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I'm Ian Daniël de Villiers, a Software Development Manager and Technical Leader building AI-powered developer tools at AWS. I lead teams creating LLM evaluation systems, agentic workflows, and the AWS MCP ecosystem. This digital realm is where I share insights on AI systems, distributed computing, and the future of developer tooling through a nostalgic pixel art lens.
Leading engineering teams building LLM-powered developer tools and AI evaluation infrastructure for Amazon Q and the AWS MCP ecosystem. Responsible for technical strategy, team growth, and delivery of production AI systems used across AWS. Built the AWS API MCP Server and AWS MCP Server for the Model Context Protocol ecosystem.
Building scalable cloud infrastructure and distributed systems at global scale. Leading technical initiatives in microservices architecture, API design, and cloud-native development across AWS services.
Developed and maintained critical AWS infrastructure components. Implemented automated testing frameworks, improved system reliability, and contributed to large-scale distributed computing solutions.
Started my journey at AWS working on cloud infrastructure projects. Gained expertise in distributed systems, AWS services, and enterprise-scale software development practices.
Developed payment processing systems and financial technology solutions. Worked with secure transaction handling, API integrations, and real-time payment processing in the fintech industry.
Early game achievements and random encounters from the tutorial levels...
Achievement unlocked: "Jack of All Trades" - Completed 10+ different job types before level 20