I'm looking for a hands-on Staff/Principal or founding engineer
role in backend, platform or applied AI. I've spent 15+ years
building products and infrastructure for US startups, including
as a founding engineer, CTO and VP of Engineering.
Some of my work:
Edge Delta: Built Go backend services and led the platform-wide
Angular-to-React migration.
Braid Health: Led engineering in a 3–4 person team building
healthcare software for customers including Walmart Health.
Worked across the product, EHR integrations and
CouchDB/Kubernetes infrastructure.
SellerCrowd: CTO and lead developer of a Django/React platform
serving more than 20,000 members.
Most recently, I built an internal AI knowledge assistant with
custom tools connecting GitHub, Linear and company resources.
The same engagement included AWS/Terraform infrastructure and
security controls supporting SOC 2 Type II audit readiness.
I'm particularly interested in developer tools, enterprise
integrations, and the backend/platform work behind AI products.
I'm also open to broader backend and product engineering roles
where I can own substantial parts of the system.
ludwigvan · · focus · HN ↗
Remote: Yes; European working hours or US Eastern morning overlap
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python/Django, Go, TypeScript/Node.js, React/Next.js, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Vercel AI SDK, LangGraph
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Email: ustun@ustunozgur.com
GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/ustun" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/ustun
I'm looking for a hands-on Staff/Principal or founding engineer role in backend, platform or applied AI. I've spent 15+ years building products and infrastructure for US startups, including as a founding engineer, CTO and VP of Engineering.
Some of my work:
Edge Delta: Built Go backend services and led the platform-wide Angular-to-React migration.
Braid Health: Led engineering in a 3–4 person team building healthcare software for customers including Walmart Health. Worked across the product, EHR integrations and CouchDB/Kubernetes infrastructure.
SellerCrowd: CTO and lead developer of a Django/React platform serving more than 20,000 members.
Most recently, I built an internal AI knowledge assistant with custom tools connecting GitHub, Linear and company resources. The same engagement included AWS/Terraform infrastructure and security controls supporting SOC 2 Type II audit readiness.
I'm particularly interested in developer tools, enterprise integrations, and the backend/platform work behind AI products. I'm also open to broader backend and product engineering roles where I can own substantial parts of the system.
Open to full-time or long-term contract work.