(romania, earth) - things i made, all of them real
i build thingsfor the internet.
apps, tools, and weird little services that real people actually use. everything below ships, works, and mostly runs on cloudflare's free tier - because i'm cheap like that.
experience.
(what i've done)independent software developer
independent
design, build, deploy, and maintain software independently across full-stack applications, backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, and mobile applications.
- design application and system architecture end to end
- build full-stack web applications and backend APIs
- build android and cross-platform applications
- design databases and data systems
- deploy and maintain production services
- work with cloud infrastructure and edge services
- take features from idea through production
- debug, maintain, and iterate on existing systems
founder & developer
getswift
previously vanta.host, 2024 - 2025
(whole suite: app, temp, bin)
a developer-focused file and paste platform that i founded and actively build and maintain as an ongoing production project.
- design the overall architecture
- build the frontend and backend
- develop apis and backend services
- design and maintain database and storage systems
- build on cloudflare infrastructure
- handle deployments and production maintenance
- design and implement new features
developer
pigeonsms
a large independent messaging application with android, web, and desktop clients, a cloudflare-based backend, and a public protocol and sdk ecosystem.
- design architecture across android, web, desktop, backend, protocol, and sdk components
- build the cloudflare workers backend using d1, r2, durable objects, and queues
- develop the android application with kotlin, jetpack compose, room, and ktor
- implement realtime messaging, websockets, notifications, auth, media, and calls
- work on the public protocol and typescript, kotlin, and rust sdks
- build self-hosting and deployment tooling
developer
nextfin
an open-source jellyfin client for android built with flutter.
- build the flutter application architecture and feature system
- develop jellyfin integration and api functionality
- implement library browsing, search, recommendations, and media details
- implement playback, subtitles, resume, pip, downloads, and media controls
- build account management, themes, and settings
- handle real-world jellyfin server compatibility and playback edge cases
skills.
(what i work with)languages
frontend
backend
mobile
desktop
cloud & infrastructure
databases
devops & tooling
realtime & media
linux, from nothing
lfn - the play suitei built a linux system from scratch. the linux kernel is the only thing i didn't write. i made a desktop environment, a login manager, apps for the de, and the play suite - a shell, an init system, and a fetch. it was compiled in 30h+ on a ps4 and the whole thing runs in 31mb of ram.
selected work
(2024 - 2026)about me
hey, i'm cg. i write code in romania, mostly at night, mostly because an idea showed up and refused to leave. pigeonsms started as "i bet i can build a messenger in a weekend" - it was not a weekend, but it works, and people use it.
i like shipping real things: chat platforms, file hosts, pastebins, media clients. if it can run on cloudflare so i never have to ssh into a box at 3am, even better. the getswift family (main, temp, bin) all grew out of me being annoyed at existing tools and deciding mine would be simpler.
everything i make ends up on github. if something's broken, open an issue - i'll probably fix it.