Hey, I’m Ali Shaikh
Full-stack engineer building personal AI infrastructure that actually runs my life — from MCP servers that plan my trips to agents that track flights, transcribe content, and ship code from Linear tickets. Based in Sydney, building tools I use every day.
Recent Writing
Thoughts on engineering, tools, and building things that last.
About Me
I’m a full-stack engineer in Sydney. Most of what I build starts as a tool I wanted for myself, gets too useful to delete, and ends up running quietly on a server in my apartment.
What pulls me in right now isn’t a particular framework. It is that software has stopped being mostly CRUD. The interesting work is wiring capabilities together into systems that run unattended. I’d rather build the thing and walk away than babysit a workflow.
When I’m not building, I’m usually planning a trip I haven’t booked, tending a garden that mostly tends itself, or chipping away at an Urdu learning app because Duolingo still won’t ship one.
What I work with
Principles
- Build the tool, then use the tool
- E2E tests before features
- Automate your own life first
- No complexity before users
Let’s Connect
I’m always open to interesting conversations, collaboration opportunities, or just saying hello.
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