Engineer
First

15 years shipping production systems. Go, TypeScript, Kubernetes. Enterprise customer engineering at Apollo GraphQL. AI infrastructure at Atlas Health. Not a marketer who picked up a camera — an engineer who realized the best developer content comes from people who actually build things.

The best technical evaluations come from engineers who ship production code — not content creators who follow tutorials.

The Gap I Fill

Developer tools companies have two options for technical content: hire an influencer who'll do a surface-level tutorial, or ask their internal team (who aren't credible as independent voices).

I'm the third option: an independent engineer who builds real implementations and publishes honest findings. The code works in production. The assessments are thorough and opinionated. Senior engineers trust it because it's built by someone who thinks like them.

Production Quality

Cinema-grade video production. Professional camera, audio, and lighting equipment. The production value matches the technical depth — because senior engineers notice when content looks cheap, and they stop watching.

The Stack

  • Languages: Go, TypeScript, Python
  • Infrastructure: Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, pgvector
  • Observability: OpenTelemetry, structured logging
  • AI: Direct API integration, not framework-of-the-week

Sound architecture over complexity. Proven foundations, not passing trends. Engineered for the long term.

Based in Arizona. Truck in the desert. Operates nomadically. One person, not an agency — which means you get the engineer, not a project manager who farms out the work.

Work With Me

I take on 2-3 engagements at a time. If your developer tools company needs independent technical validation that actually drives adoption, let's talk.

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