One of my most impressive accomplishments is building a social networking platform from scratch, where I now serve as the CTO, leading a team of 7 engineers. I've helped grow the company from inception to securing $3M in seed funding by single-handedly architecting a scalable backend infrastructure using Django, PostgreSQL, and Redis, supporting over 600,000 users with 99.9% uptime by hosting it on Kubernetes. Additionally, I designed and deployed a real-time data pipeline with Kafka and ClickHouse, enabling ingestion of 1M+ daily events. My work also included implementing advanced search capabilities (semantic + keyword based) and working on a real-time, voice based AI-powered interview platform.
You can also checkout my latest project at https://semaphore.chat. The is a chat application that offers a streamlined, no-nonsense AI chat experience. It provides access to multiple large language models (LLMs) from various vendors. Key features include markdown rendering of AI outputs, syntax highlighting for code, and the ability to display Mermaid.js diagrams on a canvas. The app supports real-time synchronization and resumable streams using Zero (sync engine), enabling users to share links, and allows for collaborative use of LLMs with peers. Authentication is handled via Google OAuth, the database is Postgres, frontend is in NextJS, self-hosted on an Hetzner server. You can checkout the source code here: https://github.com/codingCoffee/semaphore
Ideally I'd like to work for a product startup in capacity as the CTO or engineering manager or staff / principal engineer. (Not super interested in crypto or Web3)
This looks amazing. A solid solution to a pain point I've dealt with on multiple teams where secrets management always turns into a mess, especially in distributed setups without universal access to vaults or services. Love the offline-first approach and integration with existing SSH keys. It feels like a natural extension of Git workflows without adding bloat.
Full disclosure: I know the OP personally from some past collaborations, but that doesn't change how genuinely impressed I am with this tool.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: (feel free to throw anything my way) Python, JavaScript (Node.js) / TypeScript, Golang, FastAPI, Django, ReactJS, Next.js, Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, etcd, Meilisearch, Typesense, qdrant, Kubernetes, Ansible, Nomad, Terraform, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, Kafka, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloudflare, LangChain, Livekit, Ollama
Résumé/CV: https://resume.codingcoffee.me
Email: [email protected]
GitHub: https://github.com/codingcoffee
Portfolio: https://codingcoffee.dev/portfolio
Website: https://codingcoffee.dev
One of my most impressive accomplishments is building a social networking platform from scratch, where I now serve as the CTO, leading a team of 7 engineers. I've helped grow the company from inception to securing $3M in seed funding by single-handedly architecting a scalable backend infrastructure using Django, PostgreSQL, and Redis, supporting over 600,000 users with 99.9% uptime by hosting it on Kubernetes. Additionally, I designed and deployed a real-time data pipeline with Kafka and ClickHouse, enabling ingestion of 1M+ daily events. My work also included implementing advanced search capabilities (semantic + keyword based) and working on a real-time, voice based AI-powered interview platform.
You can also checkout my latest project at https://semaphore.chat. The is a chat application that offers a streamlined, no-nonsense AI chat experience. It provides access to multiple large language models (LLMs) from various vendors. Key features include markdown rendering of AI outputs, syntax highlighting for code, and the ability to display Mermaid.js diagrams on a canvas. The app supports real-time synchronization and resumable streams using Zero (sync engine), enabling users to share links, and allows for collaborative use of LLMs with peers. Authentication is handled via Google OAuth, the database is Postgres, frontend is in NextJS, self-hosted on an Hetzner server. You can checkout the source code here: https://github.com/codingCoffee/semaphore
Ideally I'd like to work for a product startup in capacity as the CTO or engineering manager or staff / principal engineer. (Not super interested in crypto or Web3)