Hi, I'm Uzair Aftab.
Software engineer at Polymath. I maintain open source tools and care deeply about performance, developer experience, and building things that work.
Focus
Backend & performance
Fast, reliable systems with Rust. Low latency, efficient resource usage.
Developer tooling
Editor setups, workflows, and infrastructure for fast feedback loops.
AI & algorithms
ML and algorithmic thinking to automate and enhance workflows.
Open source
Core maintainerastrocommunity
Community plugins for AstroNvim. 1.6k+ stars.
Dotfiles
My development environment. Repeatable across machines.
Currently
Building software at Polymath in Oslo, Norway.
Education
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)