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The Proliferation Problem

I recently spent a week integrating Cloud Code into my workflow. I didn’t go in with high expectations, but I came away with a significant concern that has nothing to do with the quality of the code itself.

The tool is undeniably impressive. I’ve been building scripts to generate graph definitions for our cloud network—essentially feeding a complex data structure into an LLM so it can reason about our infrastructure. With a detailed prompt, the AI handled the boilerplate and the logic with surprising accuracy.

However, the “success” of the tool highlighted a looming industry-wide issue: Synthetic Volume.

Hire Me

Hi there! I appreciate the outreach from recruiters and peers. To make sure we’re both focused on the right opportunities, here’s a snapshot of where I am and where I’m going. Since 2023, I’ve been serving as a Director of Cloud Engineering, leading the centralized strategy for a global fleet of 400+ AWS accounts. Most recently, I’ve been obsessed with solving the ‘unsexy’ problems that break at scale: formalizing global network architecture across 26 regions using AWS CloudWAN and IPAM, and building custom Python tooling to visualize complex cloud topologies.