From robotics club to software engineer — told in series.

Come Join AWS!

In 2022, AWS reached out for a software engineering role. After years of learning and failed interviews, this one ended differently.

When I Finally Asked for Help

After enough interview failures, I stopped trying to figure everything out alone and reached out to someone a few steps ahead.

I Wanted to Work at NewsCred

In late 2019, I interviewed at NewsCred while trying to understand what I was still missing as a software engineer.

Hello From Google

Google Taiwan contacted me when I was young, confident, and coming off years of building robots. At that point in my life, I knew I could solve any problem.

The Last Duburi I Built

The story of Duburi 2, my final years at university, and what happened to the robotics team as all of our lives started changing.

We Took Our Homemade AUV From Bangladesh to Singapore

How we took BRACU Duburi, Bangladesh's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), to SAUVC in Singapore and improvised our way into the final.

We Only Wanted to Build an RC Boat

How a failed RC boat became BRACU Duburi, what we believe to be Bangladesh's first autonomous underwater vehicle.

How I Became the Laziest Member of the Robotics Club of BRAC University

How running a university robotics club taught me to delegate, trust people, and eventually become less necessary.

Two Trips, Then Everything Changed

Two memorable trips with the Robotics Club of BRAC University, the people I grew close to, and the club split that changed how I saw them.

The Competition That Took Me to Bhutan

How the Regional WASH Innovation Challenge took us from a BRAC University lab to Bhutan and into a competition unlike robotics.

Three Months Inside a Satellite Ground Station

Three months around BRAC University’s BRAC Onnesha satellite ground station, learning RF, helping where I could, and sleeping in the lab.

One Last Local Competition

How two BRAC University robotics teams returned to DUET with custom line followers, a track-memory algorithm, and one last shot at a local competition.

The Fear of Losing

How failures at robotics competitions in MIST and North South University made me fear losing in public, until my students pushed me back.

Life Beyond the Robots at ROBU

How moving through Creative, Events, Logistics, HR, and R&D taught me how the Robotics Club of BRAC University actually worked.

Learning Robotics by Teaching It

How the Robotics Club of BRAC University made learning robotics affordable, practical, and fun by removing barriers for curious students.

The Robot That Took Me to India

How BRAC University’s WALL-E robot took me from a Dhaka lab to Techkriti at IIT Kanpur, through a rushed visa and an unexpected journey.

The Free Workshop That Started Everything

How a free workshop gave me access to robotics, introduced me to Hirok, and led me from learning Arduino to teaching others.

When Good Engineering Stops You From Shipping

How thinking too far ahead helped me at work but kept several personal projects from reaching real users.

Learning to Design Maintainable Software

How better teams, shared frameworks, and difficult systems taught me to design software that could keep changing.

I Started as a Senior Engineer by Accident

How I began with a senior title, junior knowledge, and enough responsibility to discover why I needed real mentorship.

Learning to Build

How curiosity led me from graphic design and freelancing to web development, robotics, and my first software engineering job.

How to Build a Portfolio for Better Online Visibility

A practical guide to making a portfolio discoverable by search engines without sacrificing design, speed, or usability.

How I Finally Built My Portfolio

After years of unfinished attempts, I changed what I expected from my portfolio and finally built a version I could publish.