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Hello World — Why I Started SiaExplains

The story behind SiaExplains: why I started a YouTube channel, what I want to share, and where this is all going.

April 20, 20262 min read

Hello World — Why I Started SiaExplains

Every creator has a "why." Here's mine.

I've been a software engineer for over a decade. I've worked at startups, scaled teams, navigated immigration across continents, and built systems that handle millions of requests. Along the way, I accumulated a huge amount of knowledge — not just technical, but about how to navigate a career in tech as someone from a non-western background.

For a long time, I kept it to myself.

The Problem with Most Tech Content

Most YouTube tech channels fall into one of two buckets:

  1. Tutorial factories — "How to build X in 10 minutes," optimized for clicks, not depth
  2. Hype machines — "Every developer MUST learn this AI tool RIGHT NOW"

What I couldn't find was a channel that treated me like an engineer who wants to understand things, not just copy-paste them.

Why SiaExplains?

I started SiaExplains because I wanted to create the channel I wished existed when I was earlier in my career. A place where:

  • System design is explained clearly, not just for interviews
  • AI tools are evaluated honestly, not hyped
  • Career advice is grounded in real experience
  • Immigration and international career moves are discussed openly

What's Coming

I'm building this in public. That means the YouTube channel, this blog, and the side projects are all part of one continuous experiment.

Some things on the roadmap:

  • Deep dives into distributed systems concepts
  • AI tool reviews from a senior engineer's perspective
  • The immigration story: Iran → Berlin via the tech industry
  • Building startups as a side project while holding a full-time job

If you're reading this, you're early. I appreciate it.

Stick around — the best is coming.

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