I'm a Principal Software Engineer and Dev Lead at GDIT, where I architect scalable systems and lead teams in building mission-critical applications. With an MS in Computer Science (AI/ML emphasis), I bring deep technical expertise combined with a passion for mentoring engineers and fostering high-performing teams.

• 🏗️ Technical Leadership – Designing architectures that scale, making strategic technical decisions
• 👥 Team Development – Mentoring engineers, building collaborative cultures, and growing technical talent
• ⚙️ Engineering Excellence – Beautiful, maintainable, scalable, and well-tested services
• 🤖 AI/ML Innovation – Applying machine learning to solve real-world problems

• 🏢 Leading development teams at GDIT on high-impact government technology solutions
• 🦀 Building dioxide – a Rust-backed dependency injection framework for Python combining PyO3 performance with clean architecture
• 🐍 Growing valid8r – a functional programming validation library (3.9K+ PyPI downloads/month) with complete CLI framework integrations (argparse, Click, Typer, Pydantic)
• 🧪 Creating pytest plugins and testing tools based on Google's Software Engineering principles
• 🤝 Mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence through code reviews and pairing

Check out my pinned repositories below for highlights of my work!

• dioxide – Rust-backed dependency injection for Python (PyO3, clean architecture, cross-platform)
• valid8r – Functional programming validation library with Maybe monad (3.9K+ monthly downloads, comprehensive CLI framework support)
• reddit-get – CLI tool for fetching Reddit content (23⭐, perfect for Obsidian workflows)

• pytest-test-categories – pytest plugin enforcing test timing based on Google SWE principles
• cookiecutter-python-library – Modern Python library template with Poetry, pre-commit, CI/CD
• cookiecutter-backend-service-aws – AWS CDK template for Python backend services

• valid8r: 3,926+ PyPI downloads/month, growing adoption in Python validation space
• reddit-get: 23⭐ community favorite, Obsidian integration
• dioxide: Production-ready Rust+Python DI framework

"Beautiful, maintainable, scalable, and well-tested services aren't just a goal – they're a standard."

I believe in:

• Test-Driven Development – Write the test first, watch it fail, make it pass
• Clean Code – Code is read far more than it's written
• Continuous Learning – Technology evolves, so should we
• Team Empowerment – Great products come from great teams

I'm always interested in connecting with fellow engineers, discussing architecture patterns, or exploring collaboration opportunities.

• 📧 Email: [email protected]
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lanemik
• 🌐 GitHub: You're already here! Feel free to explore my repositories