About Me
Self-taught developer. AI systems architect. Infrastructure obsessive.
Quartalis is a UK-based AI and infrastructure studio that builds systems which actually work in production. Not prototypes, not demos, not "coming soon" — live systems running 24/7 on bare metal hardware we own and maintain.
My path into tech wasn't traditional. No computer science degree, no bootcamp certificate. I learned by building — starting with curiosity, moving through frustration, and arriving at competence through thousands of hours of hands-on problem solving. Every system I've built taught me something the previous one couldn't.
Today, I specialise in the intersection of AI and infrastructure. I build backends that route between multiple AI providers with automatic failover. I design RAG pipelines that give AI systems genuine long-term memory — not just basic vector search, but 19 distinct retrieval optimizations running in production. I self-host everything on enterprise server hardware, because I believe in owning your infrastructure.
What I Believe
Build it yourself, understand every layer. I don't use tools I can't explain. Every system I deploy, I understand from the hardware to the API response. This isn't ideology — it's practical. When something breaks at 2am, I need to fix it, not file a support ticket.
Ship production, not proofs of concept. The gap between "it works on my machine" and "it runs 24/7 serving real users" is where most projects die. I bridge that gap. My systems have uptime measured in weeks and months, not hours.
AI should think, not just respond. A chatbot that forgets everything between sessions isn't intelligent — it's a parlour trick. My memory system gives AI genuine recall: facts extracted from conversations, deduplicated, consolidated, and retrievable with 19 different optimization strategies.
The Stack
I work across the full stack, with a focus on Python backends, AI/ML systems, and infrastructure:
Languages
AI / ML
Backend
Frontend
Infrastructure
Tools
How I Work
I work remotely from the UK. Most of my development is done with Claude Code as a pair-programming partner — which means I move fast without sacrificing quality. I communicate primarily via email and message, and I'm transparent about timelines and scope.
For freelance projects, I prefer fixed-scope engagements with clear deliverables. I'll tell you exactly what you're getting, when you're getting it, and what it will cost. No hourly billing surprises, no scope creep without discussion.
Want to work together?
I'm available for freelance AI, backend, and infrastructure projects.