You're here because...
1. We share interests.
(Or you got here through just random noise.)
Here's some of my favorite stuff of mine:
- Quantum without complication
- Mildly against COVID risk budgets
- Verses on COVID-19
- The anthropic principle: five short examples
- Mongoose Simulator 2019
- Attractors
- Hypertime writeup (+simulator)
- Biatob
- Hanabi for the forgetful
You can also find me on LessWrong.
2. You're considering hiring me.
My dis/advantages vs. most other SWEs, I perceive:
- (+) building things that are safe / reliable / principled / well-thought-through
- (+) making tradeoffs in legible/numerate ways
- (+) picking up new tools quickly
- (+) sciencey stuff (math, esp. stats, physical sciences)
- (-) memorizing large bags of tricks for systems I expect won't be relevant to me long-term (e.g. current-gen AI prompting, query optimization for an in-house database)
- (-) making user interfaces normal people would consider beautiful.
I'm currently blessed with the ability to be picky. I'm currently seeking:
- part-time or contract work,
- in Seattle or remote,
- at small (<10-person) companies
- that solve problems I intuitively appreciate. (Positive examples: cloud file storage, statistical analysis tools, automatic sprinkler control systems, crafting financial instruments. Negative examples: roughly anything around advertising, social media, or regulatory compliance.)
You can contact me on LinkedIn.