Pinecone's first production example semantic search system on AWS
I designed and built Pinecone's first semantic search production example system using AWS, TypeScript, Docker and Pulumi
Hi, I'm Zachary
I'm a staff developer, open-source maintainer and technical writer specializing in cloud-native development, infrastructure as code, developer tooling and machine learning.
I have a growing audience across multiple platforms and I'm available on a limited basis for sponsorship, advisory work, consulting or development so long as it does not conflict with my primary role at Pinecone.
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Speaking at Andreesen Horowitz
Discussing Gen AI in production
Where I am coming from
My readers love my work because it is authentic and hard-won through experience. I have worked on core engineering teams at some of the world's most successful startups for the past 12 years.
- Staff Developer Advocate
- Pinecone.io
- 2023-Present
- Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineer
- Gruntwork.io
- 2020-2023
- Senior Software Engineer
- Cloudflare
- 2017-2020
- Software Engineer
- Cloudmark
- 2015-2017
- Software Engineer
- BrightContext
- 2012-2014
My content
12 years of engineering experience meets a passion for hand-crafted technical content. I code, write and create videos.
Codeium AI-dev tool analysis and review
I have been pair-coding alongside AI-enhanced developer tooling since January 2023. I share my analysis of how Codeium stacks up
Reviewing GitHub pull requests in your terminal
One of my most popular videos, where I demonstrate how to compose open-source tools together in order to perform code review in your terminal
Pinecone's Retrieval Augmented Generation article
I researched and wrote Pinecone's Retrieval Augmented Generation learning resource
Golang: The Bubbletea State Machine Pattern
I discovered and socialized this design pattern for building ambitious command line interfaces with Go
Run your own tech blog
A popular blog post that was picked up by The Changelog and several other popular internet outlets for developers
Looking for more?
My blog, videos, GitHub profile, LinkedIn profile and Twitter profile are all public and used daily as resources by software engineers, CTOs, founders, investors and analysts.
Work with me
Partner with me to reach my engaged audience, elevate your brand and reach a sophisticated group of technologists.
Some of the most impactful work I do is provide early reviews and technical feedback on the DevEx or UX of a product such as an AI-assisted developer tool, new technical service, etc.
Product analysis / Feedback
$5,000
Buy now- Detailed feedback and analysis
- Video recordings of my experience
- Technical recommendations
- Dedicated review blog Post
Coaching or career advice
$500
Buy now- Prep for technical interviews
- Or reach the next level in your career
- Or pick up a new career...
Design or development work
$500/hr
Buy now- System design
- Architecture review
- Development
- APIs, Infra, Web apps
- Machine learning notebooks...
- HTML5 Games or web apps...
My Audience
My content resonates with a diverse audience of tech-savvy individuals, including software engineers, DevOps professionals, data scientists, CTOs, security experts, investors and business analysts.
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