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AI & Full-Stack Engineer
AI · Systems · Architecture · Products
I'm Gene Li, an AI & Full-Stack Engineer building at the intersection of product, software, infrastructure, and intelligence.
I work across the stack — from interfaces and backend services to AI workflows, automation, infrastructure, and system design.
I care less about collecting frameworks and more about understanding how the whole system fits together.
Build. Break. Understand. Improve.
name: Gene Li
username: stepbystepcode
role: AI & Full-Stack Engineer
location: ~/earth
machine: macbook
shell: /bin/zsh
focus:
- AI-powered products
- Systems & architecture
- Infrastructure & automation
- Developer tools
currently:
building: intelligent software
learning: how systems really work
exploring: ideas worth turning into productslanguages:
- TypeScript
- Python
- JavaScript
- C++
frontend:
- React
- Next.js
- Vue
backend:
- Node.js
- FastAPI
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- MongoDB
systems:
- Linux
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
interests:
- AI Agents
- System Architecture
- Infrastructure
- Automation[[project]]
name = "Flypen"
status = "shipped"
description = """
Cross-platform collaboration software for messaging,
teams, cloud files, and knowledge sharing.
"""
stack = ["Vue 3", "Quasar", "Pinia", "Cross-platform"]
frontend = "github.com/stepbystepcode/flypen-frontend"
backend = "github.com/stepbystepcode/flypen"
[[project]]
name = "Building..."
status = "in progress"
description = "AI · systems · infrastructure · automation"
# More will appear here when they're worth showing.flypen frontend → · flypen backend →
github github.com/stepbystepcode
website stepbystep.ltd
Build something.
Break it.
Understand why.
Make it better.
Small steps compound.
Keep building.
Keep learning.
Step by step.
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