Ahmed
Rizwan
Building creative tools at scale
$I work on creative tools, the kind artists and devs poke at every day. Some days that’s C++ deep inside Unreal Engine, others it’s React and TypeScript on the web. When I’m not shipping, I’m writing about how things actually work.
Recent Articles
Notes on code, tools, and things I’ve figured out along the way.
Experience
Architecting Fab and the creator tools inside the Epic Games Launcher.
2020 — PresentLed the web team behind Megascans and Quixel Bridge.
2020 — 2023Built Android and web apps for clients across the region.
2017 — 2020Contributed to the native Android client for Convo, a social networking app for work along the lines of Slack.
2016 — 2017Projects
Apps and products I’m most proud of having worked on.
- PRJ_01
Fab in Launcher
Integrated Fab marketplace inside the Epic Games Launcher, bringing content discovery to creators.
C++UE↳fab.com
- PRJ_02
Fab Plugin (UE5)
The Unreal Engine plugin for Fab, with seamless content integration into projects.
C++UE↳fab.com
- PRJ_03
Bridge Plugin (UE5)
Gateway plugin to Megascans & MetaHumans inside Unreal Engine 5.
C++UE↳quixel.com/bridge
- PRJ_04
Megascans
The largest and fastest-growing 3D scan library on the web.
ReactNextTS↳quixel.com/megascans
- PRJ_05
988 FM
A leading Chinese-language radio station app based in Malaysia.
AndroidKotlin↳snappymob.com/988
- PRJ_06
Convo
Work collaboration platform that goes beyond chat / messenger solutions.
AndroidJava↳convo.com/android
- PRJ_07
Vim Notes
A very simple vim-based note editor for composing markdown documents.
ReactTS↳github.com/vim-notes
- PRJ_08
Resume Template
A Figma-based resume template that's super easy to use and make your own.
Figma↳github.com/resume-template
- PRJ_09
Vim Win/Mac Compat
A VS Code extension I built for my own setup to standardize keybindings across macOS and Windows for Vim-extension users.
VS Code↳github.com/vim-win-mac-compat
Uses
Software I use and other things I recommend.
Development tools
Visual Studio Code
Over the past few years, I have tried switching away from VS Code but I keep coming back - it’s just super convenient and gets the job done without fiddling around too much.
JetBrains Rider
My go-to IDE when I’m working in UE5. The C++ tooling and Unreal Engine support are a big step up for engine work.
Alacritty
Love using this terminal in combination with tmux - it’s fast!
SourceTree
Use it for viewing the Git graph - and for rebasing branches. I personally like to keep the Git tree flat and clean.
Productivity
Raycast
This spotlight alternative is super handy once you get used to it.
Obsidian
I love using Obsidian - it’s become my second brain for capturing everything.