(01) The short version
I'm Jesther, a full-stack engineer who never quite put the camera down.
I started in 2013 as a junior web and graphic designer, then spent the next decade going deeper: full-stack engineering, system integration, senior PHP work, digital lockers, a smart-city platform in Phuket and, today, AI-assisted systems at MobileAI.
Along the way I learned to work from anywhere. That turned into slow travel, a travel blog and a lot of photographs: festivals in Thailand, slow boats in Laos, coffee in Hanoi, summits in China.
Jesther Digital is where it all meets. Websites, systems, photography and content for brands, from one person who stays accountable from first sketch to launch.
(02) Now
Updated November 2026
Building
MobileAI at NTTAGID
System development and integration.
Exploring
AI inside real products
OpenAI and Gemini in content tools, CMS features and automation.
Writing
The travel journal
Visa guides and slow-travel stories from Southeast Asia.
Playing
Games, after hours
Where I quietly study level design, feedback loops and UX.
(03) Experience
Every role added a layer: design, then code, then systems, then the people and products around them.
2024 — Present
MobileAI · NTTAGID
System development and integration
2022 — Present
Digital City
Phuket smart city development
2022 — Present
Senior PHP Developer
System development and integration
2020 — 2021
Senior PHP Developer
Digital locker system development
2019 — 2021
Freelancing
Software integration and support
2015 — 2019
Full Stack Software Engineer
Web services management and system integration
2014 — 2015
Jr. Web Engineer
Development, integration, design and planning
2013 — 2014
Jr. Web & Graphic Designer
Design and planning
(04) Toolkit
- PHP
- Python
- FastAPI
- Vue 3
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- MySQL
- Redis
- Celery
- AWS S3
- Shopify
- OpenAI
- Google Gemini
- Claude
- Prompt design
- AI content tools
- Automation
- Photography
- Videography
- Drone piloting
- Web design
- Branding
- Content writing
- Blogging
(05) Gear
Camera
- Mirrorless body
- Full-frame, weather-sealed
- 24–70mm zoom
- Does most of the work
- 35mm prime
- Street and candids
- Travel tripod
- Fits a daypack
Air
- Folding drone
- Light enough for most rules
- ND filter set
- Smooth video in harsh sun
- Spare batteries
- Three, always charged
Desk
- Mechanical keyboard
- Red backlight, loud keys
- Laptop + display
- Works from any café
- Linux on WSL
- Where the code lives
(06) On the map
- Philippines1Cebu 2Cabongaoan, Pangasinan
- Thailand3Bangkok 4Mae Hong Son Loop
- Laos5Huay Xai 6Luang Prabang
- Vietnam7Hanoi
- China8China
Pins link to stories in the journal once the CMS is wired up.
Read the stories
