Stefy Lanza

I build the hard stuff other people say is impossible.

stefy@nexlab: ~
whoami
Freelance developer & reverse engineer. 25+ years shipping Linux, AI/GPU infrastructure, embedded & firmware, networking and full-stack systems — from bare metal to browser.
cat ./what-i-do.txt
Reverse-engineer closed protocols & build clean-room clients
Self-hosted AI: local GPU inference, model orchestration, agent infra
Systems programming in C / Python / Elixir / Go / TypeScript
Devuan & Debian packaging, sysvinit, containers without the hype
./status --hire
Available for contract work. Remote, worldwide.
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AI & GPU infra

Local model orchestration, OpenAI-compatible servers, multimodal pipelines, agent frameworks and MCP tooling — running on your own hardware.

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Reverse engineering

Black-box protocol analysis and clean-room interop clients. Network captures, wire formats, firmware — turned into working, maintainable code.

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Systems & embedded

C/Python daemons, Linux internals, ESP32/Arduino firmware, PCB & hardware bring-up, home automation and industrial I/O.

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Full-stack & self-hosting

APIs, real-time web apps, PWAs, streaming, WordPress & commerce, plus the ops to run it all yourself — TLS, TOR, containers, packaging.

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$ ./let-me-build-your-thing

Got a protocol to crack, a model to self-host, a daemon that has to just work, or a product that needs an experienced pair of hands end-to-end? That's my idea of fun.

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