I've been writing software since jQuery was considered cutting edge. I've shipped applications across the entire stack: frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and mobile. I value clean architecture, scalable systems, craftsmanship, and engineering velocity.
I keep a list of side projects and technical rabbit holes. Some stay small, some turn into real things.
Like many people, AI has changed how I work. I use coding agents every day to understand complex code bases, or pair on implementing complex features. It serves as a force multiplier, and helps me ship higher quality work. I have zero tolerance for AI-generated slop.
I'm a tech lead at Vana , building infrastructure for user-owned data. We launched the first Data DAO , hit 100,000 users in a weekend, and built a decentralized L1 network around it.
Before Vana, I was tech lead on ApplyBoard's AI team. Built an MLOps pipeline from scratch with Terraform and SageMaker.
Before that, I consulted at AppCentrica for a few years. Led their Java and AWS practices, shipped products for startups and enterprises.
Started at IBM on the WebSphere Application Server team. Studied computer engineering at University of Toronto.
Kahtaf Alam