases

Runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Devin in split panes
One daemon owns every terminal and child process
Git worktrees, an editor and language servers built in
Project and session history kept in local SQLite

macOS (Apple Silicon) · Linux

$ curl -fsSL https://github.com/asta-nguyen/goko/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Tauri · desktop

KamehaDB

Database management reimagined.

A free, local-first database tool. Connect to several databases, explore schemas visually, and write queries in plain language.

Multi-database
AI query generation
MCP server

Visit KamehaDB Source

TypeScript · CLI + MCP

OpenEZ Graph

Index once. Query forever.

A local-first index of your code and docs, so coding agents stop re-reading the same files.

SQLite index
Hybrid RAG retrieval
7 MCP tools

$ npm i -g @openez-graph/cli

Visit OpenEZ Graph Source npm

02 / Stack

What I build with

Web app: TypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwind CSSTanStackAngularTauri
AI tooling: OpenAIClaudeOllamaMCP
Backend & data: Node.jsNestJSFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisMongoDBDrizzlePrisma
Infra: DockerAWSGCPCI/CDLinux

03 / Experience

Where I worked

Jun 2026 - Present
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer
NUS Technology
now
Lead architectural decisions and end-to-end delivery for client projects, owning technical direction across multiple workstreams from conception to deployment.
more details
- Champion AI-assisted development across the team, building LLM agents, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and MCP servers and integrating them into the engineering process to ship faster and review smarter.
- Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and design reviews, raising the overall engineering bar of the team.
- Drive coding standards and best practices across the engineering org via design reviews, automated CI/CD workflows, and architectural guardrails.
- Partner directly with clients to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, scoping milestones and risk mitigation strategies.
Sep 2020 - Jun 2026
5 Years, 9 Months · Full-time
Software Engineer
NUS Technology
Built AI-powered features into client products including natural-language query generation, AI writing assistants, LLM-backed chat, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows using multiple AI providers.
more details
- Working directly with clients to gather requirements and discuss project tasks, maintaining clear and concise communication channels via text messages for effective collaboration.
- Provided invaluable support by reviewing and critiquing code contributed by fellow developers within the company, ensuring adherence to coding standards and performance.
- Build from scratch web applications from initial conception to final deployment, leveraging expertise to create scalable, high-performance solutions tailored to client needs.
- Implements coding standards through design, architectural, and coding reviews, and automated workflows via CI/CD processes.
Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
1 Year, 6 Months · Full-time
Web Developer
Digitech Solutions
Developed and maintained the company's main products, including a web-based platform Education management and finding Job.
more details
- Collaborated closely with a team of software engineers to conceptualize, develop, and maintain REST APIs and various software solutions.
- Implements coding standards through design, architectural, and coding reviews
- Participates in Agile meetings to contribute to development strategies and product road maps.
- Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
- Seamlessly integrated our services with third-party platforms such as Payment gateways and Content Management Systems (CMS) to broaden functionality and accessibility.
- Proficiently utilized technologies such as ExpressJS, ReactJS, NestJS, NextJS, and Cloud technologies, along with containerization using Docker
2015 - 2019
Student
Student
CTUET
Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering and Blockchain Researcher · Blockchain Article Writing · Decentralized Applications (DApps)
more details
- Supported other students in understanding the concepts of Blockchain and its applications
- Google Scholar profile

04 / Writing

Latest writing

all posts →

05 / Contact

Working on something interesting?

Email is the fastest way to reach me: asta-nqn@proton.me

Email me LinkedIn GitHub

I build web apps and the AI tooling behind them.

Side projects

Goko

KamehaDB

OpenEZ Graph

What I build with

Where I worked

Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Web Developer

Student

Latest writing

I Built an Emergency Control Room to Test Jev

SSH into Your Mac from an iPhone with Tailscale and tmux

OpenEZ: Local-First Code Intelligence for AI Coding Agents

Agent DevKit: A Practical Workflow for AI Coding Agents

What Is MCP? How to Build an MCP Server, Define Tools, and Connect Apps or Agents

Working on something interesting?

I build web apps and the AI tooling behind them.

Side projects

Goko

KamehaDB

OpenEZ Graph

What I build with

Where I worked

Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Web Developer

Student

Latest writing

I Built an Emergency Control Room to Test Jev

SSH into Your Mac from an iPhone with Tailscale and tmux

OpenEZ: Local-First Code Intelligence for AI Coding Agents

Agent DevKit: A Practical Workflow for AI Coding Agents

What Is MCP? How to Build an MCP Server, Define Tools, and Connect Apps or Agents

Working on something interesting?