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Now

// last updated · May 2026

A /now page — what I'm actually focused on this month. Updated when it changes, not on a schedule.

// availability
Taking 1 new client
  • Open for engagements from June 2026.
  • Fit: production web apps, native desktop/mobile, or a game-jam-sized Unreal/Unity build.
  • Async or in Dubai. Fixed-scope or month-by-month.

// focus

client work

Lexicon Lore — premium full-stack delivery

Continuing the senior full-stack role: shipping production releases for enterprise clients in Dubai, including ongoing work tied to BMW Middle East and Art Dubai. React + TypeScript front-ends, Node and Python back-ends, AWS via Docker and GitHub Actions.

side projects

drodriguez.site — this site

Self-hosted on a VPS behind nginx + Let's Encrypt. Brutalist Next.js 16 with ten live demos at subdomains. Open source intent — the whole repo will be public once I clean up secrets and seed data.

learning

Local LLMs and Unreal 5

Running llama3.1 / qwen2.5 / deepseek-r1 on the VPS for the self-hosted-AI demo. On the games side, going deeper into Unreal Engine 5 nanite, lumen, and Niagara — building a small action-prototype to keep the muscle.

// reading

  • Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
  • Tidy First? — Kent Beck
  • The C++ Programming Language — Bjarne Stroustrup

// listening

  • Software Engineering Daily
  • Lex Fridman Podcast
  • The Changelog