About Me
Dev, marketing, and startups.
hello@stephenegibson.comProjects
AI-Native Development
Building production software with AI code-generation tools. Multi-agent Claude Code workflows. Shipping at speeds previously impossible solo — full stack, in any language, end-to-end.
Languages
Rust, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP, C#. Depth in async Rust — connection pooling, transparent proxies, P2P networking via QUIC. Production breadth across the rest.
Database & Backend
PostgreSQL deep-dive — JSONB document stores, aggregation pipelines, materialized views, advisor-grade tuning. History with Redis, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase.
QA & Test Automation
20+ years of enterprise QA — Oracle/PeopleSoft, JotForm, McKinsey (via Lion Interactive). Selenium and Jest automation, Pandas-based data validation, 500+ root-caused bug reports with annotated repros.
DevOps & SysAdmin
CI/CD releasing to 12+ registries from a single git tag — PyPI, npm, RubyGems, Maven, NuGet, Homebrew, Docker, etc. Multi-platform certification across AIX, Solaris, Tru64, HP-UX. Serverless tuning + SSO.
Content & SEO
Content strategy across blog, landing pages, and email. Built a blog to 350+ views/day through SEO and backlink work. On-page and technical SEO; content cluster planning; editorial calendar ops. 1.5x peak traffic via GA-informed iteration.
PR & Media Relations
Tier-1 press placements: WSJ, WIRED, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fox News, BBC, AP, NBC. Live TV and prerecorded broadcast appearances. Generated inbound press momentum from earned coverage.
Influencer & Endorsement
Influencer campaigns across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitch. Recruited a pro athlete to headline a product launch. Built engagement-led communities on Discord and beyond.
Email & Performance Marketing
$225K+ in attributed revenue through email. 3x improvement in open / click / conversion via personalization and segmentation. 10x PPC rate reduction. 25% YoY ecommerce revenue lift. Browse-abandonment automations and lifecycle flows.
Gold Lapel
Self-optimizing PostgreSQL proxy that replaces Redis, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB with a single database. 45,000+ lines of async Rust + SDKs in 7 languages (Python, JS, Ruby, Go, Java, PHP, .NET). MongoDB-style aggregation pipeline (85x faster than Mongo via materialized-view caching), JSONB document store, P2P QUIC mesh for cross-instance cache invalidation. Built solo using AI code-generation tools (Claude Code with multi-agent workflows). Shipping to 12+ package registries from a single git tag. Founder & principal engineer.
MinuteZero
AI Marketing Engineer service. Custom prospect audits with six-axis topic-strength grading, AI-search-readiness checklist, and series-scale content production. Built the audit pipeline, content engine, and CRM as one platform. Founder & principal engineer; running since 2016.
Mission Creatives Meetup
Founded and organized a weekly SF meetup for creatives — artists, designers, and engineers working on personal projects. Handled scheduling, planning, invites, sponsors, and hosting across separate Engineers / Designers / Artists tracks.
BayAreaSearch
Communications Manager for a 50-100+ person Bay Area SEO meetup. Drove email communications, online invites, event planning, and helped host live events focused on SEO trend-sharing.
Open Future Forum
Event Director for monthly 200-300 person networking events bringing together Founders and VCs. Owned scheduling, planning, and cohost recruitment across the event series.
Brick & Mortar — opening for Marie Digby
Opened for Marie Digby at Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco. Set on piano and guitar, with cello and vocal accompaniment.
Cherry Blossom Festival, SF
Performed at the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown — one of the largest cultural celebrations on the West Coast. Piano and guitar with cello and vocal accompaniment.
Original Works
Piano- and guitar-based original songs. Writing and performing under my own name across SF venues and festivals.
Anything Goes Chorus
Singing with Anything Goes Chorus — a Bay Area community chorus directed by jazz vocalist Ellen Robinson since 1980. Three-part harmony work across jazz, pop, Broadway, R&B, and folk. Regular in-house concerts plus outreach performances at retirement communities and shelters.