I’ve always loved IT systems — how they work, and how they can be improved. Long before I wrote my first line of production code, I was the kid who spent hours on a computer, not just using software, but trying to understand it. That curiosity eventually led me to study cybersecurity, where I learned how systems are secured, structured, and stress-tested. But over time, I realized I wasn’t just interested in protecting systems — I wanted to build them.
After school, I spent several years working as a programmer, learning how real applications are designed, deployed, and maintained. I learned how to ship features under pressure, how to debug issues that don’t show up in theory, and how important clean architecture becomes once users depend on your product. Eventually, I transitioned into freelancing full-time. That shift changed everything. Instead of working on isolated features, I was responsible for entire systems — backend, frontend, infrastructure, and business logic. I had to think not just like a developer, but like an operator.
It was during that time that I began building more product-focused systems — including IoT platforms, AI-powered interfaces, and full-stack applications that interacted with real hardware and real customers. Projects like DrinkBot forced me to solve practical engineering problems: cloud infrastructure, real-time communication, resilience, and user experience. Later, as I began building tools under Fluenik, I saw a consistent pattern: small and mid-sized e-commerce businesses were overwhelmed by fragmented tooling and inefficient customer communication.
That’s what pushed me toward AI for e-commerce.
Not because AI is trendy. But because the gap between what merchants need and what most tools provide is still wide. Store owners don’t need another dashboard. They need systems that reduce friction, respond intelligently, and work reliably without constant babysitting.
Everything I’ve built so far — from secure backend systems to real-time applications and AI-integrated products — has led me to this space. And along the way, I’ve learned a few things about building tools that actually matter.