About Me

Building reliable web systems with clean, thoughtful code

I’m Hafiz Haiqal, a software engineer who enjoys turning messy problems into clean, working features. I focus on performance, maintainability and making things feel smooth for both users and developers.

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Professional Experience

Timeline

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Jan 2024 — Present
Cloudbreakr • Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur
Junior Software Engineer
- Built and maintained backend services and internal tools used daily by the team.
- Designed modular multi-tier access control, reducing permission issues by 35%.
- Developed crawling/reporting plugins to improve data coverage and accuracy.
- Shipped semantic search + topic tagging pipeline using embeddings and MongoDB vector search.
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Sept 2023 — Jan 2024
Cloudbreakr • Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur
Software Engineer Intern
- Fixed backend/API issues and improved reliability through structured debugging.
- Optimized SQL queries (Redash) to improve performance.
- Built a word2vec model to analyze keyword/hashtag associations for better semantic relevance.

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Education

Timeline

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Sept 2020 — Aug 2024
National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi
Bachelor of Software Engineering with Honours (Multimedia System Development)
- Deputy Head, Open-Source & Cloud-Based Application Club (OSCApps).
- Secretariat Member, UKM Student Union (KMUKM).
- Facilitator for Jupyter Notebook & Python workshops.
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Jun 2018 — Apr 2020
Malacca Matriculation College (KMM), Masjid Tanah
Physical Sciences (Pre-University Program)
- Head, Badminton Selection Program (KAKOM).
- Volunteer Member, myCare NGO.

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Technical Skills

Toolbox

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Languages

The core languages I use to build features, automate tasks, and solve real-world problems across different platforms.

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Java

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Frontend

Tools I rely on to create responsive, maintainable user interfaces with clear structure and predictable state.

React

Next.js

Redux Toolkit

Tailwind CSS

Vite

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Backend & Tools

Technologies used to power APIs, handle data, and run services reliably in real production environments.

Node.js

MongoDB

MySQL

Docker

Git

GitHub

Postman

OpenAI

Figma

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Feedback

Reviews

LinkedIn recommendation

Misha Aisyah Mokhdhari

Misha Aisyah worked with Author on the same team

I want to recognize my friend and teammate, Hafiz, who has been a true inspiration to me during my time as a Junior Software Developer. His creativity and ability to think outside the box always amazed me, and I’ve learned so much by watching how he makes the most of available resources, especially AI. He’s not only talented but also motivating, and I deeply admire his innovative spirit.