👋 Hi, I’m Daniel — a machine learning engineer focused on the intersection of research and product.
I’m currently at xAI, working to advance state-of-the-art AI systems.
I’ve spent time in both the Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing domains, most recently as the Head of AI Engineering at Harvey.
Before that, I helped build and ship Full Self Driving on the Tesla Autopilot team.
This website exists for three main reasons:
1️⃣ A representation of my career and resume
If you’re here to understand who I am and what I’ve worked on — welcome!
You can find my resume below.
2️⃣ A home for my writing
I write to clarify my thinking. Publishing publicly forces rigor, encourages better reasoning, and lets me share what I wish I knew years ago.
Topics include:
- product development and engineering challenges
- psychology of building great products
- scaling startups and org design
- modern ML research and practical implementation work
I write in a build-in-public style — some posts polished, some exploratory.
3️⃣ A sandbox for experimentation
As software approaches zero marginal cost, the pipeline from idea → prototype → live on the internet has never been easier. Thinking of the browser as “a way to let other people run my code instantly” makes tinkering fun.
Not everything here is production-grade — some things are just experiments. Recently I’ve been exploring local-first LLM inference, WebGPU acceleration, and running small models directly in the browser.
Thanks for stopping by — writings, projects, and contact info below.