Muhammad Heikal Iskandar
Software Engineer & Front-End Developer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Who is Muhammad Heikal Iskandar?
Muhammad Heikal Iskandar
Muhammad Heikal Iskandar is a Software Engineer and Front-End Developer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He works full time on the front-end of a production web platform, and takes on freelance web development and technical SEO alongside it.
Originally from Alor Setar, Kedah, Heikal completed his secondary education at Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid before moving to the capital. He is currently pursuing a degree in Software Engineering at Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MIIT), studying alongside full-time engineering work.
His work centres on React and Next.js, with a particular interest in the parts of front-end engineering that users actually feel - rendering strategy, Core Web Vitals and accessibility. He also takes on freelance web development and technical SEO work, where the same performance concerns decide whether a site is found at all.
Outside client work he builds small projects to learn in public, ranging from a Transformer-based Javanese translation tool to a heart-attack risk prediction model. Everything he ships is collected under Projects.
Where does Heikal Iskandar work?
Muhammad Heikal Iskandar works as a software engineer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, combining full-time product engineering with freelance web development and technical SEO.
Software Engineer, Front-End
PresentFull-time · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Builds and maintains the front-end of a production web platform, working across its interface modules with a focus on responsive, accessible and fast user experiences.
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- REST APIs
Front-End Developer & SEO Consultant
PresentFreelance · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Designs and builds websites for clients, including House of Thoughts, a content-driven publication. Handles technical SEO, Core Web Vitals and search visibility alongside development.
- Next.js
- React
- JavaScript
- Technical SEO
- Core Web Vitals
Where did Heikal Iskandar study?
Muhammad Heikal Iskandar is studying Software Engineering at Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MIIT) after completing secondary education at Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid in Alor Setar, Kedah.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur
2023 - PresentBachelor of Software Engineering · Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (UniKL MIIT) · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Studying software engineering with a focus on web application architecture, algorithms and database systems, alongside freelance and industry front-end work.
Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid
2022Secondary education · Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Completed secondary education at Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, one of Malaysia's oldest schools, in Alor Setar, Kedah.
Skills & Expertise
Muhammad Heikal Iskandar works across web development, artificial intelligence and mobile development, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, React, NextJS, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, NodeJS, Laravel, Visual Studio Code, Git, Github, Figma, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter, OpenAI API, Gemini API, LangChain, Jupyter Notebook, Google Colab, Google Cloud AI, React Native, Dart, Flutter, Android Studio, React Native CLI. Select a category below to see how they break down.
Web Development
Building modern, responsive web applications
AI & Machine Learning
Developing intelligent solutions with ML/AI
Mobile Development
Cross-platform mobile app development