Hi, I'm Antonin.
Staff Engineer building AI-backed systems, engineering standards, and the workflows that let teams ship serious software.
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Building
- 20+ years
- Blogging
- Since 2012
- Open source
- 600+ GitHub stars
Overview
Staff engineer focused on the infrastructure production LLM systems run on: evaluation harnesses, multi-provider dispatch, rate-limit handling, and guardrails on model output.
Principles
- A deployed MVP is worth two prototyped.
- Dance like nobody is watching, code like everybody is.
- Today's fashion is tomorrow's legacy.
- Debugging becomes easier if you first admit that you are the problem.
- The best code is no code at all.
Beyond Code — The rest of the operating system
PhotographyI shoot animals, landscapes, people, and street scenes. The camera is how I stay observant.
FictionI write AI-themed fiction and short stories when technical writing is not enough.
Podcasts & GamesI have opinions about Final Fantasy, narrative design, and the overlap between games and technology.
What I work with nowThe stack changes. The throughline doesn't. I'm usually working where backend systems, product delivery, and AI workflows collide.
AI & LLM SystemsMeasuring model output, routing it across providers, and trusting none of it by default.
- LLM Evaluation & Judge Grading
- Multi-Provider LLM Dispatch
- Token Budgeting & Rate-Limit Engineering
- Structured Output & Guardrails
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Agent Tooling & Orchestration
LanguagesPython on the backend, TypeScript for everything else, SQL wherever the data lives.
- Python
- TypeScript
- SQL
Platforms & ToolsAsync services on Kubernetes, databases picked per job, front ends in React or Svelte.
- FastAPI
- Redis
- Postgres
- SQLite
- Kubernetes on Azure
- React & Next.js
- SvelteKit
LeadershipSetting technical direction and standards, then reviewing what ships against them.
- Technical Strategy
- Engineering Standards
- Cross-Team Delivery
- Code Review
- Mentoring
Selected work
cc-dashTypeScript · Model Context ProtocolSkillboxClaude Code · Agent toolingAgent CompilerCLI that embeds agent skills into CLAUDE.md and fails CI when the embedded content drifts.Using Git Worktrees to Parallelize AI AgentsWriting17 Side Projects I Built With Claude Code in Two MonthsWritingProgrammer's Proverbs680 stars
I help teams implement AI-enabled product work, sharpen engineering practices, and build systems that survive real usage.
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