Hi, I'm Zaker

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Founding Engineer @ August

About

Founding Engineer @ August, building the future of AI for lawyers. 5x hackathon winner passionate about emerging tech and AI.

Experience

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AugustLegalTechAIStartup

Founding Engineer
  • vibing
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KabeiriAutoTechStartup

Founding Engineer
  • Lead migration from Supabase to Postgres/Minio stack, resolving critical stability & multi-tenancy issues.
  • Boosted system reliability & development velocity by eliminating persistent debugging overhead.
  • Built core Next.js/TypeScript B2B mechanics dashboard for customer, job & parts management.
  • Established intern onboarding process & managed task delegation for dashboard feature development.
  • Deployed & managed the core Next.js platform on Azure using Coolify.
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Revent SolutionsFinTechStartup

Senior Software Engineer
  • Led migration from Oracle/MongoDB Atlas to Hetzner/Postgres, slashing infra costs ~90%.
  • Spearheaded 'WalletWize' Expo app rewrite, boosting scalability & performance via best practices.
  • Built Plaid API integration & 'WalletWizard' AI for financial insights.
  • Executed seamless MongoDB-to-PostgreSQL transition, enhancing data integrity and system modularity.
  • Drove technology modernization strategy with CTO/CIO, successfully advocating for app rewrite & infrastructure overhaul.
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Revent SolutionsFinTechStartup

React Native Developer
  • Migrated legacy bare React Native app to Expo, enabling streamlined EAS development & build workflows.
  • Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, EAS), eliminating manual deployment bottlenecks.
  • Identified critical tech debt with CTO/CIO, initiating improvements leading to full rewrite.

Education

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City University of New York — Lehman College

Bachelor's Degree of Computer Science

Skills

Programming Languages:

TypeScript
JavaScript
Swift
Rust
Python
Dart

Frontend Development:

React
React Native
Expo
Next
Tailwind
shadcn/ui

Backend Development:

Node
Bun
Drizzle
Postgres
MySQL
Express
tRPC

Other:

AI SDK
LLMs
CI/CD
Docker
Azure

I just Ship That
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I'm always cooking something, I ain't got time to slack off, so it's ship, ship, and ship some more. Don't wait, just Ship That!

ShipThat!
ShipThat!

AI platform generating full-stack Next.js apps from prompts using LLMs, with live code preview.

Next.jsTypescriptPostgreSQLtRPCReact QueryClerkVercel AI SDKOpenAIGroqTailwindCSSShadcn UIMagic UI
Website
ActionCal
ActionCal

Connects to Google Calendar, uses AI for a dynamic dashboard with context-aware productivity insights.

Next.jsTypescriptVercel AI SDKOpenAIGroqTailwindCSSShadcn UIMagic UI
GitHubGitHub
Hive
Hive

Interactive report builder for construction managers with live preview, section configuration & PDF export.

Next.jsTypescriptSupabaseTailwindCSSShadcn UIMagic UI
WebsiteGitHubGitHub
ESG4GOOD
ESG4GOOD

Visualizes NYC renewable energy data on an interactive map with AI-driven ESG/viability insights.

Next.jsTypescriptTailwindCSSShadcn UIMagic UI
WebsiteGitHubGitHub

I
❤️
Hackathons

I've participated in over 5 hackathons, and I plan attending many more. Shipping products in a couple hours or days is a rush, and I love it. High pressure environments bring out the best in me, especially when I'm with a team of like-minded people.

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Generative UI/UX Hackathon

Fractal Tech, NY

Laurel Wreath Left2nd Place WinnerLaurel Wreath RightDeveloped core AI dashboard generating personalized, calendar-based productivity insights.
GitHubGitHubLumaLuma
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Contech Hackathon

Fractal Tech, NY

Laurel Wreath Left1st Place WinnerLaurel Wreath RightBuilt winning interactive construction report builder with live preview & PDF export.
ProjectGitHubGitHubLinkedInSponsorLumaLuma
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AI Agents for Faster Renewable Energy Hackathon

The Yard: Herald Square, NY

Laurel Wreath Left2nd Place WinnerLaurel Wreath RightProcessed NYC open data, rendering projects & heatmaps on an interactive map interface.
ProjectGitHubGitHubSponsorLumaLuma
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The AI Summit of New York Hackathon

Javits Center, NY

Laurel Wreath Left2nd Place WinnerLaurel Wreath RightBuilt frontend (Next.js/LiveKit) with voice UI & biometric handling for AI medical agent.
GitHubGitHubSponsor
T

The Merge Hackathon

Betaworks Studios, NY

Laurel Wreath Left1st Place WinnerLaurel Wreath RightBuilt winning loyalty app integrating sponsor's NFC tech for scan-based rewards.
GitHubGitHubSponsorLumaLuma

Talk to me 💬

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