Building in public · Remote
Small SaaS products, automation, and internal tools. Mostly mine — occasionally for selected clients.
01 — About
Remote
Async-friendly
Async-friendly
Building the unglamorous middle of products.
I'm Max — an independent developer. I build small SaaS products, automation systems, and internal tools — mostly my own, occasionally for selected clients. I tend to turn messy manual workflows into reliable systems. My core stack is Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, and Firebase. I ship end-to-end: architecture, implementation, deployment, monitoring, iteration. I document the process — notes on the blog, projects + postmortems in the lab. Remote, async-friendly.
02 — Tech Stack
What I reach fordaily — and what I'm comfortable in.
Preferred Stack
TypeScriptNode.jsNext.jsFirebaseMongoDB
Also Familiar With
Languages
TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonGoPHP
Frameworks & CMS
ExpressAngularNext.jsReact NativeFlutterTailwind CSSWordPress
Databases
PostgreSQLMySQLSQLiteRedis
DevOps & Tools
DockerGitHub ActionsGitLab CICloudflare
Mobile Platforms
AndroidiOS
APIs & Services
GraphQLRESTOAuth / Firebase AuthWebhooksPayment APIsTelegram BotsEthereumStrapi
AI Integration
OpenAI APIAnthropic APIVercel AI SDKn8n
AI Tools
CursorGitHub CopilotMidjourneyElevenLabsRunway
03 — Experience & Education
15+ years
shipping software.
2021 — present
Independent Developer
Building independent SaaS products, automation systems, and tools. Selective client work.
2018 — 2021
CTO & Co-founder
Mindness LLC
2014 — 2018
Software Engineer
Russian Railways / ICC
2013 — 2014
iOS & C# Developer
Technopark of Novosibirsk (Akademgorodok)
2012 — 2013
Technician
Siberian Transport University IT Dept.
2010 — 2014
Freelance Developer
Early freelance work
Education
Siberian Transport University
2009 — 2014
Specialist Degree (equivalent to Master's)
Faculty of Information Technologies in Business, Information Systems & Technologies
15+
Years shipping
100+
Projects shipped
4
SaaS in beta
8
Ideas in queue
04 — Work
A decade of shipping.
01M.M-B — AI Creative PortfolioHosted at m.m-b.app — a personal space for non-code AI experiments. Music, comics, video. Made with Suno, Midjourney, and whatever else feels interesting.Pet Project2026→02Critical MassA browser horde survival game where momentum powers your weapons. Stop moving, lose pressure, and get swallowed by the swarm. Built for Vibe Jam 2026 with AI-assisted design, code, and art production.Browser Game2026→03Ugh OkayA tiny offline app that helps you fight indecision and doomscrolling. Add things you actually want to do - then tap the button when your brain freezes. It picks one for you. That's it. No sync, no pressure, no pushy owl.Mobile App2025→04Offgrid DiaryA paper-like mobile diary that works on airplane mode with AES-256 encryption and offline AI summaries. 6-digit PIN security, time-warp feature to see entries from previous years.Mobile App2025→05Cheqly LifeTrack your goals efficiently. Build habits that stick. Cheqly helps you stay consistent and motivated with simple daily check-ins and visual feedback. No endless forms. No distractions. Just a clean interface focused on momentum.SaaS2025→
06 — Writing
Lab Notes.
Occasional emails about tools I build, experiments I run, and useful things I find. Free. No ads. No fixed schedule.
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Recent writing →
buildHow NotebookLM Quietly Became My Default Way to Learn StuffMay 8, 2026
productsFrom raw draft to a tweet in seconds: Vibe2TweetJan 22, 2026
buildI Built a Free IMDB Poster Grabber Because “View Source” Finally Broke MeJan 11, 2026
essays2025 endDec 31, 2025
funWerewolves MoviesOct 21, 2025