khanhanh@sydney: ~

Khanh Anh (Henry) Trinh: self-taught full-stack engineer in Sydney, open to remote. 18 months of serious TypeScript, Next.js, Node and Postgres after four years of accounting. I build financial-grade web products: everything reconciles, or it doesn't ship.

./view-work

cd ~/projects/2026 && ls -la

Shipped > talked about.

Everything below shipped this year, and #5 is already compiling. Click a row to expand; every project links out to a live build and a case study: the problem, the key decision, the result.

total 2 (+1 compiling) · drwxr-xr-x khanhanh admin · all 2026
2026
Built browser-native capture and local video processing, then added direct-to-CDN uploads with transaction-safe finalization and private playback authorized on demand. lapse.work↗lapse.md→
2026
Built a source-first registry with generated shadcn endpoints, interactive Astro documentation and race-safe async primitives extracted from production work. kaui-shadcn-registry.vercel.app↗kaui-shadcn-registry.md→
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓/project #3: compiling 2026
4
shipped in 2026
18
months of serious commits
8
client in production
0
mouse required

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System information.

khanhanh@sydney: ~/about · neofetch
khanhanh@sydney
last login: -- from 127.0.0.1
os: anything with a terminal
editor: nvim  mux: tmux  shell: zsh
uptime: … since first commit · self-taught, still compiling
history: 4 yrs accounting → engineer. I debug the way I chased a missing 3 cents: it reconciles or it doesn't ship.
edu: accounting degree, victoria university. yes, spelled correctly, and yes, it's why fintech.
pkgs: 2 shipped (see ~/projects)  langs: english · tiếng việt
status: ● open to junior roles · sydney or remote · small teams preferred
proc · load per core
typescript0.88
react/next0.84
node0.78
postgres0.70
$ git log --oneline -3
662bd41 docs(username): update github username · 1mo ago
c757a71 Track new repo: diontr00/kaui-shadcn-registry · 1mo ago
7b43e82 feat(combobox): add groups, clearable , disabled and no auto-highlight · 1mo ago

git log --author=henry

Where I've been.

Four years reconciling the books, then a hard pivot into building the software. The accounting habits did not leave. They became the way I engineer.

  1. $ Jan 2025 — present

    Full-stack engineerIndependent · Sydney

    Self-directed, shipping production software for real users. Built Lapse, a browser recording product with local media processing and private sharing. Published KaUI, an installable source registry for shadcn applications.

    Next.jsTypeScriptPostgresWeb APIs
  2. $ 2020 — 2024

    AccountantSydney, Australia

    Four years of reconciliations, month-end close and financial controls. It reconciles or it doesn't ship started here.

    ReconciliationMonth-end closeFinancial controls

cat education.txt

  • Master of Business Administration (Accounting)
    Victoria University

    The reason for the fintech focus. Numbers that have to be right, every single time.

  • Self-taught software engineering
    Independent
    2024 — present

    TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node and Postgres. Learned by shipping, not by collecting tutorials.