i'm a software engineering graduate in the uk, looking for my first graduate or junior role. i've been using computers since i was about five, and switching to linux a few years ago opened up a much bigger world of things to learn and mess with. i'm still getting better at programming, so i learn by building things i can use, break, and fix. learning is fun :)

these days, most of my time goes into Linux (NixOS), home infrastructure, and open-source tools. i use AI tools as part of how i learn and investigate problems.

• Python for my final-year project and small practical projects
• Nix + NixOS for declarative system configuration and everyday Linux use
• Bash + Git for day-to-day Linux work and projects
• Docker Compose for self-hosted services at home
• llama.cpp for running local models on AMD hardware, including my 24GB RX 7900 XTX

nixos-gui was my final-year project: an experimental Python tool for browsing and editing NixOS configuration. it evaluates NixOS options and package metadata locally, lets you queue changes for review, then can dry-build, test, or switch a configuration. i plan to revisit or rewrite parts of it.

outside my own projects, i've contributed fixes to Hermes Agent and other open-source projects, including NixOS build setup, TUI input and event handling, memory/session cleanup, request-ID propagation, and authenticated queries.

at home, i maintain NixOS-based infrastructure and self-host Docker Compose services behind Caddy and Tailscale. i run local language models with llama.cpp, experiment with inference settings, and run repeatable model evaluations.

i'm interested in Linux systems, open source, self-hosting, local AI, backend development, and web development.

right now, i'm working through small Python projects and beginner C++ exercises. i'm interested in learning Go for backend and tooling, TypeScript for web development, and Rust for systems programming, but haven't worked with those languages yet.

if you're working on something interesting where i can learn, contribute, and be useful, i'd like to hear about it.