By day I’m a software engineer building large scale B2B products. In my free time I like to contribute to open-source projects, as well as develop my own ideas.
When I’m not building, I’m teaching and mentoring newcomers to tech, or losing at chess (challenge me). I've recently been diving into cybersecurity and LLMs. Say hi on motiko.live, or have a look at my CV (PDF).
I believe in open source, and I share most of what I create. Some of my projects have been running for over a decade.
A document scanner that can run directly in browser or installed as an app. AI auto detect pages, detect and enhance text, and export a searchable PDF. All the text is searchable. Can be stored on device only or synced with end-to-end encryption.
Translate while you read in Kindle Cloud Reader. Select a sentence, get a translation and hear it read aloud. When Amazon stopped rendering the text as text, I switched it to OCR so readers didn’t lose it.
Kapitel 3 · Die Reise
Der Zug war voll. Lena fand einen Platz am Fenster und öffnete ihr Buch. Draußen regnete es, aber das störte sie nicht. Sie las weiter, bis der Schaffner kam.
Deutsch English
Lena found a seat by the window and opened her book.
Send the bot any link (YouTube, TikTok, etc.) and it sends the video back without any ads.
brew install motiko/videolib/videolib
Thousands of Salesforce developers around the world use it in their daily work. It makes debug logs searchable, readable and interactive, makes it easier to navigate and resolve issues and automates common actions.
“So good! I love debugging now. So clear, so perfect.”
Compares JSON, YAML and .env files by meaning instead of text, so key order, formatting and 8080 versus "8080" don’t count as changes, while real drift between staging and production is reported with the line it came from.
| Key | staging.yaml | prod.env |
|---|---|---|
server.portEqual after coercion | 8080 | "8080" |
services[name=payments].timeout_msChanged | 3000 | 5000 |
database.passwordChanged, masked | •••••• | •••••• |
features.beta_checkoutOnly in prod | – | true |
Everything else, from browser extensions to this website, is on GitHub.
Being useful doesn’t stop at code. Some of my favourite hours are spent teaching and mentoring people who are new to tech, helping them find their footing.
A non-profit tech school where migrants and people who’ve been left out of the tech industry learn to code for free.
I’ve taught coding classes there and mentored students through their first projects and job applications.
Helps engineers from all over the world find their first tech job in Germany.
I mentor engineers one-to-one through their job search: mock interviews, coding challenges, and honest feedback on CVs.
More about both on LinkedIn.
Chess is how I switch off.
I play on Lichess as motiko, mostly rapid, sometimes a slow classical game when the evening allows. Any rating is welcome. I’m happy to lose to you.
“A great “can do” attitude, hard-working ethics, mentors his peers to make them better and more productive. Moti is a creative “out of the box” thinker. Able to tackle architectural challenges while keeping the business needs in mind.”
“Has a thorough knowledge and experience in web software development. Loves learning new technologies and languages.”
“Provided great value by taking full ownership and responsibility from the design stage to a published application on AppExchange.”
