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
Chrome extension + MCP server that extracts Google AI Overviews as structured Markdown.
Cmd+Shift+. for instant terminal access in JetBrains IDEs — 1.1K+ installs.
macOS menu-bar app that listens for your name (or any keyword) on system audio + mic, fully on-device.
Universal MCP-to-CLI installer that gives agents skill-based MCP access with zero context bloat.
An IntelliJ plugin that intelligently copies source files with their related dependencies for providing comprehensive context to LLMs.
Wider Gemini UI, omnibox quick launch, Markdown export, and 40+ keyboard shortcuts.
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