Rajbir Johar

I write code to solve interesting and difficult problems.

After hours I play bass, read literary fiction, and occasionally photograph wildlife.

Now

Building software for construction teams working at TSMC fabrication sites.

  1. Yellowstone, WY

    Visited Yellowstone.

    Wrote inei, a zero-dependency EXIF and XMP parser.

    Built Purori, which turns semi-structured crochet and knitting patterns into clean, followable steps.

  2. Kaohsiung, Taichung, & Taipei, TW

    Traveled the length of Taiwan.

  3. Flagstaff, AZ

    Drove up to Flagstaff for the aspens in fall.

    Phoenix, AZ

    Joined PRS as a senior engineer, solving large-scale construction and logistics problems for TSMC fabrication sites in the US.

    India

    Attended a weeklong wedding in India.

  4. Olympic & Rainier, WA

    Explored Washington, its parks, and wildlife.

    Yosemite, CA

    Hiked Yosemite.

    Antelope & Monument Valley, AZ

    Drove up through Antelope Canyon to Monument Valley and stayed out for the stars.

    Superstition Mountains, AZ

    Visited the Superstitions.

    Picked up bass and took jazz lessons.

  5. Canada

    Traveled to Canada.

    Horseshoe Bend, AZ

    Picked up photography and stood on the edge at Horseshoe Bend.

    Joined Inventives as a full-time engineer to continue my work.

    Phoenix, AZ

    Moved to Phoenix.

  6. Interned at Inventives Research Labs, building interfaces for vocal AI and multimodal content ingestion.

    Took over as director of Citrus Hack and led the developers, designers, and event coordinators who ran it with the most attendees to date.

  7. Joined Citrus Hack as a budding web developer.

  8. Hired on campus to set up media events and fix printer issues for students.

    Started studying computer science, still figuring out what I wanted to really do.

  9. Committed to UCR for computer science.

  10. Failed the AP CS exam.

    Signed up for AP CS in high school.

  11. Built my first computer.

  12. Successfully jailbroke (and subsequently bricked) my first iPhone.

  14. Cracked the screen of my beloved PSP trying to figure out what was inside.

  27. Born.