Agentic workflows
Designing AI-assisted development loops with types, schemas, tests, and review boundaries that keep agents moving safely.
From hard technical problems to shipped systems.
I lead backend and platform work across security, identity, authorization, and APIs, connecting architecture with product outcomes and steady execution.
Reliable product engineering
Shipping production web systems that connect architecture, security-sensitive requirements, and practical product outcomes.
Applied exploration
Turning promising ideas into concrete prototypes, internal tools, open-source projects, and product experiments.
From exploration to shipped software.
I enjoy moving across domains, learning what matters, and building something that works.
Explore all projectsGroundhog
Object-relational mapping for Haskell, informed by research on algebraic data types in relational databases.
Neotools
A command-line utility for AlphaSmart NEO devices, built around a low-level USB protocol.
Trail Chess
A playable chess variant combining board-game rules, path constraints, and simple AI behavior.
Beyond work
I live in Calgary with my family. In my spare time I hike, read, do home improvement, and play go and board games.
Contact me at lykahb@fastmail.com.