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you found me 👀
hi. thanks for looking closely — that’s the kind of attention I bring to my work, too. — d
San Francisco · building in public

Dilnaz.

Full-stack engineer &
product builder.

front-end · AI integration · scalable data · UX

I’m currently…

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Dilnaz Baltabayeva
proof of work

Projects.

the vision
what I’m building toward

I want to build things that outlast me — and lead the people who’ll keep building them.

Education is still built for a world that no longer exists. I’m here to scale learning and reach the people the system overlooks — tech in service of people, not the other way around.

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the timeline

the threads of me.

My years, in order. Tap a moment to open the drawer — the honest version’s inside. Showing the highlights — open them all below. Filter by what you care about.

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in my words
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more of me — wander in
proof of work

Projects.

Products, MVPs & half-built ideas — design-led, full-stack, sometimes backend-only. Tap any project for the demo & links.

all my code on GitHub →
skills I reach for
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been & going

a life in places.

23 countries and counting — where I’ve been, what happened there, and where I’m headed next. Tap a pin.

been want to go
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practice · consistency

the practice behind the work.

A challenge a month, a lot of running, and the things I make on the side — the discipline that shows up in everything I build.

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daily rituals
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past challenges
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always moving — runs, hikes, trips, yoga.

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rest long run all-time on Strava →
let’s work together

let’s build something together.

Or just say hello. Know someone, somewhere, something? Pull a thread.

I’m excited about…
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If any of these resonate, reach out.

say hi · feedback · collaborate
people I'm rooting for

Brilliant people I respect — what they’re building, and how you could help them. If you can move a thread for them, please do.

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yes — I can help →
Need my network?
Ask me — I’ll dig through who I know and make an intro. It goes both ways.
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creativity · words, video, photos & books

what I make & what moves me.

Words, video, photographs and the books I’m in. My essays live right here; the rest is out in the world.

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