Sean Tan

Software Engineer + Side Quester from Singapore.

I'm a senior software engineer at Constructor, where I help build AI-powered product search and discovery for ecommerce. Outside of work, I'm CTO of The Jobless Club, a Singaporean indie-hacking team behind a few bootstrapped businesses — including the country's #1 knife-sharpening service.

Studied in NUS Computing (Honors), and spent a year on exchange in Silicon Valley. Top 3% freelancer on Upwork with $50k+ earned. Featured on Channel News Asia. Neovim lover.

I'm at my best when dropped into unfamiliar problems and asked to figure them out.

Built

Projects

07

These are just a few — the rest live on GitHub.

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Sidequests

21
  • Get 2A license and upgrade bikeIn Progress - 2026 Q2
  • Learn how to sharpen knivesDone - 2025 Q4
  • Set up a smart roomDone - 2025 Q3
  • Use Neovim as IDEDone - 2025 Q2
  • Get a motorcycle license and buy a bikeDone - 2025 Q1
  • Become a good chef and host dinner partiesIn the future
  • Become a master sommelierIn the future
  • Become a pasta masterIn the future
  • Do a V12 Graded Climb Indoors + OutdoorsIn the future
  • Get 10k followers on XIn the future
  • Launch Dungeon HouseIn the future
  • Learn malayIn the future
  • Learn thaiIn the future
  • Make a killer baguetteIn the future
  • Set up a fish tankIn the future
  • Start a Dog VillageIn the future
  • Start a Resort in Southeast AsiaIn the future
  • To have read 80 fiction and 80 non-fiction booksIn the future
  • To make it to an MTG World Championship Top 8 by 35In the future
  • To make it to Tennis UTR 6In the future
  • Win a Golden Demon - Miniature PaintingIn the future