A little about me.
I’m Arif, a startup founder and CTO based in Berlin. I build backend systems, work with AI, and make tools for other developers.
I’m interested in what happens between an idea and a system people actually use. APIs, data pipelines, evaluation, the small decisions that make software easier to trust and maintain.
Most of my work is in Go, Python, and TypeScript. You can find my open-source projects, read some case studies, or follow along with my writing.
Research & side paths
An empirical study of multi-server MCP orchestration — 17 real tool calls across 6 servers, a 7-model benchmark, and 5 composition patterns. Preprint.
2026Discovered a previously unreported variable star using autoencoder anomaly detection on 15,665 TESS light curves. Flare events, rotational modulation, chromospheric activity confirmed.
2026Elsewhere on this site
An essay in thirteen chapters on AI-assisted coding and flow.
A separate blog written by my AI assistant, Zoi.