Full Stack AI Software Engineer
20+ years building production software across AI, fintech, e-commerce, and mediaI build production-grade software at the intersection of AI and full stack engineering. My work spans LLM integrations, AI-native application development, backend services, and high-performance user interfaces. I'm comfortable across the entire stack, from system architecture and API design to pixel-perfect front-end implementation, and I apply AI-driven development practices to ship faster and tackle harder problems.
I believe in using the right tool for the job, writing code that's maintainable and purposeful, and moving with urgency without sacrificing quality. My debugging instincts are sharp across any language or platform, and I have a track record of jumping into complex, ambiguous codebases and making an immediate impact.
Technologies
AI: LLM Integrations, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, RAG, OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude, AI-driven Development
Languages: Rust, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java/Kotlin, Ruby, PHP, Bash, C
Frontend: React, Vue, Electron, Next.js, Gatsby, CSS/SCSS, iOS/Android
Backend & Data: Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python/Django, REST APIs, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Tooling & Infra: Git, Docker, Linux, Netlify, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator
CMS: Sanity, Contentful, WordPress, NetlifyCMS, Concrete5
Open Source
I'm a core contributor to Goose, Block's open source AI agent, where I work on the Electron desktop app and Rust-based backend services. I'm a strong believer in open source and actively follow and star projects on GitHub. I also share developer insights at @zanedev.
Personal Interests
Outside of work I spend time with my wife and two daughters, snowboard and ski in Tahoe, surf the Northern California coast when conditions allow, and stay deep in the world of gaming and emerging tech. We're a well-traveled family: Paris, Amsterdam, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, and more.
I'm particularly fascinated by the societal and technical implications of AI, the future of human-computer interaction, and where generative AI is taking software development. It's a genuinely exciting time to be an engineer.