A little corner of the internet · South Africa
Building,
thinking, trying.
I’m Bulela. I make software and follow my curiosity.
Things I’ve madeSelected projects
All workNotes & curiosities
AI as an Idea Hunter
What mastery-learning software should actually do
What happens when software becomes cheap to create?
Lessons from building Guessor
About
An engineer.
A founder.
Always curious.
I’m Bulela Tshulisi, a software engineer and founder of Xiaoyao Systems. I value curiosity, freedom, and giving things a try.
I am a software engineer and independent builder interested in AI, learning, software products, and what happens when making software gets cheap enough for one person to ship the thing.
Java/Spring backend engineer by profession. Building Guessor, Axioms, Arkly and whatever idea refuses to leave me alone.
More about meEngineering
Building software that has to keep working.
I work primarily on backend systems, integrations and production software using Java and Spring.
The professional work is less about a stack list and more about a habit: take an ambiguous system, find the real constraint, and change it without breaking what already depends on it. The notes below are themes rather than a resume. Employer systems stay unnamed on purpose.
Engineering notes