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Operational Automation
Automate repetitive operational workflows such as orders, bookings, customer follow-ups, approvals, delivery coordination, printing, notifications, and internal handoffs.
- Webhooks
- Automation
- APIs
- Jobs
- Integrations
Senior engineering studio - Malaysia - remote
Automate your operations. Build internal systems that scale.
farhanhelmy/code helps growing SMEs replace manual workflows, scattered spreadsheets, WhatsApp handoffs, and fragile operational processes with reliable internal systems, automation, and cloud-backed software.
Trusted by growing businesses, SMEs, and enterprise teams in Malaysia.
Farhan Helmy Engineering studio / Malaysia / remote
Trusted by
Tenaga Nasional 
EzyDurian 
StudentQR 
Justice for Wildlife Malaysia 
UPM 
Heap Wah Barakah 
Treom 
Mahiran Digital Tenaga Nasional EzyDurian StudentQR Justice for Wildlife Malaysia UPM Heap Wah Barakah Treom Mahiran Digital Services
How we help businesses scale operations.
Practical automation, internal systems, and cloud engineering for SMEs that need better operational visibility without building a large internal tech team.
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Internal Systems
Build custom portals, dashboards, quotation systems, customer management tools, branch operations systems, and internal business software tailored to your workflow.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Python
- Postgres
- Admin Systems
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Cloud & Infrastructure
Deploy, secure, monitor, and scale production systems using practical AWS architecture, observability, CI/CD, and cost-aware infrastructure.
- AWS
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Observability
- Security
Operational pain
Common operational problems we help solve.
Many growing businesses do not need a large internal tech team. They need better systems and operational visibility.
Orders trapped in WhatsApp chats
Manual booking or quotation tracking
Staff copying data between systems
Multi-branch coordination issues
No centralized customer/order visibility
Spreadsheet/reporting chaos
Slow internal approvals
Repetitive admin workflows
Featured case study
Scaling a fruit business from 1 branch to 3 branches.
EzyDurian was already selling online through OnPay. As order volume and branches increased, manual fulfillment became difficult to manage.
See project detailsWorkflow improvements
- Connected OnPay webhooks
- Automated thermal printer workflow
- WhatsApp operational automation
- Delivery coordination support
- Auto opening/closing forms
- Reduced manual operational handling
Operational outcomes
- Orders automatically printed at branch
- Faster operational handling
- Easier multi-branch coordination
- Reduced repetitive manual work
Partnership
Ongoing Technical Partnership.
Not every business needs a full in-house engineering team.
We work with growing SMEs as an external technical partner to help improve workflows, automate operations, maintain internal systems, and support ongoing technical decisions.
Available on a limited monthly retainer basis.
How we work
A simple path from workflow pain to working system.
The goal is not more software for its own sake. The goal is a reliable system your team can actually run.
Discovery
We understand your workflow, bottlenecks, and operational pain points.
System Design
We propose the simplest reliable system or automation approach.
Build & Integrate
We build the system, integrations, workflows, and deployment.
Handover & Support
We document, train, support, and iterate where needed.
founder / consultant About the studio A K
Senior engineering for operational systems.
farhanhelmy/code is a Malaysia-based senior engineering studio helping SMEs automate operations and build internal systems.
Led by Farhan Helmy, a Malaysia-based software engineer with experience across AWS infrastructure, automation systems, operational software, and enterprise delivery.
AWS and cloud delivery
Architecture, deployment, modernization, observability, and cost-aware operations.
Systems and automation
Internal platforms, workflow automation, integrations, and operational software.
Selected work
Automation, systems, and cloud work shipped for real businesses.
Work selected for operational outcomes: better workflows, clearer visibility, scalable systems, and less repetitive manual handling.
Automation / Python
EzyDurian Automation
Operational automation for a fruit business scaling from 1 branch to 3 branches, connecting OnPay orders, branch printing, WhatsApp handoffs, delivery coordination, and order form handling.
Web Development / Digitalization
TNB FEG Lab Digitalization
Internal management system replacing Excel-based lab operations with digital job assignment, quotation generation, customer tracking, and job status visibility.
AI/ML / RAG
HW Barakah RAG System
Internal quotation support system that helps staff turn project specifications into pricing drafts using company knowledge and searchable historical data.
Web Development / Performance
StudentQR Badge Sheet Generator
High-volume badge sheet generation system for nationwide factory printing, built to handle thousands of printable sheets reliably.
SaaS / Web Development
NeatNGO
NGO operations platform for member management, event registration, and event administration, used with Justice for Wildlife Malaysia.
Web Development / Dashboard
UPM Biodiversity Dashboard
Biodiversity monitoring dashboard for tracking flora and fauna conditions in a Malaysian forest reserve, with secure AWS Cognito authentication.
AI/ML / SaaS
Sidegent Deep Agent Builder
Internal assistant platform for teams that need controlled knowledge workflows, usage visibility, organization management, and embeddable support experiences.
Open Source / Web Development
CariSurau
Open source project to manage surau directory, mainly to help people navigate and find surau inside malls. Community-driven project for better accessibility.
Writing
Technical notes from the field.
Blog posts stay part of the site, now framed as useful thinking behind the work.
Note / 01
Building Resilient AI Agents - From Tool Chaos to Agent Harness
My journey from dumping 30 tools into one agent to building decoupled expert agents, and discovering the real term for it - agent harness.
2 min read
Note / 02 To Play Short Versus The Long Game
To play short versus the long game in this AI era
3 min read
Note / 03 I Love Infra
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2 min read
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