May 2025
The ViewShed
Crowd-sourced directory of spectacular line-of-sight vistas around the globe.
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Joe Sealey
Senior Software & Systems Engineer
Building scalable, intelligent systems for modern businesses. Specializing in SaaS architecture, AI systems, and cybersecurity.
Areas of Expertise
Over 12 years of experience delivering solutions across the full technology stack
Software Engineering
Full-stack development, microservices architecture, and distributed systems design
- • TypeScript, Python, Go
- • React, Node.js, FastAPI
- • Kubernetes, Docker
Security & Compliance
Cybersecurity architecture, threat modeling, and secure development practices
- • Security architecture
- • Penetration testing
- • SOC2, ISO 27001
AI & Machine Learning
AI system integration, LLM applications, and intelligent platform design
- • LLM integrations
- • AI system architecture
- • Machine learning ops
Featured Projects
Recent web applications, SaaS platforms, and digital experiences
Apr 2025
Laika Game Studios
Co-op sci-fi factory-builder for 4-10 players—automation, ARG secrets and interstellar supply-chains.
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Apr 2025
Vireo Portal (Staging)
Astro + Svelte client portal for real-time environmental sensor dashboards. (Login-protected staging build.)
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Recent Insights
Practical engineering insights from building production systems
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Claude Opus 4.1 in Production: The Good, Bad, and Expensive Reality
6 months of building production systems with Claude Opus 4.1 - real performance data, cost analysis, and when the 'world's best coding model' actually lives up to the hype
Claude AI Production
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4 Months with Claude Code: Why I'm Going Back to VS Code
Honest assessment of Claude Code after 4 months of daily use - the productivity wins, workflow friction, and why terminal AI isn't for everyone
Claude Code Terminal Productivity
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Why I Ditched VS Code for Cursor: A Senior Engineer's Migration Story
Honest review after 8 months with Cursor IDE - what convinced a VS Code veteran to switch, the migration challenges, and measurable productivity gains
Cursor IDE Productivity
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Let's Build Something Great Together
Whether you're scaling a startup or modernizing enterprise systems, I can help you navigate complex technical challenges and build robust solutions.