In production since 2019. Building open-source tools that close fundamental gaps in the Go ecosystem.
NIH & Gaps researcher. Open-source tooling author. Tech lead.
My work is an ecosystem of tools born from real production pain, documented through RFCs, devlogs, and adversarial architecture reviews.
| Tool | Problem Solved | Artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| resilience | Go lacked a composable, zero-dependency resilience toolkit with a Go-native DSL. | Devlogs, Adversarial Review, RFC-002 |
| multimod | Go has no cargo-release. Multi-module monorepos require manual tagging, replace management, and release orchestration. |
Devlogs, RFC-001 |
| autosolve | GitHub issue triage is manual, repetitive, and context-heavy. No self-hosted AI solution existed. | Devlogs, Do Primitive |
| ghset | Setting up a new GitHub repo means clicking through 15 settings tabs. No declarative tool existed for Go. | Devlog |
Tools emerge from tools. Every GAP gets an entry, every entry eventually gets crossed out.
| # | GAP | Born inside | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resilience patterns in Go | autosolve | Extracted → resilience |
| 2 | Task runner lifecycle hooks | resilience | Documented, waiting |
| 3 | Multi-module release tooling | resilience | Extracted → multimod |
| 4 | Version bumping from commits | multimod | Planned → version-bumper |
| 5 | GitHub Release creation | multimod | Planned → ghreleaser |
| 6 | Declarative repo settings | multimod | Extracted → ghset |
| 7 | OTel extension reuse | autosolve | Extracted → otelext |
| 8 | Generic event system | resilience | RFC written → RFC-002 |
| 9 | Fallback chain pattern | resilience | RFC written → RFC-002 |
Full Deathbook with dependency graph and artifact links →
Since 2019, I've been architecting backend systems in Go (and previously PHP).
- Leadership: Led a 6-person backend team, 2023–2025.
- Systems: High-load marketplace, event-driven architecture, observability stack.
- Culture: Introduced adversarial review, ADR processes, and semantic release workflows.
Stack: Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Docker.
If you're facing ecosystem gaps, scaling engineering culture, or just want to discuss adversarial review over a virtual coffee.
- Portfolio & Writing: thumbrise.github.io
- Contact: Email | Telegram | LinkedIn


