I'm a software engineer who spent the last few years building consumer products at PayPal and Meta. Most recently, I worked on everyone's favorite part of Facebook: ads. The product itself wasn't the most inspiring to me, but I really enjoyed owning my features and figuring out how to improve them through experimentation and data analysis.
In early 2026, I left Meta to build Mythrun, an AI-powered platform for D&D 5e. AI coding tools had gotten good enough that it felt possible to do this as a solo dev, and as a longtime DM, I thought I could do better than the existing offerings. It was one of the most enjoyable coding experiences I've ever had, but even after extensive cost optimization, a two-hour session cost almost $20 in API calls. I mothballed it in August, though I plan to open source some of the more interesting pieces.
I've also become increasingly concerned about AI alignment and safety. AI could do enormous good for humanity, but it could also go very wrong in some very scary ways, and I want to help make sure we get the good outcomes. I'm open to software engineering roles broadly, but AI safety is the direction I want to work towards.
When I'm not coding (or telling Claude what to code for me), I enjoy hitting the climbing gym, getting out into the woods, and rolling d20s with some friends.