CTO at Zipper — St. Louis, MO

Coding is a
commodity.
Thinking is not.

I talk and write about the stuff that actually matters in software — the business side, the people side, and the product side. Not just the code.

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Ex-Microsoft
Z CTO at Zipper
3-Book Series
8 Open Source Projects

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What I've been working on.

Essays

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May 6, 2026

The Agentic Engineer

The era of the individual coder is ending. The engineers who survive aren't writing faster — they're building the factories that write for them.

April 22, 2026

Your API is a Product, and the UX is Garbage

Backend architecture sets the ceiling on every experience built on top of it. Most backend engineers have never looked up at it.

April 8, 2026

Stop Arguing About State Management and Look at the User

While engineering teams debate Redux vs. Zustand, users churn because the checkout button took three seconds.

Projects

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Maxwell

Soon

TypeScript-powered team GUI and CLI for AI-driven development. Pick tickets, kick off agent sessions, watch tool events stream live, and manage multi-agent workflows.

Programmatic Agent Router

Rust CLI providing a unified interface across AI agent harnesses — Claude, Codex, Cursor, and more. One stable command surface that routes to the right tool.

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CruzJS

Soon

An enterprise-ready full-stack SaaS framework built with React Router 7, tRPC, TypeScript, and Drizzle ORM for Cloudflare Workers.

Kind Words

People I've worked with.

"Kerry has been instrumental in helping me level up as an engineer. His perspective on the business side of software development completely changed how I approach my work."

Michael

Senior Software Engineer

"Working with Kerry gave me the confidence and frameworks to transition from individual contributor to CTO. His advice is practical, not theoretical."

Edgar

CTO

"Kerry's mentorship helped me navigate a career pivot that I never thought possible. He focuses on the skills that actually matter for career growth."

André

Software Developer

Book Series

Far Beyond Coding

A 3-part series about everything they don't teach you in CS programs — how to communicate, think about costs, and build products people actually want to use.

I
The Translation Layer — Communication
II
The Cost of Complexity — Business & Cost
III
The Interface is the Product — Product Design
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