👋 Hi I'm Shaker ʃəˈkɪər

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I'm a software engineer who's worked across early-stage startups, payments infrastructure, real-time market balancing in food delivery, and applied research.

Most recently, I explored EMG for input, accessibility, and health for the Meta Neural Band. I used a mix of prototyping, user research, machine learning, and my 13+ years of engineering experience to push the state of the art.

I’m most excited about the “in-between” - the gaps between traditional roles where I can bring together people & technology in service of a vision.

The gray space is where the magic happens.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shakerislam
Twitter: twitter.com/@__smiz
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Writing

Gig Workers Should Not Be Employees. They Deserve Better. 2021-09-15
10 Things I Hate About SQL 2021-02-01
Databases with Change Data Capture 2020-11-30
Conversations, Not Debates 2018-02-13
How Does Rails (and Rack) Parse Form Variables? 2017-12-11
Rails Forms, JSON Columns, and Nested Parameters 2017-11-27
Fear the Beard 2015-12-07
The Only Beating Drum 2013-08-06