Elijah Serreywoth Nhek
Software engineer, founder of Weblilo and creator of WorkTool. I live and work in Lucerne, Switzerland, and I build software that makes everyday work simpler
Background
I trained as an application developer (Applikationsentwickler EFZ) at Benedict Schulen Schweiz. Alongside it I spent two years as a software engineer at Algorithma Informatik, building web applications, backend services, Odoo modules and integrations for logistics, shipping and customs processes
That work taught me how much of a business lives between systems: APIs, message queues, ERP extensions and the automations that connect them. Today I own whole products, from understanding the problem and shaping the interface to the system behind it and keeping it running after launch
“I like software that is pleasant to use and boring to maintain”
Founding Weblilo
I founded Weblilo in Lucerne to work directly with businesses on their websites and software. The studio combines software engineering, design and an understanding of how a business runs, because a good website needs all three
Every project starts with questions about the business, its customers and its processes. Prices are fixed and public, and a project is finished when the client is satisfied, not when a revision counter runs out
Building WorkTool
WorkTool is my own product. It comes from a problem every Windows user knows: work spread across File Explorer, browser tabs, desktop programs and notes, with the arrangement gone after every restart
I'm building it independently with Tauri, Rust and React, and testing every feature in the real app on Windows 11. It's in alpha, and I publish what works, what doesn't yet and what's next in the changelog and roadmap
How I approach software
Build useful things
A feature earns its place by saving someone time or a mistake. If it doesn't, it waits
Solve the practical problem
I start with how people work today, not with the technology I'd like to use
Remove complexity first
Most improvements are deletions: fewer steps, fewer screens, fewer places where data can drift apart
Maintainable over clever
Typed code, clear names and small modules, so the next person can change it safely. Including me, a year later
Learn by shipping
Real projects teach faster than anything else. Release notes and honest known limitations keep me accountable
Engineering and design together
The interface and the architecture are one decision seen from two sides, so I make them together
What I’m interested in
- Desktop software and how Windows really works
- Interfaces that feel calm and obvious
- Automation for small and medium-sized businesses
- Local-first software and keeping data safe
- Typography and editorial design
Based in Lucerne and working with businesses across Switzerland
Have something in mind
Whether it’s software, a new idea or an interesting opportunity, I’m always open to a conversation