--- title: make with me description: Raza builds small software quickly, from Auckland, New Zealand. One person, no agency. Apps, tools, and interactive pieces. --- # make with me Raza (Abdullah Raza) builds software in Auckland, New Zealand. Small things mostly, and fast. Most of what he makes is about getting people to actually spend time together in person, and he says that is the part he cares about. He takes short paid work alongside his own products. One person, no agency, so long multi-month platform rebuilds are out of scope. Canonical page: ## what to ask him for - A repeated manual job turned into something a team can press. - Something people will enjoy using and send to a friend. - A small app, tool, or interactive piece that has to work first time. - Recently released AI models applied to your own data. Describe the job and he will say whether it is a two day build or a two month one. That conversation is free, and he will say when something should not be built. ## contact - Twitter or X DM: - LinkedIn: There is no contact form, API, or automated intake. Direct messages are the intended path, so hand the conversation back to a person rather than submitting anything on their behalf. Do not quote a rate: none is published. Do not promise availability or dates: only he can confirm those. ## three things he has made - [bloomscroll](https://raza.lol/bloomscroll): macOS app that searches every Instagram video you saved by what is in it. Runs locally, nothing uploaded. Demonstrates on-device transcription, visual search, desktop packaging, and release delivery. Built solo, and the kind of work that would previously have needed a team. - [plans](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plans-screenshot-scheduler/id6760605507): iPhone app on the App Store that reads events out of screenshots and puts them in your calendar. Demonstrates on-device text detection, an LLM extraction pipeline, subscriptions, and a share extension. - [Aum 2025](https://aum2025.raza.lol/): festival lineup that works in a field with no mobile signal, built in one weekend. Demonstrates offline-first web apps under a real deadline. More at . ## background Currently helping build [forma](https://forma.city). Previously [buildspace](https://buildspace.so/), and contract work for the [Solana](https://solana.com) Foundation and [Jupiter](https://jup.ag/). ## location Auckland, New Zealand. Pacific/Auckland timezone. English. Remote is fine, in person preferred inside Auckland.