Tools I Use

VS Code

Primary editor with custom tasks, GitHub Copilot, and remote containers for parity across environments.

Warp + zsh

Modern terminal with AI command recall plus a tuned zsh setup for scripts, profiling, and quick scaffolding.

Git & GitHub

Branch-per-feature flow, stacked PRs, and GitHub Actions for CI + preview deployments.

Linear & Notion-lite notes

Linear for issue tracking/scope, lightweight Notepad entries for rapid ideation without overhead.

React / Next.js

Ship full-stack apps with Server Components, app router, and edge rendering when performance matters.

TanStack Query

Server-state for APIs integrated from NestJS into React and Next.js — caching, retries, and contract alignment with the backend.

Tailwind CSS & Radix

Utility-first styling plus accessible primitives for fast UI iteration that still feels bespoke.

Vercel & Cloudflare

CDN-backed deployments, image optimization, and serverless APIs for marketing sites and dashboards.

Node.js + NestJS

Structured APIs with CQRS, Guards, and background workers powering products like Inmates AI.

Go (Golang)

Event-driven services and high-concurrency jobs for payments, FX, and streaming workloads.

GraphQL & gRPC

Typed contracts between services, federation for multi-team ownership, and schema-first documentation.

Microservices & multi-tenancy

Designing service meshes, tenant-aware auth, and data isolation strategies so each customer feels like the only one.

Kafka / BullMQ

Message-first architectures for retries, fan-out notifications, and workflow orchestration.

MongoDB & PostgreSQL

Document stores for rapid iteration, relational schemas for analytics, both managed via Prisma/TypeORM.

Redis

Low-latency caching, rate limiting, and pub/sub for real-time dashboards and chats.

Ethers.js / Web3.js

On-chain interactions, contract indexing, and wallet integrations for NFT and DeFi tooling.

Advanced Go patterns

Digging into observability, generics, and distributed tracing across microservices.