Chandler

Hi, I'm Chandler

Startup-focused developer from Canton, Ohio. I've been working in startups my entire career, crafting products that matter with clean code and scalable architecture.

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About Me

I'm Chandler, a startup-focused developer from Canton, Ohio. I've been working in startups my entire career, building products that scale and make a difference.

Education

B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Akron

Startup Experience

Years of experience building and scaling startups from the ground up

Full Stack

End-to-end development from database to beautiful UIs

Clean Code

Writing maintainable, scalable code that stands the test of time

SKILLS

Full stack. Zero Compromises.

Frontend Technologies

ReactReact NativeNext.jsTailwind CSSShadcn/uiTauriCapacitorHTML5CSS3

DevOps & Infrastructure

DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsJenkinsAWSVercelLinuxNginxTerraform

Backend & AI/ML

Node.jsExpressDjangoFastAPIRedisMongoDBPostgreSQLMySQLSupabaseGraphQLPrompt EngineeringLLMs & RAGStable DiffusionLangChainWeb3Ethereum

Languages

SolidityTypeScriptJavaScriptPythonGoRustC/C++SQLBashLua

Work Experience

Enterprise and Startup.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Current
Dec 2025 - Present
San Francisco, CA - Remote

Building the future of AI-powered safety compliance & product certification.

  • Working with startup and enterprise clients to build their perfect AI powered safety compliance & product certification platform.
  • Re-architecting backend and frontend to support modern AI powered features and development.
  • Building out CI/CD pipeline to support modern rapid development and deployment on AWS and on-premise.
TypescriptPythonOpenAI GPTReactFastAPI

Full Stack Engineer

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
Houston, TX - Remote

Built the premier liquid staking platform on the Avalanche blockchain.

  • Maintained Go-based multi-signature cross-chain wallet infrastructure.
  • Build and maintained Next.js frontend for managing validator nodes and liquid staking.
  • Managed blockchain infrastructure and network operations across multiple cloud providers.
TypescriptGoNext.jsAvalanche BlockchainWeb3

Full Stack Contractor

Pillar.gg (Defunct)
Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
Akron, OH - Remote

Built and maintained AI powered stream highlights for Twitch and YouTube streamers.

  • Developed and maintained Dockerized Python and NodeJS Lambda functions for processing video and chat data in real-time.
  • Built and maintained React-based dashboard for managing and analyzing stream data and video clips.
  • Used AWS CDK to deploy infrastructure and automate deployment pipelines.
JavaScriptPythonNodeJSReactAWS CDK

Software Engineering Intern

May 2019 - Jan 2020
Streetsboro, OH - Onsite

Maintained and extended embedded Linux OS & web-based HID UI for bagging machines.

  • Maintained Yocto-based embedded Linux OS for bagging systems control.
  • Extended web-based UI for bagging machines to support new features and bug fixes.
  • Developed Python-based testing interface to validate bagging machine functionality.
PythonJavascriptLinuxNodeJSYocto

Featured Projects

Building products that solve real problems

Hostile Takeover
A silly Jackbox-style social deduction game about taking over a cyberpunk-themed company.
TypeScriptNext.jsRedis
git2gpt
Converts a git repo into an LLM prompt you can copy and paste into your favorite Chatbot. Build pre-Claude Code.
Claude Code MLX Proxy
Use Claude Code with local models powered by Apple's M-series chips and MLX.
PythonFastAPIMLX

Latest Blog Posts

Thoughts on startups, development, and building products

June 30, 2025
7 min
Using LLMs in 3 lines of Python
When working with LLMs, the first thing people generally install is the openai or anthropic packages,...
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March 28, 2025
7 min
Agentic Coding (Vibe Coding) Best Practices
TLDR If you've been living under a rock, you may not be aware of the "vibe coding"...
aiprogrammingtutorial
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June 27, 2024
2 min
Command Line Power-Ups: Boost Your Workflow with Mods and Freeze
For developers and tech enthusiasts, the command line is a powerful tool. But did you know there are...

GitHub Activity

Building in public, one commit at a time

Total Stars
1,243

Across all repositories

Repositories
Refined GitHub
516

Public repositories

Followers
129

GitHub followers

Total Forks
182

Forks of my repos

Following
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Let's Connect

Interested in collaborating on a startup project? Have a question about my work? Let's chat!