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What I do

Engineering that
moves the needle

Whether you need a strategic partner to fix what's broken, or a builder to ship what doesn't exist yet. I slot in fast and stay focused on outcomes, not billable hours.
Custom Software Development
Web apps, APIs, platforms, and internal tools.
Full-stack, end-to-end. I build products from concept to production: web apps, internal tools, APIs, data platforms, and everything in between. Every line written to scale.
Web · Mobile · Platform
Business Automation
Workflows that run without you.
Manual processes, disconnected tools, repetitive data entry — these are engineering problems with engineering solutions. Built for businesses that don't have an internal tech team.
Workflows · AI · Integrations
Technical Strategy
Engineering leadership on-demand.
Roadmaps, architecture reviews, team structure, and the hard calls that need someone who's been in the room before.
Roadmap · Architecture
Platform Engineering
Cloud infrastructure and internal developer tooling.
Cloud infrastructure, internal developer tooling, and the scaffolding that lets your team ship without friction. AWS-native and cloud-agnostic.
Cloud · Infrastructure
DevSecOps & CI/CD
Pipeline design to full delivery automation.
From pipeline design to full SDLC automation, I build the delivery infrastructure that gets your team shipping faster, with less friction and more confidence.
Delivery · Security
Career

Where I've been

Startup to enterprise, IC to leadership, code to strategy.

Director, DevSecOps
Enterprise
2024 – 2025
  • Led DevSecOps strategy, pipeline automation, and security integration across the SDLC
  • Managed cloud infrastructure security posture and compliance frameworks
Software Development Manager, Security
Previously: Sr. Software Engineer
Atlassian
2015 – 2023
  • Progressed from Senior Engineer to managing security engineering teams across Jira and Confluence
  • Led security posture improvements for products used by millions of teams globally
  • Drove cross-functional initiatives spanning authentication, authorization, and data protection
  • Delivered platform security tooling adopted across Atlassian's product portfolio
Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile
Expedia
2014 – 2015
  • Mobile engineering for one of the world's largest travel platforms
  • Shipped features to the core booking experience used by millions of travelers
Quality Engineering Lead
Knox Technologies
2010 – 2014
  • Built and led the QE function from scratch at an early-stage startup
  • Established test automation frameworks, CI pipelines, and release quality gates
Selected work

What I've built

github.com/arclighteng
AI · SaaS · B2B Closed Beta · Live

Embark

AI-powered employee onboarding platform. Link or upload your team's docs, let AI extract and categorize onboarding content into structured buckets, then generate day-by-day plans for each new hire, sequenced by urgency and role. New hires see only what matters today. Managers see everything.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseClaude AIResendVercel
Doc ingestion → AI extraction → time-phased onboarding plans
Civic Data · Platform Live

MRDN

Public data aggregation platform that surfaces patterns in congressional trading activity. Entity resolution across free-text filings, composite scoring from timing and coordination signals, and a real-time dashboard — all built on a Go pipeline with zero external ML dependencies.

GoPostgresDockerAlpine.jsRailway
Entity resolution · Composite scoring · Real-time pipeline
Finance · Coming Soon

Kept

Personal finance software built on the fin engine, designed for people who want the power without the terminal. Web dashboard, drag-and-drop CSV import, subscription tracking, spending alerts, and budget tools — all local. No cloud sync, no tracking.

PythonFastAPISQLiteLocal-firstSimpleFINHTTPS
fin engine · Web UI · Your data stays local
Finance Platform

fin

The open-source engine behind Kept. Local-first personal finance analytics for technically inclined users who prefer to run their own stack. Bank sync via SimpleFIN, 150+ subscription recognitions, smart pattern detection, and encrypted backups — all from the CLI.

PythonSQLiteCLIOpen SourceAge encryption
arclighteng/fin
Powers Kept · Local-first · Security-first
Web · Small Business

Coastal Rug Studio

Full landing page for a boutique tufting and rug-making studio in Biloxi, MS. Workshop booking flow, gallery, pricing, and mobile-first design. Zero JS frameworks, fast load everywhere.

HTML/CSSVanilla JSMobile-firstZero deps
Fast · Accessible · No frameworks
Bot · Integration

discord-ships

Discord bot that turns USPS shipping into a chat flow. Enter recipient and package details via !label, pick the best rate across EasyPost and Shippo, and receive a printable label and tracking number — right in the channel, no dashboard required.

Node.jsDiscord.jsEasyPostShippoUSPSOpen Source
arclighteng/discord-ships
Best rate, every time · Zero credential sharing
Finance · Privacy · CLIShipped

fin

Local-first personal finance tool that tracks spending and detects subscriptions without ever sharing your bank login. Syncs via SimpleFIN, stores everything in SQLite, encrypts backups with age. No cloud, no telemetry, no SaaS lock-in.

PythonGoSQLiteSimpleFINOpen Source
getfin.arclighteng.com
Your data stays local · Zero bank credential sharing
Expertise

What I work with

Core expertise
Full-Stack Engineering DevSecOps CI/CD & Delivery Security Engineering AI-Powered Products Cloud & Platform Team Architecture Technical Strategy Process Improvement / SDLC Golang Python TypeScript Next.js AWS Supabase Docker GitHub Actions Ruby
Engineering

Full-Stack Development

Web apps, APIs, data platforms, CLIs, and mobile. Full stack, database to UI.

Delivery

DevSecOps & CI/CD

Pipeline design, SDLC process, release engineering, and the automation that gets teams shipping with confidence.

Security

Security Engineering

Led security engineering teams at scale. Brings threat-aware architecture and secure-by-default thinking to every engagement.

AI

AI-Powered Products

LLM integration, intelligent automation, and agent workflows, built into products people actually use.

github.com/arclighteng
Let's connect

Open to the right conversation.

Contract work, technical advisory, or staff positions at the right company. Reach out if the problem is interesting.

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