I'm Samuel Ikier, a developer from Aachen. Started at Startup49 in 2012, through crypto projects (including a Cardano stake pool, run for two years) and Codenius as Lead Software Developer — now independent with a focus on AI systems.

Over the last few years I've specialised in AI infrastructure: LM Studio deployments for local LLM inference, harness engineering — designing and building agent harnesses (my own orchestration coordinating local agents on long-running missions), and AI-assisted web development with React, TypeScript and Tailwind.

What sets me apart: I switch stacks without friction. Whether Python/RAG for LM Studio, TypeScript/React on the frontend, or Lua/ESX (Sideways, a multiplayer gaming project with 99.9% uptime and 4 years of continuous operation) — I work with the tool that solves the problem. In 14+ years I've learned to get up to speed in any ecosystem within days.

The positioning "one human + a team of AI" isn't a marketing phrase. Fewer hand-offs than an agency, more leverage than a typical freelancer.

If you've read this far, you're probably the kind of operator I want to work with. Send me a paragraph about what you want to ship — reply within one business day.