Senior Software Engineer
Building scalable distributed systems by day,
exploring AI and sharing knowledge by night.
Building impactful products at industry-leading companies
Senior Software Engineer
E-commerce platform development, shopping cart systems, and GraphQL APIs serving millions of users.
Senior Software Developer
AI-powered B2B marketing analytics platform backend, building scalable APIs for account intelligence and intent signals.
Senior MTS
Enterprise virtualization solutions and cloud infrastructure tools powering global data centers.
Software Development Engineer
Speech middleware and Alexa SDK components, enabling voice interactions for millions of Echo devices.
Software Development Engineer
Cloud-native microservices and automation frameworks, streamlining enterprise IT operations at scale.
Deep dives into distributed systems, AI, and software engineering
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Things I've built - from macOS apps to browser extensions and developer tools
A macOS menu bar app that lets you rewrite selected text using AI models from Ollama, OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude.
A privacy-first macOS utility that automatically captures meeting audio and generates searchable transcripts using local AI. Zero cloud uploads.
A Firefox extension that summarizes and translates web pages using Google Gemini and local Ollama models. Features YouTube caption support.
An IntelliJ plugin that intelligently copies source files with their related dependencies for providing comprehensive context to LLMs.
An IntelliJ plugin for context-rich LLM prompts. One click to gather related files, dependencies, and format task-specific prompts.
A VS Code extension for AI-powered semantic code search and question answering. Supports OpenRouter, Gemini, and local Ollama.
Use your existing Perplexity Pro subscription with AI coding tools - no API costs required. Integrates with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other MCP clients.
A proxy server exposing Anthropic and OpenAI compatible APIs backed by Antigravity Cloud Code. Use Claude and Gemini with any compatible client.
A comprehensive collection of production-ready design patterns for building reliable AI agents. From prompting to multi-agent orchestration.
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