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I'm Dylan Martin, an AI product & research engineer who builds across the whole stack: from user research and product engineering to system architeture and infrastructure. I care about solving the right problems and solving those problems right. I look to the future and build what's missing.

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Oct 2026 · Movie Digger (2026) Alejandro G. Iñárritu ★★★★ i think i liked this even more after leaving the theater than i did while watching it. the whole actors-playing-actors-performing-a-biog...
Aug 2026 · Movie She's the Man (2006) Andy Fickman ★★☆ This whole thing smacks of gender
Aug 2026 · Movie The Invite (2026) Olivia Wilde ★★★★☆ /uj what a beautiful movie about love, relationships, the fullness of life, and the ways that we can all disappear into ourselves. An emo...
Aug 2026 · Movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir ★★★★☆ I’m writing this review from the perspective of 13-year old me and my dad got me this movie for my birthday and we watched it together an...
Aug 2026 · Movie The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella ★★★★☆ They went into the future and ripped off Saltburn (2022) smh
Aug 2026 · Movie Dragged Across Concrete S. Craig Zahler ★★★☆ My favorite part of Zahler movies is that he cuts away from the gore because I’m squeamish. Can’t wait to watch bone tomahawk next; I’ve ...
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Previously
  • Led the feature flags team at PostHogRewrote the flag evaluation platform in Rust
  • Founding engineer at BRINCBuilt a 0-1 web app and data platform for first responders
  • Founding corporate board member at The Lundquist InstituteFundraising, marketing, philanthropy
  • Founding engineer at CercleWorked on knowledge graphs and AI for healthcare
  • Early generalist engineer at MercuryWore many hats; owned international payments
  • Professional open-sourcerer at 47 DegreesConsulting and open-source software in Haskell and Scala
  • Went from early employee to IPO at QualtricsTest tooling, distributed systems, team foundations
  • Studied at Whitman CollegePhysics, CS, math, film, and music
Interests
  • Building products end-to-end
  • Performant software
  • Developer tools and engineer productivity
  • Compilers, interpreters, and languages
  • LLM-assisted workflows
  • Skiing, climbing, hiking, running, tennis
  • Powerlifting
  • Playing, writing, and producing music
  • Fashion, architecture, and intentional design
  • Ergonomic keyboards
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