Engineering Skills
The specialized expertise we deploy to build zero-debt, AI-native enterprise architecture.
AI/ML
AI Voice Agents
Architecting sub-500ms conversational AI voice agents capable of handling complex customer service, dispatching, and sales.
Vapi.ai Integration
Leveraging Vapi.ai to orchestrate STT, LLMs, and TTS into a unified, sub-500ms conversational stream.
RAG & Vector Databases
Building production RAG pipelines with Pinecone, Milvus, and advanced chunking strategies for accurate, hallucination-free AI.
MLOps & Model Lifecycle
Deploying, monitoring, and managing machine learning models in production using MLflow, Weights & Biases, and robust CI/CD.
Generative AI & LLM Integration
Integrating GPT-4, Claude, and open-source LLMs into enterprise applications using the Vercel AI SDK and custom orchestrators.
Advanced Prompt Engineering
Mastering system prompts, chain-of-thought, few-shot learning, and structured outputs to enforce deterministic behavior from LLMs.
Agent Frameworks & Orchestration
Building multi-agent systems using LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and Mastra to automate complex, multi-step business workflows.
NLP & Natural Language Processing
Implementing traditional NLP techniques like text classification, named entity recognition (NER), and sentiment analysis alongside modern LLMs.
Computer Vision & Deep Learning
Building deep learning pipelines using PyTorch and TensorFlow for image recognition, object detection, and multimodal AI.
AI Agent Testing & Evaluation
Implementing rigorous evaluation frameworks, unit tests, and guardrails for non-deterministic AI agents.
AI Workload Cost Optimization
Strategies for managing token usage, semantic caching, and dynamic model routing to optimize LLM API costs.
Architecture
Twilio Voice Integration
Building scalable telephony backends using Twilio SIP trunking, TwiML, and Programmable Voice for AI integrations.
Microservices & Distributed Systems
Designing resilient, decoupled microservices architectures using event-driven patterns, Temporal workflows, and message brokers.
Cloud-Native Architecture
Architecting scalable, resilient systems leveraging AWS, GCP, Azure, and serverless technologies to maximize performance and minimize cost.
Event-Driven Architecture
Implementing event-driven architectures using Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, and pub/sub patterns to build highly scalable and resilient distributed systems.
Backend
WebSocket Audio Streaming
Architecting high-throughput, low-latency WebSocket servers to handle continuous bi-directional audio streams for AI.
TypeScript Backend Development
Leveraging TypeScript, Node.js, and modern frameworks to build robust, scalable, and maintainable backend APIs.
NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL
Architecting high-performance, structured APIs using NestJS, Prisma ORM, and PostgreSQL for maximum developer velocity and scale.
Java, Spring Boot & Microservices
Navigating Java and Spring Boot ecosystems to migrate legacy enterprise applications to modern, scalable architectures.
DevOps
Docker & Containerization
Deep dive into Docker, container orchestration, and how Slickrock.dev builds zero-debt, scalable enterprise infrastructure.
Kubernetes Orchestration
Expert Kubernetes orchestration strategies for scaling microservices and ensuring high availability across multi-cloud environments.
CI/CD Pipelines
Building robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and advanced testing strategies.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Pulumi for reproducible and version-controlled environments.
Observability & Monitoring
Implementing full-stack observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to detect and resolve issues before users notice.
Edge Computing & Deployment
Utilizing Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers, and edge computing to deliver ultra-low latency applications globally.
AWS AI/ML Services
Building scalable AI solutions using Amazon SageMaker, Bedrock, and other AWS machine learning services.
Data
Data Engineering & ETL Pipelines
Designing scalable ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes using Airflow, dbt, and modern data engineering practices.
Database Performance Optimization
Optimizing SQL queries, designing indexes, and implementing caching strategies to handle massive data volume.
Data Modeling & Schema Design
Designing robust relational databases and schemas that support complex business logic and future AI integration.
Frontend
Next.js & TypeScript Frontend
Mastering the Next.js App Router, React Server Components (RSC), and TypeScript to build lightning-fast, SEO-optimized web applications.
Tailwind CSS & Design Systems
Utilizing Tailwind CSS to build scalable design systems and rapidly develop responsive, beautiful user interfaces without writing custom CSS.
React Native Mobile Development
Building robust, offline-first mobile applications for iOS and Android using React Native and Expo.
Leadership
Engineering Team Leadership
Mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, establishing code review cultures, and leading agile development teams to deliver high-quality software.
Fractional CTO Advisory
Providing high-level technical strategy, architectural guidance, and vendor management without the cost of a full-time executive.
AI Thought Leadership
Speaking on AI trends, enterprise search, and guiding executive strategy in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Technical Stakeholder Communication
The ability to present complex technical AI concepts and architectural decisions to non-technical business stakeholders and executives.
LLM Application Architecture
Architecting enterprise applications that natively incorporate Large Language Models, balancing latency, cost, and reliability.
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