01 / Personal project
Influensea
An AI content studio that helps bloggers, marketers and creators brainstorm, draft and refine high-quality content at scale. My personal product, built after hours to boost both productivity and creativity.
01About
I'm a software engineer with over 8 years of experience, who worked in companies of all sizes, from big corps, through scale-ups to early-stage start-ups.
- Created web & mobile apps
- Led teams & solo started new projects
- Brought AI-native workflows to companies
I do all the tech so that you can focus on business.
Career
Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos
Technical Lead
Kornel.me · Self-employed
My sole proprietorship, used for client work and B2B contracts with companies.
Apr 2026 - Present · 7 mos
Ambassador
Cursor / SpaceXAI · Part-time
SpaceX's AI company (formerly xAI, maker of Grok), which also acquired Cursor.
Nov 2025 - Jun 2026 · 8 mos
Staff Software Engineer
Paylocity · Full-time
Nasdaq-listed provider of payroll and HR software for US businesses.
Aug 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos
Senior Frontend Engineer
Chili Piper · Contract
Lead routing and instant booking platform for B2B sales teams, used by LinkedIn, Shopify, Spotify and Twilio.
Sep 2021 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs
Technical Lead
Macromo · Part-time → Full-time
Healthtech startup turning DNA, blood work and wearables data into personalized AI-driven health insights.
May 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Senior Software Engineer
Outreach · Full-time
Sales engagement platform used by revenue teams worldwide.
Jul 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos
Frontend Developer
STRV · Full-time
Award-winning digital product agency building mobile and web products for 400+ clients.
Jun 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos
Full Stack Developer
IBM · Full-time
IBM Security's X-Force Red, a global team of ethical hackers testing enterprise systems.
02Projects
Things I've built
Products that I started, led or shaped, from a personal AI content studio to platforms used by thousands every day.
02 / Staff Software Engineer
Paylocity
Payroll and HR software for US businesses, listed on Nasdaq. As part of the Frontend Experiences team, I migrated some of the remaining parts of a running legacy application, and helped product teams move to an Nx monorepo and a new React Aria-based design system.
03 / Senior Frontend Engineer
Chili Piper
Lead routing and instant meeting booking for B2B revenue teams at companies like LinkedIn, Shopify and Spotify. On the Ecosystem team I built integrations with external services and foundational parts of the platform, and drove AI adoption across the company.
04 / Founding Engineer → Technical Lead
Macromo
A preventive healthcare platform where you can order DNA and blood tests, then explore the results and personalized recommendations in a mobile app. I joined as the first engineer, kicked off the product, and grew and led the engineering team.
05 / Senior Software Engineer
Outreach
A sales engagement platform that helps revenue teams automate their processes and close more deals. I worked on the browser extension and parts of the main app, used daily by tens of thousands of people.
03Blog
Blog
Some of my written content.
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