I build things.
Independent principal engineer shipping production SaaS platforms end-to-end — architecture, infra, CI/CD, and deployment across multiple startups. 960+ commits across 22 repos in 7 months.
GitHub activity over the last year
What I've Built
A few highlights from the portfolio.
MASS Lead Connect
Multi-tenant AI voice receptionist SaaS. Three Next.js apps, SST v3 on AWS, DynamoDB, Cognito, Telnyx voice, Stripe billing, WebRTC browser calling, and an autonomous agent runtime with human-in-the-loop approvals.
523 commits
Beat The Odds
Real-time fantasy sports platform with web + kiosk experiences, merchandise rewards, responsible gambling handlers, Stripe payments, and admin dashboards.
100+ commits
yachttransport.ai
End-to-end quoting and booking platform for global yacht shipping. Role-based dashboards, booking workflows, and Postgres-backed pricing logic. Started with a voice AI MVP demo that landed the full contract.
blah3
Native macOS desktop app for 100% offline Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech on Apple Silicon. Built in Rust with zero prior experience — AI gave me the confidence to ship a systems-language product in days.
Currently
- Building MASS Lead Connect — multi-tenant AI voice receptionist SaaS
- 🎓Studying Cybersecurity & Information Assurance at WGU
- 🦀Exploring Rust and native desktop development
- 🔐Designing THE Wallet — a data sovereignty platform
- ✍️Writing about AI-native development workflows
Latest Writing
Notes on building, shipping, and the AI-native workflow.
About Me
I'm Mali Franzese — independent principal engineer, fractional CTO, and founder of The MASS Lab in Austin, TX. I ship full-stack production platforms at a pace most teams can't match, using AI-native development workflows I've been refining for years.
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