agents/
|-- customer-expert.md - validates problem assumptions, customer reality
|-- design-lead.md - shapes solution concepts, ensures UX quality
|-- growth-expert.md - competitive landscape, positioning, distribution
|-- technical-expert.md - assesses feasibility, identifies technical risks
|-- decider-advisor.md - synthesizes perspectives, executive analysis
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Go, TypeScript, Terraform, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Dagster, LLMs/AI tooling (Pydantic AI, Langfuse, Qdrant)
Résumé/CV: https://blog.jamesolds.me/james-olds-resume.pdf
Email: james + hn @ oldsmail . com
GitHub: https://github.com/oldsj
Blog: https://blog.jamesolds.me/
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Full Stack / Platform Engineer, previously at Trail of Bits.
Recent focus: Designed entire K8s infrastructure with secure best practices and Tailscale for intranet connectivity to self hosted services - supporting the team that placed 2nd at AIxCC DEF CON 2025. Built out multiple full-stack apps with Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Typescript, Python.
Currently building https://github.com/oldsj/mainloop so that I can more quickly build https://understanding.news, a reasoning layer for political news and comments.
Looking for: Full-stack AI native product development roles or Platform Engineering roles. Full time or contract