About
I'm a software engineer based in Duhok, Kurdistan. I build AI-powered systems and custom web platforms for businesses across Kurdistan — in three languages.
Where I work from
I live and work in Duhok in the Kurdistan Region. Most of my client work happens locally — Duhok, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Zakho, Halabja — with monthly travel for kickoffs and major project moments.
I take international remote clients too, but Kurdistan is the focus. The reason: the things that make my work valuable here — Kurdish language, RTL UX, local-government reporting, dual-currency, and an understanding of how trust actually works in local business — are exactly the things off-the-shelf software gets wrong.
What I actually do
I'm an AI engineer, software engineer and motion graphic designer. I build complex ERP, custom software and apps, Kurdish AI assistants, Claude MCP and ChatGPT integrations, and connected customer and marketing automation. My design work includes branded animation, product explainers and social ad videos. I also offer search/AI discovery work. Each engagement starts with a workflow, a written scope and clear build and running costs.
My most-shipped product is motelsystem — a multi-tenant hotel platform live in production with paying customers. 33 weekly production waves shipped, full multilingual EN/AR/KU customer experience, end-to-end government-compliant reporting, walk-in flow, deposits, dual-receipt printing, the works. It's the proof that I ship and maintain real things, not slide decks.
In short: I'm a software developer in Duhok and a SaaS developer in Kurdistan, with my own platforms at tourism.krd, krd.beauty and smile.krd. I'm also an ERP and POS software developer, building custom business software for companies across Kurdistan.
How I work
Fixed-price for defined scope. Written proposals before contract. Weekly written updates during a project. 30-day bug-fix support after launch is included free.
I almost always build alone. For larger projects I bring in trusted collaborators on contract — designer, junior developer, translator. You always have one point of contact: me.
Languages and stack
I work fluently in English, Arabic, and Kurdish. Most projects ship in all three.
Stack defaults: Next.js (App Router) + TypeScript + Supabase (Postgres + Auth) + Cloudflare Workers/Pages + Tailwind. I add LLM providers, WhatsApp Business API, Stripe, and other integrations as the project demands.
Why I'm betting on Kurdistan
Generic Western SaaS and generic Middle Eastern dev shops both miss the same thing: how Kurdistan businesses actually run. I'm betting that going deep on one region with three languages beats being shallow across five.
The thesis is simple: as AI assistant adoption grows in Kurdistan, businesses will start asking ChatGPT and Claude for local experts. I want to be the answer they get back.
Built and run by Serdar Dilshad.
You don’t need to know the technical terms. Tell me what you want to make possible, or what isn’t working today.