About me

The builder behind the products.

6 years of turning ideas into startups, from Tashkent to the Bay Area. Founder at Oqim, engineer at Dorim.

Portrait of Yusuf Abdurakhimov
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I grew up around people who were curious about technology, and that curiosity stuck. I started building things early: websites, small apps, ideas that didn't always work. Some did.

After school I co-founded an edtech startup. We reached thousands of students. We won something. More importantly, I learned what it means to ship, to fail, and to try again. Since then I've worked at scale, built s-commerce platforms, and moved across continents. I believe the best products come from teams who care about their users.

How I work

Four essays that double as my rules. Click through for the long version.

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Stack I use daily

Web, mobile and backend, mostly in TypeScript.

Cities so far

San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, Omaha. Drag to spin.

Yusuf at night with the San Francisco skyline behind him
Where I've worked

Every team, for how long, and what I did there.

dec 2025 — now

11 mos

dorim.com – software engineer

the startup i work at today. dorim lets pharmacies in uzbekistan order from distributors in one place: compare offers, track prices, and get orders on time.

mar 2026 — now

8 mos

oqim.app – founder

a creator ecosystem for central asia. brands meet creators on a ugc marketplace, creators get a family of tools on one account, and we have palantir-level access to market data.

  • 600+ creators on the marketplace, 2,500+ content creators across the ecosystem
  • ugc marketplace: brands brief a campaign and pay per view, creators post reels and get paid
  • atlas: a live map of the market's creators, content and brands
  • creator tools: chat for instagram dms, canvas for ai-made visuals, obio for link-in-bio, and more
  • creator apps for ios and android

aug 2025 — oct 2025

3 mos · los angeles, ca

doublespeed – senior software engineer

a startup backed by a16z.

aug 2023 — jan 2024

6 mos

42.uz – co-founder & frontend engineer

a gamified tech learning platform with mentors from facebook, google, pinterest and more.

  • 13.7k+ learners on the platform
  • acquired codeflow, the bootcamp i started in 2020

apr 2022 — aug 2023

1 yr 5 mos

optochka.com – chief technology officer

an s-commerce platform for small businesses. optochka helps them expand sales, add delivery methods, and scale.

  • 100+ businesses on the platform

jul 2021 — aug 2022

1 yr 2 mos

EPAM Systems – software engineer

nov 2020 — apr 2021

6 mos

Davr Bank – ux designer

aug 2020 — jul 2021

1 yr

Digital Generation Uzbekistan – software engineer

apr 2020 — nov 2021

1 yr 8 mos

educator.uz – founder

an online education platform. i built it at 17, right after high school.

  • three months of cold investment pitches before launch
  • within four hours of the launch video: two education centers wanted to list courses, an investor reached out, and two teams offered to help with marketing
  • grew to 6k+ users
  • didn't sell it for $50k, and i still regret that. priceless experience

2020

acquired by 42.uz

Codeflow – founder

a coding bootcamp for fast-tracked frontend development.

  • grew it to $3k mrr
  • acquired by 42.uz
Education

Where I studied.

2022

WA, USA

Whitworth University – bachelor of science, computer science

sep 2020 — may 2022

1 yr 9 mos

Inha University in Tashkent – bachelor of science, computer and software engineering (cse)

sep 2018 — jun 2020

1 yr 10 mos

Academic Lyceum of Westminster International University in Tashkent – high school diploma

Talks

Rooms I've spoken in.

Life is good

A few moments from Instagram.

More on @usufdev.

Playlist

What I build to.