Software engineer focused on backend development, distributed systems, and building reliable applications. I mainly work on backend projects but I also have experience building frontend interfaces.

Focused on backend systems and full-stack applications.

Languages

Backend

Frontend

Databases

Tools

CLI tool that converts .txt notes into structured .md files using an AI model.
Supports searching by text/keywords and interacting with an AI agent to generate new notes or answer questions about existing ones.

Tech: Python, Click, AI model integration
Repo: github.com/Alastair7/notes-improver

Mobile app that recommends video games based on user preferences and weekly free time.
Uses the IGDB API and a custom algorithm to match games to user preferences.

Tech: Go (backend), React Native (frontend), IGDB API, PostgreSQL (database)

TUI tool that identifies and executes Python scripts built with the Click library.
Automatically loads environment variables from custom configurations for DEV, NP, and PROD environments, simplifying script execution.

Tech: Python, Textual (TUI interface), Click
Repo: github.com/Alastair7/libcrypt

Web application that converts images into PDF documents.
Scales images to fit the PDF page and allows simple, fast conversions via a web interface.

Tech: Go (backend), React (frontend)
Repo: github.com/Alastair7/gonverter

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