Senior Software Engineer
CurrentVercel
Core contributor to the Next.js App Router runtime. Shipped Edge Middleware improvements that reduced cold-start latency by 40% globally.
About me
Crafting software that matters.
5+ years turning complex problems into elegant, fast, and accessible digital products. I care deeply about the details — from database query performance to the exact curve of an easing function.I care about the whole stack — not just code that works, but code that's maintainable, performant, and a joy to ship.
Professional story
The journey so far
Key moments that shaped how I think and build — from first PR to shipping at scale.
Work2023
Senior Engineer @ Vercel
Joined the Next.js core team to improve App Router performance and ship Edge Middleware improvements that cut cold-start latency by 40% globally.
Work2023
Senior Engineer @ Vercel
Joined the Next.js core team to improve App Router performance and ship Edge Middleware improvements that cut cold-start latency by 40% globally.
Milestone2022
Open Source Milestone
Nova Design System crossed 3,000 GitHub stars. Built a Figma token sync pipeline adopted by 50+ companies.
Milestone2022
Open Source Milestone
Nova Design System crossed 3,000 GitHub stars. Built a Figma token sync pipeline adopted by 50+ companies.
Work2021
Software Engineer II @ Stripe
Joined Stripe's merchant dashboard team. Shipped the real-time reporting infrastructure and owned the TypeScript SDK powering 500k+ integrations.
Work2021
Software Engineer II @ Stripe
Joined Stripe's merchant dashboard team. Shipped the real-time reporting infrastructure and owned the TypeScript SDK powering 500k+ integrations.
Milestone2020
First Major Product Launch
Shipped a SaaS analytics platform as a solo consultant — 0 to $40k MRR in 6 months. Learned everything about product, shipping, and saying no.
Milestone2020
First Major Product Launch
Shipped a SaaS analytics platform as a solo consultant — 0 to $40k MRR in 6 months. Learned everything about product, shipping, and saying no.
Work2019
Freelance Consultant
Went independent after two years in-house. Delivered end-to-end web products for startups across fintech, healthtech, and e-commerce.
Work2019
Freelance Consultant
Went independent after two years in-house. Delivered end-to-end web products for startups across fintech, healthtech, and e-commerce.
Education2018
Graduated with Honours
B.Sc. Computer Science, UC Berkeley. Thesis on adaptive rendering pipelines. Graduated top 8% of class.
Education2018
Graduated with Honours
B.Sc. Computer Science, UC Berkeley. Thesis on adaptive rendering pipelines. Graduated top 8% of class.
Milestone2017
First Open Source Contribution
Merged my first PR into a 10k-star React library. Immediately addicted. Started building my own utilities.
Milestone2017
First Open Source Contribution
Merged my first PR into a 10k-star React library. Immediately addicted. Started building my own utilities.
Tech stack
Tools of my craft
Technologies I've used in production — not just tutorials.
The layer users see and feel. I care deeply about performance, accessibility, and micro-interactions.
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Framer Motion
Tailwind CSS
WebGL
Also worked with
RustSwiftMongoDBPrismatRPCVitestPlaywrightZodZustandReact QueryTurborepoNx
Work history
Where I've worked
Companies I've helped build great products and engineering cultures.
Software Engineer II
Stripe
Built the merchant dashboard's real-time reporting infrastructure. Owned the TypeScript SDK powering 500k+ integrations.
Full Stack Consultant
Freelance
Designed and delivered end-to-end web products for startups across fintech, healthtech, and e-commerce verticals.
Background
Education & credentials
Formal education and the self-directed learning that shaped my engineering philosophy.
B.Sc. Computer Science
UC Berkeley
Specialised in distributed systems and human-computer interaction. Thesis on adaptive rendering pipelines for low-power devices.
GPA 3.9 / 4.0Dean's List × 6ACM Chapter PresidentBest Thesis Award
Advanced Algorithms (6.046J)
MIT OpenCourseWare
Self-directed deep dive into competitive algorithm design and complexity theory after going freelance.
Completed with distinction
Also certified in AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional, and Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
Beyond the code
A few fun facts
The human behind the keyboard — because engineers are more than their PRs.
Plays guitar badly but enthusiastically — three chords and counting.
Has hiked all of California's fourteeners. Twice.
Tested 200+ coffee shops for the perfect cortado. Still searching.
Worked fully remote from 14 countries in 2022.
Reads 30+ books a year — mostly systems design and sci-fi.
Built a personal CLI assistant in Go before LLMs were cool.
Want to work together?
I'm currently open to select freelance projects and full-time opportunities. If you're building something ambitious, let's talk.