📍 Tokyo ↔ Tbilisi ↔ Rome | 🛡️ Staff Engineer at Kape/ExpressVPN | 🧠 Building tools for thought
Building humane tools for knowledge work. Researching file-native systems and AI-augmented thinking. Learning Rust for high-performance tooling.
- Plaintext Commons — A file-native thinking system where plain Markdown files are the source of truth. Not apps that control your files, but files you control. Combines AI agents, fast indexing, and human-centered design.
- Arrowhead — Fast search and indexing for knowledge bases. Built in Rust with both full-text and semantic search capabilities. Features CLI/MCP integration for AI agents.
Staff Engineer at Kape Technologies/ExpressVPN - Building privacy tools for millions of users on Apple platforms. Extensive experience with SwiftUI, UIKit, and system-level iOS development.
- Rust - Building high-performance systems and CLI tools
- AI/ML - Deep learning with PyTorch, LLM fine-tuning, and AI-augmented workflows
- Knowledge Systems - Researching tools for thought and human-computer collaboration
I believe in:
- File over app - Your data should outlive any application
- Plain text - The most durable, portable format
- Open protocols - Standards that empower users, not vendors
- Humane design - Technology that respects human cognition and creativity
