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I'm a principal software engineer and consultant with 17+ years of experience building software across developer tooling, fintech, gaming, and more. I write about practical engineering — from working effectively with AI coding assistants, to API infrastructure, to shipping production systems that actually scale. Beyond the blog, I'm actively building tools for the community like WealthFlow, a personal finance dashboard to help people take control of their money. If my writing or projects have been useful to you, a coffee goes a long way toward keeping them free and moving forward.