I'm a computer engineer from Nepal who spent the past few years building backend systems and business software, teaching undergraduate students, and working on products that solve real-world problems. I'm now studying finance at PHBS in Shenzhen, exploring how technology and markets come together while continuing to build things that create meaningful impact.
After graduation, I co-founded Iruka Technologies and worked on products for commerce, warehouses and business operations. Later, I started working more closely with Basuki Transport, where I've been building software for fleet, trip, accounting and compliance workflows.
I also spent 2.5 years teaching at Herald College Kathmandu. I taught and mentored undergraduate students, mainly around Java, object-oriented programming, software design and final-year projects.
“I enjoy understanding how things work, exploring new ideas, and turning some of them into something useful.”
Alongside software, I've followed Nepal's capital market for years. That interest eventually pushed me to study finance more formally, and I'm now pursuing a Master in Finance at Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen.
Outside work, I usually end up with a book, a guitar, a chart, a travel plan, or some product idea I'm not yet ready to admit is a product idea.
Work and study
Engineer
APIs, databases, internal tools and product engineering.
Teacher
Taught and mentored undergraduate students at Herald College Kathmandu.
Finance Student
Studying finance at PHBS after years of following Nepal's capital market.
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Teaching
Herald College Kathmandu
I taught and mentored undergraduate students at Herald College Kathmandu from 2023 to 2026. Most of the work was around Java, OOP, collaborative development and helping students turn messy project ideas into buildable systems.
Later I also supervised final-year projects. That meant reviewing scopes, database designs, APIs, and whether the work could actually be finished by a student team.
I mostly work on backend and product engineering: Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, authentication, permissions, and the parts of a product that users rarely see but feel when they break. A lot of my recent work has been business software for logistics, warehousing, inventory and reporting.
Node.jsBackend APIsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisRBAC
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Finance
Studying finance after years of following NEPSE
I've followed Nepal's capital market for more than seven years, mostly through personal analysis and small tools I built for collecting market data. I'm careful not to present that as institutional investment experience. It is where the interest started. I'm now studying Master in Finance at Peking University HSBC Business School, with a focus on corporate finance, markets and quantitative methods.
Master in FinancePHBSNEPSEMarket AnalysisQuant Finance Interest
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Building
Iruka Technologies, Basuki Transport and a few hard lessons
Co-founding Iruka taught me that building a product is not only code. It is requirements, cash, operations, hiring, support, customers, and deciding what not to build. Some ideas worked, some stayed unfinished, but they all made me better at seeing how software fits into a business.
A short version of where I studied, worked, taught and built.
Sep 2026 - Present
Member
PKU Intellectual Property Association, Peking University Shenzhen
Selected as a member of PKU’s Intellectual Property Association (IPA) for the 2026–2027 academic year, exploring the intersection of intellectual property, AI, technology, innovation, and finance.
Sep 2026 - Present
Master's in Finance
Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), Shenzhen, China
Studying finance more formally after 7 years of following Nepal's capital market and building small market-data tools.
Nov 2025 - Aug 2026
Director & Software Engineer
Basuki Transport
Worked on BasukiMS, an internal system for fleet, trip, accounting, document and compliance workflows.
Jul 2025 - Jun 2026
IT Committee Chairperson
Multiple Leo District Council 325 Nepal
Helped plan and build web/CMS tools for Multiple Leo District 325 Nepal, including membership, content and reporting workflows.
Aug 2025 - Jun 2026
Final Year Project Supervisor
Herald College Kathmandu
Supervised final-year software projects, mainly around scope, database design, implementation planning and review.
Oct 2023 - Feb 2026
Tutor (Teaching Assistant)
Herald College Kathmandu
Taught and mentored undergraduate students in Java, object-oriented programming and collaborative software development.
Nov 2022 - Oct 2025
Founder and CEO
Iruka Technologies
Co-founded a software studio. Led product engineering on web apps, client projects and internal tools.
2019 - 2024
Bachelor in Computer Engineering
Kathmandu University
Studied computer engineering with a focus on systems, software development and algorithms.
Selected Work
Products, platforms and tools built for operations, transport and finance.
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BasukiMS
Digitizing three decades of logistics operations.
With over 30 years of experience in Nepal's transportation and logistics industry, Basuki Transport has built its operations around years of practical, on-the-ground experience. Much of that experience, however, lived across paper records, phone calls, and disconnected workflows.
I am working on BasukiMS to gradually bring that legacy into a connected digital system. The goal is not to replace decades of operational knowledge, but to preserve it, structure it and make it easier to operate, track and scale.
An experimental financial market research platform exploring the intersection of market data, software engineering, and AI.
Nexora is the evolution of my original NepseBot project (2023). What began as a small market data collection tool is now being reimagined as a broader research platform, initially focused on NEPSE, with the flexibility to explore other financial markets over time.
A finance app experiment built with AI coding agents under human review.
Dhewaa started as an experiment: how far can AI-assisted development go on a serious finance product if a human still owns the architecture? I worked on the product and backend direction for a mobile/web app covering double-entry accounting, loans, settlements, documents and multi-tenant data.
At Iruka Technologies, I transformed a thrift store idea into Aroma Ecommerce, expanding it into a broader commerce platform. I defined the product vision and shaped the system around merchants, inventory, warehouse operations, quality control, order processing, settlements and fulfilment.
CMS and membership tools for a large volunteer organization.
As IT Committee Chairperson and Product Owner, I helped plan and build the web/CMS platform for Leo Multiple District 325 Nepal. The platform had to support districts, clubs, members, events, content and reporting without making volunteers fight the software.
A student productivity idea wrapped inside an LMS.
Scholarr was an academic software project around coursework, assignments, task tracking and progress visibility. The main idea was simple: students already manage deadlines like tasks, so the LMS should understand that workflow.
Learning PlatformsAcademic WorkflowsTask planningStudent data
Recommendations
Notes from people I've worked with
A few recommendations from classmates, colleagues, students, clients and community leaders.
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Nischal Shakya
Senior Engineer
Leapfrog Technology
Colleague · Herald College Kathmandu
“During our time teaching together at Herald College, Sajag was always dedicated to helping students understand programming concepts, especially Object-Oriented Programming. He prepared well, explained ideas in a simple way, and was approachable whenever students needed support. It was a pleasure working alongside him.”
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Shiva Ram Silwal
Chairman
Basuki Transport Pvt. Ltd.
Employer
“Sajag played an important role in helping us modernize our transport operations. He understands both technology and business, which made it easier to build solutions that fit our day-to-day needs. He is responsible, listens carefully, and always looks for practical ways to solve problems. I appreciate his commitment to improving our organization through technology.”
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Image Adhikari
PhD Student
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Colleague, Classmate
“Studying with Sajag during our undergrad and working alongside him both during those years and beyond, I can confidently say he is one of the most dedicated people I know when it comes to anything he chooses to pursue. He consistently demonstrated a strong grasp of engineering concepts and problem-solving skills whenever we worked together. Beyond his technical expertise, he is a capable leader who communicates clearly, making collaboration effortless. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a skilled, dependable, and enthusiastic engineer who consistently delivers high-quality results.”
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Unplugged
A few things I keep coming back to when I'm away from the work.
Music
Guitar practice, acoustic sessions and time on stage.
Music
Travel
Mountain trails, lakes and viewpoints from my travels.
Travel
Trading
The desk setups where I study market charts.
Trading
Languages
Languages I use, grew up with, or am learning.
ने
Nepali
नेपाली
Native
Primary Language
EN
English
Work & study
Professional
Used daily
中
Chinese Mandarin
中文
HSK 3
Currently Learning
हि
Hindi
हिन्दी
Conversational
Conversational use
Contact
Send a message if you want to talk about any ideas, market trends, business or just have a random jam.
Sajag Silwal | Software Engineer and Finance Student
THE JOURNAL
Ideas, put into words.
Notes on technology, building things, and everything in between.
