# Owais (@desertthunder.dev)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/desertthunder.dev
Headline: Senior Software Engineer

## About

I'm a senior-level software engineer with a diverse background in a variety of technologies. Most recently I've been working heavily with Rust, Go, and Flutter.

## Experience

- **Senior Software Engineer at Edlink** (2023 – 2024)
- **Software Engineer  at Texas Advanced Computing Center** (2019 – 2022)
- **Lead Software Engineer at Stormlight Labs** (2024 – present)
- **Software Engineer at CampusOptics** (2022 – 2023)

## Education

- **University of Texas at Austin** — BSc, Biochemistry (2011 – 2015)
- **University of Texas at Austin ** — BSc, Microbiology  (2015 – 2017)

## Skills

- TypeScript
- Rust
- Svelte
- .NET Framework
- Vue.js
- React
- Flutter
- Dart
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- Research
- Communication

## Projects

- **Lazurite** — https://lazurite.stormlightlabs.org
  Cross platform mobile ATmosphere client
- **Marker** — https://marker.stormlightlabs.org
  ATmosphere sync enabled web browser for reading
- **Commonplace** — https://writer.stormlightlabs.org
  A markdown editor with standard.site integration
- **Big Fly** — https://bigfly.tech
  A baseball data browser and API

## Publications

- Web 1.0 Components — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mowelu54os2y)
- IN SPACE — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mosuc53gg22j)
- System 7 & Ubuntu 8 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mojiacveoc2r)
- How did I get here — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3moccwocjb22m)
- Up next on markdown Z — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mnzk4mw5c22r)
- compilers & resumania — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mnxtbca26k2v)
- Continue reading on Unthread
- nonsense — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mlrosb3yfs2m)
- Continue reading on Unthread
- always be shipping — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mlfhgylkl22r)
- Lazurite Alpha 5 — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3ml7uo3zgns2f)
- Lazurite's Auth Implementation — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3ml5eojmrak2i)
- Lazurite Alpha 4 — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3ml4of5tptc2h)
- Lazurite for Android (alpha 3) — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3ml25azowc22f)
- Lazurite for Android — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3mkyl2wsxpc23)
- What I did while distracted — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mjlkkbla7k2o)
- Into the Mic — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mjimelsxks23)
- On being a cover band (& more) — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mjbjnbdnas2u)
- Commonplace v0.3.1 — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3mihxgwfuis2o)
- Rebranding* — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mhyqhac5us2j)
- Twister v0.1.0 — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3mhwjg4ocrs2h)
- Writer v0.2.0 — blog.stormlightlabs.org (https://blog.stormlightlabs.org/3mhhlir645c2g)
- Software as Fan-Art — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mgi3w3lmxs2z)
- Robots! Pictures! Documents! — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mdgmquripk25)
- Not So Secret Agent — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3md4vwr2euk2v)
- Cosplaying as a mobile developer — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mc257owsy224)
- Here We Go — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mbozqyweks2k)
- Catching Up — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mbdp2pyso22r)
- "Small" Web Apps — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mat367txas24)
- Data and Sketching — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3mao7ultgrk2x)
- Community — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3maakvzgwxk27)
- Parsing and Lexing in F# — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3ma63k23t7c27)
- SQL, Math, and Baseball — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3ma44w25pic2r)
- Being a Two-Way Baseball Fan — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m7wqodccx22m)
- Funtitled — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m7mbqh7rrc2y)
- Consistently Inconsistent — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m7j2yl6pp22s)
- Overextending — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m7g7k6rnoc2u)
- Extensions — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m77b3lgwt22z)
- Alignment — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m74wloj3dk2h)
- The Application of Knowledge to Application Development — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m722s5srhs2d)
- Advent of Dev Logs — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6xrhst6xc2t)
- Dev Log 28: 2025-11-30 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6vqg77jyc2b)
- Dev Log 27: 2025-11-29 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6sek2j7p22b)
- Dev Log 26: 2025-11-27 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6nvfbkmlc2u)
- Dev Log 25: 2025-11-26 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6l3ufeve22a)
- Dev Log 24: 2025-11-25 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6gpg3oi5s2i)
- Dev Log 23: 2025-11-22 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m6a7fuk7u22p)
- Dev Log 22: 2025-11-21 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m65xmhp3vk2n)
- Dev Log 21: 2025-11-20 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m646ga6o4c2p)
- Dev Log 20: 2025-11-19 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5yq7hwzzk2b)
- Dev Log 19: 2025-11-18 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5wtjn7dpk2g)
- Dev Log 18: 2025-11-17 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5thpdkuz22o)
- Dev Log 17: 2025-11-15 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5o5tbr3qk2l)
- Dev Log 16: 2025-11-13 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5k7i7v3fs2b)
- Dev Log 15: 2025-11-12 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5h7a67mzc2n)
- Dev Log 14: 2025-11-11 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m5e7fqkee22r)
- Dev Log 13: 2025-11-09 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m57coqoojc2g)
- Dev Log 12: 2025-11-08 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m54v6e6ag225)
- Sample Article for Testing II — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m52wtrqvtb2u)
- Dev Log 11: 2025-11-07 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m52dkiwkss2n)
- Dev Log 10: 2025-11-06 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4yqzr7a3s2d)
- Dev Log 9: 2025-11-05 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4vebtosds2k)
- Dev Log 8: 2025-11-04 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4tabv2zg22u)
- Dev Log 7: 2025-11-03 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4qlf24bd22z)
- Dev Log 6: 2025-11-01 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4lmfp4f5k23)
- Dev Log 5: 2025-10-31 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4ielzb6sk2l)
- Dev Log 4: 2025-10-29 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4dbram2lc2q)
- Dev Log 3: 2025-10-28 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m4bf3vue2k2d)
- Dev Log 2: 2025-10-27 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m473wnjaj224)
- Dev Log 1: 2025-10-26 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m43bzexuos24)
- Dev Log 0: 2025-10-25 — desertthunder.leaflet.pub (https://desertthunder.leaflet.pub/3m3zqn72ctc26)

## Languages

- English (native)
- Urdu (native)

## Other profiles

- website: https://resume.desertthunder.dev
- tangled: https://tangled.org/did:plc:xg2vq45muivyy3xwatcehspu
- github: https://github.com/desertthunder