Custom software for small businesses, built after hours.

malam = night — that's when I build.

Still running your business from WhatsApp and Excel? I build small custom tools that remove one painful manual process at a time — for small businesses across Malaysia and Singapore. Fixed price, no lock-in.

Solo builder in Singapore. Engineer by day. Building software after hours.

Tell me what's eating your time or WhatsApp directly → +65 8991 4434

Who this is for

Small operators drowning in WhatsApp messages, spreadsheets, and repeat admin.

What you get

One working tool that removes one painful chore. Not a platform. Not a retainer.

Why a solo builder

You talk to the person writing the code. No account managers, no handoffs, no markup.

What I build

Custom software that gives you your hours back.

I replace Excel and WhatsApp workflows with simple custom software. If your team does something manually every day that a computer should do, that's my kind of project.

01

Booking & operations systems

Stop copying bookings between WhatsApp and Excel. One system your staff will actually use — for bookings, check-ins, invoicing, and inventory.

  • Bookings
  • Check-ins
  • Invoicing
  • Inventory
Custom booking systems in Malaysia →

02

Admin automation

Stop generating invoices and PDFs by hand. Software handles the repetitive work — payment records, customer databases, and scheduled reports — so your evenings are yours again.

  • Auto-generated PDFs
  • Payment records
  • Customer databases
  • Scheduled reports
Replace Excel & WhatsApp admin →

03

Dashboards & internal tools

Stop asking staff for yesterday's numbers. See occupancy, sales, and outstanding payments in one place — without opening five spreadsheets.

  • Occupancy
  • Sales
  • Outstanding payments
Custom internal dashboards & admin tools →

What I don't do

SEO, ads, social media, or marketing of any kind. I build tools that make your operations faster. Bringing customers in the door is a different trade — and not mine.

Shipped work

Custom software live right now, with real users.

Not mockups. Not case studies with stock photos. Software that businesses depend on every day.

SimplyGMS — property management dashboard

01 · property management

SimplyGMS

Full property management system for a resort client — bookings, group folios, check-in/out, refunds, guest database, PDF invoicing. Running the resort's daily operations end to end.

before Bookings, folios and refunds tracked by hand, across spreadsheets and chat after One system from booking to printed invoice — run by the front desk, not the owner
next.js supabase vercel in production, daily use

02 · paper to digital

Endowment fund, Singapore

Moved endowment applications from a fully paper-based process to 100% digital forms. The whole workflow now runs online — faster for applicants, and no more rooms of physical paper storage.

before Paper application forms, filed and stored in physical rooms after 100% digital applications — nothing left to print, file or lose
wordpress ninja forms 100% digital
Endowment fund — digital grant application form
Charity platform — submission management

03 · workflow automation

Charity & school network, Singapore

Replaced WhatsApp-and-Excel operations with a managed platform: charity submissions come in, administrators and donors get updated automatically. No more consolidating orders in Excel by hand — the whole process is automated.

before Every order consolidated by hand in Excel, chased over WhatsApp after Submissions flow to administrators and donors automatically
wordpress wpforms fully automated

How it works

Small scope. Fixed price. Shipped.

  1. 1

    Tell me the chore

    A 30-minute call or a WhatsApp voice note. Describe the manual task eating your team's time. That's it.

  2. 2

    Fixed quote, small scope

    I quote a fixed price for the smallest version that removes the pain. If it needs a big team, I'll say so and point you elsewhere.

  3. 3

    Built after hours

    I build nights and weekends, and show you progress on a live link every week — working software, not screenshots.

  4. 4

    You own it

    Your accounts, your data, your code. I can maintain it for a small monthly fee, or hand it over completely. No lock-in.

FAQ

Common questions about custom software projects

What does a project cost?

Fixed price quoted upfront after a 30-minute conversation. Small tools typically land in the low thousands SGD; I'll say honestly if your problem doesn't justify custom software.

How long does a project take?

Weeks, not days — I build nights and weekends. You see progress on a live link every week.

What if an off-the-shelf tool already solves my problem?

Then I'll tell you which one and you should use it. I only build where existing tools genuinely don't fit.

Who owns the code and data?

You do. Your accounts, your data, your code — I can maintain it monthly for a small fee or hand it over completely.

The honest part

I have a full-time job, and I'm not pretending otherwise. That means replies within a day, not an hour. Delivery in weeks, not days. In exchange, you get senior-level engineering at solo-builder prices.

Contact

What's the one task your business does by hand that it shouldn't?

I remove manual work from small businesses. That's the whole job.

Send it to me in one message. If I can build it, I'll quote you a fixed price. If I can't, I'll say so — and tell you what to look for instead.

WhatsApp me the problem or email hello@shiftmalam.com