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Hector Sanchez

Builder and thinker. I work on the boundary between human intention and machine execution, with a particular interest in AI tooling, infrastructure, and the political economy of the digital age.

Highlights

  • Self-directed learner and builder. Currently focused on AI-assisted development workflows.
  • Operator of a small Hetzner VPS for personal projects, friends' apps, and learning experiments.
  • Long-time reader of political theory, philosophy of mind, and economics.

Skills

Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bash, SQL
Frameworks: Astro, FastAPI, Flask, Node.js, SvelteKit
Data: SQLite, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, Redis
AI / Agents: Claude, OpenClaw, LangGraph, MCP, Ollama
Infra: Linux, Nginx, Docker, systemd, Cloudflare, Tailscale, Hetzner
Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Playwright, PowerShell

Experience

Builder, writer, perpetual student · Independent

Jan 2024 — Present · Remote / Europe
  • Designed and operated a personal infrastructure stack (Hetzner VPS, Cloudflare, Tailscale) that hosts multiple web apps, agents, and APIs.
  • Built a portfolio of small AI-driven tools and agents using Claude, MCP, and LangGraph.
  • Wrote a series of essays on AI building, philosophy, and the political economy of software.

Software engineer, platform and infra · Various

Jan 2014 — Dec 2023 · Europe
  • Owned production infrastructure for data-intensive services at multiple companies.
  • Built internal platforms for ML deployment, observability, and developer experience.
  • Led small teams; mentored engineers; wrote design docs that survived longer than the code.

Education

Self-directed

Continual learning · ongoing

Languages

English — Fluent
Spanish — Native

Interests

Political economy of AI · Philosophy of mind and language · Slow software and small tools · Cycling, cooking, and the long form

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