Jimmy Sambuo

Software Engineer · CTO · Builder

I build software, ship ideas, and write about what I learn.

I’m Jimmy Sambuo. I like building products that are useful, maintainable, and fun to work on. This site is where I share projects, notes from engineering work, and posts on topics I care about.

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  • Cloud Architecture
  • iOS + Full Stack
  • AI Developer Tooling
  • Game Jams

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A Little More About Me

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How I Work

I like pragmatic engineering: clear architecture, tight feedback loops, and shipping useful increments.

What I Build

From cloud APIs and mobile apps to real-time event systems and small game prototypes.

What I Share

Posts on engineering lessons, side projects, and technical deep dives that were worth documenting.

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  • Feb 9, 2018

    Financial Independence

    A thought experiment on what financial independence means and how to estimate your number.

  • Jan 29, 2018

    Global Game Jam 2018

    Reflections on game jam collaboration, energy, and learning through constraints.

  • Jan 15, 2018

    My experience with GCP

    Lessons from building on Google Cloud Functions during early serverless experimentation.

  • Jan 12, 2018

    Bitcoin

    An approachable overview of Bitcoin fundamentals from a software engineer’s perspective.

  • Jan 6, 2018

    Happy 2018

    A reset post on productivity, habits, and starting to write consistently again.

  • Jul 12, 2015

    Hello everybody

    The original welcome post when moving the site to Jekyll back in 2015.