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mistachkin

Principal software engineer / systems architect in Manhattan with deep systems, databases, and tooling experience, open to remote or hybrid roles.

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Remote Manhattan, NYC lead 14 years experience

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C/C++C#Win32LinuxPOSIXSQLTcl/TkSQLiteFossil SCMComdb2automationcryptographydatabasesdeveloper toolsSDKsdistributed systemsinternet securityPKIruntimessandboxingscripting languagestestingvirtual machinesLLM integration

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backend devops security databases developer tools distributed systems systems programming
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Location: Manhattan, NYC.
Role: Principal Software Engineer / Systems Architect.
Contracts: Depends.
Remote: Yes.
Hybrid: Yes.
Willing to relocate: Depends.
Technologies: C/C++, C#, Win32, Linux, POSIX, SQL, etc.
Projects: Tcl/Tk, Eagle, SQLite, System.Data.SQLite, Fossil SCM, Comdb2, etc.
Interests: automation, cryptography, databases, developer tools & SDKs, distributed systems, (Internet) security, public key infrastructure, runtimes, sandboxing, scripting languages, testing, virtual machines, and LLM integration
Profile: https://w.sb/r/profile
Manifesto: https://w.sb/r/manifesto -- Please read this manifesto before reaching out.  It nicely captures what I believe about software engineering. If you find it unreasonable, that is a useful signal to both of us.
Affiliations: Tcl/Tk Maintainer ( https://w.sb/r/tcl ), Formerly SQLite Development Team ( https://w.sb/r/sqlite )
Side Project: Please see https://w.sb/r/code and linked projects.
Résumé/CV: https://w.sb/r/resume -- Fourteen years on the SQLite Development Team, four years on the Comdb2 team at Bloomberg, and a Tcl/Tk Maintainer since 2002.
Code I have written and/or helped maintain runs on more devices than I can count, quietly driving production tooling, test infrastructure, network equipment, and embedded systems at companies you know.  If your team needs that kind of multi-decade rigor, we should talk.
Email: [put_my_first_name_here] [at] [put_my_user_name_here] [dot] com
Phone: Please see "https://www.mistachkin.com/" for detailed instructions.
Note: All links here will redirect using my custom redirector.

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