Senior Software Engineer 💪 | Lifelong Learner 📚 | On a mission to be the best engineer I can be
Individual contributor focused on mastering software engineering through hands-on experience and continuous learning.
- 🗄️ Building a distributed cache system
- 🔨 Working on an interpreter project
- 🌐 Exploring distributed systems and the infrastructure that powers the internet
- 📈 Pushing myself to become the best software engineer I can be
Learning by doing. Every project is an opportunity to level up.
- Distributed systems and how they scale
- Algorithms and data structures that make a real difference in the world
- Projects like Signal (privacy) and what3words (accessibility) - tech that adds genuine value
- AI as a powerful tool (not a replacement for craft and understanding)
- Engineering cultures that prioritize excellence: Netflix's engineering practices, Oxide Computer's systems thinking
- Building systems that improve government services and public infrastructure
- Engineers who master their craft through deep understanding and hands-on work (shoutout to ThePrimeagen)
- Real-world impact over resume padding
- Technical excellence in service of meaningful problems
- Open source contributions that move the industry forward (even when I'm not a fan of the company)
- Adapting and learning - life's complicated, staying rigid isn't the answer
- Write code that works, then make it better
- Prioritize shipping and iterating over perfection
- Focus on impact and technical excellence
- Stay hands-on with implementation
Not everyone takes a straight path to tech. My background taught me resilience, perspective, and the value of second chances. Those experiences shaped who I am today - someone who doesn't quit, appreciates every opportunity to grow, and believes in the power of transformation through learning and hard work.
When I'm not writing code:
- 🏋️ Lifting heavy things (and putting them back down)
- 👨🍳 Experimenting with cuisines from around the world
- 🎓 Coaching and mentoring when time allows
- 📚 Always learning something new - challenges welcome
Lifelong learner. Problem solver. Zero tolerance for unnecessary BS.
Always building, always learning, always lifting.