Brian Bornino — Software Engineer
I’m a Software Engineer with seven years of building internal workflow automation at CalPERS, and I’m currently deep in the Anthropic Claude API — shipping production-grade AI tools at a pace of roughly two a week using Claude Code. The projects have full test suites, documented build decisions, and real use cases. Not demos.
Before that: PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript at enterprise scale. Ruby, Laravel, Django, React, TypeScript, Docker, and AWS along the way. The throughline is backend systems that hold up under load and codebases other people can actually maintain.
Claude Code Projects — Active Series
A progressive series of production-grade tools built on the Anthropic Claude API — each one adding a new capability on top of the last: streaming, prompt caching, extended thinking, PDF analysis, structured output, prompt engineering. Full test suites, documented build decisions, real use cases.
Other Projects
Weather App (CLI + Backend Core)
A command-line–driven weather tool that aggregates and normalizes data from multiple public APIs. Includes a reusable backend core and interactive CLI.
Mensa Member Connection
A TypeScript/React app designed to help Mensa members connect and interact. Focuses on clean front-end experience and structured backend logic.
Job Application Tracker
A web app to help streamline job applications and job search tracking. This tool combines the power of Django, React, and AWS to help manage job postings, applications, and deadlines all in one place.
Skills & Tech Snapshot
Python, Django, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, REST APIs, SQL, AWS, Docker, CLI tools, automated testing — and increasingly, Anthropic Claude API integration: streaming, prompt caching, extended thinking, PDF support, structured output, and prompt engineering for production applications.
Work-Life Balance
Clean code is the job. Gardening, cooking, hiking, bike riding, and square dancing are what keep the thinking fresh. Life runs better with things that have nothing to do with a keyboard.
Available for full-time and freelance engagements. Best reached via LinkedIn.