About Me

The story behind Spiratek — an independent, one-person software studio.

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My Story

I'm Mark, an independent developer running Spiratek as a one-person studio. I design, build, and ship my own software products rather than taking on client work.

My background is in backend engineering and systems architecture — databases, APIs, and infrastructure, the parts of an application that don't show up in a screenshot but decide whether it holds together. Over time that turned into a fascination with what AI models make newly possible inside a product.

World Stories, my AI-powered fantasy RPG, is where that comes together — a full application I built end-to-end, including the AI systems that generate character art and drive NPC dialogue. It's the first product out of Spiratek, with more to come.

Skills & Expertise

Backend Engineering

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Php
  • Express

AI & LLM Engineering

  • LLM Integration
  • Prompt Engineering
  • OpenAI & Ollama
  • Generative AI Pipelines

Database & Data

  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Mysql
  • PostgreSQL
  • Data Modeling

API & Architecture

  • RESTful APIs
  • GraphQL
  • Microservices
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS/GCP

Interested in what I'm building?

Reach out about World Stories or Spiratek — happy to talk.

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