ImranSefat

Data & Integration Architect · Powerhouse, Sydney

Sole platform engineer, HUMANS · Powerhouse × MIT · Webby 2026 nominee

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[ The Engineer ]

Scalable systems. Automated pipelines. Global teams. The infrastructure works. The record stands.

Engineering systems that persist long after the sprint is closed.

Every enterprise leaves behind infrastructure, and long after the roadmap shifts and the teams dissolve, the architecture remains.

Gloved hands holding the HUMANS record, a black disc etched with a world map and the HUMANS mark

[ The HUMANS record · Powerhouse × MIT ]

I was sole engineer on the HUMANS platform: 2,390 messages in 66 languages, gathered for a broadcast to deep space in 2027.

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[ Operating Domains ]

01

System Architecture

02

Cloud Infrastructure

03

ETL Pipeline Design

04

Digital Preservation

05

Collections Data at Scale

06

Technical Leadership

Numbers on record

[ Independently verified ]

100M+

[ 01 · API requests / year ] →

500K+

[ 02 · Collection objects ] →

$1.3B

[ 03 · Precinct · data & integration ] →

110m

[ 04 · M+ Facade · Hong Kong ] →

76th

[ 05 · Int'l Astronautical Congress ] →

2,390

[ 06 · Messages bound for deep space ] →

Selected work

  1. A film slide of a shopping mall atrium: people at café tables around a tiered fountain, a curved staircase and balconies behind, the Fuji film edge on the right

    The Mall - Powerhouse

    Mall-101

    [ 101 malls · 48 countries · 1957 – 2023 ]

    01 / 06

    Powerhouse × OMA/AMO

    Senior Developer

    2026

  2. Powerhouse Parramatta at dusk: the museum's two white lattice-wrapped wings among Parramatta's towers, with trees and a church spire in the foreground

    $1.3 Billion Precinct

    Powerhouse Parramatta

    [ $1.3B precinct · $915M museum ]

    02 / 06

    Powerhouse Museum, NSW Government

    Data & Integration Architect

    2024 – 2026

  3. HUMANS deep space message platform, Powerhouse Museum and MIT

    Deep Space Message Platform

    HUMANS

    [ 2,390 messages · 66 languages · 96 countries ]

    03 / 06

    Powerhouse Museum × MIT

    Sole Platform Engineer

    2025

  4. The M+ Facade lit up at night on the Kowloon waterfront, with Hong Kong's towers behind it

    Dancer in the Mirror Field

    Powerhouse × M+

    [ 16 collection objects · 110 × 65 m facade ]

    04 / 06

    Powerhouse Museum × M+

    Senior Developer

    2025

  5. The Powerhouse Collections platform

    500,000+ Objects

    Powerhouse Collections

    [ 500K+ objects · 100M+ API requests a year ]

    05 / 06

    Powerhouse Museum

    Data & Integration Architect

    2024 – Present

  6. What's On on powerhouse.com.au: the Programs tab with location and time pickers, search, type filters and a count of 92 programs, above an exhibition card of the Earth rising over the Moon

    powerhouse.com.au

    Powerhouse Website

    [ 117M Sanity requests · 4.9 TB a year ]

    06 / 06

    Powerhouse Museum

    Senior Developer

    2024 – Present

  7. Internationally recognised. Independently verified.

    Selected Work

    All Achievements

    Recognised by

    • ABC NewsHUMANS
    • Radio New ZealandHUMANS
    • Webby Awards 2026Nominee
    • Australian Space AgencyHUMANS
    • NSW GovernmentIAC 2025

    Partners

    • MITHUMANS
    • M+ Hong KongDancer in the Mirror Field
    • OMA/AMOMall-101

    06 / 06

    Powerhouse · MIT · M+ · OMA/AMO

    2024 – 2026

    The Record Stands

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