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> Software engineer.
// ai, infra, investing.
Shipping AI tooling for building demos for Stripe's GTM team. Off-hours, I invest, wakeboard, and work on side projects.
── status
roleSWE @ Stripe
teamDemos · Specialist SA
focusAI demo tooling
since2025-01
availopen to coffee
uptime21y · 9mo
favorite songAmsterdam — Gregory Alan Isakov w/ Colorado Symphony
online · responding within 24h
$ fortune -m "design"
"
What kills an idea is a person's urge to express their opinion.
— Jony Ive · pinned to ~/.signature
ryan@huellen:~$ ls -la ~/projects/ | head
namedescriptionstackstatusartifact
./plusthirty.comA microinvestment fund cutting $50–$500 checks to under-23 founders on founder-first terms — 48-hour reply.typescriptnext.jsstriperesend● activesite →./convention.shA toolkit that teaches coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp, and more to stop writing sloppy TypeScript.typescriptrailwaymcp● maintainedsite →./huellen.aiHelping local business owners build an online presence in less than 5 minutes.typescriptawsai● activesite →./1412properties.comBespoke vacant lots zoned for single family residential use.railwaypythontorch● activesite →./nestlyticDiscover, create, and monetize AI-powered APIs without writing code.typescriptrailwayaistripe● pausedgithub →./ts-metadataStandardized TypeScript decorators for adding compile-time metadata to classes.typescriptdecorators● maintainedgithub →ryan@huellen:~$ git log --oneline --all ./career
● 2025-01
○ present
16mo
stripe/
Software Engineer, Demos, Specialist Solutions Architecture
- ›Cut demo creation time from days to minutes for GTM.
Hybrid • Chicago, IL
● 2026-05
○ present
1mo
plusthirty investment fund/
Investor
- ›Made microinvestments in under-23s advancing education, technology, and independent research.
Remote • Cary, IL
● 2026-04
○ present
1mo
convention.sh/
Founder
- ›Wrote a toolkit that teaches coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp, and more to stop writing sloppy TypeScript.
On-site • Cary, IL
● 2026-04
○ present
1mo
huellen.ai/
Founder
- ›Helping local business owners build an online presence in less than 5 minutes.
On-site • Cary, IL
● 2023-05
○ present
36mo
1412 properties/
Principal, Lot Acquisitions
- ›Invested in and managed bespoke vacant lots zoned for single family residential use.
Remote • Chicago, IL
● 2024-04
○ 2025-01
9mo
john deere/
Software Engineer, Customer Experience, John Deere Financial
- ›Enabled customers to manage and make payments on loans, leases, and revolving credit lines obtained through John Deere Credit.
- ›Enabled retail customers to apply for revolving credit lines through a next-generation AML/CIP-compliant credit application.
Hybrid • Johnston, IA
● 2023-03
○ 2024-04
13mo
john deere/
Software Engineer, Merchant Experience, John Deere Financial
- ›Enabled merchants (dealers, suppliers, and affiliates) to perform John Deere Financial customer lookups and make financial transactions against accounts.
Hybrid • Chicago, IL / Ames, IA
● 2022-11
○ 2023-03
4mo
john deere/
Software Engineer, Compliance, John Deere Financial
- ›Enabled L4-L6 managers to audit and modify employee access to various internal financial applications.
Remote • Ames, IA